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Asari Dokubo released

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Former  Niger Delta activist and leader of Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has been released by the authorities of Benin Republic. Vanguard learnt that Dukobo was set free around 1:00 AM Nigerian time today after spending 36 hours with the Beninoise gendarmes. It was gathered that the former militant was immediately flown to Abuja. Dokubo was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Cotonou. Follow us on Twitter:   Click here On Facebook:   Click here

Apo killings not extra-judicial, says Senate

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RESCUE OPERATORS EVACUATING REMAINS OF PEOPLE KILLED IN AN UNCOMPLETED BUILDING BY UNKNOWN GUNMEN AT APO ZONE E IN ABUJA ON FRIDAY (20/9/13) THE Senate yesterday absolved the security agents that carried out the raid at the Apo Legislative Quarters which led to the death of eight persons suspected to be members of Boko Haram of extra-judicial killing but a hastily executed operation. The Senate had set up a 20-member Joint Committee on National Security and Intelligence and Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to investigate the alleged extra-judicial killings of the eight in September 20th by the combined team of soldiers and Department of State Service. The Joint Committee which was chaired by Senator Mohammed Magoro, PDP, Kebbi South, and retired General in the Nigeria army in its report which was adopted on the floor of the senate said that the operation of security agents at Apo that produced casualties was necessitated by electronic intercepts made by the DSS which ind...