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Onochie: Sowore Faked His Re-Arrest To Give DSS Bad Name

December 7, 2019 11:27 am

Lauretta Onochie said that there was no evidence to show that DSS re-arrested Sowore as was reported.

She said:

WHO DRAMA EPP? EVERY LIE WILL EXPIRE.
COURTROOM DRAMA EXPLAINED.

So it was a stage managed drama in the court yesterday; Sowore pinned down by his supporters in a courtroom in order to give DSS a bad name.

There was no gun. No batton. No pinning down. Just plain drama, planned and staged by his boys and girls. Kudos, but every lie has an expiration date.

Many EYEWITNESSES have said DSS was OUTSIDE the courtroom, not inside the courtroom.

Here’s one …

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Anger, Criticisms Trail DSS Re-Arrest Of Sowore

December 7, 2019 8:15 am
  • Atiku: It’s a rape of democracy
  • Soyinka: State disobedience eventually leads to civil disobedience
  • Falana: We won’t allow anybody to treat rule of law with scorn
  • Ezekwesili: It’s an aggression against Judiciary by Executive
  • PDP: Nigeria sliding into frightening dictatorship

The re-arrest of convener, #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore by operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) yesterday morning in Abuja has continued to receive heavy condemnation from concerned Nigerians, who felt pained by what they described as an assault on the Constitution, the judiciary, the rule of law and desecration of the hallowed temple of justice.

Sowore and his …

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Benue Police Arrest 15 Suspects, Recover Arms

December 5, 2019 1:45 pm
The Benue State Police Command says it has apprehended 15 suspects and recovered four rifles as well as 33 ammunitions within the last one week across the state.
Commissioner of Police in charge of Benue, CP Mukkadas Garba who disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday stated that within the period under review, the Command has been
able to forestall criminal activities such as kidnapping, robbery, homicide among others. 
“As we approach the end of the year and festive period, Benue State Police Command wishes to assure the good people of Benue State that adequate security arrangements have been made to
…

Police Arrest Imo Youths Over Alleged Invasion Of Zoo

December 2, 2019 6:34 am

A security joint task force led by the Monitoring team of the Imo State police command has arrested some youths from Nekede community for allegedly invading into the State Zoological Garden and  Wild life park in their locality on Friday with bulldozers to lay claim to a  portion of the zoo.

According to a source, the youths were said to have massively pulled down the fence of the zoo , destroying some animal equipment in the process.

Meanwhile, the state government has advised the community to remain calm and wait for outcome of police investigation.

Special Adviser to governor …

Army Officers Arrest Peddler With 60 Wraps Of Cocaine

November 23, 2019 10:52 am

 The 9 Brigade Command of the Nigeria Army, Ikeja Cantonment in Lagos State,  on Saturday paraded a hard drug peddler, Okafor Collins,  caught with 60 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine.

The 30-year-old  suspect,  was arrested at 311 Road, adjacent Cincillati Club House, Festac Town.

The Commander of the Brigade, Brig. -Gen. Musa Etsu-Ndagi, told newsmen on Saturday that the suspect was arrested in the early hours of Friday.

Etsu-Ndagi  said that the suspect was arrested by the men of the Exercise Crocodile Smile, adding that  the exercise was already yielding results.

The commander added that  the suspect would …

Malabu Oil: Adoke’s Arrest Against Court Order – Ozekhome

November 18, 2019 7:53 am

After several years in self exile, former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN) is reported to have been arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Interpol.

Before his arrest, Adoke was charged by the Federal Government  for being complicit in graft bordering on the controversial Malubu Oil scam.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2017 filed charges against Shell Nigeria Exploration Production Company, Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited, Eni Spa, Raph Wetzels, Casula Roberto, Pujato Stefeno, Burrato Sebastiano, Duazia Louya Etete (aka Dan Etete), Mohammed Bello Adoke, Aliyu Abubakar and Malabu Oil …

Police Arrest Kaduna Sharia Court Judge, 2 Others

November 12, 2019 11:22 am

The police in Kaduna State have arrested a Sharia judge, Murtala Nasir, and former chairman of Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited (PAN), Alhaji Sani Dauda for allegedly giving out the latter’s daughter, Nasiba Dauda, in marriage twice.

