Arrests have reportedly followed the divorce saga involving Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf's wife, Zainab, amid the governor's political rift with Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Four people, including a FUNAAB graduate, were kidnapped from a farm in Abeokuta as gunmen demanded ₦500 million; Ogun police say rescue operations are under way.
Senate chief whip and former governor of Abia state, Orji Kalu, has vowed to invite the military to comb Abia forests to flush out criminal operation in bushes.
The Kwara state police command has reacted to a protest by police special constabularies over alleged non-payment of salaries saying their job is voluntary.
An eyewitness said the incident caused gridlock along the road as vehicles had to make quick detours to avoid being attacked by the dreaded unknown gunmen.
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