A.M Linus, a Sergeant of the Nigerian Army, alongside his wife, were killed on their way to Imo State on Saturday. Details of the attack were not clear as of the time of this report but Daily Trust gathered that they were targeted because they were military personnel.
A phone conversation obtained by Linda Ikeji Blog further confirmed the sad development. In the phone conversation obtained by LIB, a man confessed to killing the couple and two others. According to him, soldiers have been killing innocent people and he has 'eaten these ones' in revenge.
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, some Igbo elders have started lobbying powerful Nigerians on the need for a southeast presidency. It was reported that the elders had constituted themselves as a lobby group to get Nigerians to buy into the quest to have the southeast produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor next year. In the last couple of weeks, the elders have met with political, religious, community, and opinion leaders in the north, Middle Belt, southwest, and south-south to canvass support for power to rotate to the zone in 2023.
In another development, Senator Rochas Okorocha declared that members of IPOB are poorly educated children in the southeast. Okorocha made the comment in response to the crisis situation in the southeast triggered by agitations. The senator representing Imo West Senatorial District said the issues bore down to bad leadership in the region, especially in his home state of Imo.
Meanwhile, down south of Nigeria, Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has stated confidently that he has the ultimate solution to curb insecurity in Nigeria. The pragmatic Wike made this comment while interacting with PDP delegates in Taraba state in a consultative meeting. Wike also canvassed the need for state police in Nigeria, stressing that it will go a long way in addressing the issue of insecurity.
