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Ladies, is this true?

A young man suffered sad fate earlier today in Enugu after getting involved in an accident.


According to an eyewitness, Ivy Williams, the deceased who was hustling at Abakpa junction within the metropolis, was knocked down by an SUV.

Sadly, as he tried to escaped from the scene, he was crushed to death by a trailer just moments later.

He died before any help could come his way.


https://www.tori.ng/news/115107/tears-young-man-knocked-down-by-suv-immediately-cr.html

The former Minister of Aviation tweeted this following the
ongoing trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter
Onnoghen, over his failure to declare all his assets after
assuming office in March 2017.



https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/1/buhari-is-plotting-the-removal-of-onnoghen-to-complete-the-circle-of-ethnic-fascism-which-is-to-jail-at-will-ffk.html

Atiku has never hidden the fact that he is a family man and
he tries as much as possible to reflect that in the media.


This is a rare picture of a former Vice President Atiku Abubakar spending time with his beautiful grand daughters.


Atiku is the presidential candidate of the main opposition
party in Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.


He is the main challenger of the presidential bid of President
Muhammadu Buhari.


Atiku has multiple wives and several children.

https://www.tori.ng/news/114974/rare-picture-of-atiku-abubakar-and-his-grand-daugh.html

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is impressed with the preparations made by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) towards the general election.


According to a statement by Garba Shehu, spokesman of the president, Buhari made the remark while speaking on Tuesday during a meeting with the European Union Observer Mission (EOM) to Nigeria, at the state house,
Abuja.


The president said he was optimistic that the electoral body would deliver a credible poll, noting that Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, had briefed the national council of state about the commission’s plans.


The president told the EU delegation that Nigeria had grown its electoral system and it is “getting better year after year”.


“I am happy and impressed with the briefing he gave. I hope that the confidence he exuded and the intellect he brought to bear on the report will be justified at the end of the day,” he said. “Having participated in elections four times in the past, I would say that since 2015,


technology has helped the credibility of our elections.”

Buhari said despite the different ethnic groups and religions, “patriotism demands that we identify the nation’s best interest and go with it”.


He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration has the “good sense” of identifying the national interest to include security, peace and stability, improved economy, jobs creation and the campaign
against corruption.


He noted that the party is not wrong by going into the forthcoming elections with the same issues it enumerated in its campaigns in 2015.

The president thanked the delegation for taking interest in Nigeria’s elections and in the affairs of the nation.

https://www.thecable.ng/im-impressed-with-inecs-readiness-for-elections-buhari-tells-eu-observers

Judd Legum, a journalist and former research director of the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, says Atiku Abubakar paid as much as $540,000 to get his way into the US.


In his article titled “What does a $1.1 million lobbying contract buy in Trump’s Washington?” Legum said the Peoples Democratic Party’s deal with Brian Ballard, a top lobbyist with deep connections to the Trump administration, was instrumental to Atiku’s trip.

Atiku’s spokesman, Paul Ibe, did not pick calls or reply messages sent to his phone to comment on the report.

In November 2018, TheCable had exclusively reported that Atiku’s party, the PDP, signed a deal with Ballard to enhance US-Nigeria relations, with a focus to “maintaining political and security conditions free of intimidation and interference”.


“It shall be the Firm’s duty to consult with the Client and advocate on its behalf those issues the client deems necessary and appropriate before the US Federal government,” contract papers seen by TheCable read.


“Issues and objectives may include, but not be limited to, enhancement of US Nigerian relations; strengthening and advancing democratic values and the rule of law in Nigeria, with a special focus in the coming months on maintaining political and security conditions free of intimidation and interference in order to ensure the success and fairness of Nigeria’s national election for president in 2019.”


Atiku, the former vice-president of Nigeria, had not visited the US for 12 years and the leading opposition party mocked him for it.

Legum said “a former U.S. government official confirmed to Popular Information that Abubakar was formally barred from obtaining a visa pursuant to a presidential proclamation targeting corrupt foreign officials”.

