In a statement by the Publicity Secretary of the APC Caretaker Committee in Ogun State, Tunde Oladunjoye, the State Chairman, Chief Yemi Sanusi, was quoted to have described the death as “an unfortunate incident and a most painful loss to the party and progressives family”.
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Abang, who made the appeal at a press briefing on Wednesday in Calabar on the issue of the kidnap of a second medical doctor, Godwin Udo, announced that doctors in the state have immediately commenced an indefinite strike pending the unconditional release of their colleague.
During Friday’s proceedings, the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), informed the court that his team placed a phone call to the law chambers of Ladi Williams (SAN) and Co, who represented Evans’ on the last court date, to enquire about the whereabouts of Evans’ counsel.
Other suspects are Felicia Otikpere, 55; Oluwa Esimije, 38; Monday Iluwa, 58; Ayokotse Robinson, 54; Nosa Omoregie, 54; Mofe Samuel, 40; Magnanimous Omawumi, 40; Ayuwa More, 65; Amerete Ejiro, 25; Onyeburutan Jeffrey, 25; and Benjamin Erewa, 39.
One of the reported kidnap victims in Enugu last Thursday has been found by the operatives of the anti-kidnap team of the Enugu State Police command.
Acting on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Edgal Imohimi, the Area D Commander quickly assembled a decoy team, which played along with a caller who had been calling Barrister Yisa Theophilus, the younger brother of the female officer.
Karama was said to have been abducted around 2:30pm on Sunday, with the kidnappers later demanding for N50 million ransom.
They were arrested after they allegedly abducted two men and collected N21.6 million ransom.
Prosecutor Kehinde Omisakin told the court that the accused committed the offence on January 26 at 3.00 p.m. at No. 24, Lasi Street, Kudehinbu in Ijegun, a Lagos suburb.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Terna Tyopev, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos that the abduction was reported at the Rantya Police Division in Jos.
The accused: Ronti Echiye, 47; Rafiu Akeem, 45; and Animashaun Segun, 39, faced a seven count charge.
Evans was the kidnap kingpin arrested by the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team, led by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.
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Ibrahim said that some suspects had been arrested and the case transferred from Jega Divisional Office to the State Criminal Investigation Department for thorough investigation
Identified as Umar Abubakar, popularly known as Kiriwa, the suspect was arrested by the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team
He said that the 41 kidnapped victims including a police inspector from the state command were returned in good condition of health, adding that no ransom was paid to facilitate their release
Hirse in the company of his friend, had gone to pay condolence visit to the family of the late Sultan of Sokoto, Ibrahim Dasuki, on Kabiru Road, few meters away from Inuwa Wada Road and was said to have decided to make a quick stopover at the house of Daura, who was at home and was receiving guests and other family members
Umahi remarked that in keeping with the government’s prison decongestion programme, murder, armed robbery, kidnapping and related cases must pass through the entire judicial process
Ogunbekun, a cleric with the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Akobo-Ojurin Diocese of Agodi, Ibadan, was kidnapped by five gunmen.
But the Diocesan Bishop of the Methodist Cathedral, Ibadan, Rt. Rev. Amos Ajiboye, on Wednesday told newsmen that Ogunbekun was released on Tuesday
The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that Ntuk was abducted with his wife around 7pm on Saturday on his way home from the Ibom International Airport
They were said to be travelling in two vehicles on Ise Ekiti Road in Ise/Orun Local Government Area of the state when they were abducted