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THE WHO IS WHO BEHIND JONES ABIRI'S RELEASE It's been few days after the release of Jones Abiri, a journalist and Yenagoa based Publisher of Weekly Source standing trial for alleged involvement in militancy  who was incarcerated by the DSS over two years and reactions have continued to trill his release as to the bigwigs behind his freedom Reacts to the urge, it became needful to make a list of those involved in the saga. On the top of the list is the Bayelsa state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalist who amidst financial support,put the record straight by clearing the air that Jones Abiri is a Journalist contrary to the Minister of Information's statement. Ambassador Dr Godknows Bolade Igali, wh paid and surrendered himself by thumb printing that he be held responsible if Jones Abiri were to jump trial following the magistrates conditions that he should be released on presenting two sureties, one of whom should be a federal government employee...

The actual whereabouts of the sacked Director of State Service, DSS, Alhaji Lawal Daura, is still unknown several hours after he was sacked yesterday by the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. Daura was reported to have been picked up and detained by men of the Nigeria Police Force but the arrest could not be confirmed even as at the time of filing this report. The police authorities have maintained sealed lips on whether he’s in their custody. Reports in the media had claimed that he was taken into custody by operatives of the Police Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS and was being held at their headquarters at Guzape, Abuja but efforts at confirming the report proved abortive yesterday as neither the Force Headquarters nor the police anti-robbery unit could comment on it. Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, refused to respond to the inquiry on Mr Daura’s whereabouts. Several calls made to his mobile lines were not picked just as he refused to respond to a te...

Among the DSS officers that held the House of Assembly siege  today, are some members of Redeemed Christian Church of God working for the DSS. Osinbajo sacked the DSS director after he failed in the game plans, so he had to pay the prize In some other way, the DSS director might have been sacked to place the government on a safer side of not been responsible for the siege