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EDO: LOCAL GOVT CHAIR IN EFCC NET By: Our Correspondent The Executive Chairman of Esan North East Local Government council, Mr. Augustine Okoibhole, has been arrested yesterday, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The Chairman, who has been under the searchlight of the EFCC, is currently under serious interrogation with the Commission officials in Benin city. Information reaching Everyangleineverywhere.blogspot.com, reveals that the council boss' accomplices, yet to be picked up by EFCC, are making plans to dole out large sums money for the transfer of the local government council's Head of Service, HOS, as well as the Director of Works and Housing out of Esan North East Local Government council; for aiding the EFCC officials in their investigation and for their refusal to sign some of the already doctored and back dated documents that implicated the Chairman in financial malfeasance running into millions of naira. However, under the present circums

Federal Court of Appeal Justice, kidnapped in Benin. By: Festus Alenkhe  Hon. Justice Nwosu Iheme of the Federal Court Of Appeal, Benin City, Edo state was kidnapped yesterday, by dare devil and violent gunmen in Benin City. The vicious gunmen who killed her police orderly before the abduction was Said to have trailed and intercepted her Jeep along Benin-Agbor road near Christ Choosen Church. An eye witness told Crime News team that a Toyota Voltron car måde up  of 4 unknown gunmen suddenly overtook the Judge's car where they immediately  opened fire , killing the police orderly on the spot. They then shot the tyre of the jeep forcing the driver to stop. The female judge was hurriedly whisked in to the hoodlums' car where she was tåken to unknown destination. The police in Edo state are yet to make any statement just as the kidnappers are yet to make any ransom demand.

Police Arrest FCT Minister’s Impersonator Over N52m Fraud By Chris Udochukwu  The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, police command has arrested 27-year-old Mohammed Bello Kolo for ‘impersonating’ the FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammed Musa Bello, and defrauding people of N52 million. Parading the suspect yesterday at the command headquarters on Wednesday, Police Commissioner, Bala Ciroma said, “Following a complaint received on 28th October, 2019 police operatives attached to State Intelligence Bureau of the FCT Command arrested one Mohammed Bello Kolo, ‘m’, 27 years, who has been parading himself as the “Honouroble Minister of FCT” Mallam Muhammed Musa Bello and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public. “In the course of impersonating the Honourable Minister, he has so far defrauded his victims of cash worth of fifty two million naira (52,000,000) which he allegedly received in installments under pretence of giving them contracts. The suspects said he had access to cla

Revealed: Why Oshiomhole will not join issues with Prof. Sagay The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is not about to banter words with the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption PACAC, Prof. Itse Sagay over his recent tirades against him. The APC National Chairman who has been on the receiving end of media flacks from Prof. Sagay said, “I won’t join issues with Prof. Sagay, he’s my brother”. Sagay, the party chairman said he will not reply him through the media over series of allegations levelled against him (Oshiomhole) about the crisis in the party and in Edo State. Oshiomhole said he would rather call Prof. Sagay on phone or schedule a meeting with him and hear the issues he claimed he had with him, saying he decided not to reply him through the media because of the respect he has for him (Sagay). Sagay had over the weekend reportedly accused Oshiomhole of creating more problems for the party, add

STATEMENT ON THE SUPREME COURT RULING ON THE FEBRUARY 23 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION President Muhammadu Buhari today welcomes the ruling of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, dismissing the case brought before them by former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and again thanks the people of Nigeria for the mandate they gave to him to run the affairs of the country for another four years. “The Government – and people of Nigeria – have been aware that the result of the February 23, 2019, presidential election has been settled now for some eight months. ‘‘President Buhari was re-elected by an absolute majority of 55.6 per cent of the national vote, with Nigerians casting nearly 4 million more votes for President Buhari than his nearest challenger – representing a margin close to 15 per cent of the total vote. “The former Vice President and his political party exercised their rights, under the Nigerian Constitution and electoral laws, to pe

