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  • Outrage as police kill two in Bayelsa

    •Our bullets ricocheted, say police

    There was outrage at the weekend in Bayelsa State at the killing of two unidentified persons and a five-year-old by a police squad.

    Members of the squad were reportedly responding to a distress call when the incident happened.

    It was gathered the team from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) responded to a call by residents of Ekeki, in Yenagoa, following activities of cultists.

    The squad reportedly raided the area at 4 pm on Saturday and allegedly started pursuing the cultists and shooting at them.

    In the process, the policemen were said to have killed three people, including a kid, while another person was shot in the ribs.

    But it was learnt the police could not arrest any of the suspected cultists.

    The incident, which led to exchange of gunshots, threw residents of Ekeki and adjoining streets into panic.

    A resident, who spoke in confidence, identified those killed as a 30-year-old Igbo man, popularly called Inyan, as well as a five-year-old girl, Godsgift Odoku.

    The resident said the victims were killed when the police were chasing members of the notorious cult group, the Islanders.

    He said: “The cult boys came into Ekeki community at 2 pm to bury one of their members. They were in deadly mood and went to Yenezue-Epie in anger. But the SARS team chased them away.

    “They regrouped at Ekeki and saw two girls visiting their boyfriends. They collected the girls’ mobile phones. While the girls ran away, their boyfriends called the police.

    “One of the girls came back with men of SARS. While pursuing the cultists to the waterside, the police started shooting. Their shots missed their targets and killed two people.”

    The residents said the SARS team immediately left the scene.

    Another resident of Amarata, who also spoke in confidence, said the state was suffering from indiscriminate arrests and extra-judicial killings, despite improvement in police response to distress calls.

    He said: “I was a victim. I was arrested for going to my house after close of work about 8 pm. I had to pay cash for my freedom at 1 am at “A” Division.”

    The Bayelsa State chapter of the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), led by Chief Nengi James, urged the inspector-general of Police (IGP) to probe the rising cases of extra-judicial killings.

    James said: “We condemn the increasing rate of police killings in the state and call on the IGP to probe the killings of citizens and the indiscriminate arrests and extortion of the citizenry under the guise of bail.”

    But in a statement in Yenagoa, the state capital, police spokesman Asimin Butswat said the command was ambushed by the armed cultists.

    He said: “On October 22, around 1730 hours (5.30 p.m), policemen from the SARS responded to a distress call about a cult attack at Ekeki village in Yenagoa. The policemen were ambushed by the cultist.

    “Consequently, a police sergeant fired but the bullet ricocheted and injured three persons who were unfortunately not among the cultists.

    “The victims were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC)in Yenagoa for treatment. One of them later died. The sergeant, who fired the shots, has been detained. Investigation is ongoing.” here was outrage at the weekend in Bayelsa State at the killing of two unidentified persons and a five-year-old by a police squad.

    Members of the squad were reportedly responding to a distress call when the incident happened.

    It was gathered the team from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) responded to a call by residents of Ekeki, in Yenagoa, following activities of cultists.

    The squad reportedly raided the area at 4 pm on Saturday and allegedly started pursuing the cultists and shooting at them.

    In the process, the policemen were said to have killed three people, including a kid, while another person was shot in the ribs.

    But it was learnt the police could not arrest any of the suspected cultists.

    The incident, which led to exchange of gunshots, threw residents of Ekeki and adjoining streets into panic.

    A resident, who spoke in confidence, identified those killed as a 30-year-old Igbo man, popularly called Inyan, as well as a five-year-old girl, Godsgift Odoku.

    The resident said the victims were killed when the police were chasing members of the notorious cult group, the Islanders.

    He said: “The cult boys came into Ekeki community at 2 pm to bury one of their members. They were in deadly mood and went to Yenezue-Epie in anger. But the SARS team chased them away.

    “They regrouped at Ekeki and saw two girls visiting their boyfriends. They collected the girls’ mobile phones. While the girls ran away, their boyfriends called the police.

    “One of the girls came back with men of SARS. While pursuing the cultists to the waterside, the police started shooting. Their shots missed their targets and killed two people.”

    The residents said the SARS team immediately left the scene.

