The Nation November 23, 2011

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VOL. 7, NO. 1953 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2011

TR UTH IN DEFENCE OF FREEDOM TRUTH

KOGI 2011

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•INEC: we won’t allow rigging •AND MORE •PDP candidate has mental case, court told •No plan to sack traditional rulers, says Audu •PAGE 5

•COUNTDOWN TO THE DECEMBER 3 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION IN THE CONFLUENCE STATE

•IN

THE DOCK: Ndume in court just before he was ordered remanded in SSS custody by the Chief Magistrate ... yesterday

PHOTOS: ABAYOMI FAYESE

Court remands Senator in custody over Boko Haram Governors fail in bid to rescue Sylva

Sects’s spokesman bags nine years jail SSS screens Ndume’s, Sheriff’s call logs Senate insists on thorough investigation

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SENATOR accused of sponsoring Boko Haram – the dreaded Islamic sect troubling some parts of the North and Abuja – was yesterday remanded in the custody of the State Security Services (SSS). Chief Magistrate Oyebola Oyewumi of an Abuja Chief Magistrate’s Court issued the order after the SSS arraigned Senator Ali Ndume for alleged sponsorship of

From Onyedi Ojiabor and Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja

Boko Haram (Western education is sin). He was arraigned with the spokesman of the group, Ali Sanda Umar Konduga, over a two-count charge of criminal breach of trust, criminal intimidation and anonymous calls. Konduga is accused of disclosing classified information to unauthorised persons between September 15 and No-

vember 3 in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, and Abuja. The alleged offence is contrary to Section 398 of the Penal Code. Ndume pleaded not guilty to the charge. Konduga, alias Usman Al-Zahawiri, was sentenced to a nine-year jail term after pleading guilty to the offence. Konduga could still bag a bigger sentence, if further investigation reveals more

From Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja

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OVERNORS launched yesterday another failed mission to rescue Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva, who is fighting for his political future. Governors Forum chair Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi led the mission to persuade President Goodluck Jonathan to rescind the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) decision on the Bayelsa governorship primary.

facts. The court deferred the sentence following an application by the prosecutor, Cliff Osagie, who said the SSS was on the trail of other members of the group. The court adjourned the matter till December 6 for the Senator’s trial. Ndume is to remain in the custody the SSS, pending a formal bail application. Konduga, who spoke Continued on page 2

•Kanduga ... yesterday

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