Oshiomhole, Obaseki feud worsens as supporters tackle each other EDO State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu spent over four hours at the Edo Police headquarters on Sunday night to secure the release of Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Security, Andrew Momodu. He was taken to Abuja on Monday. Momodu was arrested at about 9 pm on Sunday by policemen from Abuja following a petition that he was among those who stoned the Benin City residence of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. Also invited for questioning by the Police are Special Adviser to Obaseki on Political Matters (Edo South) Osaigbovo Iyoha, head of Obaseki’s Public Works Volunteer (PUWOV) Murtari Osagie, and his associates Albert Obazee, Kelly Okungbowa and Augustine Edosomwan. The Abuja police team eventually released Momodu on the grounds that Shaibu would make him and others available for questioning in Abuja, tomorrow. Momodu said he was harassed and locked up

WIFE SOLD OUT ISIS Leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to US troops Slain terrorist Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s whereabouts were revealed to the American forces by one of his numerous wives, it has since emerged. The New York Daily Report revealed on Tuesday that one of Al-Baghdadi’s wives released the whereabouts of the slain terrorist leader. The woman was arrested in Iraq last week along with a man who was a courier for the extremist Muslim organization. According to the US tabloid, the wife said that her husband was in the northern Syrian village of Barisha. The US newspaper did not mention either the name of the informant. Islam allows Muslims to have up to four marriages simultaneously and Al Baghdadi was no exception on the culture. He was killed in Syria by US troops. Meanwhile, Newsweek magazine reported that the leadership of the terrorist group was taken over by Iraqi Turk Abdullah Kardash, whose name is sometimes spelt Karshesh and is also known as Hadj

WOMEN IN KENYA CELEBRATE AS GOVERNMENT LEGALIZES POLYGAMY A new law that went into effect in Kenya this week makes it legal for a man to marry as many women as he wants. And a leading women’s group is applauding it. President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the polygamy measure into law Tuesday, formally recognizing what has long been a cultural practice in the nation. Parliament passed the bill in March despite protests from female lawmakers who angrily stormed out of the late-night session at the time. The bill initially allowed the first wife the right to veto the husband’s choice of additional spouses. Male members of parliament successfully pushed to get that clause dropped. “Marriage is the voluntary union of a man and a woman whether in a monogamous or polygamous union,” Kenyatta said in a statement. “The Marriage Act 2014 defines various types of marriages including monogamous, polygamous, customary, Christian, Islamic and Hindu marriages.” No limit on number of wives The l

Laundered N33bn: Lebanese Cyber Crime Kingpin, Koudeih Arrested By Robert Egbe A LEBANESE, Hamza Koudeih and two other suspected accomplices of social media celebrity, including Ismaila Mustapha (a.k.a. Mompha), have been arrested in Lagos for allegedly laundering N33b. Koudeih was arrested at the weekend after a three-hour stand-off at his N1.8 billion luxury apartment in the 33-storey Eko Atlantic Pearl Tower, Victoria Island, Lagos. Mompha, Koudeih and the others are suspected to be kingpins of a network of cyber criminals who laundered N33 billion through three firms. His arrest by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), followed intelligence unearthed after Mompha’s arrest last Tuesday. It was gathered that when the anti-graft agency’s operatives arrived at his luxury suite, Koudeih and his wife refused to open the door. The couple also did not respond to appeals from the building’s chief security officer. But the operatives, who had been

NIGERIAN COURT DETERMINES WOMAN WITH 8-INCH LONG CLITORIS IS LEGALLY A MAN The Supreme court of Nigeria pronounced a very controversial ruling this morning in Abuja, declaring that all women with clitorises longer than 7,5 centimetres (3 inches) can now be legally considered as men. In a unanimous decision, the five-member Supreme Court panel, led by Mary Odili ruled that 36-year old Isioma Adeyemi’s request was “perfectly sound and legitimate”, ordering that her legal status be changed immediately. Ms. Adeyemi celebrated her victory which puts an end to a 7-year legal battle for the woman with an exceptionally large clitoris. “This is the greatest day of my life! My first husband repudiated me because my clitoris was bigger than his penis, now I finally get some kind of justice.” Ms. Inna Shevchenko, leader of The radical feminist exhibitionist group Femen, describes the ruling as “a great advancement for African women in general”. “A small number of women just obtained a gr

