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Adeniyi said: “I am not aware of any order to make in the instant applications, which have the tendency and implications of upturning the existing order of my learned brother, Justice Jude Okeke

In a special intelligence-led operation conducted by the operatives of the Intelligence Response Team of the IGP’s Monitoring Unit at different black spots in Kogi State, three members of a notorious kidnap gang that have for a while operated in major cities in Kogi and neighbouring States, were trailed and arrested at their hideouts on the outskirts of Egume and Anyimgba towns in Kogi State

We are saddened by this unfortunate incident. Our hearts go to the families of the victims and we pray for the quick recovery of those injured by the lunatic attacker. We express unreserved solidarity with the government and the good people of France in this hour of grief

The Speaker of the House, Ahmed Marafa, said kidnapping and cattle rustling were taking a toll on the state, hence the need for laws to tackle them.
Marafa said: “These two crimes are taking a toll not only on Niger State but‎ the country as a whole

Dambazau said he was already working with his counterpart in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbe, in that direction.
He said: “It is necessary to partner with the CCC in the area of strategic communication because this ministry is the hub of public safety and internal security and basically what we do here is to enhance the ease of doing business in Nigeria

“This coordinated operation led to the arrest of 11 members of the notorious gang that has been terrorising the North Central states of the country.”
Awunah said the gang’s mode of operation included mounting of road blocks on highways in military uniforms and surprise attacks on unsuspecting motorists