Abuja Metro reports that the markets in all the six area councils were shut down on January 14, with many of the scrap dealers arrested, following a security meeting led by the minister, Nyesom Wike.Our reporter contacted various leaders of the markets, who have confirmed that the ban on their operations had been lifted following a series of meetings with officials of the Abuja Market Management Limited, as well as the FCT Police Command, where some guidelines were agreed upon.He said details of their chairmen, vice and secretaries were collected and each of them presented a grantor that must be either an imam, pastor, or traditional leader.He added that “The union leaders of each of the markets are expected to profile their members too.’’ He said the Abuja Market Management Limited also agreed to take over the issue of security […]
member of the vigilante group in the area, Danlami Yakubu, said the suspect was arrested on Tuesday, around 5:32 pm at a private hospital where he was receiving treatment after he escaped lynching from a mob at Unguwar Dodo in Gwagwalada, Sunday night.He said the suspect allegedly stabbed and inflicted injuries on a resident, who was returning from church in an attempt to snatch the victim’s phone.He said a mob, who were attracted to the scene, attempted to lynch him after the victim raised the alarm but he escaped.He said, “It was some members of the vigilante in Zuba, who got information that the suspect that escaped from Unguwar Dodo in Gwagwalada, after attacking a resident, has been admitted at a private hospital.”According to him, the suspect is known to be notorious for phone snatching in the Unguwar Dodo area […]
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