Gunmen, suspected to be political thugs yesterday swooped on supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) supporters shortly after the defection of former Edo Labour Party (LP), governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata, to the ADC. The Edo State Police Command confirmed the report through its spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem. According her, shortly after the event concluded,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State has alleged a plot to attack the party’s National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, on Sunday. The party alleged that the sponsors of the panned attack have mobilised thugs to assault the National Chairman during the Gindiri Old Students’ Reunion Service, scheduled to hold on Sunday in Gindiri town,…
A former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has accused Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, of plotting to destabilise the state through the recruitment of political thugs, the importation of foreign mercenaries, and clandestine arms trafficking. Malami, who now leads the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kebbi, made the…
The Niger State Police Command has arrested several suspects linked to assassination plots, thuggery, drug cultivation, illegal immigration, and attempted culpable homicide across the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday, noting that the arrests were part of ongoing efforts by the Commissioner of Police…
