(BREAKING) Kogi guber poll : Military arrests Navy Commander, 10 other personnel

(BREAKING) Kogi guber poll : Military arrests Navy Commander, 10 other personnel

The Nigerian military authorities have reportedly arrested and detained a Nigerian Navy commander, Nicholas Akalezi also known as Akalieze and 10 other naval personnel over alleged violent activities in Kogi State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, SaharaReporters reported Thursday.

According to the online newspaper, learnt on Thursday that Akalezi has been transferred by the military authorities to a detention facility in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

A top military source confirmed his arrest, but did not give further details on charges against him or his possible prosecution.

“The said Akalieze has been arrested by the military. He was arrested by the Nigerian Army in Kogi and he has been taken to Abuja – the military headquarters. About 10 naval officers were arrested alongside him,” the authoritative source said.

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SaharaReporters had on Tuesday reported that the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Campaign Council in Kogi State raised the alarm that the Kogi State government allegedly set up a “rogue force” to muzzle the opposition and their strongholds ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

The party had allegedly identified Akalieze as one of the tools prepared to harass and go after the electorates.

SaharaReporters had also reported that some hoodlums said to be from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) attacked the house of the SDP campaign Director-General in Anyigba at about 6am on Tuesday and killed a policeman, identified as Atabor and at least four other victims.

According to an alert by Faruk Adejoh-Audu, the spokesman, Muri/Sam Gubernatorial Campaign of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the hoodlums were a “rogue force” allegedly put together by Governor Yahaya Bello ahead of the Saturday governorship election in the state.

Speaking further, the SDP had identified six members of the alleged squad while urging the Anyigba community to unite against the state government-led assault on Saturday.

(BREAKING) Kogi guber poll : Military arrests Navy Commander, 10 other personnel