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16/07/2025

AT LAST-

-in video

16/07/2025

Court frees ex-Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose-

*in N6.9bn th€ft case

NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS' HEADLINES THIS MORNING-
16/07/2025

NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS' HEADLINES THIS MORNING-

POLICE DIDN'T RESCUE ME, I PAID K*IDN@PPERS N6.5M FOR MY FREEDOM-Edo Chief Imam declares***Chief Imam of Uromi Central M...
16/07/2025

POLICE DIDN'T RESCUE ME, I PAID K*IDN@PPERS N6.5M FOR MY FREEDOM
-Edo Chief Imam declares
***

Chief Imam of Uromi Central Mosque in Edo State, Imam Muhammad Murtadha Obhakhobo, has punctured the claim by the police that they rescued him, disclosing that he paid his kidnappers N6.5 million ransom before they set him free.

The Chief Imam was kidnapped at Uromi on July 9, with his kidnappers demanding a ransom of N30 million.

State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, had claimed in a statement that the cleric was released following sustained pressure mounted by its operatives.

But the Chief Imam in an interactive session with journalists, said contrary to the police claim, he paid ransom to the kidnappers.

The cleric said, “I am Imam Muhammad Murtadha Obhakhobo, the Chief Imam of Uromi Central Mosque in Edo Central, I was kidnapped on July, 9, 2025 along the Ubiaja-Illushi road.

“I got myself released by paying N6.5 million on July 13, but I was shocked to read in the news that I was rescued by the police.”

The cleric said upon his return from captivity, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Uromi Division visited him to gather information, which he provided.

He said after explaining what transpired to the DPO, he was surprised to see the police “trying to take credit for doing nothing.

“My release was as a result of private efforts and the payment of substantial ransom and not the efforts of the police.”

15/07/2025

This was former Vice President Atiku Abubakar today in Daura-

Soon after the burial of former President Muhammadu Buhari

15/07/2025

Do you think Muhammadu Buhari's d*€ will have an effect on northern votes for President Tinubu's second term?
Who now controls Buhari's 12m CPC c*ult votes?

*discusspolitics

15/07/2025

EMOTIONS-

How President Bola Tinubu said goodbye to his predecessor in office, former President Muhammadu Buhari

*in video

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
15/07/2025

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

15/07/2025

GOOD BYE, DEAR FRIEND. I WILL NOT BETRAY OUR UNION...

-President Tinubu says amid t€ as former President Buhari's remains are ready for b*uri@l

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu condoles with the widow, Aisha Buhari as late former President Muhammadu Buhari's two ADCs lea...
15/07/2025

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu condoles with the widow, Aisha Buhari as late former President Muhammadu Buhari's two ADCs lead his body to his Katsina country home for b*uri@l-

*in video

Vice President Kashim Shettima stoops to brief President Tinubu on the London trip to retrieve late former President Muh...
15/07/2025

Vice President Kashim Shettima stoops to brief President Tinubu on the London trip to retrieve late former President Muhammadu Buhari's body-

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