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  • Audu was tricked by Police in Lagos- Associates reveals

    Social media was yesterday awash with the news of Audu Maikori’s arrest. However, close associates revealed to TheNetng that the Chocolate City Chairman was deceived by the police and taken away to the Department of State Security Headquarters in Nigeria.

    In a chat, the source said the arrest is trickish

    “This afternoon, Audu Maikori was invited by the policemen from the station he had gone to report his driver for misinforming him on the killing of five students of the College of Education Kaduna. They came under the pretext of wanting to talk to him about the case. On getting to the station, he was then served with a warrant of arrest and taken forcibly to the DSS Headquarters in Abuja, we have cause to believe that this arrest was at the behest of the Kaduna State Governor. We tried to get the DSS to release him on Friday evening but they did not oblige. He would be kept in their custody until Monday morning”

    It is expected that Audu will be detained throughout the weekend

    It is widely known that when security operatives make an arrest over the weekend, the detainee is usually kept until the next working day- the next Monday.

    Audu started the #SouthernKadunaKillings campaign to draw attention to what he called the Kaduna State Government’s inaction in combating the murderous rampage going on in parts of his home state.

     

     

     

  • #IStandWithNigeria: 2face denies arrest by DSS

    #IStandWithNigeria: 2face denies arrest by DSS

    Nigeria’s award winning musician, Innocent Idibia, aka 2baba has denied being arrested and detained by the Directorate of State Services (DSS) over his earlier planned anti-government’s protests in Lagos and Abuja.

    In his tweet on Monday, he expressed gratitude to those who have shown concern over the purported arrest.

    “Thanks for the concern, guys. I am fine and free,” he said.

    “Reports about DSS arrest are not true. We are still compiling responses for the leadership.

    “State your opinion on the social media with the #IStandWithNigeria. Peace! One luv always!!!”

    The protest which was initiated by the hip-hop artist for Monday was cancelled on Sunday.

    The cancellation did not stop other groups from carrying on with the protest, but it attracted a lean turnout both at the National Stadium in Lagos and Unity Fountain, Abuja.

    The popular musician cancelled the protest on Sunday citing “security concerns and public safety consideration’’.

    However, some groups vowed to go ahead with the protest in spite of the cancellation by its initiator.

    Some citizens took to their twitter handles, reporting situation at the venues of the protest with #StandWithNigeria playing prominent role in Abuja.

    According to the tweet of Ms Maureen Kabrik ‏@Mkabrik, “We are at Unity Fountain right now getting ready for our protest #IStandWithNigeria #OneVoiceNigeria.

    The tweet displayed a long banner held by two men with the inscription “#StandwithNigeria’’ #OneVoiceNigeria”

    BennyCapricorn ‏@BennyCapricorn also said “Strong Woman @AishaYesufu God bless you always!!! Live @ the Unity Fountain. #iStandWithNigeria.”

    Reports from National Stadium Lagos indicate that a few people turned out in spite of the cancellation of the protest.

    kajogbola kabir ‏@kosimagi tweeted, saying they were at the National Stadium in Lagos.

    “At the National Stadium Surulere for the #Protest. #IStandWithNigeria #OneVoiceNigeria. Enough of talk on social media’’

  • We’ll resume efforts to arrest, extradite Kashamu – NDLEA

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has said following the ruling of a United States Appeals Court which upheld the ruling against Senator Buruji Kashamu’s drug peddling case, it is now ready to resume efforts to arrest and finally extradite the senator.

    The agency said it has been “emboldened and strengthened” by the latest ruling of a United States court, which ruled that the senator must face drug charges.

    TheNewsGuru.com recalls that the US appeal court on Friday upheld the ruling against Kashamu, who is facing drug charges, related to the hit TV show, “Orange is the New Black.”

    With the verdict, the Senator, representing Ogun East Senatorial District, could be extradited to face trial in the US court.

    According to the Head, Public Affairs, NDLEA, Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, the NDELA had a legal treaty with the US and would not compromise this agreement for any reason.

    Ofoyeju said, “Already, there are actions ongoing to vacate those orders. So, it is now important for us to pursue those actions to a conclusion because we now have a better ground to vacate those orders. And these are injunctions that he got restraining us from picking him up.

    “You know that this development is a good reason for us to vacate those orders that he is not to be arrested.”

    He stated that based on the latest US court ruling, the agency’s position had been “emboldened and strengthened and we will push for the vacation of every injunction stopping us.”

    Ofoyeju added, “When those (restraining) orders are cleared, then we can go ahead with the extradition case. There is no point filing another one. The case that was filed is still in court. It is just that there are orders preventing that case and these orders need to be cleared so that the coast will be clear.”

    On claims that the NDLEA had given up on Kashamu, the agency’s spokesperson declared, “No way, that is not true! We have not given up, but we don’t want to violate court orders. We will seek legal means and this case has emboldened our case here in Nigeria.

    “On the exceptionality of his case, he is a distinguished Senator and so our legal team will come up with the best legal option for him to clear himself because of the mutual legal agreement that we have with the US.

    “The case is a very sensitive one because he is a serving Senator; but then, we have a mutual agreement with the US on things like this. It is an allegation, but let him go and clear himself.”

    Ofoyeju said, “The court in the US has ruled and back home here, he has secured an injunction that he should not be arrested. So our legal team is currently studying the case, both the one in the US and the one in Nigeria. This is in order to know the next legal line of action, because he must clear himself. That is the position.”

    “So, as it is now we are going to look at the best legal action to take in order for his right not to be violated because he is a distinguished senator of the federal republic. However, at the same time, all necessary measures will be exploited for him to clear himself of whatever allegations that have been brought against him in the US.”