Edo council officials quizzes by FCC The Benin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has quizzed some officials of the Esan North East local government council, Edo state, for allegedly conniving with the council Chairman, Mr. Augustine Okoibhole to defraud the council. Sources said the council officials have however, been granted administrative bail. The council officials affected were those in the cash office, Exco recording department, procurement office, health department, revenue, and works departments. They were invited based on a petition against the council boss who was accused of corrupt practices. Nine councillors from wards 1,2,3,6,7,8,9,20 and 11 had recently petitioned Governor Godwin Obaseki wherein they accused the chairman of financial recklessness as well as operating multiple council accounts. Among allegations raised by the councillors were that the chairman has not been able to account for N13,348,000 remitted to one of the

OPEN GOVERNMENT : LESSONS FOR THE NIGERIAN SENATE By:Tony Iredia Last week, the Nigerian Senate decided to bar the media from reporting sessions of the current budget defence by certain public bodies. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Adedayo Adeyeye was quoted to have said that ‘sensitive issues cannot be discussed in the presence of press men.’ He reasons that the media coverage of the defence sessions would constitute a distraction adding that at the end of the sessions, the media would be told what was discussed. Like the average Nigerian politician who believes only his class deserves to be trusted with sufficient patriotism, Adeyeye wants the media to be kept away from serious national issues and be told only what is supposedly safe for public consumption. The Senator was no doubt in grievous error because if his reasoning was that bad journalists could collect brown envelopes and distort the story of how the budget defence went, bad legisla

Bayelsa PDP condemns attack on members, warns APC against politically motivated violence By Amgbare Ekaunkumo, Yenagoa. The PDP Campaign Council has condemned in strong terms the attack on its members and supporters in Nembe by thugs suspected to be loyal to the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC). The campaign council through it Director of Media and Publicity, Dr. Jonathan Obuebite, described the attack as mindless and provocative and a direct affront on members resolved to tow the path of peace. According to Obuebite “the PDP members and supporters were on their way to the campaign rallies of the party in Akassa, Okpoama and Twon-Brass but drove into Igopiri instead of Nembe city to board their boats. “They were immediately rounded up by a group of APC youths who descended  and inflicted bodily harm on some of them and also dispossessed them of their phones and other personal effects. He said members of the PDP has in the last few weeks suffered all kinds of politi

RE: MY PURPORTED REMOVAL FROM OFFICE AS EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN ETSAKO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA BY THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF EDO STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY MR GODWIN OBASEKI. My attention has been drawn to the unfortunate statements credited to His Excellency, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the Executive Governor of Edo State, in the Nigeria Observer of Thursday 24thOctober, 2019 during the illegal swearing-in of the Vice Chairman to take over the affairs of Etsako West Local Government, where he proclaimed my removal from office on trump up allegations of fraudulent activities and incapacity to manage the affairs of the Local Government by my humble self. Much as it is not in my character to join issues with those that declared themselves as my adversaries in the media space, it has become expedient to rescind this posture in the wake of the baseless, unfair and deliberate attempt to smear my hard earned personality and reputation orchestrated by political expediency to get rid of me because of th

NNPC SIGNS MoU WITH RUSSIAN OIL COMPANY, LUKEOIL Nigeria and Russia Thursday in Sochi, Russia, signed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will enable both countries’ oil giants, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Russia’s Lukeoil to elevate  commercial relationship to a government-to-government backed partnership. According to Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, with signing of the MoU, NNPC and Lukeoil will work together in upstream operations and revamp Nigeria’s refineries. Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mele Kyari and  Vagit Alekperov, President of  leading Russian oil company, Lukeoil, signed the MoU, which entails cooperation in deep offshore exploration of oil in Nigeria, production, trading and refining. The signing ceremony, which took place on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Summit, was witnessed by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva. Earlier in his remarks at a meeting

