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  • Cultists clash: 4 killed, 2 arrested in Lagos

    Four suspected cultists were killed during a clash between two rival cult groups of Aiye and Eiye in Ajah area of Lagos State on Sunday.

    A very reliable source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that two suspects were arrested by operatives from police Area “J” Command, Ajah over the killings.

    Sources told NAN that the cult groups had been at logger heads over supremacy in the Sangotedo area of Ajah in recent times.

    NAN learnt that the suspected cultists used machetes and other dangerous weapons in the fight and inflicted fatal wounds on themselves.

    “The police recovered four dead bodies and deposited them at the public mortuary. Three cutlesses were also recovered from the suspects.

    “Security has been beefed-up in the area with more patrol policemen deployed. The area is calm now,” the source told NAN.

    NAN further learnt that policemen were also combing the bushes on the road between Ogonbo community and Abraham Adesanya Estate in Ajah area for more victims.

    The spokesman for the police in Lagos, DSP Bala Elkana, did not respond to calls and messages sent to him for the command’s reaction to the killings as at press time.

  • Police arrest serving rep member over APC, PDP bloody clash in Kano

    The Police Command in Kano State has confirmed the arrest of a member representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, Abdulmumini Jibrin-Kofa, over Thursday’s clash between supporters of PDP and those of APC in the state.

    Jibrin-Kofa is a candidate in Saturday’s election into the House of Reps.

    In the same vein, the Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Kayode Egbetokun, also confirmed the arrest of the PDP Kwara South Senatorial candidate, Rufai Ibrahim, over his alleged link with Tuesday’s attack on the All Progressives Congress senatorial candidate, Lola Ashiru, in Ojoku.

    The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Friday in Abuja said the suspects were arrested in connection with the killings in Kwara and Kano states respectively.

    Adamu explained this while answering questions at a media briefing where he featured alongside the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on the Commission’s preparations for Saturday’s national elections.

    He said that the suspects, who happened to be candidates participating in Saturday’s elections, were arrested for having connections with the crisis in the two states, and that they needed to defend themselves.

    “We heard of what happened in Kwara, the Commissioner of Police reported that two people were killed and the group of people that were suspected to have perpetrated the killing were arrested.

    “And one of them is a candidate of a political party. So, because he is a candidate in the election, should we allow him to go without facing the law?

    “So, he has been arrested with others; he needs to defend himself as regards the murder allegation.

    “The same thing in Kano. We all know that there was a problem in Kano, two people were killed in Kano, some vehicles were burnt down. Police had to move to arrest people that were committing this crime on the scene.

    “In the course of making the arrest, one of the suspect happened to be a candidate in the election that is supposed to take place. Do we leave him because he is a candidate?

    “I think he should defend himself, that is why he was arrested.’’

    The Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, said that Jibrin-Kofar was arrested alongside some political leaders from the area in connection with the clash between supporters of the PDP and the APC at Kofa village in Bebeji Local Government Area.

    He said Jibrin-Kofa was arrested alongside the political leader for questioning over the incident.

    No fewer than two persons lost their lives following the clash, while 20 vehicles were burnt and 18 others vandalised.

    Meanwhile, the PDP on Friday demanded the immediate and unconditional release of its Kwara South Senatorial candidate, Senator Rufai Ibrahim; and other members of the party.

    PDP maintained that the concerned persons were “framed-up, arrested and detained” by the Police in Kwara State.

    The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, said that the continued detention of Ibrahim on the eve of a crucial election in which he is a lead contender was provocative.

    Ologbondiyan cautioned the Police to stop harassing, arresting and detaining PDP members on “flimsy charges” that could directly pitch security agents against the people.

  • Akwa Ibom First Lady, Akpabio’s wife clash over reception of Aisha Buhari [Photos]

    Akwa Ibom First Lady, Akpabio’s wife clash over reception of Aisha Buhari [Photos]

    There was a mild drama in Akwa Ibom State on Friday as wives of the sitting Akwa Ibom State governor, Mrs. Martha Emmanuel and the immediate past governor of the State, Mrs. Unoma Akpabio clashed while receiving the wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari at the Victor Attah International Airport, Uyo.

    According to reports reaching TheNewsGuru, the brawl ensued between the duo while they tussled to gain the attention of Aisha Buhari who was in the state for the inaugural campaign of her political party, APC’s governorship candidate, Mr. Nsima Ekere.

    Recall that Governor Udom Emmanuel and Senator Godswill Akpabio had been at daggers drawn ever since he [Akpabio] defected to the APC.

    According to a source who witnessed the altercation and spoke under condition of anonimity, it was Mrs. Akpabio who breached the protocol – she reportedly obstructed Mrs Emmanuel but the latter with the help of her security aides, wrestled her way to receive Mrs. Buhari.

    “It almost turned physical”, the source said, adding that the President’s wife, who was embarrassed by the protocol breach, had to return into the plane that brought her until normalcy returned.

