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Rivers Accord gov candidate escapes assassination, accuses PDP
The governorship candidate of the Accord Party in Rivers State, Dumo Lulu-Briggs, escaped assassination on Saturday during a visit to the Etche Local Government Area of the state.
Lulu-Briggs and his team had gone to the LGA to ascertain reports of an attack on the Accord secretariat in the area when unidentified gunmen attacked his convoy.
His bulletproof vehicle was riddled with bullets, even as he managed to manoeuvre out of the area with the help of security men.
Speaking ng to newsmen, Lulu-Briggs confirmed the attack, stating that he was informed that the party’s secretariat in Igbo-Etche, Etche LHA was attacked, which necessitated his visit there.
He said that while on his the miscreants opened fire and rained bullets on his convoy.
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According to him, “We got a very damning report that our party secretariat was attacked by an organised PDP gang.
“So we had to go round to see what was going on in our secretariat. On our way there, the same boys opened fire.
“They attacked us, destroyed our vehicles., they shot at my vehicle. You can see my car. All my windscreen, and glasses chattered.
“The whole convoy shot at, shot at people. It is terrible. I don’t understand what this has turned into. It’s a jungle state now, a lawless place.
“We will not be allowed to campaign and Rivers people will decide who will be their Governor, their Senators, you know. It is not by violence or attaching people.
“These things must stop. It is not a kangaroo state. We have a country. I tried to reach the commissioner of police, but i couldn’t get him. But i sent him a.message by text.
“I hope that he will hear my message and then call me. This nonsense has to stop.”
Continuing, he said, “The Governor has to call his boys, hold a meeting with all his chairmen and give them firm instructions because the bucks stop on his table.”
The spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, could not be reached for a reaction.
She did not answer several calls put across to her mobile telephone as of the time of filling this report on Saturday evening.
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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that about 200,000 repentant terrorists have so far dropped their arms and surrendered to troops in the North East, noting that the twin strategy of kinetic and non-kinetic operations was responsible for this achievement.
The CDS made this known at the Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the British High Commission, which began at the National Counterterrorism Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.
He disclosed that the theme of the symposium, ”Securing Peace, Ensuring Justice, Protection, Conduct, and Accountability,” speaks volumes about the deluge of security challenges the armed forces and security agencies are facing.
His words, “All the challenges we are facing today have to do with fairness, equity, justice, and accountability.
“There will not be peace without justice, equity, fairness, and accountability. In our operations, we are conducting both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies, which have to a large extent yielded significant successes, and we want to particularly thank the National Security Adviser for his great support in this regard.
“Nigeria is going through so many challenges, and we feel we’re able to address this, and everybody has a sense of belonging. A lot of the security challenges we are having, we are sure, will go down. I want to thank the National Security Advisor for all the support he’s given us, both the kinetic and the non-kinetic.
“We have said it; the kinetic aspect is just less than 30%. The non-kinetic has a lot to play. The non-kinetic, because when you have democracy, people must have the evidence of democracy. As long as it tells people to sleep well and be peaceful, and they are hungry, their children cannot eat, and all this creates more problems.
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“The issue of informants. We have to look at how we tackle this issue of informants. Because these are the people who have created the issue.
200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS
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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
The spokesperson for the police in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state.
Mr Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri, said that the deceased were killed from the bullets shot by their gang members.
According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Edafe explained that the deceased were leading the police surveillance team attached to the Ekpan Division to their hideout when they were caught during a shoot-out.
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“The suspects were arrested at Effurun roundabout with a bag containing 57 live cartridges and other items. They were leading the surveillance team to their hideout at Warri/Sapele road when their gang members, on sighting the vehicle of the police team, engaged them in a shootout.During the gun duel, the arrested suspects that were leading the police team were fatally wounded by the gun shot of their colleagues. The two injured suspects were taken to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment,” he said.
Mr Edafe said that items recovered from the hoodlums hideout included: one English pump action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and eight live cartridges.
Others were: six iPhones, Smart phones and a Rolex wrist watch.
He said that the command had intensified manhunt on the fleeing members of the gang.
Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police
(NAN)
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