He said the corruption allegations against Atiku are detailed in a 2010 bipartisan report by the U.S. Senate, “KEEPING FOREIGN CORRUPTION OUT OF THE UNITED STATES: FOUR CASE
HISTORIES.”

He said Atiku was also implicated in the investigation of William Jefferson, the former Congressman who is serving a 13-year sentence for corruption, although the PDP candidate has repeatedly denied all allegations of corruption in the report and has never been charged for any criminal offence.

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7750 Before 2018, Atiku had spoken openly about his inability to secure a US visa.

He said in December 2017: “It is the sole prerogative of America to determine who they want in their country or not. I’m not running away from America. I applied, but wasn’t issued a visa.”

Legum added that Atiku’s inability to enter the US may be as a result of the Presidential Proclamation 7750 signed by President George Bush, which bans entry for current and former corrupt foreign officials — especially those whose corruption has a nexus in the country.

“The US government does not publicly disclose why individuals are denied visas. But a former government official who has seen the documentation confirmed to Popular Information that Abubakar, until very recently,


was banned from obtaining a US visa under Proclamation 7750,” he wrote.

He said this led Atiku’s team into hiring Ballard, who chaired the Trump Victory Organization in Florida and “lobbied on behalf of the Trump Organization in the state for more than a decade.”

He said the contract required an immediate payment of $270,000 with another $270,000 due in late December 2018.

“A month later, Atiku is in the US — and back in Nigeria for a stronger campaign for the presidency,” Legum wrote.

“Now Abubakar is back in Nigeria, buoyed by his trip to the United States as his campaign enters its final days. His campaign slogan is Trumpian: ‘Let’s get Nigeria working again.'”

https://www.thecable.ng/american-journalist-suggests-atiku-paid-540000-to-get-into-us

na wah oo

I will flog the hell out his butt.

A jealous girlfriend in Takoradi has completely bitten off the lower lip of another lady she suspected of having an affair with her boyfriend.

The newly trained nurse who did not understand why her boyfriend gave a lift to the 23-year-old hairdressing apprentice, identified as Beatrice Eric Agyapong pursued the victim to her house and bit off her entire lower lip.

The victim was immediately rushed to the Kwesimintsim Government Hospital but doctors on duty said the cells in the bitten off part had died, hence could not stitch it to the mouth. Beatrice who has been on admission since Friday when the incident happened said the matter has been reported to the Police but the perpetrator is yet to be arrested.

According to the victim, she was recently treated for an ulcer and was thus advised by doctors to adopt the habit of eating early to avoid complications. On Friday at about 8:00 am, she decided to go to Kwesimintsim to find food to buy and just when she stepped out of her house, she saw a private car passing so she flagged it to stop.

Beatrice said she pleaded with the driver of the car, who turned out to be the boyfriend of the suspect, to give her lift to Kwesimintsim which he obliged.


“I saw the private car passing and pleaded with the driver to alight me at Kwesimintsim so I could find some food to buy,” she recounted.

She explained that just when she got back home and about to eat her food, the nurse whose name has only been given as Mummy, suddenly showed up and confronted her [Agyapong] about why she boarded the boyfriend’s car.

“She grabbed my lip and started chewing it as I struggled to defend myself but to no avail,” she told Connect FM. The victim said people intervened and rushed her to hospital and doctors on duty sent for
the bitten off flesh but the time it was brought, they said all the cells in it had died so could not be stitched.

Asked whether she had any issues with the suspect, Beatrice responded in the negative, adding she had not even spoken with her before though she knows the nurse as a tenant in her (victim’s) uncle’s
house.

A report has since been made to the Kwesimintsim police who are waiting for the victim to feel a little better to take a statement from her.


https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/1/photo-jealous-girlfriend-bites-off-the-lower-lip-of-her-suspected-rival-in-ghana.html

Festus Keyamo, the Director, Strategic Communications for
the APC Presidential Campaign Council has issued an
official statement on opposition candidate, Atiku Abubakar's
trip to the United States which he describes as 'clandestine'.



