The National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, said this in a statement by his media aide, Ike Abonyi, in Abuja on Tuesday.
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According to the highly credible newspaper, the kidnappers reportedly collected N5 million ransom from his friends and relatives before killing him.
The ex-CBN Deputy Governor, who raised the alarm in a statement on Friday, asked Nigerians to pray for him as his life was in danger.
Earlier today, a report went viral stating that the DSS and the Lagos State Police Command invited Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Yemi Alade and Waje over to their offices concerning political comments they made on social media.
It was gathered that the two celebrities were invited to the Lagos State Office of the DSS two weeks ago.
Spokesperson for the commission, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, in Lagos, said that personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) and Motor Vehicle Licencing Authority (MVLA) were also arrested.
The meeting was in respect of the August 23 clash between the members of Indigenous People of Biafra and security agencies.
The court’s order is coming on the heels of allegations by the All Progressives Congress in the state that the former speaker and others sponsored thugs who recently invaded the state assembly.
Parading the suspects at the headquarters of the command in Enugu, the Commissioner, Ahmed Abdurraman, disclosed that operatives of the DSS were on an official assignment before they were intercepted by members of the proscribed body, allegedly carrying out their routine marshal art training at Community Secondary School, Emene.
Under the circumstance, Nigerian leaders have found it expedient to take steps to consciously dissuade the use of intemperate language that can inflame passion and cause anarchy in society. But this has to be done without encroaching on the fundamental principle of freedom of expression which democracy guarantees.
The invitation was extended to the APC leaders by the DSS in a letter dated August 20, 2020, with reference No 171/B/122.
The governor also appointed Aliyu Muyideen, an intelligence and counterterrorism expert, as Senior Special Assistant on Security.
Mailafiya, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the 2019 general elections, arrived the Jos office of the DSS at noon on Monday, and was released less than an hour later.
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.
The DSS had on Thursday summoned the top politician over his comments on the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The secret police on Wednesday questioned the top banker now politician for over six hours on his comments in an interview on Boko Haram insurgency.
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafiya, on Wednesday honoured the invitation of Department of State Services.
The seven protesters were arrested on Wednesday by operatives of the DSS and those of other security agencies.
The Public Relations Officer of DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
Delivering judgment, Justice Patricia Ajoku convicted and sentenced Lawal based on the evidence before her and the fact that the convict pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against him.