NUT PROTEST : WIKE WARNS AGAINST POLITICISING INSECURITY. (PHOTO).

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 NUT Protest : Wike Warns Against Politicising Insecurity The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity amid protests by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT wing, over the killing and abduction of school staff and children in Oyo State. Teachers stormed the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja to condemn the killing of Michael Oyedokun and to demand the release of abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area. The FCT minister addressed the protesters on Tuesday, saying the federal government is on its toes working to secure the rescue of the schoolchildren and their teachers. Wike urged protesters to avoid turning the tragedy into a political issue and to give security efforts time to produce results. Chairman of the union in the FCT, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, explained that the nationwide solidarity protest was to condemn the killing of the teacher and abduction of the school chil...

KIDNAPPERS REDUCE RANSOM FROM N100M TO N40M FOR KWARA MONARCH'S WIFE.(PHOTO).



 Kidnappers reduce ransom from N100m to N40m for Kwara monarch’s wife


Gunmen, who killed Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti in  Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State and kidnapped his wife and other person last Thursday night have reduced the  N100million  ransom placed on the abducted victims to N40 million.


Daily Sun yesterday,gathered that the gunmen had reached out to the monarch’s family at the weekend for payment of the  ransom which they said they have reduced from N100million to N40 million before  the victims  would be released.


Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole,was killed by  gunmen in his palace last Thursday’s night, while his wife and another person were abducted.


Speaking with journalists yesterday,Chairman of the Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) in Ekiti Local Government Council of Kwara state,  Kehinde Bayode, also said that a suspect was apprehended in Eruku town in the LGA .


However, Kwara  state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, said  that no arrest has  been made in connection with the incident.


“The CP has deployed tactical team to Koro Ekiti to fish out the perpetrators. Policemen are working with other security agencies to free those who  were abducted during the kidnapping incident. No arrest has  been made. We are going to keep you abreast of the development as it unfolds”.


The council chairman,Ejire-Adeyemi, while speaking on  efforts made to free the abducted wife of the monarch and the other victim, said,”the kidnappers had got in touch with the family, demanding for N100 million ransom which has now been reduced to N40 million. We are still negotiating with them and right now, I am on my way to Koro to get the latest information on the negotiation. We will continue to brief you as the situation unfolds and we will keep you posted”.

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