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JUST IN: Police issues Statement after Soludo’s OCHA Brigade officers shoot 7 Traders, Kill one
The Anambra State Police Command has issued a statement on the fracas that occurred earlier today at the Popular Onitsha main market.
POLITICS NIGERIA earlier reported that officers of the Operation Clean and Health Anambra(OCHA) Brigade, a security and enforcement initiative by the State Governor, Charles Soludo, opened fire on some Traders after a disagreement, killing One and Injuring Seven.
Below is the statement signed by SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer;
“The Anambra State Police Command has restored calm in Onitsha Main Market following a distress call reporting that personnel of the Ocha Brigade, an Anambra State Environmental Law Enforcement outfit, allegedly engaged in an altercation with some traders, during which seven traders sustained gunshot injuries. The incident subsequently triggered unrest within the market.”
“Upon receipt of the report in the early hours of 9th September...
Afenifere issues warning to MURIC leader Akintola, gives reasons
The leadership of the Afenifere group has cautioned the executive Director of the Muslim Rights Concerns (MURIC), Ishaq Akintola and other religious groups against stoking ethnic or religious violence in the Southwest region.
The Yoruba socio-political group warned individuals and organisations against making incendiary statements or introducing unsecular practices capable of endangering the lives of people of
Ekiti and other states in the Southwest region.
In a statement issued by the chairman of its Ekiti state chapter, Gabriel Alonge, the Afenifere group called on the Department of State Services (DSS) and the police to profile and interrogate Akintola and other leaders stoking violence in the region.
Alonge cited the comment by Akintola stating that the Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele has declared war on Muslims over the demolition of the Mosque in Aramoko Ekiti, Ekiti State.
He described the MURIC leader’s...
Liz Cheney issues dire warning about ‘fundamentally cruel’ Trump, agrees he’s a ‘fascist’
Top Stories Tamfitronics Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday issued a series of dire warnings about a potential future Trump administration, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that people ought to “carefully” consider what another Trump presidency would look like.“Donald Trump believes he will be immune for anything he does once he’s in office,” Cheney, a fierce Trump critic, told moderator Kristen Welker.The former Wyoming congresswoman, who has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris and has campaigned with her, pointed to the Supreme Court’s ruling in July that the former president is immune from criminal prosecution for certain official actions he took while in office as a cause for concern.“Donald Trump believes he will be immune for anything he does once he’s in office,” she said. “He will not respect the rulings of our courts,...
NYSC DG issues strong warning to corps members overnight travels, gives reasons
Politics tamfitronics Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been warned against embarking on night travels.The warning was issued to corps members by the Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed, on Friday, August 30.According to Ahmed, no corps member is authorised to make night travels and anyone found embarking on such act will be sanctioned in line with the NYSC bye-laws.Speaking while addressing corps members of the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream Two and Camp Officials at the NYSC FCT Orientation Camp in Kubwa, Abuja, Ahmed said the corps is engaging with stakeholders to sensitize members on the dangers of night travels.He said the majority of the kidnap cases of corps members are recorded from night travels. His words, “The majority of Corps members’ kidnapping cases are due to night travel....
