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BREAKING: Nigeria's Secret Police Arrest Six Activists At Abuja Dunamis Church For Wearing #BuhariMustGo T-Shirts

The church asked all first-timers to come out for prayers. The patriotic citizens obeyed the clarion call from the altar with their fully displayed BuhariMustGo shirts.

BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK. JUL 04, 2021

Some security guards attached to the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (Glory Dome) located along Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Road, Abuja have arrested six human rights activists for wearing #BuhariMustGo (Anti-President Muhammadu Buhari) T-Shirts to the church.

About ten activists went to the church on Sunday morning to worship at the church but some of them were surprisingly rounded up and arrested by the church security guards who later handed them over to the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).

Six of the activists were whisked away in a Hilux van and two power bikes.

The activists were manhandled and beaten by the DSS operatives on the church premises, who also seized their mobile phones.

Paul Enenche is the Senior Pastor of the church.

A source said, "Security men at Dunamis Gospel Church have arrested activists who wore #BuhariMustGo T-shirts to their church service: the church security later handed them over to DSS officials who are currently torturing them.

"I thought Pastor Dr Paul Enenche was also preaching about justice! The six activists were driven away in a DSS Hilux van and two power bikes. Shame on the house of God!

"About 10 activists decided to attend Dunamis church in their #BuhariMustGo T-shirts. The church asked all first-timers to come out for prayers. The patriotic citizens obeyed the clarion call from the altar with their fully displayed BuhariMustGo shirts.

"They were immediately apprehended by the church security on their way out of the church and subsequently handed to the DSS. Kudos to the courageous activists for this creativity. I'm certain if the activists had worn a shirt with the inscription 'Sai Buhari', they would have ranked as Pastor Enenche's new best friend."

Similarly, in April, violent youths descended on two middle-aged protesters– Larry Emmanuel and Anene Victor Udoka–who were pasting Buhari-Must-Go posters in Lokoja, the Kogi to State capital.

SaharaReporters learnt that the irate mob flogged the two youths, filmed them, and brutalised them before they were later handed over to the police.

It was gathered that the police thereafter quizzed the two protesters and detained them when they insisted on seeing their lawyer before making a statement.
In some viral videos, the protesters were seen being molested and questioned by the mob before they were flogged as the youths forced them to clean their painting of “Buhari Must Go".

The court, last Thursday, resumed trial of the two activists after being granted bail after spending 78 days in detention.

Tunde Bakare introduced me to Buhari, CPC ― El-Rufai

July 4, 2021

By Ibrahim Wuyo

Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai of Kaduna State has revealed that Pastor Tunde Bakare of The Citadel Global Community Church (formerly Latter Rain Assembly) introduced him to President Muhammadu Buhari and his previous party, Congress for Progressive Change (CPC).

El-Rufai speaking in an interview with the Pidgin service of the BBC, monitored in Kaduna denied he is a “jihadist” saying “they said I am a Hausa-Fulani irredentist, I am Jihadist and all that, Jihadist when? Where? I am not even an active member of any Islamic organization”.

“One of the most influential persons in my life, one of my closest political associates is Pastor Tunde Bakare.

“It was Pastor Tunde Bakare that actually introduced me to Buhari and CPC. I didn’t join the CPC because Buhari lives in Kaduna or he is a northerner. So, if I am an Islamic Jihadist, why will Pastor Tunde Bakare be speaking to me?

“They have called me all sort of names; they said I am a Hausa-Fulani irredentist, I am Jihadist and all that, Jihadist when? Where? I am not even an active member of any Islamic organization.”

“I am Muslim yes, a devoted one but, I believe religion is private. Even here in this office, when it is time for prayer.


“I just excuse myself as if I am going to the restroom, I don’t ask anyone to come and pray with me, because we will all go to our graves separately.”

“Look around me and see, I am not surrounded only by Muslims, this government is the only state government in this country that has at least people from 13 other states of the Federation as cabinet members.”


The governor also dismissed speculations of eyeing the presidency come 2023, saying he would be too old for a president at 62.

According to him, governing Kaduna state alone was telling on his age, not to talk of the entire country.

He explained that he had suffered presidential ambition suspicion for 15 years now, a situation that made some people saw him in bad light.

He said some had called him Jihadist so as to keep him out of the presidential race.

“Governing Nigeria is a serious job, which is obviously too much for a 62-year-old man
Look at me, look at my grey hair. If you see my picture when I was sworn in, my hair was very black but look at how it has become.

“This is a very difficult job and that is just state governor, one state out of 36, a big one, yes; a difficult one, yes, but it is not the same as Nigeria,”

“Presidency of Nigeria is a very serious job, it is too much for a 62-year-old,” he said.

On vying to be the Vice-President, he said: “I have not thought about it at all. I have said it that in the political system we have, after eight years of President Buhari, the presidency should go to the south.”

“I have been suffering this presidential ambition suspicion since 2006, I have suffered it for 15 years today, and I am sick and tired of it. There are people that are out to paint me in a particular picture so that, I will be out of the presidential race, but they don’t know that I am not in any race anywhere.”

PHOTOS: Osinbajo, governors, SGF attend Emir of Kano’s coronation

Abdullahi Ganduje, Kano governor, on Saturday, presented the staff of office to Aminu Ado Bayero, the 15th Fulani Emir of Kano.

Bayero ascended the throne on March 9, 2020, following the deposition of his nephew, Muhammad Sanusi II, by the governor.

The colourful ceremony, which held at the Sani Abacha stadium, attracted various dignitaries from across the country.

The long list of guests included Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, and Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.


Others present were Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, as well as the Shehu of Bornu, Obi of Onitsha, Ooni of Ife, and Oba of Benin.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan led a delegation of lawmakers to the occasion, while Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, and Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs, were also at the event.

No fewer than nine governors, including Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Aminu Masari of Katsina, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, attended the ceremony.


Ganduje, in his address, advised the emir to distance himself from partisan politics, just as he urged him to remain professional in the discharge of his duties.

In his acceptance speech, Bayero promised to be fair and just in the course of his duties.

LASG SEALS ILLEGAL CONTAINER TERMINAL IN IBESHE, IKORODU

The Lagos State Government has sealed an illegally operating container terminal in Ibeshe in the Ikorodu axis of the State.

Speaking during the special operation in Ibeshe on Friday, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako said that the Lagos State Government had to move swiftly to prevent further nuisance in the built environment of Ibeshe by sealing the unapproved terminal, located beside the Government jetty in the area.

He cautioned that Government would not tolerate in other parts of the State a replay of Ijegun-Egba and Satelite town, notorious for the unpleasant experience with tank firms and terminals, while decrying the destructive impact of the activities of the container terminal on the environment and the newly constructed Ebute- Ibeshe road.

His words: "It is highly unacceptable that by indiscriminately parking containerized vehicles on the road and stacking containers in unbridled manner,
an unapproved business activity would have so much impact on the environment so as to rapidly despoil the road constructed with tax payers money and constitute danger to children in the neighbourhood"

He explained that Government had a well established procedure for licensing terminals and mining activities on the shoreline, in such a way that all factors that make for liveable and sustainable built environment would have been taken cognisance of.

He urged anyone interested in the establishment of container terminals and sand mining to seek the approval of the appropriate authorities including the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure Development and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources among others.

The Commissioner enjoined community leaders and members to maintain the surveillance of their communities and report any untoward Physical development.

Mukaila Sanusi
Assistant Director
Public Affairs
2nd July, 2021