Members of the Middle Belt Youth Vanguard have raised the alarm over the arrest of its Leader by operatives of the Department of State Security over his intervention in the alleged Terrorism Financing and Other allegations involving the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele.
Godwin Meliga has been very vocal in his criticism of moves to arrest the governor of the Central Bank Godwin Emefiele over alleged terrorism financing.
He has addressed several press conferences challenging the department of the state security service and its leadership, he accused them of witch hunting the Governor of the CBN and making efforts to truncate the newly introduced monetary policies, especially the cash withdrawal limit policy.
Family Members of Godwin Meliga confirmed to the press that he was whisked away by security operatives at midnight on Saturday and has since been kept in custody .
The Publicity Secretary of the Middle Belt Youth Vanguard Abbah Owoicho informed newsmen that all members of he National Executive Committee have been summoned to Abuja for an emergency meeting to seek ways of securing his immediate release.
POLICE NEUTRALISE 2 GUN RUNNERS IN ZAMFARA
Police in Zamfara has Neutralised two gun runners, recover three rocket -Propelled Grenade (RPG), three Explosive Shells, One hundred and fifty one rounds of Anti-aircraft ammunition, and assorted charms
The items were recovered from gun runners along Gummi – Anka Road while on their way to deliver the weapons to terrorists in their enclaves in Zamfara Forest
The gun runners were said to have brought the weapons from Taraba state, North East Nigeria
The feat according to the police was recorded following an Intelligence Information received on the movement of the suspects in a Toyota Corolla Vehicle carrying the exhibits
Two of the suspects were fatally injured while others escaped to the bush with possible gun shot wounds
A press statement signed by the police image maker Shehu Mohammed says Stop search by police operatives led to the recovery of the deadly weapons
The statement adds that additional security Operatives and local vigilante were deployed to the affected area for rigorous confidence building patrol aimed at apprehending the fleeing suspects
The Zamfara police reassures of it’s Continuous commitment to rid the state of terrorists and other criminal activities for the good of all.
