TROOPS OF OPERATION WHIRL STROKE ARREST HIGH PROFILE CRIMINAL IN BENUE COMMUNITY. (PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE

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 TROOPS OF OPERATION WHIRL STROKE ARREST HIGH PROFILE CRIMINAL IN BENUE COMMUNITY Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE arrested a high-profile suspected criminal during an intelligence-driven operation in Agasha Village of Guma Local Government Area, Benue State, following a report of an attack on a local resident. The operation was launched on 13 March 2026 after security agencies received credible information regarding an attack on Mr Shaapera Seeta Michael in Agasha Village. Acting swiftly on the report, troops of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Intervention Battalion XI deployed under Operation WHIRL STROKE mobilised immediately to the affected area to track down the suspect responsible for the assault. Upon arrival, the troops cordoned the area to prevent the suspect from escaping while conducting a targeted search operation aimed at identifying and apprehending the alleged attacker. The suspected militia member identified as Mr Suurnen David Akum, aged 27, from Agasha Village in G...

BIDEN COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCES OF 37 OUT OF 40 FEDERAL DEATH ROW INMATES, CONVERTING THEIR PENALTIES TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT PAROLE. (PHOTO).

 


Biden Commutes Death Sentences, Reinforcing Opposition to Capital Punishment


President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates, converting their penalties to life imprisonment without parole. This decision excludes high-profile cases such as the Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and the perpetrator of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, Robert Bowers. Biden's move aligns with his long-standing opposition to the death penalty, reaffirming his belief that it should be abolished at the federal level. The commutation affects those convicted of severe crimes, including murders committed in prison or during robberies, but Biden emphasized that his action was not meant to downplay the victims' suffering.


Biden's clemency actions come amid heightened political contrasts with former President Donald Trump, who reinstated federal executions in 2020 and indicated his intention to expand the use of the death penalty. Biden's administration has imposed a moratorium on federal executions and, in addition to the death row commutations, has issued pardons and sentence reductions for thousands of nonviolent offenders. However, Biden's decision does not impact state-level death sentences, and executions continue in some states. This move is part of Biden’s broader criminal justice reform agenda, which also includes pardons for his son, Hunter Biden, amidst a wider context of executive clemency.

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