    Meanwhile, another source very close to Mrs Akpabio spoke said; “it was an embarrassing moment for the governor’s wife and her people, having failed in their attempt to get Mrs. Buhari into her car. Despite struggle by Udom’s wife, SSG and government house security to hijack the First Lady’s visit and push out APC members at the airport, the First Lady ignored Udom’s wife’s car and went for Mrs. Unoma Akpabio’s car.”

  • Several killed, others injured as miscreants clash over stolen items

    Seven persons were killed while many others were injured after some hoodlums clashed at the Badia area of Lagos State. The bodies of those who had been identified are Muyideen Saka, Wasiu Yusuf, Ejima and Noah.

    The clash was said to be between two factions of miscreants – Suara and Railway boys. During the clash, property and other valuables valued at millions of naira were damaged. The fight was said to have started since Sunday last week. It was learnt that whenever the Suara boys were returning from robbery operations, they always pass through railway line.

    In the process, railway boys will block the Suara boys and snatch their loot from them. A witness, Kunle Idowu, said: “On Sunday last week, Suara boys, who were fully armed, invaded Railway line section and started shooting sporadically, injuring people in the process.

    The railway line hoodlums were repelled by the Suara boys, who chased them towards the white sand area of the community, killing two among them.” Following the killing of the two, Suara boys regrouped and returned the following day to railway line.

    They launched a reprisal and killed two persons, later identified as Ejima and Noah. Determined to avenge their colleagues, the Railway boys pursued the Suara boys, and chased them to Baale and Church streets, where both factions, armed to the teeth, confronted each other.

    Both factions were armed with locally- made pistols, rifles and different machetes. One of the flying bullets from the gangs’ smoking guns hit a marketing official of an insurance firm, Mr. Saka, residing at Suara Street. Also killed during the clash was Yusuf, residing at No 42, Baale Street, who died at a private hospital. Another victim, Wasiu Jimoh, who resides at N 36 Church Street, was said to have escaped unhurt when the Railway boys stormed his house.

    The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Chike Oti, said the clash was between cult groups. He said: “Immediately the command got information about the clash, policemen from the Anti-Cultism Squad were deployed to the scene.

    Three bodies were evacuated, while three persons were apprehended in connection with the murder. The suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Panti, Yaba, for further investigation. “The total number of suspects arrested in connection with the clash is 35.”

  • 18 killed in clashes over cattle grazing land

    Clashes between South Sudanese cattle herders over grazing land have left 18 people dead, authorities said on Wednesday, the latest violence over territory in the troubled country.
    “We have confirmed the killing of 18 people in the inter-communal fighting,’’ Terekeka State Minister for Information Dominic Ladu told dpa.
    The clashes occurred on Tuesday in Terekeka state over the use of grazing land along the River Nile, he said.
    Clashes over land and cattle raids are both common in the volatile East African nation.
    Much of the fighting is often along ethnic lines.
    dpa/NAN

  • 1 killed in Tambuwal motorcade as APC, PDP supporters clash in Sokoto

    1 killed in Tambuwal motorcade as APC, PDP supporters clash in Sokoto

    The Police Command in Sokoto State has confirmed the death of one person as a result of stray bullets fired when hoodlums allegedly attacked Gov. Aminu Tambuwal’s motorcade in Sokoto on Saturday.
    The victim, a 22-year-old man died yesterday as supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and that of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) clashed at Gawon Nama area of Sokoto State.
    The deceased who was identified as Imrana Ahmad Alkanchi was said to have been hit by a stray bullet at the scene of the clash.
    It was alleged that some political thugs loyal to the APC attempted to block Governor Aminu Tambuwal’ s convoy passing through Gawon Nama area where the house of an APC leader and former governor of the state, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, is located.
    Tambuwal, who was returning to Sokoto for the first time since he lost out at the PDP national convention was received by a mammoth crowd who thronged the Sultan Abubakar III International Airport as early as 10am.
    A long motorcade of the governor’s convoy and supporters took over the major roads of the metropolis, driving to the Government House where the governor was expected to address the supporters.
    A cousin of the deceased and Information Officer at the state owned university, Zayyanu Shehu, confirmed the death, adding that the man was waiting for a motorcycle to take him to the Gawon Nama market when the bullet hit him.
    When contacted, the spokesperson of the Sokoto State Police Command, DSP Cordelia Nwewe, said they were investigating the matter and that they would address the press in due course.

  • One killed, three injured in rival militia groups clash – Police

    One killed, three injured in rival militia groups clash – Police

    Police on Monday said that one person was killed and three injured in clashes between rival militias in the Libyan Capital Tripoli, Police said.

    Tripoli’s police department said that random shells fell on civilians in the area of Khallet al-Furjan, adjacent to the Salah al-Din neighbourhood where the clashes are taking place.

    Clashes erupted between the rival brigades, which are affiliated with the internationally recognised government in Tripoli.

    The country is currently split between two rival governments; one in Tripoli and the other in the eastern city of Tobruk.

