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THE abduction, detention and subsequent torture and dehumanisation of the Editor of an online newspaper, FirstNews, Segun Olatunji, must not be swept under the carpet. President Bola Tinubu must prove to Nigerians that he is not using the cover of democracy to run a military regime. On March 15, armed men arrested Olatunji from his home in Lagos. They held him for two weeks until his release on March 28. According to Olatunji, a combined team of 20 heavily armed military men, comprising the Army, the Air Force, the strike force, and the Defence Intelligence Agency officers invaded his house…

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Gunmen have killed the secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Musa Ille. Ille was killed in his residence at about 8:30 pm on Monday by gunmen suspected to be bandits. A resident of the area, Iliyasu Samaila, told The PUNCH that Ille had just returned from the night prayer (Ishai) when the gunmen entered his house and shot him dead. According to Samaila, the deceased was among the people of the town at the forefront of the fight against banditry. According to Samaila, the bandits had been targeting Ille for a…

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The Adara Development Association has disclosed to Arewa PUNCH that in the first quarter of 2024, 35 security breaches were reported between Adara land in Kaduna and Niger State with over 29 villages attacked, 41 persons killed, 24 injured, and 222 people kidnapped. The reported also noted that many of the kidnapped have yet to regain their freedom. In a statement issued on Monday by the National  President of the association, Sebastian Barde, stated that, “Over 35 houses were destroyed during the period and the ransom so far confirmed to have been paid totalled N88 million in the first quarter.”…

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