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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has denied that any of its officers shot Mr Omoyele Sowore on Monday. The spokesperson for the command, Mariam Yusuf, in a statement on Monday said contrary to the report, police operatives deployed in the scene professionally restored calm at the protest venue. The statement titled ‘Police restores calm at the Unity Fountain’ reads, “The FCT Command wishes to debunk the viral message in some sections of the social media purporting that ‘Omoyele Sowore was shot by a female Assistant Commissioner of Police’ at the Unity Fountain. “Contrary to the speculation, police operatives professionally…

Leader of Revolution Now movement, Mr. Omoyele Sowore has been reportedly shot by the police. A woman ACP who targeted him pulled the shot directly on his tigh while he led some comrades to the Unity Fountain, said human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong. He's now being taken away by the comrades who are still trying to locate the nearest hospital for treatment. Inibehe Effiong confirmed the incident through a post on his Facebook page. He wrote; "Omoyele Sowore has just been shot by a female police officer at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. "It is not yet clear whether the…

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose has likened Muhammadu Buhari to the biblical Jonah in a boat while reacting to the current state of insecurity in the country. He admitted that nothing is wrong with Nigeria as a country and Nigerians as a people, but blamed Buhari for how things have turned out in recent times. In a tweet, he wrote: “Nothing is wrong with Nigeria as a country and Nigerians as a people. Buhari is the national mishap and the Jonah in our boat. This insecurity is one too many and painfully, Nigerians will have to endure till…

The Imo State Police Command has identified killers of a former Presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak, to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN). The Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, announced that combined operatives of the command’s Tactical Units, Intelligence Response Team, and Police Mobile Force have killed the suspected assailants. Gulak was on Monday morning killed in Imo State while on his way to Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri. A statement issued on Sunday night by the command’s Spokesperson, Bala Elkana, on behalf of the CP, disclosed that riffles, pistol, and ammunition…

This cowardly act is calculated to instigate Nigerians against each other, particularly Northerners, against the Igbo living outside the South East. We must confront the enemies of the people with a view to neutralizing them. This is definitely not the time for political correctness. Banditry should not be allowed to subvert the legitimacy of the current Government at all levels. Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says the killing of former presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak, “is calculated to instigate Nigerians against each other, particularly Northerners, against the Igbo living outside the South-East”. But the governor stressed that it is important to…

The funeral prayer for late Barr. Ahmed Ali Gulak is currently holding at the National Mosque in Abuja on Sunday evening. The Imo police command says Ahmed Gulak, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was killed near the airport in Owerri, capital of the state. THE WHISPERER had reported that the former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was shot dead on Sunday morning while heading to the airport to catch a flight to Abuja. According to the police, Gulak left his hotel without any security detail in spite of the insecurity in the state. Bala Elkana, the Imo…

The National Coordinator, PDPCO, Chief Dr. Kalu, has offered revealing approaches that will help curb the increasing insecurity challenges facing Nigeria and refocus her on the path of progress through a purposeful leadership that traverse beyond the boundaries of partisan politics, especially if Nigeria leaders care about her future, beyond their own pecuniary ends at the expense of the entire citizenry, insisting that the political atmosphere has gone beyond parochialism. "This is the time of truth. It is a period to thoroughly examine ourselves and tell ourselves the truth. Insecurity is ravaging our country; it is not that it has…

The Imo State Police Command has confirmed that Ahmed Gulak, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was killed by bandits. SP Bala Elkana, the Police Public Relations Officer, said Gulak was killed by the armed bandits who intercepted his vehicle on his way to the airport on Sunday. Elkana, in a statement, disclosed that the former adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari left his hotel room without informing any security agent of his movement. According to Elkana: “On the 30/5/2021, about 07:20hrs, armed bandits intercepted and attacked a Toyota Camry cab carrying Ahmed Gulak and two others who were…

Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State has said that residents of the State are free to stay at home on Monday, 31st May in honour of their loved ones killed during the civil War. The Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Francis Nwaze made this known during a press conference in Abakaliki on Sunday. Recall that Umahi had threatened to seal shops of individuals that did not open their shops on Monday. According to him, "any person that did not open his shop on Monday should forfeit the shop to the State Government". Meanwhile, his Special Assistant on…

President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the death of Ahmed Gulak, former Special Adviser Political to former President Goodluck Jonathan. President Buhari’s reaction was contained in a statement released by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity. The statement reads: “President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed outrage and disgust over what he called “the heinous murder of Adamawa politician Ahmed Gulak in Owerri, Imo State by yet to be identified gunmen.” “Reacting to the development on Sunday, the President said: “I’m repulsed by such premeditated and gruesome murder of Gulak by evil people who are determined…