TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE ALONG BENIN–SAPELE ROAD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE ALONG BENIN–SAPELE ROAD Troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Operation WABAIZIGAN, have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition during a targeted operation along the Benin–Sapele Road in Ikpoba-Okha LGA of Edo State. The suspect, identified as Olamide Oyeniyi, was arrested on 12 September 2026 at Obaretin Community by troops conducting operations to disrupt criminal activities and safeguard major transportation routes within the area. Items recovered from the suspect include one AK-47 rifle, one magazine and eight rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition. Other items recovered are one Tecno mobile phone, two bags, one torchlight, one music box and assorted charms. The suspect and recovered items are currently in troops’ custody for further investigation, while efforts are ongoing to establish his links to other criminal elements and determine his possible involvement in kidnapping and related activi...

ORJI KALU NAMED CHAIRMAN OF SOUTH-EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BY SENATE. (PHOTO).


 

The Senate has appointed Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as the pioneer Chairman Senate Committee on South-East Development Commission (SEDC), a newly created regional development commission signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.¹ Kalu, a former Abia Governor and current Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privatisation, is expected to lead the commission in achieving its objectives, including civil restitution, erosion control, security restoration, and infrastructure improvement.


Senator Ken Eze was also appointed as the Vice Chairman of the committee, while other members will be announced later. The Senate confirmed the 18-member board of the SEDC, led by Dr. Emeka Nworgu as Chairman and Hon. Mark Okoye as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.


Other confirmed members of the board include:


- Ugochukwu H. Agballah

- Hon. Okey Ikenwa

- Chief Hyacinth Ikpor

- Chidi Echeazu

- Ifeanyi Agwu

- Nasiru Usman

- Hamma Adama Ali

- Kumo Edward David Onoja

- Orure Kufre Inima

- Daniel Akwari

- Chief (Mrs.) Joke Adebayo-Chukwuma

- Hon. Stanley Ohajuruka (E.D. Finance)

- Chief Sylvester Okonkwo (E.D. Corporate Services)

- Hon. Toby Okechukwu (E.D. Projects)

- Senator Anthony Agbo (E.D. Commercial and Industrial Development)

- Dr. Clifford Ogbede (E.D. Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Rural Development)


The SEDC aims to address the region's development challenges, and Kalu's leadership is expected to play a crucial role in achieving this goal.

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