Tag: ARREST

Niger: Gov. Bago arrest man for shouting: ‘no water, no light’

Aminu Imam
Gov Bago arrest man

Niger state governor, Moh’d Umaru Bago has ordered the arrest and detention in Minna of an  All Progressives Congress (APC) polling unit mobiliser in Magajiya Ward, Suleja local government area, Abdullahi Hamisu, after the man protested the lack of electricity and water supply during Eid-el-Fitr on March 20. Sources said Hamisu was first spotted among worshippers who shouted “no light, no water” at the Eid Prayer Ground in Suleja while the governor joined the Emir of Suleja, Alhaji Awwal Ibrahim, and thousands of residents for the two-rakat prayers. It was…

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Labour Party raises alarm over arrest of S/East Zonal Vice Chairman Igala, accusses Abia Gov. Otti of being responsible

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Labour Party Otti

The leadership of the Labour Party has decried the arrest of the National Vice Chairman, South East, Comrade Ceekay Igara on Saturday 19th October, 2024 by the men of Nigerian Police allegedly on the orders of Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti. Comrade Igara was arrested in Aba while holding a party meeting with some of the party leaders when they were surrounded by the Police and whisked away without any warrant. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party Obiora Ifoh said the leadership of the party is…

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Uzbekistan arrests 4 over Indian cough syrup deaths

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Uzbek state security service on Friday reported that Uzbekistan arrested four people in an investigation into the deaths of 19 children who consumed cough syrup made by Indian drug maker Marion Biotech. The state security service said two of the detained were senior employees of the Scientific Centre for Standardization of Medicines, who circumvented the proper testing procedures for the Doc-1 Max cough syrup. Two others were executives of the Quramax Medikal Company that imported the Marion Biotech drugs. Marion Biotech in December 2022 said shortly after the series of…

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Tukur Mamu is in our custody for investigation – DSS

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Department of State Services (DSS) said the Publisher of Desert Herald Newspaper, Tukur Mamu is in its custody for investigation.  A statement by Peter Afunaya, Public Relations Officer of the Service said Mamu was intercepted in Egypt on 6th September, 2022 enroute Saudi Arabia.  The service assured that the law will take it appropriate course without stating what Mamu is being investigated for. But the publisher recently alleged threat to his life from government for his role in negotiating the release of some victims of the ill fated Abuja-Kaduna…

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Gov Ortoms orders arrest of Journalist Odeh for criticizing his poor security strategy in Benue

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Benue State Government has ordered the arrest and taken to Makurdi, the State capital, a senior journalist with Peoples Daily newspaper, Sunday Ode over an alleged offensive statement issued on behalf of the Association of Igede Media. Professionals.Ode, who is the President of the association, was picked up today, May 1, allegedly on the order of Governor Samuel Ortom.A statement by Egah Egiri for the association, said Ode was arrested yesterday, April 30, at Karu by armed policemen and DSS operatives.The association said that the security operatives said that they…

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Police in Kano arrest man for alleged kidnap, murder of teenager

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police Command in Kano has confirmed the arrest of one Anas Saidu for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a 16-year-old, Tijjani Kabiru, at Kwanar Gwarmai Village in the Bebeji Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, stated this in a statement on Saturday in Kano. Haruna said the command on November 9 received a complaint from the victims father, Alhaji Kabiru, that his son, Tijjani, was kidnapped at Kwanar Gwarmai, Kwanar Dangora town in Bebeji. He said the suspect demanded N1.3 million ransom…

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#EndSARS: Police arrest 31 looters, 28 suspected criminals in Kano

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Police Command in Kano State, says it has arrested 31 suspects for looting of public and private property in the EndSARS protest in Kano metropolis. The command also arrested 28 other suspected criminals during the protest. The Commands Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, made the disclosure at a news conference in Kano on Wednesday. Haruna said that the suspects were arrested between Oct.19 and 20, by the team of Operation Puff Adder led by DCP Sule Balarabe. He noted that on Oct. 19, at about 7:15 p.m. a group…

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