Buhari Under Fire Over Failure To Arrest Gumi; Man Stoned, Burnt To Death In FCT

Buhari Under Fire Over Failure To Arrest Gumi

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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Saturday, lambasted the Federal Government and all the security agencies, accusing them of complicit silence and collective failure to arrest controversial Islamic cleric and bandit-sympathiser, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, in spite of his alleged many unguarded and alleged criminal statements.

HURIWA in a statement by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, said it is not surprising that while the state-controlled Department of State Services go after objective critics of government’s unpopular policies, especially Christians like the Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Hassan Kukah; the late former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Obadiah Mailafia; the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has spared Gumi despite his inflammatory comments.

The group noted that Gumi, at a recent event in Abuja organised by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and the Northern Consensus Movement, called for the establishment of a ministry of nomadic affairs to address the grievances of herders just like the Federal Government created a ministry for Niger Delta affairs.

According to HURIWA, Gumi has definitely been speaking the mind of the complicitous bandit-enablers in government and that is why he has not been arrested because the Islamic cleric is considered a mouthpiece of both bandits launching attacks from the forests of the North-West and North Central states as well as a government agent, trumpeting its interest and shameless Fulanisation agenda in a non-conventional way.

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Man Stoned, Burnt To Death In Abuja

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A 30-year-old member of a local vigilante group, Ahmad Usman, was killed in Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja for allegedly insulting prophet Muhammed.

The incident, which occurred at the Lugbe timber market section of fruit market in Federal Housing Estate, created panic and confusion in the area.

The mob action took place around 1pm on Saturday after Usman sought refuge in the vigilante office in the market.

Findings revealed that the local security outfit was overpowered before Usman was killed in front of the office and set ablaze.

The mob, according to the police, was over 200.

APC Threatens To Punish Tinubu Over Attack On Buhari

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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, has warned all presidential aspirants on the platform of the APC to desist from attacking President Muhammadu Buhari.

Mr Adamu also said the party takes exception to the recent comments by former Lagos State governor and presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, against the president.

He condemned the comment and warned that the party will take punitive action against any of the aspirants who make scathing comments against Mr Buhari.

The national chairman spoke while addressing journalists at the national secretariat of the party in, Abuja on Saturday.

Buhari's Aide Backs Tinubu

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Ya’u Darazo, the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Special Duties, has urged Nigerians, especially members of the All Progressives Congress, “to ignore the malicious attempt by the opponents of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to misrepresent what he told party leaders and delegates in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Thursday.”

Mr Darazo, in a statement he signed in his personal capacity as supporter of the presidential ambition of Mr Tinubu, claimed Mr Tinubu’s comment in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, was distorted in what he said was “a dubious attempt to cause discord between him and President Buhari.”

The Senior Presidential aide started his statement by stating that he was speaking for himself as a member of the team working for Mr Tinubu’s campaign.

Senator Alimikhena Emerges PDP Candidate For Edo North

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Declaring Senator Alimikhena as the winner of the Senatorial Primary election held in Auchi Public field Edo State, the returning officer, Pastor Kenneth said the Senator polled 181 votes of the 189 total votes cast

The Primary election was witnessed by officials of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC and security agents.

While addressing the media shortly after his emergence as the PDP Senatorial candidate, Alimikhena assured the people of Edo North of more robust representation saying he will turn around the fortune of the Party for good.