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The Nigerian Union of Journalists, DAAR HQ Chapel have condemned the alleged assault on Damisa Yusuf, a reporter with the Africa Independent Television, (AIT) in Bauchi Station, by some policemen.

It was alleged that the journalist was on Thursday, July 29, brutaly beaten, his camera damaged, handset and other belongings sized by the police while covering students protest at the College of Agriculture in Yelwa, Bauchi state.

The students were said to be protesting over a farmland said to belong to College of Agriculture Bauchi that was awarded to some land vendors through a court judgement after years of litigation.

A statement signed by the Chairman, NUJ DAAR, Patrick Abulu, said: "the Nigerian Union of Journalists, DAAR HQ Chapel condemns in strong terms alleged assault on reporter with the Africa Independent Television, (AIT) in Bauchi Station, Damina Yusuf, by a band of reckless Rapid Response Team attached to the Bauchi State Police Command on Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Bauchi metropolis,"

"Damina Yusuf was on his official assignment when he was accosted and assaulted by Police officers of the Rapid Response Team without any provocation," the statement read.

"The NUJ condemns this act of Police brutality as completely unwarranted and one that cannot be condoned in any civil society.

"The NUJ is peeved at the reckless abuse of authority by the Police against a journalist on official assignment and in the process dispossessed him of his work tools which included HD Camera, a Laptop, a mobile phone and his wallet.

"The NUJ demands immediate and comprehensive treatment of Damina Yusuf by the Police authorities and that all the items seized from him should be returned to him immediately.

"While the NUJ commends the Bauchi State Police Commissioner, CP Sylverster Alabi for ordering the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO Muhammed Wakil to monitor the healing process of Journalist Damina Yusuf; it calls for a thorough investigation into the alleged assault.

"The NUJ wishes to use this opportunity to again call on security agencies to learn to treat journalists as partners in progress and refrain from harassing and assaulting them."

Four suspected members of Aye and Eiye Confraternities were arrested by operatives of the Ogun State command on Saturday July 17 during a supremacy battle.

The suspects – Olusegun Owoola, 26; Gbenga Akinkade, 34; Jinadu Waliu, 30 and Sanni Hammed 27 were arrested in the Atan Ota area of the state.

The Divisional Police Officer, Atan Ota division, CSP Abolade Oladigbolu, had received information that the two groups were on the rampage at Hotel Road area, Atan Ota, and that there were sporadic gunshots in the area.
He mobilized his men and moved to the scene where they met the two groups engaging each other in serious gun battle.

The policemen there and then engaged the hoodlums and subsequently subdued them, at the end of which four cultists were apprehended.

Recovered from them are one locally made pistol, three live cartridges, two knives, iron rod and assorted charms.

The Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Anti-Cultistm section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.

He also warned that the command would not tolerate any act of brigandage and hooliganism, and would do everything within the law to eradicate it.

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The police in Ogun have arrested three suspects for alleged land-grabbing at the Odogbolu area of the state.

Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police spokesperson, said in a statement on Sunday said the suspects were arrested on Friday.

The suspects, Wasiu Adenuga, Michael John, and Moruf Alaba, were arrested following a complaint by one Kemi Olukoya – whose land they allegedly invaded.

According to the complainant, “while she was at her new site supervising construction workers, a group of boys numbering about eight invaded the site, and started shooting sporadically and chased the workers out of the site.”

“She stated further that the hoodlums also snatched her bag containing sum of N500,000 and her handsets valued at N40,000 at gunpoint,” the statement read.

Mr Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, said officers from the Odogbolu divisional headquarters were detailed to the scene to arrest the suspects.

“Upon the report, the DPO Odogbolu division SP Adeniyi Awokunle mobilized his men, and moved to the scene, on getting there, the hoodlums were seen escaping through the nearby bush, they were hotly chased and one of them by name Wasiu Adenuga was subsequently apprehended.

“Further combing of the bush led to the arrest of two others namely; Michael John and Moruf Alaba, while three Bajaj motorcycle they used for their operation were also impounded,” Mr Oyeyemi said.

The police could not effect the arrest of other fleeing members of the gang, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

The police spokesperson said the complainant identified the three arrested suspects as members of the gang that attacked her and her workers.

He said the suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for investigation.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Edward Awolowo, has directed that the fleeing members of the gang be arrested and brought to justice.

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