Nasir who is the judge of Magaji gari Sharia Court in Kaduna North Local Government Area, was said to have conducted the marriage on Saturday, November 9, 2019.

Also arrested by the police was Shehu Dauda, one of the sons of Alhaji Sani Dauda.

The Kaduna State Police Command spokesman, DSP Yakubu Sabo, did not take his call at the time of filing this …

PDP Alleges Plot To Arrest Members

November 6, 2019 5:04 pm

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised the alarm  over a desperate plan by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the forthcoming election in Bayelsa State through the help of military operatives brought into the state to arrest chieftains of the party so that it can rig and cause mayhem on election day.

.Director, Media and Publicity,  Douye/Ewhurudjakpo campaign organisation, Jonathan R. Obuebite said  the security personnel currently in the state capital have been mandated to arrest and detain notable key stakeholders and faithful of the PDP who APC leaders see as a treat to their plans to …

Police Arrest Notorious Kidnapper In Kaduna, Rescue 8

Police Arrest Notorious Kidnapper In Kaduna, Rescue 8

November 1, 2019 1:40 pm

The Kaduna Police said they had arrested a notorious kidnapper and rescued eight victims, including a 13-year-old boy.
Yakubu Sabo, spokesman of the command, said in a statement on Friday that the arrest of the notorious kidnapper led to the rescue of the eight victims in different locations of the kidnappers’ den.

He said the operation took place on Tuesday and Thursday, adding that the notorious kidnapper whose name was given as Mustapha Ibrahim, is assisting the police in investigation.

Sabo said the victims were rescued at Rigasa and Narayi, both in Igabi and Chikun
Local Government Areas of Kaduna …

Buhari To Police: Arrest 'Yahoo' Criminals, Not Innocents

Buhari To Police: Arrest ‘Yahoo’ Criminals, Not Innocents

October 29, 2019 2:23 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force against harassing young people in their bid to arrest `yahoo criminals.’ Buhari handed down this warning in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers on Monday in Lagos.

The theme of the retreat is “Repositioning the Force for the Challenges of Effective Policing in the 21st Century.’’ Represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Buhari said that the service the police force rendered was one Nigerians could not do without as it was the closest to the grassroots.

According …

Outrage Over Alleged Plot To Arrest Undercover Journalist

Outrage Over Alleged Plot To Arrest Undercover Journalist

October 23, 2019 2:24 am

• Prisons service condemns report as tissue of lies
• Identify security operatives trailing you, police tell Soyombo
• NUJ, editor’s guild, others caution govt, urge probity

Nigerians yesterday condemned an alleged plot by security operatives to seize investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo.

The reporter, whose undercover stories exposed corruption in Nigerian police cells and prisons, has since gone into hiding. The “threat is real,” he told The Guardian, noting, however, that he is “safe and calm.”

The first installment of the three-part investigation by Soyombo, a former editor of The Cable and a contributor to Al Jazeera, detailed how …

Authorities Plan To Arrest Soyombo Over Investigations

Authorities Plan To Arrest Soyombo Over Investigations

October 22, 2019 6:15 am

A journalist, Fisayo Soyombo whose undercover stories exposed the depth of corruption in Nigerian police cells and prison may be arrested by the Nigerian authorities.

The first instalment of the three-part investigation by Fisayo Soyombo, a former editor of The Cable and a contributor to Al Jazeera, detailed how Nigerian policemen “pervert the course of justice in their quest for ill-gotten money”.

In the second part of the investigation published on Monday by The Cable, he exposed “how the courts short-change the law, and the prisons are themselves a cesspool of the exact reasons for which they hold inmates.”

During …

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