Today's Headlines: My Boys And I Can Restore Democracy In Niger – Asari Dokubo; Gunmen Kill 21 In Plateau
My Boys And I Can Restore Democracy In Niger – Dokubo
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Former Militant leader and founder of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Asari Dokubo has said that he has the manpower to defeat the military junta in Niger Republic.
Dokubo said his armed group could overrun Niger Republic if commissioned by the federal government.
In a viral video, Dokubo said he and his boys have the capacity to restore democracy in Niger.
He said, “If the government commissions me and my people to go to Niger Republic, we will go. We will defeat them and we will come back victorious. It is not a boast.
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Gunmen Kill 21 In Plateau
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Gunmen have killed 21 persons in Baton and Rayogot, Heipang District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Mr Rwang Tengwong, the National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Movement (BYM), a socio-cultural group, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos.
Tengwong said that the attack on the communities occurred at 1:26 am. on Thursday, and left seven other persons with various degrees of injuries. Tengwong, who decried the unprovoked attacks in some parts of the state, called on goverment and security agencies to rise to the challenge and end arbitrary killings in the state.
Two Escape Death In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Lone Accident
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Two persons on Thursday escaped death in a lone car accident along the Longbridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident which happened at about 7:03 am involved a Toyota Corolla with number plate MUS-553-CW.
The unit commander of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency along the axis, Ojo Oloye, told The PUNCH that the vehicle was heading inward Lagos State when it had a tyre burst and somersaulted.
He said, “The accident occurred when the front tyre of the vehicle burst while in motion. This caused the vehicle to somersault. The occupants were a male and a female.
ECOWAS Heads Of State Begin Deliberations After Tinubu’s Opening Speech
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Heads of State and Governments, who converged on Abuja in a summit focused on the military coup in Niger Republic, have gone into a closed-door session for deliberations.
At the last count, over 12 member-states were present when the ECOWAS Chairman and President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, was making his opening speech.
Those present were President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone; President Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco of Guinea Bissau, and President Everiste Ndayishimiye of Burundi.
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