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New York Times report of March 13, 1976 put the story of Nigeria’s perennial human sacrifices by the bloodthirsty grove of coup-plotting most startlingly. The day before, newly appointed Chief of Defense Staff, Brigadier Musa Yar’Adua, had announced that former Defense Minister, Major General Iliya D. Bisalla and 29 others, had been executed by the seaside suburb of Victoria Island. The bar beach execution ground was jam-packed with thousands of onlookers who had come to watch the execution. The 30 persons were killed for their roles in the assassination of military Head of State, Murtala Ramat Mohammed, alongside his aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Akintunde Akinsehinwa.
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has advised the Senate to focus on lawmaking and not usurp the powers of other arms of government.
The agency reacted angrily to a two-week ultimatum the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges issued for the return of bags of rice seized at Oja Oba and Bodija markets in Ibadan, Oyo.
NCS Public Relations Officer, Joseph Attah said the NCS is backed by law to storm anywhere once there is enough intelligence on contraband.
Attah stated that Customs has been raiding markets for years and wondered why the Senate was furious about the Ibadan episode.
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