Politics

Anyone found guilty of causing tension in Ghanaian society through harmful predictions could face a sentence of up to five years in prison, according to a statement signed by the Ghana Police Director of Public Affairs, Supt. Alexander Obeng.

Three suspects were apprehended with over 1,000 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Kano State, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The minister added that the NIN policy was mandatory by law in Nigeria and that it stood to secure the country. He said, “Without profiling, no country will be secured globally. Criminals don’t like it, and they have been f*ghting it day in, day out.

This was made known by a lawyer, Barrister Austin Nwabufo in a post on his official Twitter account @AustinNwabufo on Wednesday, November 17, 2021.

As at press time, troops have been placed on high alert and are deployed to strategic locations where they are mounting security checkpoints to monitor, prevent and arrest any potential attacker.

The clerics statement comes after speakers of the 36 state Houses of Assembly in Nigeria called on the Federal Government to declare bandits and kidnappers as terrorists.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has banned the rearing and consumption of cows in the South-East region

A 25-year-old suspected Islamist extremist has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of terrorism. He is suspected of having committed offences of preparing for acts of terrorism, membership of a banned organisation and receiving weapons training.

The payment is for damages done to his Soka home in Ibadan during the July 1 invasion by the DSS, according to an Oyo state High Court.

The police also removed Atilade as the DPO of the Denton Police Station, Ebute Meta. A resident in the Ebute Meta area confirmed that a new DPO, Segun Abifarin, has replaced Atilade, PUNCH reports.