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- Senate President Interrogate By The Police In His Office - Over Offa Robbery
- NDDC Managing Director, Nsima Ekere Presented With Guns And Knives During Rally In Akwa Ibom
- Protesters In Kwara Call For Saraki’s Resignation(Video)
- Did Dino Melaye Fake His Kidnap To Avoid Appearing in Court?
- AGF Malami Clears Saraki, Says Police Lack Evidence Against Him - Offa Robbery
- Dino Melaye Reportedly Kidnapped by Unknown Gunmen
- Buhari Not Happy Over Oshiomhole's Comment
- Watch How A Police Officer Punched Man Who Tried To Remove APC Flag From Governor’s Jeep(Video)
| Senate President Interrogate By The Police In His Office - Over Offa Robbery Posted: 26 Jul 2018 06:11 PM PDT
The authorities of the Nigeria Police on Thursday sent some of it's detectives to interrogate the Senate President Bukola Saraki in his National Assembly Complex office in connection with the 5th of April, 2018, robbery incident that claimed many lives in Offa, Kwara state.The police detectives according to media reports, arrived Saraki's fourth floor office at the Senate wing of the National Assembly at about 1.40pm, and they were said to have grilled the Senate President over the report that allegedly implicated him in the robbery incident.Saraki was said to have told the interrogators that he knew nothing about the robbery incident or any other criminal activity.Read also: AGF Malami Clears Saraki, Says Police Lack Evidence Against Him - Offa Robbery This development was confirmed by Saraki's Media Adviser, Yusuph Olaniyonu, who told THISDAY that police detectives were at Saraki's office and that he used the forum to reiterate the fact that he knew nothing about the robbery incident.It could be recalled that the Police authorities had asked Dr. Bukola Saraki to report at Guzape police station in Abuja on Tuesday in furtherance of their investigation into the Offa robbery incident but Saraki declined the invitation. He said policemen were free to meet with him in his office on that Tuesday or any other day.Further development shall be related. Related Topics: #Saraki, #Police, #OffaBankRobbery, #News Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| NDDC Managing Director, Nsima Ekere Presented With Guns And Knives During Rally In Akwa Ibom Posted: 26 Jul 2018 05:01 PM PDT
Dr. Nsima Ekere, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Akwa Ibom State, was presented recently with guns and knifes during a reception rally for president Muhammadu Buhari and him in Ikot Ekpene last Friday.Dr. Ekere was presented at the occasion with a symbolic guns and knifes by the people of Ikot Ekpene.He expressed appreciation to the people for what he called their show of love and confidence and promised to react to their call at the appropriate time. Ekere also seized the opportunity to move a motion for the endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term, stressing that the President had demonstrated uncommon love for Akwa Ibom State, particularly in terms of appointments.He commended Buhari for the enormous support to the NDDC, especially his approval for the harmonisation of outstanding remittances from the Federal Ministry of Finance and release of outstanding funds due the commission for the development of the Niger Delta region.Related Topics: #Buhari, #AkwaIbomState, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story.  | ||
| Protesters In Kwara Call For Saraki’s Resignation(Video) Posted: 26 Jul 2018 12:59 PM PDT
Protesters took over the major roads in Ilorin, Kwara state today as supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari called for the resignation of Dr. Bukola Saraki, the Senate President.According to PoliticsNGR, the director general of the Yaman Support group, Hon George O. Towoju, revealed that Saraki and his cohorts have continued to embark on an unworthy political negotiations which has mortgaged the genuine interest of the masses for their personal and individual gains.The protesters who were majorly supporters of a Kwara state Governorship aspirant, Alhaji Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi asked Saraki to make his political party membership known to Nigerians and resign his appointment as the Senate President with immediate effect in order to allow for better legislative process in the interest of the masses.Read also: How Buhari's Loyalists Plot, Failed To Take Over The SenateSee more photos below:    Related Topics: #Saraki, #KwaraState, #Buhari, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Did Dino Melaye Fake His Kidnap To Avoid Appearing in Court? Posted: 26 Jul 2018 12:16 PM PDT
Mixed reactions has trailed the reported abduction of the lawmaker representing Kogi State Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, by unknown gunmen in Abuja.According to Senator Ben Murray Bruce, Melaye was abducted after unknown gunmen in a Sienna vehicle blocked his car at the Gwagwalada area of Abuja on Thursday morning.However, many Nigerians on Twitter said they will not buy Melaye's latest antics adding that with Melaye, anything is possible.See some tweets from observers:
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| AGF Malami Clears Saraki, Says Police Lack Evidence Against Him - Offa Robbery Posted: 26 Jul 2018 10:51 AM PDT
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has allegedly told the Nigeria Police, that the Senate President has no case to answer of his alleged involvement in Offa Bank Robbery.Read full details below as Published by PREMIUM TIMES:Nigeria's Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami, has told the police that there was no evidence that linked Senate President Bukola Saraki and Kwara State Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed to the armed robbery attack that left 31 persons dead in Offa, Kwara State, in April, PREMIUM TIMES can now confirm.Mr Malami advised in a June 22 letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, that the police would need to ramp up their investigation and also painstakingly explore all critical areas before identifying the Senate President as a suspect in the carnage, much less filing charges against him.Yusuf Abdulwahab, Mr Ahmed's chief of staff who was amongst state officials arrested for allegedly conspiring with the prime suspects, was also