    Another resident of Amarata, who also spoke in confidence, said the state was suffering from indiscriminate arrests and extra-judicial killings, despite improvement in police response to distress calls.

    He said: “I was a victim. I was arrested for going to my house after close of work about 8 pm. I had to pay cash for my freedom at 1 am at “A” Division.”

    The Bayelsa State chapter of the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), led by Chief Nengi James, urged the inspector-general of Police (IGP) to probe the rising cases of extra-judicial killings.

    James said: “We condemn the increasing rate of police killings in the state and call on the IGP to probe the killings of citizens and the indiscriminate arrests and extortion of the citizenry under the guise of bail.”

    But in a statement in Yenagoa, the state capital, police spokesman Asimin Butswat said the command was ambushed by the armed cultists.

    He said: “On October 22, around 1730 hours (5.30 p.m), policemen from the SARS responded to a distress call about a cult attack at Ekeki village in Yenagoa. The policemen were ambushed by the cultist.

    “Consequently, a police sergeant fired but the bullet ricocheted and injured three persons who were unfortunately not among the cultists.

    “The victims were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC)in Yenagoa for treatment. One of them later died. The sergeant, who fired the shots, has been detained. Investigation is ongoing.”

  • Police smash ‘baby factory’ in Akwa Ibom

    Police smash ‘baby factory’ in Akwa Ibom

    •11 suspected traffickers arrested

    The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a 42-year old woman, Comfort Edem, and 10 others for allegedly running an illegal maternity home (baby-making factory) and selling babies. Addressing reporters yesterday in Uyo, the state capital, Police Commissioner Murtala Mani said its Anti-Kidnapping Unit smashed the syndicate. The police chief said Edem was arrested on October 13, following intelligence report that she was running an illegal maternity home for selling children.

    Mani, who spoke through the command’s spokesperson Cordelia Nwawe, an assistant superintendent of Police (ASP), added that the suspects sold each baby for N450,000.

    He said: “Information at our disposal led to the interception of a syndicate, which trafficks babies in Akwa Ibom Stat. On October 13, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit in the state arrested a woman for running an illegal maternity home.

    “She specialises in making teenage expectant mothers sell their babies. Once the babies are born, they are sold and trafficked out of the state. We have intercepted her; she is here in front of you.

    “…The girls had reliably informed us that this is not the first time they had sold their babies for N450,000.”

    The police also paraded another syndicate for allegedly selling children for N500,000. Mani said the police had rescued a two-month-old girl who was sold to a woman in Rivers State.

    The police chief said the command also arrested a native doctor on June 13 for allegedly killing his 14-year-old lover’s son.

    He added that the suspect also fed the dogs with the boy’s arms and buried the other parts.

    Mani said: “When information got to the police about the killing, we moved quickly. But before we got there, he had exhumed the body. We met him while he was doing it …at the particular point. We were able to get the skull of the 14-year-old lad from him.

    “Having conducted an autopsy on the boy’s body, the police deposited it in the mortuary. The man has confessed to the crime and he has been charged to court.”

    Edem denied running an illegal maternity home for trafficking in children.

    The mother of the rescued baby, Comfort Effiong, 23, from Ikot Akpantuk in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area, said she sold her baby for N400,000.

    Effiong said: “I sold my baby because I did not have help from anybody. I did not see the man who impregnated me.”

    Anieyo Inyang, 58, an osteopath, also from Ikot Akpantuk, said he was arrested because the mother of the child accused him of complicity in the sale of the baby.

    Inyang, who runs Anieyo Family Clinic, said he directed Effiong to his sister who linked her up to the baby buyer.

     

  • Outrage as police kill two, 5yr old, in Bayelsa

    There was outrage in Bayelsa State, at the weekend, following the killing of two unidentified persons and a five-year-old girl by members of a police squad who responded to a distress call.

    It was gathered that a police team from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad responded to a call by some residents in Ekeki, in Yenagoa over the activities of a gang of cultists in the area.

    The squad reportedly raided the area at about 4pm on Saturday and allegedly started pursuing and shooting the cultists.

    In the process, they were said to have killed three innocent people including a kid while another person was shot in the ribs.

    But the police, however, failed to arrest any of the suspected cultists.

    It was gathered that the incident, which led to exchange of repeated loud gunshots, threw the residents of Ekeki and adjourning streets into confusion and panic.

    ‎A resident, who spoke in confidence, identified persons killed as a 30-year-old Igbo man popularly known as Inyan and a five-year-old girl known as Godsgift Odoku.

    He said they were shot dead during the pursuit of members of a notorious cult group known as Islanders.

    He said: “The cult boys came into Ekeki community at about 2pm to bury one of their gang members. They were in deadly mood and went to Yenezue-Epie with the mood. But the SARS team chased them away.

    “But they later re-grouped at Ekeki community and saw two girls entering the area to visit their boyfriends and they collected their mobile phones. While the girls ran away, their boyfriends called the police.

    “One of the girls later came back with some men of SARS and while pursuing the cultists to the waterside, they released gun shots and it missed their target and killed the two innocent people.”

    He said the SARS team immediately left the scene after confirming that they killed some innocent persons.

    Another resident of Amarata area, who also spoke in confidence, said the state was suffering from indiscriminate arrest and extra-judicial killings by the police despite improvement in police response time to a distress call.

    He said: “I was a victim. I was arrested for going to my house after close of work around 8pm and had to pay cash for my freedom at about 1am at “A” Division”.

    The Bayelsa State chapter of the Civil Liberties Organisation‎ (CLO) led by the Chief Nengi James in a statement called on the Inspector-General of Police to probe the rising extra-judicial killings in the state.

    James said: “We condemn the increasing rate of police killings in the state and call on the IGP to immediately probe the killings of the citizen and the indiscriminate arrest and extortion of huge amount of money from the citizenry under the guise of bail.”

    When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Asimin Butswat, in a statement said the police were ambushed by the armed cultists.

    He said: “On October 22, 2016, at about 1730hours, policemen from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, responded to a distress call of cult attack at Ekeki village, Yenagoa. The Policemen were ambushed by the cultist.
    “Consequently, a police sergeant fired, the bullet ricocheted, and injured three persons who were unfortunately not among the cultists.
    “The victims were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, for treatment and one of them later died. The sergeant who fired has been detained. Investigation is ongoing”.

  • Police rescue two-month-old baby sold for N450, 000

    A 51-year-old woman, Rose Edward, is in police net for allegedly buying a two-month-old baby for N450,000.

    Cordelia Nwanwe, the Akwa Ibom Police Command’s spokesperson, told journalists that a homeopathic doctor, Eneyo Nyang, was arrested in connection with the crime.

    He said Ms. Edward from Rivers State confessed to have bought the baby because she needed a baby of her own.

    Confessing to the crime, the mother of the baby, Comfort Effiong, said she sold her baby because there was no one to take care of her.

    “I sold the baby because of help; I don’t have anybody to help me. My father is late and my mother is sick and I don’t have anybody to help me,” Ms. Effiong said.

    Mani assured Akwa Ibom people that the command would not relent in its effort to curb crime in the state.

    He warned members of the public wishing to adopt children to follow due process.

  • Tears in Bayelsa as families, sympathisers bury teenager killed by Police

    Tears in Bayelsa as families, sympathisers bury teenager killed by Police

    Family members and sympathisers, Saturday, gathered at the Ebebelibiri Cemetery, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, to bury the remains of Master Innocent Kokorifa, a 17-year-old boy allegedly killed by the police, amidst tears.

    Innocent, the first child of Mr. Daniel Kokorifa, an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), was gunned down in mysterious circumstances by the police along Airforce Road in Yenagoa, on August 18, 2016.

    The victim was reportedly running an errand for his mother, Pere Kokorifa, when the police allegedly killed him about 11am on the fateful day.

    But the state police command in a statement claimed that the victim was killed in a gun duel between a three-man notorious armed robbery gang and the police team.

    Siblings of the victim, officials of the FRSC, some human rights activists, cousins, friends and parents were present at the funeral.

    Innocent’s corpse was moved from Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, where an autopsy was conducted on it to the burial site.

    People broke down in tears at the funeral, which commenced at 9am, when the deceased’s casket was opened for them to see.

    Rose, cried uncontrollably at the killing of her son but was consoled by friends who could not help their tears.

    Speaking at the funeral, Kokorifa expressed optimism that the killers of his son would pay for the murder and the pains they inflicted on his family.

    He said he would go to court as soon as the police concluded their investigation.

    He said: “What they have done to me and the people of the Izon nation must not go unpunished.

    “If the judge feels that how they killed my son is okay, they will go scot-free, but if the judge says no, definitely, that trigger-happy policeman will pay dearly for the murder.

    “I know the person that killed my son very well. He is a police officer who has been in the habit of killing people. In Abia State, he killed somebody and was locked up for nine months before he was released.

    “The same person came to kill my son again. The name of the policeman that killed my son is Vincent Kolamawe. He is from Southern Ijaw (our local government). I have seen the man at Zone 5, Benin City. He is still in detention with six other policemen that were involved in the killing.”

    Kokorifa alleged that the police in Bayelsa were bias but added that he was satisfied at the investigations conducted by Zone 5 where the matter was transferred to.

    He said the autopsy carried out by a team of pathologists at the FMC confirmed that his son died from the bullets fired by that policeman.

    He insisted that his son was not a criminal as claimed by his killers lamenting that his late son desired to read Law before he met his untimely death.

    In his remarks, a rights activist and former Secretary, Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Mr. Alagoa Morris, said it was sad the death of the teenager was sad.

    He said: “The death is unfortunate. We try to understand the circumstances under which the security agencies are working in this country, we appreciate the situation, but then, we (the human rights community) are saying that the security agencies ought to exercise restrain at all times because therein lies their discipline.

    “As armed bearing persons, who are meant to secure lives and property, the discipline they had during their training ought to prevail in all circumstances. As a human rights person, I am saying that the investigation so far is going on well. Though initially it was very shady here in Bayelsa but for the intervention of Zone 5 intervention.

    ” Let it be understood that the sanctity of human lives ought to maintained and once you violate somebody’s right to live as guaranteed by the constitution and other international instruments such as the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, the law should take its course.”

  • Police rescue 2-month-old baby sold for N450, 000

    A 51-year-old woman, Rose Edward, is in police net for allegedly buying a 2-month-old baby for N450,000.

    Mr Murtala Mani, Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, disclosed this on Saturday in Uyo, while briefing newsmen.

    Mani who spoke through ASP Cordelia   Nwanwe, the Akwa Ibom Police Command’s spokesperson said that a homeopathtic doctor,  Eneyo Nyang, was arrested in connection with the crime.

    He said that Edward from Rivers confessed to have bought the baby because she needed a baby of her own.

    Confessing to the crime, the mother of the baby, Comfort  Effiong, said that she sold her baby because there was no one to take care of her.

    “I sold the baby because of help; I don’t have anybody to help me. My father is late and my mother is sick and I don’t have anybody to help me,” Effiong said.

    Mani assured Akwa Ibom people that the command would not relent in its effort to curb crime in the state.

    He warned members of the public wishing to adopt children to follow due process. (NAN)

  • 18 hours in Warri police cell, by novelist

    18 hours in Warri police cell, by novelist

    Novelist Aoiri Obaigbo is author of The Wretched Billionaire. He recently spent 18 hours in a police cell in Warri. His story:

    Like me, you may never see it coming. An invitation to Warri Area Command to hear a complaint by your customer could expose you to the experience of the trans Atlantic slave trade you thought was over.

    The first thing that hits you while you’re dragged in an incredulous state to ‘A’ Division cells in Warri is the smell. The smell of urine, of excrement and corruption.

    While you’re still wondering whether the travesty will stand, the stagnant pervasive mix of odours welcomes you. It’s 6 p.m.

    The baffling lack of any pretense to being unbiased is the most indelible memory.

    “I’m entitled to a phone call,” You had told the Investigating Police Officer.

    “Because I did not cease your phone, abi? Bring me that phone. Or do you want us to disregard your white hair?”

    “So a citizen invited for a civil matter may be detained and denied access to his lawyer?”

    “When you reach cell, your grammar go reduce,” she  says and impounds the phone.

    The first things you see in ‘A’ Division cell are rats. Fat, audacious rats that look you in the eyes and block your path. They hold their own even against the police, and silently insist on their rights. Hundreds of fat rats that fret over your nerves and wind up near your shoes.

    You join the crowd of young untried Nigerians waiting to be bailed or stripped of their clothes.

    Some have been beaten and you’re mindful of avoiding stains from their blood.

    A small crowd huddled together near the the corridor gate is reduced by one.

    Just when you’re counting him off, a group of special anti-robbery policemen,looking ferocious, drag in about five teenagers. “This na federal kidnapping,” shouted a voice from Cell 2. “Police Plc.”

    You’ll soon understand that comment. The group of five includes Philibeth, a young lady who hopes to be a writer in future.

    “What did you do?” you ask.

    “They haven’t told us yet.”

    “Where did they pick you up?”

    “I went to buy these CDs and was returning home in a Keke.”

    To heighten the tension in the youngsters, they called forth another captive.

    “Nobody to call, abi?”

    He was stripped to his discoloured brief and dragged to cell 3.

    “We are 10 already,” someone protested.

    “Shut up, fifteen people dey stay this cell.”

    After that show of power, they were all anxious to make calls. Some calling friends and pleading desperately on the phone. One offered to bail himself.

    “Oya, bring am, five thousand.”

    “Na three I get. Na three thousand them dey pay brickla’.”

    “Oya, make I sorry for you. Quick, before I change my mind.”

    The youngsters get bailed, until you have only two companions in the corridor. Philibeth says her father is ill. (Now dead as I write.)

    The boy whom you had erroneously assumed to be her boyfriend is soon released to his parents on bail.

    “Why haven’t your parents come for you?” you ask.

    “I saw my uncle a while ago. I think they are haggling about my bail.”

    Eventually, she bids you good luck and goodbye.

    Mopol is sweating and smiling from stripping, locking up and releasing bailed people from the cell or corridor.

    A tearful girl, picked with her two brothers, begs for N500 to complete her bail amount of N2000.

    On Wednesday, 12th October, 2016, business is booming.

    Eventually, they are less busy enough to attend to you.

    “There’s VIP accommodation. A cell to yourself. There’s even a mat.”

    This five star accommodation cost 4 thousand naira. You’re ordered to take off my shoes, socks, and wedding ring.

    “Can I pay to keep my shoes on?”

    “No way. Comot the shoes.”

    So, you’re expected to sleep shoeless on a mat with hundreds of rats parading the cells. No thanks. You opt to sit and count the seconds all night.

    The corridor has eight doors with iron gates. Three locked doors are conceded to the rats. They have large holes from which they dash in and out restlessly. Three of the cells contains 32 young men. One contained two women who quarreled with neighbours. Then my five star cell to which I preferred a seat in the corridor.

    The last youngster to be brought in at about 3 a.m. is a celebrity detainee.

    “This na your fourth missionary journey,” Mopol said.

    “If una no arrest me, how una go make money?”

    In your own case, when a lawyer and church brethren show up, you’re slammed with N10, 000 as bail.

    Does the Area Commander Muazu Mohammed know about the slave trading going on in his jungle?

  • Police arrest six for cable ‘theft’

    Police arrest six for cable ‘theft’

    Rapid Response Squad (RRS) operatives on Monday arrested a six-man syndicate, who allegedly specialised in vandalising and stealing of light-up cable wire, street lamps and street light poles.

    They are Tunde Alaba, 29, Saheed Ismail, 27, Deji Afolorunso, 26, Sunday Obasanmi, 27, Jelili Abodunrin, 32, and Taofeek Oyedele, 28. They were arrested around 2:30 am, under the bridge at CMS after destroying the streetlights.

    They were sighted while pulling down the street lamps, cables and poles.

    The suspects, RRS said, have been living under the bridge for about four years.

    Oyedele told RRS that the hardship situation in the country forced him into the criminal act.

    He was quoted as saying: “I came to Lagos about seven years ago. When I arrived, I was a bus conductor which I did for about two years. I joined the other accomplices under the bridge when I had no other place to live after my landlord evicted me for non-payment of rent. Before now, I was working as labourers with the road construction company around Marina. But after our project ended, I chose to steal the cable to earn a living.”

    Alaba told RRS that he left Lagos Island where he was squatting with a friend to avoid untimely death due to incessant clashes in the area.

    “I ran away for my life for fear of death. Lagos Island is not safe for me any longer because of rampant killings and clashes between rival groups in the area. I moved to under the bridge for shelter. Although, I have not been doing anything tangible since I came to Lagos, but I did have my daily meals through the sales of cables and iron steels.”

    Police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent (SP), said the suspects have been transferred to the Lagos State Environmental Task Force for prosecution.

  • Police arraign auditor for assault

    Police arraign auditor for assault

    The police on Tuesday arraigned a 36-year-old auditor, Omobolaji Ipadeola, in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court f0r allegedly assaulting and tearing the uniform of a policeman.

    Ipadeola, a resident of Command Road, Ipaja, Lagos, is standing trial for alleged breach of peace and assault.

    The Prosecutor, Insp. George Nwosu, told the court that the accused committed the offences on Oct. 3 at Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos.

    Nwosu said that Ipadeola unlawfully assaulted a police sergeant on duty by hitting him and tearing his uniform.

    He said that a team of police officers were on patrol and stopped the accused who was driving his Honda Accord car, but he refused to stop.

    “The accused refused to stop initially but was intercepted in traffic, he was then asked to produce his vehicle document but he refused.

    “The police team leader instructed the complainant to take the accused to the station for questioning following his refusal to comply with their directive.

    “But the accused refused to go to the station and started fighting with the complainant and in the process tore part of his uniform,” he said.
    The offences contravened sections 166 and 172 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that section 172 provides for four-year imprisonment for the offence.

    Ipadeola pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum.

    The Magistrate, Mr A.A Adesanya, adjourned the case till Oct. 26 for mention.

  • Police give reasons for invading Anambra community

    Police give reasons for invading Anambra community

    The Anambra State Police Command yesterday said it stopped Awka’s, the state capital’s town union election, to avoid bloodshed.

    Police spokesperson Princess Nkeiruka Nwode told our reporter that there was tension ahead of the election, which propelled the command to deploy its officers in the area.

    Nwode said the police took the step to maintain law and order in the capital city.

    The spokesperson also said some hoodlums could take advantage of the gathering to cause mayhem, adding that the command wanted to avoid any breach of the peace.

    She said the police aborted the Awka Development Union of Nigeria (ADUN) election, which was to hold last Saturday at the Emmaus House in Awka, because of opposition to the process.

    The command deployed over 15 truck-loads of policemen to barricade the venue of the election and some adjoining hotels.

    But the chairman of the seven-man caretaker committee set up by the community, Chief Emma Okechukwu, told reporters that the election must hold within the 90 days given by the court.

    Okechukwu said: “Nobody can stop the election. If the constitution says we can conduct the election anywhere, I’m ready to take it to my room and conduct it there. But the people should know that there is no crisis in the community, as police are speculating.”

    The chairman accused the police of working with those he called disgruntled persons and agents of the state government to truncate the election.

    Also addressing reporters in Awka, ADUN President in Abuja, Emeka Onyeaka, said the community had been silent, despite alleged provocation, because the residents were law-abiding people.

    The lawyer said the community was not against Governor Willie Obiano, though he said the governor allowed some of his aides to bring his administration into disrepute.

    Onyeaka said the police caused the “unnecessary co mmotion and man-made crisis” in Awka community.

    The lawyer noted that out of the 177 communities in Anambra State, over 120 of them were enmeshed in one crisis or the other over elections of town unions.

    According to him, such crises were caused by government agents and not by the governor.  Onyeaka said: “The government should allow peace to reign in our community, what is happening now is an invitation to anarchy, the Governor should not allow such to happen, he should call his aides to order, there are security issues to tackle, but this is not one of them.”

    He added that correspondences were sent to the Governor before now on what is going on in Awka community, but till date, no response had been heard from the government.

    It was gathered that one of the aides to the governor had given the former ADUN leadership in the community the fiat to continue his tenure, despite the court pronouncement that he should stop parading as the president, while the court equally gave 90 days to conduct election in the community”.