Author: Dailyblast
Edo polls: Police arrest thugs and party loyalists for vote buying, recovers cash and incriminating items
In a statement released today September 21, the spokesperson of the police force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, says police operatives conducted synchronized raids on identified black spots on September 20, 2024, at approximately 1900hrs.
The group, however, acknowledged the arrest of the alleged two vote traders in George Idah Primary School, Ward 2, Oredo Local Government Area.
On Saturday, September 21, 2024, the people of Edo State in South-South Nigeria voted to elect a new governor to succeed the incumbent, Godwin Obaseki, whose constitutional eight-year double terms will end on November 12, 2024.
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Gwo gwo gwo is a warning against deception. It is an awakening to the reality of the world of competitive pressure where one’s neighbour could be one’s enemy. It calls for vigilance. It calls for navigational intelligence, the ability to get through the world of hostility and deviousness. It is in this context that the Igbos value ‘ako na uche’, the intelligence or smartness that is rooted in prudence, in paying attention to the true nature of things, not the way they appear, because the bitter cola is not as sweet as it sounds. We should bear this truth in mind as we proceed on this conversation.
His company has completed the development of Single Point Monitoring (SPM) and Conventional Buoy Mooring (CBM) facilities in the Lekki Free Trade Zone.
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Lagos chapter, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, expressed shock that the church allowed the testimony, which he described as a fabrication.
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“I struggled and dragged myself to the window and banged it hard. Luckily, the guy heard me and I made a sign pointing in the direction the suspect went,” she said.
The police reassured the public of its dedication to protecting lives and property and, therefore, urged citizens to report any suspicious activities to the nearest police station or via our published help lines.
Nkere stated that his men impounded the truck, which was laden with bags of salt as a decoy, following credible intelligence.
The statement noted that the planned assassination “was unsuccessful owing to the intervention of security personnel attached to the lawmaker”.