AGAIN, THUNDER STRUCK IN ONDO, KILLED 8 COWS  By Ayodele Oni, Akure Barely a month after 40 cows were struck by lightening in Ondo state, another set of eight cows were again killed on Tuesday evening. The incident, this time, was reported in Ikare Akoko area and had put health officials at alert as owners of the cows were trying to push them into the market for consumption. This, according to investigation, has made the state government to ban sales of cow meat especially in Akoko area of the state in the open market. It was gathered that health officials, while on routine checks in Ikare identified some of the dead cows being displayed for sale. Unlike the earlier ones killed in similar circumstances that were buried, owners allegedly roasted them and started selling them to unsuspecting butchers in Akoko area. The Director of Environmental Health Services in Akoko Northeast local government, Mrs Yemisi Adeniyi and her counterpart from Akoko Northwest, Mr Ojo Anthony, w

N46M FRAUD: OSHIOMHOLE`S LGA CHAIRMAN REMOVED, VICE CHAIRMAN SWORN-IN.     The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in Alhaji Imonofi Osumah Inusa as the Chairman of Etsako West Local Government, after Hon. Yakubu Musa, the erstwhile chairman was removed over his involvement in a N46 million fraud in the council. Obaseki, while swearing-in Alhaji Osumah at Government House, in Benin City, said investigations by a panel constituted by the state government revealed that the former LG boss, Musa, was engaged in fraudulent activities and lacked ability to supervise the staff of the Council. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, hails from Etsako West LGA. It will be recalled that three council Chairmen were before now removed as a result of one allegation or the other. Meanwhile, some persons are begining to wonder why in spite of the fact that, the council Chairman of Esan North East local government area, Hon. Aug

NORTHERN NIGERIA LEACHING ON THE SOUTH (PART 1) By Peter Omonua I was talking with a family friend recently. His relative, who is from one of the South-South states, works with a major federal government agency. The person has worked with this organization for about 30 years, during which period, he rose to the position of a Deputy General Manager (DGM). About 4 years ago, the person received instructions, from “above” to employ a certain young graduate, and was mandated to bring the new hire in at the position of an Assistant Manager. Officially, the expected level for a new graduate should be entry level position. Within four short years, this new hire was promoted so rapidly that he attained the same level of DGM, that which took my friend’s relation 30 years to attain. As we speak, I learnt there is a new position that has just opened up for a General Manager within the organization. This young, 4-years experience employee is being considered for the General Manager

EDO 2020: THE NEED FOR CAUTION By: Francis Akhigbe It is said that "those who make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable. The year 2020 is a few months away and Edo people will go to the Poll to elect their own choice of governor that will take over from the incumbent governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki whose tenure expires on November 12, 2020. That person is  expected to come from either  of the two dominant Political Parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP). It will not be surprising if relatively an unknown political party altered the equation. The purpose of this write up is to sound a note of caution to all the political parties in Edo State that politics is not do or die affair and any attempt by the political gladiators to overheat the polity will not be in the interest of Edo people. Edo people are peace loving, civilized, educated and politically cautious. They know what they want and they know how to go f

Planned Demolition Of Property of Political Opponents, group warns Obaseki against tyranny. A social political pressure group Edo Peoples Movement has warned the Governor of Edo State to stop his planned demolition of properties belonging to members of his party APC on account of their withdrawal of support for his( Obaseki's) second term ambition. This warning is coming on the heels of the planned demolition notice served on two of the members of the Edo Peoples Movement Barrister Henry Idahagbon, former Attorney General of Edo State and Co -Covener of the group and Comrade Tony Kabaka. The group which has been in the forefront of opposing Obaseki's second term aspiration has been a target of several attacks and intimidation by the Governor Obaseki administration which many believed lacks tolerance of opposing views of his administration. In a statement issued by one of the Co -Covener Hon Samson Osagie, former Minority Whip of the house of Representatives, the group

