Pro-Amaechi Lawmaker Chidi Llyod Detained In Abuja

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The Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, on Tuesday showed up at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, seven days after he was invited by the police over the free-for-all by some members of the assembly.

Chidi Lloyd, who had earlier been declared wanted by the Rivers State Police Command in connection with the fracas, arrived at the Force Headquarters at 5. 45pm and was immediately moved to the Force Criminal Investigation Department, where he was detained.

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Detained Boko Haram Suspects Plead For Second Chance, Say They Were Brainwashed

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Over 50 detained members of the Boko Haram sect have appealed to Federal Government to offer them another chance as these were ‘brain washed'into picking up arms contrary to the Nigerian state and its citizens.

The sect members made the appeal once the presidential committee on dialogue and peaceful resolution of security challenges in the North visited one of many detention centres in Maiduguri, Borno State capital on Tuesday.

According to one of many detainees Adam Konto, who introduced himself to the chairman of the committee, Kabir Turaki since the Amir (Commander) of the Bayan quarters, among Boko Haram's strongholds in Maiduguri, the detained members if released, is going to be law abiding and assist the FG in bringing the deadly insurgence to an end.

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Ukrainian plane suspected to be carrying Military hardwares detained in Kano

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Security agents have detained an Ukrainian cargo plane at the Kano International Airport for carrying suspected military hardware. Vanguard gathered that investigation is ongoing on the owners and the destination of the cargo.

This is coming few weeks after weapons believed to belong to Hezbollah was uncovered in a building belonging to a Lebanese businessman in Kano. The items recovered from the building include; 40 air-to-surface missiles, 50 cluster bombs, 200 rocket-propel launcher, eight AK-47 rifles, 200 military hand grenades, uncountable number of live ammunition and certain military hard wares deployed to destroy Armoured Personnel Carriers, APC.

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Nigeria Accuses Detained Lebanese Of ‘Serious Terrorism Charge’

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Nigeria authorities have said that the three Lebanese arrested last month for alleged possession of illegal arms in the northern city of Kano and Abuja, the nation’s capital are involved in a much more serious case of terrorism and a threat to national security.

According to court papers filed in response to a lawsuit filed by the three Lebanese challenging their detention by the Department of State Service (DSS), preliminary investigation has established a much more serious case of terrorism and their activities constitute a threat to national security.

The suspects, Abdallah Thaini, Mustapha Fawaz and Talal Roda were brought to court in obedience to a court order directing the secret police to produce them to enable them prosecute their case.

Detained Leadership journalists released, sue IG for ₦10m

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Two journalists with the LeadershipNewspapers, detained by the police on Monday were released on Tuesday evening.

The Group News Editor of LeadershipNewspapers Group, Mr. Tony Amoekedo, and correspondent, Chibuzo Ukaibe, were detained alongside two others at the Force Headquarters following a story their newspaper published on a “presidential directive” to attack key opposition political parties’ leaders.

They were however asked to report at the Force Headquarters daily for further investigation.

Islamist Detained For Insulting Christianity

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An extremist Islamic preacher was on Sunday ordered to be detained by Egypt’s State prosecutor for questioning on suspicion of insulting religion after a complaint from a Christian activist, a judicial source said.

The preacher Ahmad Abdullah, known as Abu Islam, is already on trial for tearing up a bible during a protest outside the American embassy in Cairo in September over a short film made in the United States that insulted Prophet Mohammed.

MASSOB claims the bodies found floating the Ezu river were those of their detained members killed by police

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The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) released a press statement yesterday claiming that some of bodies found floating in the Ezu River at Amansea community, Awka North LGA of Anambra State on Saturday 19th of January (read the story HERE), were those of their members who were in police custody.

According to MASSOB Director of Information, Comrade Uchenna Madu, their members killed and dumped in the river were; Basil Ogbu, Michael Ogwa, Sunday Omogo, Philip Nwankpa, Eze Ndubisi, Ebuka Eze, Obinna Ofor, Joseph Udoh, and Uchechukwu Ejiofor.

Read part of the statement after the Break...