The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has come under fire over his cavalier handling of the abduction epidemic rocking the nation’s capital, which he blamed on political detractors.
“Citizens that want to go for pilgrimage must be able to afford it and the state and federal government must also make the country appealing and attractive for tourists to visit and attract investment and investors.”
Thirteen state governors have spent N14.84bn to sponsor no fewer than 4,771 persons on religious pilgrimage, investigations by Saturday PUNCH have shown.
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Alleged disappearance: Victim Dead, not missing, Police ASP tells NHRC probe panel
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By Tordue Salem, Abuja
An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of IGP-IRT “D” Division Itam, Uyo, David Ahmed Agbo on Monday told the Independent Investigative Panel on allegations of human rights violations by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) set up by the Nigerian Human Rights Commission, that one Edward Dumsara Leera whose brother, Confidence Leera, claimed was being held in police custody since November 1, 2019, is dead.
ASP Agbo who made this disclosure when the Chairman of the panel inquired the whereabouts of the victim (assumed to be in their custody) also added that his body was deposited at the University of PortHacourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) mortuary in Rivers state.