Benin Republic detains, prosecute Ogun activist for challenging land encroachment The Punch
Published 2 July 2021
Fear has gripped residents of Igbokofi, in the Yewa-North Local Government Area of Ogun State following the invasion of their village and arrest of an activist, Kunle Garb .
The foreign police reportedly whisked Garb away last week Thursday, following his resistance against the alleged encroachment of some parcels of land in Ogun State, Nigeria, by authorities of the Benin Republic .
Nigeria and Benin Republic share boundary in some parts of Ogun West.
The PUNCH had reported the issue of land encroachment by Benin Republic in Ogun State.
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States on Tuesday started receiving their consignments of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine with Lagos collecting 507,000 doses, Nasarawa, 61,000; Ekiti, 52,960 and Ondo, 75,570.
Officials of the states disclosed these figures to The PUNNCH in separate interviews just as one of our correspondents gathered that between 150,000 and 160,000 doses would be given to Katsina State.
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