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Wanted Boko Haram Chieftain, Five Others Arrested In Lagos

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A senior member of the Boko Haram sect, on the wanted list of the military has been arrested in a Lagos church (names withheld) by a local vigilante group (civilian JTF) at the weekend.

Also arrested were five other suspects, picked up at different spots in the state.

It was gathered that the suspects identities allegedly matched those on the list of 100 most wanted terrorists released by the military recently.Head of the vigilante group, the Mai-Kanuribe of Lagos and the Seriki Hausawa of Ijora Kingdom, Alhaji Mustapha Mohammed said at a conference yesterday in Ijora that five of the suspects were arrested on Friday.

He said the sixth suspect Adam, was arrested in a church in FESTAC town, where he was hiding.

According to him, until his arrest, Adam was hiding inside an abandoned 40-feet container inside the church.

Mohammed identified the other five suspects as Ibrahim Ali, Abubakar Ahmed, Goigoi Kamsalem, Ibrahim Mohammed and Babagana Blam Ali.

He said while Abubakar Ahmed, Goigoi Kamsalem and Ibrahim Mohammed hail from Baga Local Government council of Bornu, Ibrahim Ali hails from Bama Local, while Babagana Blam Ali hails from Konduga Local Government council of Bornu State.

He added that Ibrahim Ali and Babagana Blam Ali were arrested in their hideouts at Isheri area of Berger tollgate.

According to him, Abubakar Ahmed, Goigoi Kamsalem and Ibrahim Mohammed were arrested in the Victoria Island area of the metropolis where they were hiding in their friend’s house.

He said the suspects were looking unkempt with signs of starvation.

According to him, the suspected are being transported to Bornu State where they are wanted by the military.

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Army Kills Notorious Boko Haram Chieftain, Members In Borno

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The Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops in Borno killed a notorious member of the extremist Boko Haram sect as well as two other members known for terrorising remote community in the North-east state.

The spokesperson for the army, Sani Usman, a colonel, said the suspected terrorists were killed by personnel on ‘fighting patrol’.

?The statement said, ”As part of their determined efforts to rid the society of all known Boko Haram terrorists enclaves and hideouts, troops of 25 Task Force Brigade based on tip off conducted a fighting patrol along Damboa-Njaba-Bale road in Borno State.

”The troops encountered and killed three suspected Boko Haram terrorists that had been terrorizing the communities around Sabon Gari and Damboa.

”Among those killed was the Boko Haram terrorists Ameer (Leader) in Bulayaga. The Ameer was notorious in terrorizing Bale, Wass and Mufurundi villages.

”The troops recovered an AK-47 rifle with its magazine, 43 rounds of 7.62mm Special Ammunition, 1 Grinding Machine and 5 Dane Guns. Other items recovered include 7 Motorcycles,21 bags of grains and 2 Boko Haram terrorists flags hoisted.

”In a related development today, troops of 7 Division Garrison on patrol at Mainari village in Mafa Local Government Area had an encounter with Boko Haram terrorists. The encounter led to the killing of 9 terrorists and recovery of weapons which includes 4 AK-47 and 1 Pump Action Gun.

”The patrol teams have continued to dominate the respective areas.”

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PDP Needs To Change Its Name- Chieftain

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Jackson Lekan Ojo is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In an interview, he bares his mind on the Kogi State governorship challenge.
When asked, “What is your impression about PDP’s zoning of its 2019 presidential ticket to the North?”, he said:
“Anything done on illegality is illegality on its own. If some people are saying that Prince Uche Secondus still maintaining that position is illegal, then any decision taken by him is illegal. At the same time, are these people not confused? For now, the PDP is not in order; they are divided into three. One of the camps has sympathy for former President Goodluck Jonathan, one has sympathy for Secondus and his cohorts, while the other I think is headed by some of the governors and the Minority Leader. To me, for the PDP to rule at the centre again, they must change name and I want to talk like a political prophet.”
I foresee very clearly today that the PDP at the end of the day will scatter. Some progressive elements will go out. The progressive elements will turn to another party. The APC too, so those people that are the progressive elements in the PDP and the APC will come together under the umbrella of another party before 2019.
But we are talking about the PDP today, what about the APC. While Bola Tinubu has some people who are sympathetic to him, Buhari is also forming and building his own structure. Whether you like it or not, Atiku Abubakar is a giant and he cannot stay under the leadership of any of these two persons. So, he will stand on his own. So, the APC also will soon scatter and some of them will go and form another party. I assure you that before 2019, a mega party will come up from the PDP and the APC that will be stronger. But as at today, I think the PDP is badly mutilated.”
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PDP Chieftain Advocates Re-Branding Of Party, Says Party Lacks Think Tank

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A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Olisa Uzoewulu, has made a passionate appeal to the party leaders to rebrand it in order to save it from extinction.

Speaking to newsmen, in Abuja, recently, the PDP stalwart popularly known as Wulus, decried the lack of internal democracy, discipline and the prevalence corruption in the party, attributing them to the abysmal performance of the PDP in the 2015 general election.

He said that the absence of a think-tank in the PDP also a reason for its poor performance in the last presidential election.

He lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for his frugal disposition to governance, strength of character and integrity “saying that if in four (4) years, President Buhari recovers Nigeria’s looted money, he is likely to achieve a lot and instill fiscal discipline in governance in Nigeria.”

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Two PDP Cheiftains Assassinated in Rivers

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Two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibima Olunta and Goodfellow Bobmanuel, were killed by unknown gunmen. The politicians were shot dead in front of their house in Abonnema, headquarters of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Chairman of PDP in the state, Felix Obuah, alleged that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akuku-Toru local government area of the state were behind the assassination.

He condoled with the families of the deceased and members of the PDP in Abonnema, and urged them to remain calm as the party will unmask the killers.

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Two PDP Chieftains Killed

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The Police in Benue have confirmed the killing of two chieftains of the Peoples Democtatic Party (PDP) at Gbinde village in Ushongo Local Government Area of the state by gunmen.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Austin Ezeani, said on Thursday in Makurdi that the deceased, Agbatse Tarkighir and Degeh Ayaahemba, were PDP leaders at council level.

Ezeanin said the victims were traveling from Katsina-Ala to Adikpo on Wednesday evening when another vehicle overtook the bus conveying them suddenly opened fire on them, thereby killing the two.

He said two other passengers in the bus, who sustained various degrees of injuries, were receiving treatment at a hospital at Ushongo, while the corpses had been deposited at the general hospital, Adikpo in Kwande Local Government Area.

Ezeani said the motive of the killing had yet to be established, but assured that the police would not rest until the culprits were brought to book. He appealed to the people to desist from all acts of criminality, especially the killing of innocent people. “I appeal to you not to take delight in killing your fellow human beings, even if the police do not get you, remember that you will never escape the wrath of God.

“Remember the commandments of God, especially now that you approach the elections.

“Assist the police to apprehend criminals; those people who commit those atrocities are not spirits, they leave in your vicinities and dwell amongst you, so help us to protect you,” the police spokesman said.

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