Busted! Plot To Smuggle Maina Out Of Custody Foiled By Yusuf Alli, Abuja  Seven operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have been arrested in connection with a plot to smuggle former Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) chairman AbdulRasheed Maina out of the anti-graft agency’s custody. They are undergoing investigation along with a woman, Zainab Abbas, to determine their involvement in the plot. Maina is being detained by the anti-graft agency which is probing him for alleged N2.1 billion fraud. An official of the agency alleged on Monday that Zainab Abbas, who visited Maina, coordinated the failed attempt to spirit Maina out of custody. According to the source, the seven EFCC men were on duty when the plot was to be carried out. The source added: “Intelligence was received about the plot on October 17. “That night, one Zainab Abbas was smuggled into the visitors’ area to meet with Maina. She was with her telephone. “She was alleged to be making

2yrs. Blackout in Edo community.... A ray of hope from Concerned individual By: Oriaifoh Godwins The Uneah communities in Esan Central local government area of Edo state, that comprise Ibore, Obiabi, Ugbalo, Atuagbo and Ekilor villages has in the past over two years now, been cut off from electricity supply, and those that can afford it, have resorted to the use of generators and other alternative sources. While majority of others seek very difficult and uncomfortable ways of meeting their power needs especially with respect to charging their phones and other rechargeable electrical gadgets. The fact that the communities has been cut off from the supply of electricity, is however not the story; the news is the initiative of Mr. Gideon Ijie, an individual, who out of his scarce resources, took up the responsibility of setting up a hub, UGBAKADU CHARGING HUB, located at the market square area, opposite the former Police station in Ibore, one of the Uneah communities, where the in

PALM OIL ADULTERATORS NABBED IN GOMBE Wicked souls: EFCC catches 26 tainting palm oil with chemicals The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) Gombe Zonal office has handed over 26 suspects arrested for production and sale of adulterated palm oil in Gombe, to the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC. The suspects Yahaya Sanusi, Mohammed Abubakar, Nasiru Bappa, Bello Ahmed, Emeka Oppah, Theophilus Samuel, Auwalu Abubakar, Monday John, Chindo Garba, Mohammed Umar, Dauda Mohammed, Anas Musa C, Umar Friday, Abbayo Musa, Hamisu Mohammed, Ali Garba, Inuwa Auwal, Tukur Adamu, Ahmad Usman, Emmanuel Etuk, Auwal Iliya, Ejike Samuel, Peter Ndubuisi, Babangida Yerima, Giginna Alphonsus and Usman Musa were picked up October 17 in Gombe market. They allegedly adulterated palm oil with yet to be identified chemical before selling same to unsuspecting members of the public as genuine. The head of EFCC Gombe Zonal office, DCDS Michael Wetkas, told journa

BENIN: Group protests the killing of endangered Elephant The Nigerian Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud, has been called upon to urgently investigate an allegation of the killing of a Calf of an endangered African Elephant species, inside an oil palm plantation, belonging to the Okomu Oil Palm Company PLC, Edo State, by workers of the company, as a result of attacks and rescue on the animal, requesting that the culprits be brought to justice. The call was made through a petition to the Minister, dated 8th October 2019, by the Protection for Okomu National Park & the Environment (PONPE), a civil society coalition, as signed by Comrade Tony Erha, its Convener. The group also called for the thorough investigation of alleged cases of land grabbing, deforestation, environmental and livelihood losses leveled by host Edo communities, civil society organizations and conservationists against Okomu PLC and Dr. Graham Hefer, its Managing Director and South Africa nationa

