The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the official unveiling of former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shetima, as the running mate to its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
Shetima was scheduled to have been presented to party members at the APC national Secretariat on Thursday.
However, the Chairman of the APC Press Corp has informed reporters the event has been moved forward.
He said a new date will be announced in due time and that the date would probably be sometime next week.
The Press Corp chairman said the directive for the postponement was given by the party’s Deputy National Secretary.
No reason has been given for the decision which comes amid controversy over the choice of a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the party.
Two Passengers Killed as Police Escorts Attached to VIP Allegedly Open Fire on Tricycle After Rider Tried to Overtake Convoy in Delta
Police escorts attached to a VIP allegedly killed two tricycle passengers and wounded the rider at Ugbolokposo in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred at about 7:30pm on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Ugbolokposu Junction.
According to a witness who spoke to Nigerian Tribune, the tricycle rider was trying to overtake the VIP convoy when the armed escort of policemen opened fire on the occupants.
In the process, two persons were shot dead while the Keke rider sustained gunshot injuries.
It was gathered that one of the deceased was a ticket collector at Ugbolokposu Junction identified as Apepe and the other was a meat vendor at Effurun Market simply identified as Charlie.
Following the incident, angry youths and Keke riders in a show of solidarity stormed the Ebrumede Police Station Tuesday night and threatened to set it on fire.
Sources told the publication that there was crossfire between the police and youths before things were put under control.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident, stated that an investigation is ongoing to unravel the identity of the security officers.
"I can’t confirm the entire report. However, yes, we got the report that a yet-to-be-identified convoy around the community had an argument with the Keke, and one of the security operatives shot at the Keke killing two persons. Investigation is on to unravel the identity of the people who did this dastardly act,” he vowed.
Dismissed Teacher Charged With Sexual Molestation Escapes During Kuje Prison Jailbreak
A dismissed teacher in Abuja, Igoche Daniel Adah charged with alleged sexual molestation before an Abuja High Court is suspected to be among inmates who escaped from prison custody when some gunmen attacked the Kuje Correctional Centre last week.
Adah was ordered to be remanded in prison custody on June 23, when he was arraigned before Justice Akeem Fashola of the Federal Territory High Court sitting in Jabi.
The Commissioner of Police in the FCT had put the dismissed teacher on trial on charges of sexual abuse-related offences.
Adah was slammed with one count charge to the effect that on April 15, 2021, he repeatedly touched the breast and other sensitive parts of a 14-year-old student of Destiny Academy, Lugbe in Abuja where he was teaching.
The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge punishable under section 32 of the Child Rights Act.
At Thursday’s proceedings, the accused person was not present in court, fuelling speculation that he might have escaped from Kuje prison where he has been on remand since June 23.
