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Mother, 3 Children  Detained For Asking Police Of Her Missing Husband

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IGP Muhammad Adamu

 

Alhasan Bala, Abuja

One Mrs. Bolanle Ohore and her three children were detained at the SARS, (Abattoir) for three days when she went to inquire about the whereabouts of her husband.

 

In the case of unlawful arrest, detention, enforced disappearance, extortion, and abuse of office which was heard on Monday, February 15, 2021, by the IIP-SARS, counsel to the petitioner Wisdom Edun Esq. narrated how Mrs. Bolanle was compelled to pay the sum of N50, 000.00 before she and her three children who were detained could be released from custody.

 

According to him, her offense was daring to ask for the whereabouts of her husband. Narrating further, Mr. Edun informed the panel that in the last year of Mr. Ohore’s arrest by the Police, all efforts to locate his whereabout by his family members have proved abortive, this informed his wife’s decision to go in search of him at the SARS office at the abattoir, he said.

 

During the hearing, two witnesses Mr. Maxwell Ekpo and Taiwo Endurance narrated how Ohore was arrested. Testimonies from both witnesses revealed that Mr. Ohore was accosted by two Policemen on the evening of 12th January 2020 at the Arena (a viewing center) situated at Abacha Road Mararaba, where all three friends had gone to watch a football match.

 

They further narrated, that while the match was going on, two fierce-looking men, one in Police uniform and the other in mufti, accosted Mr. Ohore for reasons unknown to them, shooting first in between his legs before shooting sporadically in the air.

 

Mr. Maxwell stated that in the cause of the sporadic shooting, one of the many people who were also present at the viewing center was instantly killed by a stray bullet, while others sustained various degrees of injuries, including Taiwo Endurance (one of the witnesses).

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They also recounted how Mr. Ohore has eventually whisked away in a green taxi to an unknown destination by the policemen.

 

Counsel to the petitioner who applied to have Mrs. Bolanle, the DPO, Abacha road Police Station and other witnesses in the case at the next hearing prayed the panel to among other things; thoroughly investigate the unlawful arrest of Ogaga Ohore, his sudden disappearance from custody, a refund of N50, 000 extorted from his wife and the sum of N500, 000000 (Five hundred Million Naira Only), for holding Ohore incommunicado and also for detaining his wife and children for three (3) days.

 

The matter was adjourned to February 25th, 2021 for a continuation of the hearing.

 

 

 

In a related development, the police were again accused of enforced disappearance, arbitrary arrest, and prolonged unlawful detention of Lukman Salihu.

 

Counsel to the petitioner,  Shuaibu Arewa Esq. informed the panel that at the time of his arrest in July 2015, Lukman who was accused by the joint Federal Team of belonging to a terrorist group was a student of Nasarawa State Polytechnic.

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The matter was taken to court on May 13, 2016, where the Attorney General of the Federation, Chief of Army Staff, IGP, Director General, State Security Service was joined as respondents.

 

According to Arewa, throughout the duration of the hearing in the Court, all other institutions listed in the case made an appearance and denied knowledge on the whereabouts of Mr. Lukeman, except the Police which neither appeared before the court nor filed a counter-affidavit.

 

The Court, therefore, awarded one Million Naira damages to be paid by the Police or release of Lukeman Suleiman which has not been responded to.

 

Narrating further, Arewa Esq. told the panel that the Nigerian Police had failed to obey a Federal High court order to produce Lukeman. He, therefore, appealed to the panel to compel the appearance of SUPOL Christopher of defunct SARS, (IPO at the time of the incidence). Arewa Esq. also appealed to the panel to compel the police to honor the court order previously given by providing Lukeman or to give an account of his whereabouts, and if they fail, then the sum of N500, 00000O   should be paid to his family as compensation.

 

Lead counsel to the respondents, James Idachaba Esq. promised to reach out to Force Criminal Investigative Department to verify the whereabouts of Lukeman Salihu and get back to the panel at the next hearing.

 

The matter was adjourned to February 26, 2021, to compel the appearance of SUPOL Christopher and for the Police to explain the whereabouts of the victim.

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Just In:President Tinubu Sacks Minister Of Finance

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle in the membership of the Federal Executive Council.

According to a memo signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, two cabinet members, Mr. Wale Edun and Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa are to leave the cabinet while their replacements have been named.

Edun, until the latest development, was the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy. He has been directed to hand over to Mr. Taiwo Oyedele who is now to take over as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Oyedele was formerly a Minister of State in the ministry.

Also Mr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma (PhD .) has been named as the ministerial nominee and minister designate for the Housing and Urban Development Ministry.

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The memo also directed Dangiwa to hand over to the Minister of State in the ministry.

The memo stated that “all handing over and taking over processes should be completed on or before close of business on Thursday 23rd April, 2026.”

Explaining the President’s decision, Akume said: “These changes are aimed at strengthening cohesion, synergy in governance as well as achieving more impactful delivery on the economy to Nigerians, through the Renewed Hope Agenda.”

He said the President, in approving the cabinet reshuffle, has fully exercised his powers as conferred on him by Sections 147 and 148 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, as amended).

The President thanked the outgoing ministers for their services to the nation while wishing them the best in all their future endeavours.

The President, Akume noted, equally assured all cabinet members that “the process of reinvigoration shall be continuous.”

Signed:

Yomi Odunuga,
Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation

21-04-2026

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JUST IN: FG Files 13 Count Charges Against Alleged Coup Plotters

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By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa

The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja against individuals accused of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. Among those named in the suit are a retired major general, a retired naval captain, a serving police inspector, and three other suspects.

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According to security sources, the coup was scheduled to be executed on Nigeria’s Independence Day. However, the plot was uncovered after preparations and plans were leaked, leading to its successful disruption.

The development prompted the Federal Government to cancel the Independence Day programme—a move described as highly unusual by political observers.

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BIKOBA Mourns EX-NFA Chairman, Ibrahim Galadima

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The leadership, and the entire members of Birnin-Kudu Old Boys Association (BIKOBA) mourn the passing of the former president of the Association, and former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, who died Saturday, the 18th of April 2026, after a protracted illness.

Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, who died at the age of 78, was the fourth president of BIKOBA, having served two consecutive terms between 1993-1997, and being a member of ’71 class chapter of the Association.

Remarking on the passing of the elderstateman, President of BIKOBA, Alhaji Ja’afar Usman Muhammad (Turakin Gaya), described him as an astute football administrator and one of the most influential figures in Nigerian sports.
He said, after diligently serving BIKOBA as it’s fourth president, late Ibrahim Galadima had also served in various capacities at national and sub-national levels, as one time Commissioner of Information, Kano State while noting that his tenure as Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (2002–2006), was full of success stories, culminating to the growth and develpoment of sporting sub sector in Nigeria.

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He similarly served with distinction as the Chairman of the Kano State Sports Commission, where he played a vital role in promoting sports at both grassroots and elite levels, said BIKOBA President.

“Being one of the founding fathers of Kano Pillars FC, late Galadima also laid a solid foundation for the club’s growth into a dominant force in Nigerian football, adding that, his legacy, leadership, and passion for the game will continue to be remembered in the history of the club”

The president, on behalf of the executive committee and entire members of BIKOBA, extends heartfelt condolences to the immediate family of the deceased, his friends, the government, the good people of Kano State, as well as the entire Nigerian football community over the irreparable loss.

In a statement signed by National publicity secretary of the association Malam Mahmud Ibrahim Kwari said BIKOBA also prays that Almighty Allah grants late Ibrahim Galadima Aljannatul Firdaus, Ameen.

 

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