Niger Delta leaders urge support for Buhari, laud Bichi By: Ebireri Henry Ovie Niger Delta leaders on Sunday examined the various internal security challenges confronting Nigeria, describing the role played by the Department of State Services in the last one year as excellent. The leaders also praised President Muhammadu Buhari for revamping the country's security apparatus and curtailing pressures.  The leaders in a statement in Abuja commended President Buhari for his maturity in using the judiciary to handle sensitive matters in the country. Signed by the Convener, Delta Enlightened Forum, Engineer Bestman Odibo and Publicity Secretary, Mr Christopher Orushani, the leaders praised the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi for his robust and reform minded leadership, deep sense of public service, prodigious intelligence, professional excellence and precision. ‘’We salute you for the service rendered to the country and in

Do Not Associate Christ With Kidnapping – CAN Warns Muslim Group  The Christian Association of Nigeria has issued a warning to the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) to stop associating Christ with criminality. This warning came following MURIC’s director, Ishaq Akintola’s comment on the abduction and conversion of 9 Kano children who were reunited with their parents after 5 years. Akintola had said: “kidnapping for Christ is disgusting, nauseating, wicked and reprehensible. Kidnappers have taken over the house of God. The phenomenon of kidnapping for Christ has now rented the air. We are shocked to our marrows.” Joseph Hayab, chairman of CAN in the northern region while reacting to MURIC Director’s comment described it as “irresponsible, derogatory and provocative.” “Criminals abound in everywhere and in every religion, for MURIC to say a crime was perpetrated for Christ, is sheer mischief aimed at provoking Christians,” he said. “How could a rational, sane and educated person,

OBASEKI’S CONVOY CLAIMS SEVEN LIVES IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. Seven persons reportedly lost their lives today in a fatal accident that involved the advance team of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and a commercial vehicle. The unfortunate accident occured along the Benin-Auchi highway, near Ehor, in Uhunmwode Local Government area, of Edo state, and claimed the lives of five adults and two children. Several other persons, including the driver of the Hilux van, who sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident, were said to have been rushed to the Central Hospital in Benin, the State capital, for medical attention. The Governor’s advance team was reportedly heading to Ekpoma to attend the convocation ceremony of Ambrose Alli University. It was gathered that the accident occurred whe‎n the Toyota Hilux van had a head-on collision with a commercial Audi car. A source at the Central Hospital confirmed that accident victims were brought in but declined to give further de

Revealed! What My Father, IBB, Told Us Why Abiola’s Election Was Annulled – Muhammad Babangida By John Owen Nwachukwu  Muhammad Babangida, first son of former Head of States, Ibrahim Babangida, has revealed what his father told him and his brother, Aminu, after he (IBB) annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election. Muhammad, a security consultant, alleged that his father must have been compelled by some external forces to take the decision, adding that IBB told them that the particular action “is something that will haunt me for the rest of my life.” In an interview with the Sun, the son of the former military ruler, said, “Like June 12, we all understood that it would be one of the biggest things that would remain as something that would haunt us for the rest of our lives. “We understand that. But I am sure deep down, my dad would have passed on the mantle of leadership to his friend. There is no doubt about that. “Yes. Like he said to me when I encountered him [IBB on

“I remain Edo APC Secretary” – Lawrence Okah fires back …insists Obaseki and Ojezua lack powers to suspend him The State Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Edo State Chapter, Lawrence Okah has dismissed reports making the rounds in the media that he has been suspended by Governor Godwin Obaseki who, in his desperate bid to secure an undeserved second term, has embraced tyranny and violent repression of perceived opponents. Responding to the news, Lawrence Okah described the actions of the Governor and his puppet, Anselm Ojezua, as illegal and lacking in any known party procedure. “Governor Godwin Obaseki and Anselm Ojezua lack the powers to suspend me. All they have done so far regarding the party is illegal and cannot stand. I remain the secretary of the party, while Comrade Adams Oshiomhole remains the leader of the party in Edo State,” he said. The purported suspension of Lawrence Okah is a continuation of a string of illegal suspensions carried out by Godwin Obase