Major General Lucky Irabor, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, confirmed the arrest of the council chairman during a news conference at the 7 Division headquarters in Maiduguri
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Major General Lucky Irabor, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, confirmed the incident to newsmen at a news briefing in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital
The Chairman of the local government, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed, confirmed the development to News Agency of Nigeria
Abeh, who addressed newsmen on Wednesday in Kaduna, said the situation was a source of serious concern to security agencies and the command would take necessary measures to contain it
The Chief Magistrate, Maryam Sabo, ordered the remand of the accused in prison custody pending the advice of the Directorate of Public Prosecution
He also named communities worst affected by the attacks
The command’s spokesman, Terna Tyopev, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos that the crime-free celebration was because of the total resilience of its officers and men
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that three other persons allegedly engaged in various cases of rape were also arrested by the police
The prosecutor, Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the accused committed the offence on December 13, 2016 at Fabor Forest, Efon Alaaye in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State
He pleaded not guilty
The Chairman of Madagali Local Government, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed, said the attack was contained by the prompt response of security operatives in the areas
The Catholic Archdiocese of Kafanchan had alleged that the unrest in Southern Kaduna had claimed over 808 lives in 53 villages in the area
The spokesman of the command, Bala Elkana, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Minna
This was contained in a statement signed by the Command’s spokesperson, Bala Elkana
The operatives had on Tuesday evening arrested one of John’s colleagues while fighting with another group of boys over a Samsung tablet in Oshodi
The discovery was made in a shipment of shoes during the inward screening of passengers on a Turkish Airline flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil
The crime was said to have been committed on December 30, 2016
The Eagle Online is reporting that there were complains of car theft by citizens in most parts of the state during the Yuletide
The GOC said that 15 persons, including a soldier, four Civil Defence Corps personnel, two policemen and eight civilians were brutally murdered, while several others kidnapped in the area in December alone
Ikechukwu Anyene, the President of Nigeria Union in South Africa, told the News Agency of Nigeria on telephone from Pretoria that both incidents had been reported to the Nigerian Mission in that country