Nigerian newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Sunday morning
1. Popular Nigerian cross-dresser and internet personality, Okuneye Idris, widely known as Bobrisky, was on the run on Saturday after police raided a nude party he organised in Lekki area of Lagos. Bobrisky put up the party in celebration of his 28th birthday, but it was disrupted by the Nigeria Police, who invaded the place and dispersed guests. However, the cross-dresser left the event centre before the police stormed the place. Five people were said to have been arrested.
3. Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumin Kabir, on Saturday, lamented the abduction of his people. He called on Muslims to embark on aggressive prayers for Allah’s intervention to end the menace. He said the bandits have killed his people and kidnapped women and children. According to him, there is no option than to resort to prayers since Islam teaches that prayer is the only weapon against calamities.
5. Governors of South-East geo-political zone, on Saturday, rose from an expanded meeting and resolved to commence a joint air operation to flush out bandits from all forests in the zone. The governors also restricted inter-state movements of herdsmen and their cattle as well as foot movement of cattle and herdsmen from communities to communities across farmlands in the zone. The forum commended Gov.
7. The Lagos State Police Command yesterday released the 123 male passengers that were intercepted along Moshalashi road, Agege alongside 48 motorcycles that were coming from Jigawa State. The 123 traders from Northern part of the country were detained by Lagos State government on Friday. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana in an earlier statement said the vehicle and passengers were searched but nothing incriminating was found.
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