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Edo APC Crisis: Party Scribe Wants DSS, Police To Investigate Recent Attacks, Bombing

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6 years ago

February 5, 2020

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Publicity Secretary of the All Peoples Congress (APC) in Edo State, Joseph Osagiede, yesterday, February 4, called for the investigation of recent attacks and ‘bombings’ in the state by the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Police and other security agencies in the state.

Osagiede, while making this call in an exclusive interview with Info Daily noted that when incidents happen in a particular pattern, there is need for every reasonable and right thinking person to understand a particular person is responsible for the whole thing.

Indicting the the National Chairman for the series of attacks in the state and tracing polical attacks to Auchi, Osagiede recalled how the then deputy governor was attacked at Auchi during campaign, Ize-Iyamu wife’s clinic was attacked and one Mr Frank’s house was vandalised, stressing that all fingered Oshiomhole as the man behind the attacks then.

He said, “On the 19th of October, 2014, Ize-Iyamu came out to say that his wife’s clinic was attacked with the aim of killing her, thinking that he was also there, with the aim of killing both of them, and that he was very sure that the attack was carried out by Oshiomhole.

“In 2016, during the campaign period, Doctor Pius Odubu went to Auchi for a political rally, boys came from no where and used guns and machetes to chase them away. They injured a lot of people including the orderly of the deputy gov. He was injured in the eyes; bullet entered his eyes.

“We also know that a few kilometers away from Auchi in Iyamho, the governor (Obaseki) and his entourage which included the Oba of Lagos and the chancellor of the university were attacked right in front of Oshiomhole’s house with guns and machetes. So, why is it that it is always Auchi and its environs that we are seeing all these attacks? Why is it that it is people who are in disagreement with Oshiomhole that are always attacked”, Osagiede questioned.

He re-echoed that the National Chairman has been suspended and he remains suspended going by the constitution of the party.

“The ward suspended him, the local government approved it and the state approved it too.The constitution of our party is very clear. If you are suspended from the ward, and the local government and the state rectified it, you stand suspended as a member of the party, so we don’t regard him as a member of the party any more”, he said.

Responding to questions on how the party has been factionalized, the publicity secretary argued that APC remains one in the state, adding that some persons are Impersonating the party but not APC but Edo Peoples Moment (EPM).

“We don’t regard them as APC members, they are Edo Peoples Movement (EPM) members and that is why we are saying don’t hold a rally when you are not a member of APC. How can you hold a rally when the state chairman is not aware; when I as publicity secretary is not there; when the gov who is the leader of the party is not there”, he added.

Attempt to hear from the National Chairman’s camp by Info Daily was proved abortive as his spokesperson declined to speak but referred our reporter to the local APC in the state, adding that he was not in position to speak.

Calls put across to the local APC were not going through as at press time.

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JUST IN: Court Orders IGP To Arrest Mahmood Yakubu, Ex-INEC Chairman

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3 hours ago

October 8, 2025

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Despite his exit as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has again ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the former INEC chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, for an offence relating to contempt of court.

The Court order came a few hours after Yakubu left office as the INEC chairman.

The Action Alliance, AA, had instituted a case before the court challenging INEC and its former chairman, Prof Yakubu, over their non-compliance with the judgment of the Court delivered by Justice Funmilola Demi-Ajayi in suit number FHC/OS/CS/194/2024.

In the said judgment, the court ordered INEC to put the names of the National Chairman of the Action Alliance, Adekunle Rufai Omoaje, and other members of the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, on the INEC portal.

The Court also held that the names of all the state chairmen of the party be uploaded on the INEC portal.

The court held that the elective convention of the party held on the 7th of October, 2023 which produced Omoaje as the national chairman of the party and other NEC members of the party was authentic as it was properly monitored and supervised by officials of INEC in accordance with the party’s constitution and the electoral acts.

However, INEC claimed to have complied with the court judgment, but the party disagreed with the commission, as the name of Omoaje was yet to be uploaded on the commission’s website despite the orders of the Court.

Although the names of the state chairmen of the party under the leadership of Omoaje and those of the NEC members are already on the INEC portal, Omoaje’s name is yet to be uploaded as of press time, a development that the court frowned at.

The court order obtained by our correspondent dated 7th October, 2025, and signed by Mr O.M. Kilani on behalf of the Court Registrar reads in part, “it is hereby ordered that the Inspector General of Police shall cause the arrest and shall charge the defendant/judgment debtors for contempt and committal proceedings within seven days of this ruling.”

The court also awarded a cost of #100,000 against the judgment creditors.

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Lagos Closes Adeniji Adele–CMS Lane For Six Weeks Of Repairs

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October 8, 2025

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The Lagos State Government has announced a partial closure of the Adeniji Adele Interchange Junction to CMS for six weeks to allow for rehabilitation works by the Federal Government.

According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the repair works will run daily between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., starting Sunday, October 12, and ending Sunday, November 23, 2025.

Osiyemi explained that only one lane of the road will be closed during the period, while the remaining lanes will remain open to traffic to minimize disruptions.

He assured motorists that traffic management officers will be stationed along the corridor to ensure smooth vehicular movement and reduce inconvenience during the rehabilitation.

“Motorists are implored to be patient, as the lane diversion is part of the traffic management plan for the rehabilitation of the road by the Federal Ministry of Works,” the commissioner said.

He also urged drivers to comply with the directives of traffic officials on duty to ensure safety and efficient traffic flow throughout the repair period.

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JUST IN: Tinted Permit Enforcement Placed On Hold Due To Court Order – Police

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October 8, 2025

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The Nigeria Police Force said on Wednesday that the enforcement of the vehicle tinted glass permit has been suspended following a court order halting the exercise.

Spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this during an interview on Africa Independent Television, AIT.

She said the decision to halt the enforcement came after the police officially received the court order.

Adeh said, “Information reaching me from the office of the PRO is that the order has been received and the enforcement of the tinted permit is now on hold pending the court’s verdict”.

Disclosing that the directive to suspend enforcement would remain in place pending the outcome of the ongoing legal process, Adeh said, “We are waiting for the verdict. We are not against the courts, and we will continue to wait until we get a verdict”.

Speaking on public concerns about the purpose of the tinted glass regulation, Adeh explained that it was introduced for security reasons, noting that some criminal activities had been carried out using vehicles with darkened windows.

“The law was not made by us. We are enforcers. The policy was purely security-driven. Some criminals were using tinted vehicles to commit offences, making it difficult for law enforcement to identify suspects,” she said.

She dismissed claims that the policy was designed for financial gain, noting that all payments related to tinted permits are made directly into the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA), not to the police.