ANAMBRA GOVT APPREHENDS 8 SUSPECTS FOR EXTORTING MORE THAN N800, 000 FROM WOMEN IN AWKA. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.
Anambra State Government Apprehends 8 Suspects For Extorting More Than 800,000 Thousand Naira From Women In Awka By Chidinma Ikeanyionwu Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, has arrested eight suspects for allegedly extorting more than Eight Hundred Thousand Naira from women in Awka. The arrest was part of state government's resolve in eradicating crimes and corruption in the state. The exercise came following the directive of the Executive Governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo of an NGO using government's name to extort the sum of twenty thousand naira and above from unsuspecting individuals mostly women in Awka. When the Women and Social Welfare Commissioner bursted the office complex of the Host Communities of Nigeria Anambra State Chapter located opposite government house Awka, it was discovered that the suspects were operating with the United Bank of Africa staff in opening a current account for the women who must pay
After the Nigerian army arrested those that masterminded the suicide attacks in the northern part of Nigeria,the Islamist group Boko Haram,has offered to free the more than 200 Chibok girls,that were kidnapped from their school on April,2014 in exchange for the release of its militant leaders held by the government.Revealing this new development yesterday,a human rights activist,who has been a negotiator for Boko Haram Fred Eno,told Associated Press that Boko Haram's current offer is limited to the girls from the Government Girls Secondary School,Chibok,Borno state,whose mass abduction in April 2014 ignited world wide outrage and a campaign that stretched to other countries.Negotiator Fred Eno,who was involved in last year's talks,revealed another window of opportunity had opened within the past few days,but he could not disclose details.Mr Eno said the recent killings of around 350 people over the past nine days by Boko Haram fits with the pattern of increased violence as the Islamists look for a stronger negotiating position.Mr Eno also said that the latest opportunity comes through respected Islamic scholars and Muslim elders who were ignored by Jonathan's people,but noe have taken dangerous and courageous steps to engage the insurgents.The five week old administration of President Muhammadu Buhari offers ''a clean slate'' to bring the militants back to negotiations which had become poisoned by the different security agencies and their advice to the former president.One more photo below. 
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