Akugbe Movement
29 Jul
• Group calls for state of emergency • PDP cautions police against partisanship As tension continues to grip residents of Benin City, Edo State, and environs over activities of the state-controlled vigilantes’ services and cult members, the Akugbe Movement has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the state to…
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