This is according to the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 elections, Peter Obi.
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They were arrested in sting operations in different parts of Lagos State between June 2, 2021 and June 5, 2021, following credible intelligence received about their alleged involvement in computer-related fraud.
The South-East Governors Forum had on August 31, 2019, appointed Gen. Umahi as the chairman of the Committee.
He also directed that the issuance of spy number plates be put on hold.
The deceased 300-level student of Agricultural Science Department, University of Ilorin, who was living with her elder sister at the Tanke area of Ilorin, was found raped and killed in their room last Tuesday.
This was revealed by the spokesman of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that suspected gunmen had invaded the town on Saturday around 11:10pm on motorcycles, and allegedly opened fire on innocent citizens and burnt some property.
Gyang, representing Plateau North Senatorial District, said this on Sunday during an interactive session with newsmen in Vom, Jos South Local Government Area of the state.
Though not a new trend, armed robbers have continued to devise new methods to lure their victims.
In a statement he personally endorsed, Akeredolu described the attack as “horrendous, callous and highly provocative,” adding that all well-meaning Nigerians must also condemn “this latest assault on decency and communal harmony”.
The hoodlums had allegedly attacked, with dangerous weapons, some of the parents and guardians that accompanied their children to the venue of the examination.
In a statement by the spokesman of the command, SP Bala Elkana, the command said the hoodlums had planned to make the day a black Sunday for residents of the city, but that its operatives successfully repelled the attack.
The governor, who was briefed about the situation in the early hours of Sunday, immediately called for calm and peaceful coexistence, as security operatives have been deployed to take control of the area.
The religious leaders in their separate prayers admonished the bandits to lay down their arms and embrace peace, adding that the children and others abducted are going through trauma.
Spokesman for the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the attack in a statement, said the hoodlums lobbed Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) at the station and shot sporadically, before setting the police station and the police ablaze.
Adams, while condemning the gruesome murder of innocent residents of the town, warned Fulani herdsmen and bandits to stay away from the South West or be ready to face stiff resistance
There were reports that several people were killed on Saturday by unknown gunmen who invaded and attacked Igangan.
The three-year-old was one of the 156 children abducted from the Salihu Tanko Islamic School in Tegina a week ago.
It has also directed the immediate dismantling of all illegal security outfits in the country, and warned against the use of these outfits to extort, harass and intimidate Nigerians.
Bawa, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in New York, said many corruption cases were being investigated while others were at different stages of prosecution.