Read the full statement below....


In our press release issued on Sunday, December
30, 2018, titled “WHEN THE THIEF IS SHOUTING
THIEF”: THE CASE OF ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR”,
we correctly predicted as follows: “By running for
President of Nigeria, Atiku intends to get some
immunity from prosecution. Already he is hoping to
obtain a visa to visit the US, as a guest of the State
department, a concession that the US will grant to
a Presidential candidate of Africa’s biggest Nation”.


Therefore, we were not surprised by his visit to the
U.S. For us, this visit is really a non-event
considering the issues involved in the forthcoming
election. However, we have bad news for those who
think this is a momentous event for Atiku Abubakar:
the visit was nothing but a downright catastrophe
because rather than dispel the fact of indictments
hanging over his head, it further confirms and
reinforces those facts for the following reasons:


(1) The visit had all the trappings of a fugitive
sneaking into America under a “special diplomatic
waiver”. For the candidate of the major opposition
party in Nigeria, it is an absolute disaster that the
visit was not announced ahead of time in Nigeria,
with his programmes and itinerary clearly spelt out,
the decent and customary minimum standard of
such visits. This culminated in his close aides
issuing conflicting statements about the visit when
he was already on his way there. In fact, one of
them called Paul Ibe actually spoke to the Press
that his principal was nowhere near America! Such
was the secrecy of the planning and execution of
that visit.


(2) It is shameful that a presidential candidate of a
major opposition party in Africa’s most populous
country would visit America, and the international
press was kept in the dark: There was NO SINGLE
press conference with the array of international
media and correspondents required for such ‘high-
profile’ visit. Atiku knows he has no moral stamina
to withstand the avalanche of hard questions
bordering on his sordid past in America. In fact,
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar claims he visited the Voice of
America (VOA) but only did two carefully-packaged
interviews with the Hausa service and the English to
Africa program - platforms that have always been
available to him back home. How strange! In fact,
both the Twitter handle (@VOANews) and official
website of VOA did not mention any such visit of
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to their station. For news
hounds, you would agree with us that such an
‘important personality’ cannot walk into a news
premises without reporters swooping on him.
Whatever he went to do in the premises of the VOA
must have been a carefully-arranged private visit
for the photo-ops, which was intended to scam
Nigerians. What more evidence do we need of a
“sneak-in-sneak-out” arrangement than this?.


(3) For a candidate who claims he wants to “get
Nigeria working again” (a meaningless phrase) to
sneak into America without meeting major players
in private businesses is a curiosity and an indication
that we are dealing with a candidate with a dodgy
and questionable character. He claims he went to
the U.S Chamber of Commerce, which is supposed
to be a business federation. Again, the Twitter
handle (@USChamber) and the website of the
organization make no mention of the visit of such
an ‘important personality’ to them. Maybe their
famous American lobbyist on a salary of N9million
per month can help them ‘do something’ about this
after this press statement.


(4) It is also an anomaly that the candidate of the
major opposition party in Nigeria sneaked into
America and did not meet large sections of political
leaders of similar ideologies and persuasions
towards which he claims to be inclined. For all his
claim to be going to America to meet “U.S
Government officials”, he only succeeded in meeting
a certain “Congressman Smith”, who is the
equivalent of a member of the House of
Representatives in Nigeria. You would agree with us
that as dignified and respected as the office of a
Member of the House of Representatives is, an
important personality cannot come to Nigeria on an
official visit and claim he has met the “Nigerian
government officials” after he pays a private visit to
that Member. For all we know, the Congressman
Smith may just be a private friend of Dr. Bukola
Saraki or Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. That reminds us of
Atiku’s famous legislator friend he threw under the
bus, Williams Jefferson, who taught us how to hide
laundered money ( which was meant for Atiku
Abubakar) in the deep freezer when the cops came
knocking on his door!