    Libya has descended into chaos since long-time President Moamer Gaddafi was toppled and killed in a 2011 uprising that turned into an armed conflict.

    Rival militias continue to fight for control of vital areas in the country, as extremist group, the so-called Islamic State, stages frequent attacks.

    dpa/NAN

  • BREAKING: Ekiti APC primaries stalled as agents clash over alleged irregularities

    The governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State was on Saturday suspended due to alleged irregularities and subsequent outbreak of order by party agents.

    Voting was ongoing and a good number of delegates had cast their votes when suddenly delegates raised the alarm that a candidate, the Minister of Mines and Steel, Kayode Fayemi, was breaching the rules without any caution from the organisers.

    The agents of the other aspirants alleged that the process had been compromised due to some practice allegedly introduced by delegates voting for Fayemi, a former governor of the state.

    The agents immediately disrupted the process, forcing security agents to cordon off the voting area to secure the ballot boxes and papers.

    There was sporadic shooting by security personnel to ensure calm.

    Efforts by the Chairman of the organising committee, Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa, to call the primaries to order were unsuccessful as at 5.00 p.m.

    However, Fayemi’s representative, Abejide Adewumi, said other agents realised that his candidate was coasting home to victory and decided to disrupt the process.

    He said the other aspirants should have allowed the process to go through even if they had grievances.

    He also added that the organisers should resume the process and allow the remaining delegates to cast their votes.

    In a swift response, the director general of the Babafemi Ojudu campaign, Ranti Adebisi, said the process could not continue because it had been compromised.

    “The process has been compromised. When there was a rule that you can only bring in two people. He brought in 18 observers. He cannot come here and disrupt what is going on in Ekiti State,” he said.

    Other agents complained that the party had no clear guidelines as to how the process should be conducted, changing the rules intermittently without informing those participating in the process.

    They also alleged that some security operatives close to the voting area were telling the delegates how to vote and to vote for Mr Fayemi.

    They want the process stopped and all their observations considered before the primaries could continued.

    Meanwhile, the organising committee has called for more security reinforcements to ensure that the situation does not degenerate further.

    Two former governors and three former senators are among the 33 governorship aspirants testing their popularity in Saturday’s primaries.

    Fayemi could not, however, be immediately reached for comments as at the time of filing this report.

  • Dino Melaye: Lawyers, police clash in Abuja court [VIDEO]

    Dino Melaye: Lawyers, police clash in Abuja court [VIDEO]

    There was pandemonium at the Chief Magistrate court, Mpape, Abuja yesterday between some lawyers and police officers.

    The lawyers clashed with the police over the detention of two of their colleagues and relatives of Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye.

    One barrister David Amaefula and Pius Udo-Inyang, who are of the law firm of Messrs Rickey Tarfa & Co. Abuja Office, were on Tuesday, April 24 and 25 arrested by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, office Guzape after they were dispatched to the Zankli Medical Centre, Mabushi, Abuja to secure justice for Senator Melaye, who was being admitted there.

    Also two other persons, including a cousin to Melaye and his friend were also arrested during the raid.

    Magistrate Zubairu on Monday granted the defendants bail in the sum of N200,000.

    The judge also demanded one surety each in like sum, adding that the sureties must be resident in the FCT.

    All hell broke loose when over 50 armed policemen deployed in the court attempted to seize placards from protesting lawyers.

    The over 100 lawyers in the court premises resisted the move.

    The police officers then encircled the lawyers and demanded that they leave the court premises.

    This attracted stiff opposition from the lawyers.

  • Several injured as Hausa, Yoruba clash in Ondo

    Seeral people were on Sunday in the Sabo area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, as the Yoruba engaged in a free-for-all with some members of the Hausa community, leading to many people being injured.

    It was gathered that the fight involved some followers of a masquerader in Akure who entered the Sabo area, where most of the Hausa resided.

    A source explained that the followers of the masquerader passed through the Old Garage area of Akure where some Hausas sold groceries.

    The followers were alleged to have attempted to disrupt the business of the Hausa traders which was resisted by the latter, leading to a clash.

    The source said, “The crisis started after some followers of the Akure masquerader disturbed the activities of the Hausa, who were selling at the Old Garage area. “

    It was gathered that vehicular movement was halted on Oba Adesida Road for several hours.

    Some motorcycles were reportedly burnt, while some houses were torched.

    Also, men of the state police command and the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, were reportedly deployed in the scene to forestall further breakdown of law and order.

    Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Femi Joseph, said the command had begun investigation into the matter.

    He said, “We learnt that some people who were following a masquerader had issues with some members of the Hausa community. But immediately we drafted our men there, normalcy was returned. We are still looking for the people that caused the crisis. If we arrest them, we will charge them to court.”

    The Chief Press Secretary to the Deji of Akure, Oba Aladelusi Aladetoyinbo, Mr. Michael Adeyeye, said the palace was also investigating the matter.