EDO POLICE CONVENES POLITICAL PARTIES, SETS SECURITY TONE FOR 2027 ELECTIONEERING. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
*PRESS RELEASE* EDO POLICE CONVENES POLITICAL PARTIES, SETS SECURITY TONE FOR 2027 ELECTIONEERING The Edo State Police Command has convened Chairmen of political parties, candidates and other key stakeholders in the electoral process for a strategic security meeting ahead of the 2027 electioneering campaigns. The meeting, held on Wednesday, 16th September, 2026, was designed to strengthen engagement between the Police and political actors, promote early understanding of security expectations, and establish a framework for peaceful and lawful political activities across the State. Addressing participants, the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Patrick Daaor, psc(+), mnips, emphasised that the role of the Police is to create the conditions for lawful political activity to thrive, not to participate in the political contest, and stressed the need for responsible conduct and sustained cooperation with security agencies. The Commissioner noted that the security of the electo...
The case of conspiracy,stealing,abuse of office and obtaining under false pretence filed against the trio of Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe,Pro Chancellor,Federal University of Agriculture,Abeokuta,FUNNAB,the Vice Chancellor,Prof. Olusola Oyewole and the Bursar,Moses Olusola Ilesanmi did not hold on the 16th of December,because the presiding judge,Justice O.O. Majekodunmi was bereaved.At the resumed hearing today,19th December,counsel to the first defendant,Wale Adesokan {SAN} approached the court through a motion on notice filed and served on the prosecuting counsel on the 15th of December,to quash the charges against the 1st defendant,Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe on the ground of lack of jurisdiction,information is bad for duplicity,misjoinder,lack of evidence and contradictory in terms.And for that reason the court should strike out the name of Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe,since the proof of evidence did not disclose any offence against him.The motion served on the prosecuting counsel earlier was responded to accordingly by the prosecuting counsel stating that the EFCC received a petition dated 19th July this year from three stakeholders of the Federal University of Agriculture,Abeokuta complaining about the criminal conduct of the 1st accused and his co-accused persons in the running of the affairs of the said University.That when the 1st accused was invited in respect of the said allegation,and he volunteered his statement in response to the petition.And that a careful perusal of his statement as contained in the proof of evidence,shows the level of his culpability and direct link and positive to the information against him.The contrary to the the motion on notice the information pending before the court is not bad for alleged duplicity,neither are they ambiguos.The said count does not offend the rules off drafting as regards joinder of parties in a charge,as they are certain and not contradictory.The matter was adjourned to 7th January,next year for the hearing of application and commencement of trial while 9th and 10th are for continuation of trial.
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