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Police Gun Down Four Bandits In Benue

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The Police in Benue State on Saturday gunned down four suspected notorious criminal gang members in Zakibiam’s New City in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.
Witnesses told our correspondent that the four neutralised criminal kingpins were foot soldiers of the late gang leader, Terwase Akwaza popularly known as ‘Gana’ who held hostage inhabitants of the Sankera area comprising three local government areas of Ukum, Logo and Kastina-Ala.
Media aide to Chairman of Ukum LGA, Timothy Vihimga, told our correspondent on THE telephone that the police swooped on the alleged gang members at their hideouts in New City, Zakibiam at the early hours of Saturday, killing four of them (suspects) while the others escaped.
Vihimiga said, “It was this night (Saturday morning) at New City in Zakibiam that the guys (criminals) were rounded up. It appeared that police got intelligence that the guys were hiding somewhere so they went there and killed them.
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“Four of them were gunned down, some escaped. The situation is very safe here. Normally, those guys had been on the run because of the confrontation with security agencies.
“This time, they just sneaked in and security agencies which had been on alert through intelligence swooped on them and killed them.
“Zakibiam and of course, Ukum LGA is very safe. There is relative peace in Ukum LGA. Everything is going on normal now. The security agencies have been on the watch out for those criminals who ran away and have been eliminating them whenever they sneaked in.”
Confirming the incident at the police Headquarters in Makurdi, where the corpses were later brought to, CSP Gberindyer Justin, who led the onslaught against the criminal gang told journalists that the bandits were killed by his men of Operation Zenda.
Justin also said that the deceased suspects were on their way to attack a village called Gbagire in the area when his men following an intelligence tip-off accosted them, killed four while many others escaped with gun wounds.
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BREAKING: Court acquits Ex-AGF Adoke

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Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke

BREAKING: Court acquits Ex-AGF Adoke

A former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has been acquitted of money laundering charges by an Abuja Federal High Court.

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, upheld Adoke’s “no case” submission against the money laundering charges.

In 2017, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Adoke and Abubakar Aliyu, a property developer, with laundering about N300 million.

While the EFCC acknowledged before Ekwo that it was a mortgage taken by Adoke from Unity Bank, it alleged before Justice Kutigi that the money constituted a bribe from the sale of an oil block by Malabu Oil & Gas Ltd in 2011.

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On March 28, 2024, Kutigi dismissed the charges against Adoke and others, citing contradictions and criticizing the EFCC for a four-year trial.

Justice Ekwo, on Friday, ruled that the EFCC failed to provide evidence to prove the essential elements of the offence against Adoke, acquitting him of the charges.

However, Ekwo mandated Aliyu, the second defendant, to open his defence, stating that he has a case to answer.

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Army releases Delta traditional ruler detained over slain 17 soldiers

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Army releases Delta traditional ruler detained over slain 17 soldiers 

 

The Nigerian Army has released a Delta State traditional ruler, Clement Ikolo, arrested over the murder of 17 soldiers in Okuama community.

He was released on Friday during a briefing by the Director of the Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu.

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BREAKING: Tension in Benue as riot police take over APC secretariat

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BREAKING: Tension in Benue as riot police take over APC secretariat

Anti-riot Police forces have assumed control of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Secretariat led by Comrade Austin Agade in Makurdi, the capital of Benue state.

This marks the second instance within a month. It’s noteworthy that Makurdi hosts two separate APC secretariats, with Agada heading one and Benjamin Omakolo overseeing the other.

The Agada-led APC State Working Committee (SWC) had scheduled the inauguration of members of the zoning committee for the upcoming council elections at their Secretariat on Friday the 19th.

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In a pre-emptive move, anti-riot police trucks arrived as early as 6 a.m., barricading all routes leading to the Secretariat.

At present, the situation is chaotic, with motorcycle riders, suspected to be aligned with the Benjamin Omakolo-led APC State Working Committee, occupying the area. Chief Of Staff Paul Biam has characterized this faction as the authentic APC.

Governor Hyacient Alia previously issued a ban on all political activities and public gatherings in Benue State, and it appears this directive remains in force.

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