In all, it is very obvious now that the so-called
American trip was a desperate trip for photo-ops.
Throughout the trip, Atiku Abubakar looked cagey,
frightened and on edge. We note the close support
always provided by Senate President Bukola Saraki
like a comforting guardian angel. The visit and
arrangements smack of things local yahoo yahoo
boys do to scam their victims. It is utterly
disgusting and puerile that it has been brought into
a serious political contest.


Rather than being the highpoint of his campaign,
the American visit is indeed the lowest watermark
of Atiku Abubakar’s campaign. It was a political
and P.R disaster. The statements he released from
there only to the Nigerian Press back home that he
intends to alienate other countries and do business
with the U.S is actually the antithesis to our policy
of non-alignment.


For the information of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and
his handlers, Nigerians know that Nigeria is already
working again for everyone and not for a few. As
confirmed by him in a town-hall meeting a few days
before his disastrous trip to the U.S, he said he
wants to “get Nigeria working again” only for few
of his friends who he claims he wants to make
rich. If he cannot get them rich now from his
private businesses, it is obvious that he is referring
to the use of public funds to make his friends rich.
Nigerians should judge for themselves whether this
is the type of President they want.


Finally, whoever advised Atiku Abubakar to
undertake that trip to America just destroyed his
entire campaign and exposed him for who he is – a
questionable character who has continued to leave
huge questions over his suitability for the highest
office of the land and as such cannot be trusted by
the Nigerian people.

Thank you.

https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/atikus-clandestine-visit-to-us-by-festus-keyamo/s4m2d6n

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested and arraigned 5 men who hacked into a bank and increased a customer’s balance from N781k to N466m.


The suspects identified as; Bashir Abdullahi Mohammed, Oche Ogenyi, Adefila Taofile Kayode, Rabiu Aliko Lawal and Mmadu Mathew, were arraigned before justice Mohammed Tukur of a Kaduna State High Court, on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing to the tune of N466m.


The suspects who pleaded “not guilty” to the charges and were ordered to be remanded in EFCC custody pending the determination of the bail applications, were arrested following a petition by Polaris Bank, alleging that they hacked into the bank’s application, and fraudulently increased the N781,000 in one of the customer’s bank account to N466 million.


https://www.tori.ng/news/114723/5-nigerians-hack-into-a-bank-increase-customers-ba.html

The mother of billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, Theresa Jimoh, has died after she was caught up in a fire incident at her home in the Victoria Garden City, Lagos state today January 19th.


According to reports, the 76-yar-old woman was asleep when the fire started at about 2am. She was burnt to death before the fire could be put out by the Lagos state Fire service.


The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Her body has been deposited in a morgue.

May her soul rest in peace, Amen.


https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/1/billioanire-businessman-jimoh-ibrahims-mother-killed-in-a-fire-incident-in-lagos.html

See the heartbreaking reply a teenager got from her mother after she reported that her stepdad had been raping her for 3 years


A teenager was continually raped by her stepfather from the time she was 14 till she was 17. When he finally died, she opened up to her mum and the reply she got is heartbreaking.


@AlikDangot1 wrote:

I shouldn't say this out but I guess I'm way over that shut...


My step dad molested me from when I was 14 till 17 when he eventually died. I tried to tell my momma but I discovered she knew all along and she said that's theonly way he agreed to pay my bills. But I'm over that.

The lady's tweet is a reply to the trending question on Twitter "O jewa ke eng ?" which translates to what’s eating you up or what worries you. A lot of people have been sharing their stories in reply to that question and most of them are heartbreaking, showing you that a lot of unbelievable things are happening in this world.


See another heartbreaking story below.

https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/1/see-the-heartbreaking-reply-a-teenager-got-from-her-mother-after-she-reported-that-her-stepdad-had-been-raping-her-for-3-years-2.html

fake life.

and why is that Heineken can is beside her?

According to the the Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Nigeria will join other countries of the world to experience a total lunar eclipse on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019.