cleared, with the prosecutor saying "no evidence is credible enough to sustain any charge based on any offence known to law against him."The attorney-general's office said only six prime suspects should be charged to court for armed robbery and murder which could draw capital punishment upon conviction. Olalekan Alabi, a personal assistant to Mr Ahmed, was also recommended for trial, but only on lesser charges of illegal possession of arms. Mr Saraki hinted at the existence of the letter on Monday night as part of a fierce response to Mr Idris' latest summon to him. The Senate President said the invitation, which he was asked to honour by 8:00 a.m. today, was unnecessary because the Director of Public Prosecutions had already informed the police that there were no sufficient bases to keep dragging him into the armed robbery investigation. "I am aware that following a request made by the Police on June 13, 2018 to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) of the Federation had written a legal advice dated June 22, 2018, in which he stated on page 5, paragraph (f) that "For the Senate President and the Kwara State Governor, this office is unable to establish from the evidence in the interim report a nexus between the alleged office and the suspects," Mr Saraki said in the Monday night statement. Read also: Inspector General Of Police Invites Saraki Over Offa Bank Robbery At least five banks were raided and substantial amount of cash carted away when armed robbers stormed the polytechnic town on April 5. The police initially said 17 people were killed in the attack, including nine police officers, but continued to revise the figure upwards, apparently as some of those receiving treatments for critical wounds were passing on. PREMIUM TIMES obtained a copy of the letter on Tuesday, which was signed for Mr Malami by DPP Mohammed Umar and confirmed exactly what Mr Saraki disclosed. Mr Umar examined the crime and the suspects the police lined up in their first information report submitted to the attorney-general's office for prosecution, and came up with legal and technical suggestions about how to properly build a case that would not be discarded at a glance when the potential criminal trial gets underway. "For the Senate President and the Kwara State Governor, this office is unable to establish from the evidence in the interim report a nexus between the alleged offence and the suspects," the prosecutor said. At least 12 suspects were arrested at multiple locations within the first week of the attack. Six weeks later, the police said they had taken two more suspects into custody, including the alleged mastermind Michael Adikwu, after a composite CCTV picture of the suspects was circulated by the police. The police identified a picture one of the robbery suspects took with Mr Saraki at his daughter's wedding last year as a key evidence that linked the Senate President to both the suspects and the crime.The police also said one of the vehicles used by the suspects had a dummy number plate with Mr Saraki's name inscribed on it. Also, some officials of Kwara State government were also arrested and one of the vehicles allegedly used in the robbery was found in the home of a commissioner. All the state officials denied allegations, and some were later released without charges. Mr Saraki was initially invited for questioning in early June, but this approach was later abandoned by the police who asked him to turn in a written response to the allegations instead. The police had been largely mum about the matter, until the sudden invitation that was circulated. In his statement Monday, Mr Saraki said he denied all allegations of involvement in the planning or execution of the robbery in his June 7 statement to the police. . The Senate President said the police were a key actor in an elaborate, federal government-backed scheme aimed at railroading him into remaining at the ruling All Progressives Congress. "This plot aimed at compelling me and my associates to stay in a party where members are criminalised without just cause, where injustice is perpetrated at the highest level and where there is no respect for constitutionalism is an exercise in futility and it will fail," Mr Saraki said. The scenes that played out throughout Tuesday largely confirmed Mr Saraki's fears that the police were being used to executive a devious political gambit, PREMIUM TIMES found. The Senate President had recently been freed of false and anticipatory assets declaration charges after a lengthy trial that lasted nearly three years..He insisted throughout his trial that the charges were politically-motivated and would not stand. The first indication that the robbery investigation might have been politicised emerged when the Kwara State judiciary demanded that the suspects who were arrested and taken to Abuja over the case should be returned to the state. The institution said the state chief prosecutor had already concluded preliminary findings and had notified the court of a criminal proceeding into the case before the police abruptly seized the suspects. While the suspects were being transferred to Abuja, Mr Saraki fired a preemptive short, alleging that the police wanted to use the suspects to implicate him. After spending days in police custody, the suspects allegedly confessed that Mr Saraki was their sponsor. Mr Ahmed, whom the Senate President said tipped him off about the police ploy, also strongly denied all allegations he sponsored the suspects. Authorities in Kwara contradicted the alleged confession, saying all the suspects wrote statements following their arrest in Ilorin and none of them mentioned Mr Saraki, much less incriminating him. For the police to avoid a similar outcome with the latest allegations, they would need to work harder, the attorney-general's office warned. The three-pronged blanks that the police must sufficiently fill before bringing charges against Messrs Saraki and Ahmed include whether the planning and the execution of the robbery attack were carried out at their instance, knowledge or approval; whether the weapons used for the robbery attack were supplied by either of the top politicians; and any other areas that may assist in establishing that they were aiding and abetting criminal activities. The prosecutor also said the police would need to conduct