He was among the 32 suspected cultists declared wanted by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on January 9
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Herdsmen had on January 1, 2018 killed over 73 persons in Benue State, with the trend still said to be continuing
This runs contrary to the reports by the Department of State Services and other security agencies that Islamic State fighters were responsible for the killings
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this information is contained in a security report submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari recently by the affected security service outfits.
According to a Presidency source, this discovery was was made following the arrest of several suspected attackers made up Fulani herdsmen, government-sponsored militias, militants and other miscreants in Benue State
Ortom disclosed this to State House correspondents after he briefed the President on the security situation in the state, since the New Year killing of many people in the state
This was the major outcome of a crucial security meeting convened by the Minister of Interior, retired Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau, in Abuja on Monday
Yusuf Buhari, had a bike crash Tuesday night around Gwarimpa in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and broke his head and one of his limbs
The Senate had mandated ad-hoc committee to investigate the face-off between the sister agencies in an attempt to arrest ex-NIA boss, Ayo Oke, and ex-DSS Director General, Ita Ekpeyong.
Briefing the media on Wednesday, the Public Relations Officer, Rivers State Police Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police Nnamdi Omoni, said the sting operation, which was carried out in line with the provisions of Sections 20 and 21 of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act (2007), was aimed at checking illicit sale of the Naira notes.
Magu disclosed this on Wednesday when he spoke with State House correspondents in Abuja.
He said nobody, no matter how highly placed, was above the law of the land
The EFCC had on Tuesday attempted to arrest former Ita and Oke in the Abuja residences, moves which their security details resisted
Shimana Azer, the counsel to the DSS, the defendant in the matter, told the court that the DSS had approached counsel to the applicant, George Ibiam, for amicable resolution of the case.
The call followed a motion moved by Abiodun Tobun (APC-Epe I) at the Assembly on the security challenges emanating from such fake adverts that were pasted on street walls in the state
According to a source, the suspects usually invited their girlfriends to a hotel where they would ask them to put off their clothes before taking their nude pictures
Such summons are common to all military, security establishments as well as the political class, the EFCC said on Tuesday
The committee’s Chairman, Senator Solomon Adeola, said this in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Kayode Odunaro, on Sunday in Abuja
The meeting was was still ongoing as at the time of filing this report
Buhari, after an early morning nationwide broadcast, went to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to mark the 57th independence day anniversary of Nigeria with troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole
The court in a unanimous judgement delivered by its three-man panel, also ordered the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, of the High Court, who is the trial judge in Metuh’s case, to sign the subpoena filed by the Metuh.