Felix Alle, head, media and public communications of the agency, said this in a statement on Friday. A lunar eclipse is a celestial incident where the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth’s shadow. It occurs only when the sun, and the moon are exactly aligned with the earth between the two.
“There will be a lunar eclipse over Nigeria on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. The eclipse, expected to be total, will begin in the evening of Sunday and end on Monday.
The eclipse will start across Nigeria in the early hours of Monday at approximately 3:36 am to reach its maximum at 6:12am and end at about 6:43am. The total duration of the occurrence over Nigeria will be three hours and 15 minutes,” the statement read.

Alle said the lunar eclipse would, by 4.33am, become a partial eclipse, where the moon would start getting red. He added that “at exactly 5.41am, a maximum eclipse of the moon which may be visible to human sight will be witnessed, while the moon eclipse is expected to end at 6.43am”. He said this year’s eclipse would be the last to be experienced until 2021.

https://www.thecable.ng/alert-nigeria-to-experience-lunar-eclipse-on-monday
lalasticlala

The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the
kidnap of Dr. Anugbom Anuoha, the Special Adviser to
Governor Nyesom Wike on Lands and Survey by unknown
gunmen in military uniform.

The Police PRO in the state, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, made the
confirmation in a statement in Port Harcourt on Friday
saying the incident took place on Thursday at about 8:30
pm at an unnamed hotel in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
“This is unfortunate and as a command we are
touched by this development and will go all out to
ensure his speedy and timely release.

The Commissioner of Police (CP) has given a
marching order to all the Tactical Units, including
the IGP Monitoring Unit, to work round the clock
and ensure that the victim is released in record
time.

Contacts have been made with sister security
agencies and other stakeholders in this direction,”
the command’s spokesman said.

He also appealed to the general public, to avail the
command of useful information that could lead to
unconditional release of the governor’s aide. “The public is
hereby assured that there is no cause for alarm as the
already existing peace in the state will be sustained,” he
said



https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/1/police-confirm-the-kidnap-of-governor-wikes-aide-anugbom-anuoha.html

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has
disclosed plans by the Federal Government to invite the PDP
presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for questioning once
he returns from his visit to the United States.


Speaking to state house correspondents today, Mohammed
said Atiku is expected to come forward for questioning over
his alleged role in the collapse of former Bank PHB. He said
fresh evidence before the government suggests that
Atiku benefited from slush funds that led to the collapse of
Bank PHB.

Mohammed said the government has in its posession
“paper trail which shows that he benefited from N156
million.”

'“It started from an internal memo dated 13 January
2009 asking that a draft in favour of Atiku
Abubakar of 156 million should be raised,” he said
According to Premiumtimes, the Minister added that another
memo on the same date was raised to confirm that the
amount was raised from a “claimant management
account.”


He said the government has proof of the account mandate,
cheque and account statement showing Mr Abubakar as the
signatory to the account that received the money.
“We want him to stay in the US for as long as he
wants but he has to explain to Nigerians when he
returns,” he said.


Speaking further on the visit of the former vice president to
the U.S., the minister said the government had earlier
issued a statement advising the U.S. not to issue him a
visa. He, however, said it remains the prerogative of the
U.S. government to issue visa to anyone

“We are not perturbed one bit. He can go ahead and
get a U.S. green card. That will not save him from
imminent defeat in the forthcoming election,”
Mohammed said.

https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/1/breaking-atiku-to-be-invited-for-questionning-when-he-returns-from-us-lai-mohammed.html

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A popular comedian in Okija, Anambra State died suddenly
after vomiting blood.


According to reports by friends, the deceased identified as
Casablanca was poisoned by unknown person.


"...........THE WORLD IS FULL OF HATRED,CRUEL, AGGRESSIVE, ENVYNESS, AND SO ATROCITIES....... Grant Him Eternal Rest Oh Lord!!!,Let The Perpetual Light Shine Upon You,May Ur Gentle Soul Rest In Bosom....BROTHER Amen.

Rest On #KASABRAKA @Okija,The Comedian!!!!

https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/1/photos-popular-comedian-in-anambra-allegedly-poisoned-to-death.html

A Twitter user posted a tweet promising her shoulder was available to cry on for anyone going through a rough patch. But it backfired as a Twitter user replied her, reminding her of the time she tried leaning on her for help but she went and told everyone.

