Lagos Police Arrests “Biafra Times” Publisher & 9 Others For Alleged Sedition

The police in Lagos on Monday, January 30, said they had arrested the publisher of Biafra Times and nine others for allegedly publishing and circulating seditious and malicious publication.

Parading the 10 suspects, Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni, said 515 copies of the offending newspaper were recovered during a raid on the printing press in Shomolu, Lagos.

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“The printing press has been shut and the environment is being monitored.“This is an offence punishable under the Criminal Law of Lagos State,”

Owoseni said.He added that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as detectives finished interrogating them.

The arrested publisher, however, told journalists that he had no intention to promote disunity and disharmony among Nigerians.

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“I love my country and I love my president. My intention is not to fight my country; I just want to pass out information to those who have no access to the Internet. “I usually go on the Internet to source for information and publish. I have other papers on sports and social life which I publish,’’

he said.

The prime suspect said he had been publishing for the past eight years but only specialised in Biafra Times three months ago.

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“I decided to specialise on Biafra Times when I discovered it is always a sell-out anytime we published stories about eastern parts of the country. “Sometimes, I go to newspaper vendors and hear people requesting for Biafra Times. “We usually print about 5000 copies which we sell for N100 nationwide,”

he said.

In another development, the CP told journalists that the command was aware of a proposed demonstration which popular artiste, Tuface Idibia planned to lead. He said that the command was yet to be officially notified and assured that the police would not allow unscrupulous elements to hijack the protest.

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Posted: at 30-01-2017 04:03 PM (7 years ago) | Hero

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Posted: at 30-01-2017 04:31 PM (7 years ago) | Hero

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Posted: at 30-01-2017 07:06 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

hmmmmmmm.

Posted: at 30-01-2017 08:52 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Without any doubt, anyone with common sense can figure out that you are a frustrated animal in human form,  who is very sick  and needs help. Since  you have no money to visit a psychiatrist, why don't you solicit financial help from the same Biafrans you just insulted? Anyone can tell that you are from a never do well family. If you are that educated like you alleged, why the use of upper case alphabets in communicating your bad grammar? Using the upper case alphabets throughout your sentences indicate "screaming" Why scream, you Ratus ratus, Ratus novagicus? Frustrated and Jealous against the same people that feed your mother and future generations to come. Because you had acces to an outdated cheap blackberry phone, with a few kilobytes, you now think that you can come online and vomit nonsense with your stinking, halitosis filled mouth. Don't worry, the cost of data will soon be, beyond your reach. Imbeciles like you, need not be responded to, but sometimes, silence is no longer golden. The poorest Biafran, is ten times richer than the richest of your generations. Nevertheless, I pray this day that all the calamities, violence and misfortunes that befell  and still befalling the Biafrans that you so much hated, visit and befall upon you and your future generations, a zillion times until eternity. So shall it be, must it be. Iseeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

Posted: at 31-01-2017 05:14 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming

guy if you have any problem with anyone,trash your issues privately,don't bring it on this forum to create enmity.just like your name TOPEXCITY...don't get Toxic coz u can be poisonous and damaging to people in your surrounding including this forum.

Posted: at 31-01-2017 02:54 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming