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  • Obiano’s aide, six others protest Anambra APGA primary

    Seven aspirants of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the just concluded House of Assembly primary in Idemili South local government area of Anambra State, on Wednesday, protested alleged plot to impose one of the aspirants, Chuka Ezenwune on them in the exercise.

    The protesters, led by Governor Willie Obiano’s Senior Special Assistant on Youth Mobilisation, Honestly Tony-Uche Ezekwelu, said the election that saw the emergence of Ezenwune as the party’s candidate was declared inconclusive.

    The aspirants, together with other party stakeholders, matched from the APGA sacretariat to get the state government house to register their grievances.

    The protesters displayed placards of various inscriptions such as: Say no imposition of candidate in Idemili South, APGA says no to Ezenwune, With Ezenwune, APGA Will fail in Idemili South among others.

    In the protest letter submitted to governor Obiano at the APGA sacretariat entitled, “SOS: Rejection of Hon Fabian Chuka Ezenwune as our 2019 House of Assembly Candidate-a vote of no confidence”, the protesters described Ezenwune as a total failure to the constituency for the four years he represented the area.

    They accused him of embezzling and appropriating N10 million meant for security and ward stakeholders mobilisation during the last governorship election in the state.

    The petition which was signed by party stakeholders and seven aspirants read in part, “Hon Ezenwune, having failed woefully in all the indices of legislative performance as our representative, lacks moral justification standing to continue to represent us. He never hosted any single constituency town hall meeting.

    “He never consulted his constituents in any matter pertaining our constituency and he takes unilateral decisions on our behalf without involving us in any way.

    “He personally appropriates our constituency  funds and projects to himself  without any verifiable project in any of the twelve wards in Idemili South apart from the open shade in Afo Nnobi market and he never empowered any party faithful or continents in Idemili South and thus lacks the goodwill required  of a winning candidate.”

    They however appealed to the party leadership to wade into the matter, saying they were ready to accept any other aspirant, than Ezenwune.

    The Special Adviser to the governor on Political matters, Hon Ifeatu Obiokoye who received them on behalf of the governor at the government house, assured them that their matter will be looked into.

    He however cautioned them against use of information gotten from the social media as such could be misleading.

    “We shall resolve whatever problem you have in Idemili South to continue our winning streak in the area” he said.

  • Robbers kill four policemen, six others in Kwara

    Robbers bearing sophisticated weapons invaded Kwara State town of Offa yesterday, killing no fewer than 10 people including four policemen and raided five banks in a commando-like manner.

    Gaining access to the town from Ijagbo in the western end, the robbers shot sporadically, killing four policemen at a police station in the entrance to town, and six others, including passers-by. A commercial motorcyclist was among the dead, according to eyewitnesses.

    They reportedly used dynamite to break the vaults of the commercial houses made up of three new generation and two old generation banks.

    Eyewitnesses who recalled the deadly incident told our reporter on the telephone that “The robbers carted away substantial amount of money from the banks’ vaults. They blew open the security of the banks with dynamite.  Many passers-by were hit by stray bullets. A commercial motorcyclist was among those killed.”

    It was gathered that the bandits, numbering about 15, came in about four vehicles. They blocked access to the town from Ilorin and Osogbo. They operated for about one hour from around 4:30pm.

    They reportedly escaped from the town with their loot through Igosun area.

    Bodies were seen in some parts of the town where the policemen operated after their departure.

    The injured were taken to the Offa Genera Hospital.

    Kwara State police Spokesman Ajayi Okasanmi who confirmed the raid, said victims included policeman and other individuals.

    He promised to make details available after full investigation.

  • Police boss, six others kidnapped in Kaduna

    An Assistant Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Agene, serving in Gusau, Zamfara State, has been abducted while travelling with members of his family on Birnin-Gwari–Funtua Road, on Wednesday.

    The police boss and three members of his family were said to be travelling in a Hi-lux van when they ran into gunmen, who forced their vehicle to stop, whisking them away in another vehicle.

    Agene is of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Zamfara State.

    Another police officer was also kidnapped with three others while travelling in a Sharon bus to Birnin Gwari on Wednesday.

    A source said immediately the police patrolling the route got the information that some persons travelling in a Sharon bus had been abducted, they raised the alarm, as one of the passengers in the bus had during a stopover at a police post identified himself as their colleague and enquired about one of them, who he said was his friend, but was told had been transferred to Maiduguri.

    Another source in Birnin-Gwari village, who preferred anonymity, said a popular businessman from Birnin Gwari called Danhaza and his driver were abducted three days earlier when travelling to Kaduna from Birnin Gwari.

    He said the two men were travelling in a Golf car on Birnin Gwair–Kaduna Road when they were blocked by the gunmen, who led them into a bush.

    Kaduna State police spokesman Agyole Abeh told our correspondent in a low voice that he was at an emergency security council meeting.

    A source close to the security told The Nation that the emergency security council meeting was informed about the recent incidents near Birnin Gwari Road.

    The source, who wished to remain anonymous, said the security council was worried, as it suspected that kidnappers dislodged from Kaduna-Abuja Highway had relocated to Birnin Gwari Road.

  • Police parade dad, son, six others over killing of APC chief

    Police parade dad, son, six others over killing of APC chief

    The Police in Ondo State yesterday paraded a 45-year-old palm winner tapper, Francis Bekewei, his 22- year-old son, David, and six other, for complicity in the kidnap and murder of APC chieftain Olumide Odimayo.

    Odimayo was kidnapped on Thursday last week by armed men who stormed his Igbotu residence in Ese Odo Local Government Area.

    He was found dead on Monday at the bank of the river by youths during the search for the foreign returnee APC chief.

    Police Commissioner Hilda Ibifuro Harrison, who paraded the eight suspects, said they were arrested with a10 mobile telephone handsets, 1 AK 49 rifle and 21 rounds of live ammunition.

    He said detectives were joined by local vigilantes in Igbotu to arrest the suspects.

    She said Odimayo’s body, found in the creeks of Ajagba had been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.

    She assured that efforts were on to arrest fleeing members of the gang stressing that the suspects would be charged to court after completion of investigation.

    One of the suspects, David, who was found with the AK49 rifle, told reporters they collectively planned the kidnap for ransom and expressed regrets that Odimayo died in the river they dropped him while being chased by local vigilante.