deeper investigation before any charges could be brought against Mr Abdulwahab. Police spokesperson Jimoh Moshood did not return PREMIUM TIMES requests for comments between Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr Umar declined comments about whether the police have updated their findings since receiving his letter in June. Fine-tuning Grey Areas The attorney-general's office used the larger parts of the letter to rubbish some of the facts submitted by the police and went on to offer tips on how to build a water-tight case against even the prime suspects. The six suspects recommended for trial were: Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Ibrahim, Salawudeen Azeez, Niyi Ogundiran and Mr Adikwu. The prosecutor said they should be charged with the offences of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide punishable with death. The confession the suspects allegedly provided to the police could be used to build up evidence against them in court, the prosecutor said. He also suggested that items stolen by the robbers from the affected banks and other places would further aid in investigation, adding that ballistic tests and forensic examination should be conducted. But in a damning rebuke of the manner with which the police handled the investigation, the prosecutor said the particulars of the crime submitted against the suspects were contradictory. "The weapons used in the attack were different from those allegedly carted away from the police armory," Mr Etsu said for instance. In another case, "Michael Adikwu's voluntary statement was not attached to the file and should not be so," the prosecutor said. Curiously, the prosecutor said the police should ensure that the suspects are available to face trial. This appears a subtle acknowledgement of the raging controversy around some of the suspects, especially Mr Adikwu who was alleged to have been killed in custody. Mr Adikwu was reportedly dismissed as a police corporal following his arrest in 2012 on alleged criminal offences. He was charged to court in Kwara State for compromising police operations and releasing armed robbery suspects. He reportedly escaped from prisons in 2015 and joined armed robbery gangs. It was not immediately clear whether he was found guilty and convicted by the court or whether he escaped from prison while still in remand as his trial was underway. PREMIUM TIMES could not immediately confirm whether he has a lawyer. The police fiercely rejected claims that Mr Adikwu had been killed in custody to hush details that could expose potential anti-Saraki conspiracy within the police, but declined repeated demands to parade him once again for Nigerians to know he is still alive. 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| Dino Melaye Reportedly Kidnapped by Unknown Gunmen Posted: 26 Jul 2018 09:07 AM PDT
The Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen on his way to Kogi from Abuja.Related Topics: House Of Reps Leaders Visit Dino Melaye At The National Hospital AbujaAccording to Ben Murray Bruce, a fellow Senator, Melaye was abducted after unknown gunmen in a Sienna vehicle blocked his car and took him away.See tweet post from Ben Murray Bruce below:
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| Buhari Not Happy Over Oshiomhole's Comment Posted: 26 Jul 2018 07:55 AM PDT
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC seem to be falling out of favour with Mr. President, following his comment last week, shading the President.At the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting at the Council Chamber, Oshiomhole had gone to the Presidential Villa, to see the President, but was received with cold feet.According to the Vanguard, Presidency sources had revealed that President Buhari was not happy with the comment by his party's national chairman where he said that if the President was condoning indiscipline from his cabinet, he was not going to condone it."The President was not happy with the comment of the APC Chairman because it portrayed the President as inefficient," the Presidency source had said.It could be recalled that while Oshiomhole berated the Labour Minister for not carrying out his directive that he (Ngige) should inaugurate the board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Oshiomhole said, "If the minister refuses we will suspend him from the party. You know we must return to internal discipline. Read also: Minister Of Labour Ngige Gets Matching Order From Oshiomole - Over Board Formation "For me it is the height of mischief for any minister, you cannot purport to be honourable minister and you act dishonourably and nobody is greater than the party. "And if the President condones disrespect for his office, I will not condone disrespect for the party. And when we expel the minister we will prevail on the president that he can't keep in his cabinet people who have neither respect for his own decisions nor have respect for the party." Related Topics: #Buhari, #Oshiomhole, #APC, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||
| Watch How A Police Officer Punched Man Who Tried To Remove APC Flag From Governor’s Jeep(Video) Posted: 26 Jul 2018 06:44 AM PDT  The video footage of a Police officer that punched a civilian for trying to remove an APC flag from the Vehicle of Governor Ortom has emerged.According to this video posted by Eagle Eye Report on Facebook, a police officer attached to the security detail of state governor, Samuel Ortom, punched a protester trying to remove a flag of the All Progressives Congress from the Governor's jeep.This occurred as Benue youths numbering over 300 blocked the Governor entourage as he was on his way to meet the APC members at National Executive Committee (NEC) in Abuja.Read also: Gov. Samuel Ortom Finally Decamps From APC To PDPOne of the Youths tried to remove the APC flag, a police officer was caught on camera as he tried to stop him but he continued dragging the flag; this prompted the police officer to punch him as he wanted to descend on him but was restrained by his colleagues. Few hours following this encounter, Ortom decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Watch the video below: Related Topics: #SamuelOrtom, #BenueState, #PDP, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
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