@ms_tifey wrote:

To anyone out there who’s going through any rough patch or experience??. I’m here if you need anyone to talk to or a shoulder to cry on

And

@Melodia_ng replied:

Was it not you i begged for custard in 2011 that went to tell your friends about it?

oh my!

https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/1/check-out-this-epic-throwback-photo-of-singer-kcee.html

A man was seen driving a self-made car on the streets of Lagos, causing other road users to stop and stare at his unique car.


According to media entrepreneur, Ayo Animashaun, he was so impressed that he stopped the young man to ask if he made the car himself and the man replied in the affirmative.


He also revealed that he has created a drone that flies and a helicopter.


Ayo Animashaun wrote:


I met this young man last Sunday afternoon while I was driving to the office and we became friends. He was in
my office yesterday and we had a long chat. He built his car, has a drone that flies, built a helicopter but doesn’t even have a phone.

This young man put everything he has and get in his passion. He can’t even boast of a “palasa” phone. No battery to start his car, he pushes. He needs our support You need to hear his full story. Stay tuned.


Watch the video of the man driving his car
below.

https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/1/man-filmed-driving-a-self-made-car-on-the-streets-of-lagos-video.html

President Buhari and the Chief Justice of Nigeria,
Walter Onnoghen, were all smiles as they shook
hands at the Armed Forces Remembrance day.


This photo comes amidst Onnoghen's planned
arraignment for not declaring his assets since he
assumed office in March 2017.


https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/1/photo-president-buhari-and-cjn-walter-onnoghen-all-smiles-at-armed-forces-remembrance-day-celebration-2.html

I no fit cry ,,,,,

Comedian and ex BBNaija housemate, Deeone is
currently under fire over his post about embattled
lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye.


Deeone in an Instagram post on Sunday said,

'when will we learn to treat people with respect??
I believe you will definitely come out stronger'.

See all the reactions to his post below...

https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/1/bbnaijas-deeone-dragged-for-saying-senator-dino-melaye-should-be-treated-with-respect-2.html

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The number one trending topic on Twitter right
now and it's no surprise as the Man U goalkeeper
produced 11 amazing saves to deny Tottenham a
goal in Man U's away win over Tottenham.


De Gea made saves with his hands, legs and
everything he could use, which made him
deservedly receive the Man of The match award .
See some social media reactions below .

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A truck carrying APC branded bags of rice in Ekiti
state, crushed over 20 persons to death last night
Saturday, January 12th. According to reports, the
truck was transporting the branded rice from
Abuja, and was en route the Ifaki-Iworoko road in
Ado Ekiti, when the accident occurred.


The trailer caused multiple accidents on Iworoko
road, as it also affected an 18-seater Toyota bus
and a Toyota Corrolla car, thereby causing heavy
traffic.

Eyewitnesses say the driver of the truck lost
control of the wheels and rammed into the
market which was close to the road in Iworoko.
Many traders, who were still selling at night, were
affected.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the
state police command, Caleb Ikechukwu, said


"The accident actually happened at
Iworoko road in Ado Ekiti just this
evening and I heard that there were
causalities, but I cannot give figures. I
am yet to get proper briefing about it. I
learnt that the Divisional Police Officer
(DPO) in charge of that area is now on
his way to the scene. So, I cannot give
you the details, until he is back to brief
us'' he said


The remains of the dead persons have been
deposited in the morgue.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/305480-how-trailer-conveying-campaign-rice-killed-dozens-in-iworoko-ekiti.html

The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Imohimi Edgal has been redeployed.


According to Channels, Mr Edgal was redeployed to the Force Headquarters in Abuja as the Commissioner of Police in charge of Explosive Ordinance Unit.

The police authorities also asked Mr Kayode Egbetokun to take over from Mr Edgal as acting police commissioner in the state.


http://saharareporters.com/2019/01/13/breaking-lagos-police-commissioner-edgal-imohimi-redeployed