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Achuba Not Under House Arrest- Police

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5 years ago

Oct 19, 2019.

– The kogi police authorities said that the impeached deputy Governor of kogi state, Achuba was not under house arrest
– The Commissioner of Police,Hakeem Buhari said that the presence of security personnel at the official residence of the Deputy Governor in the Government Reservation Area (GRA), Lokoja, was to prevent looting of Government property
– Achuba has however, described his removal as an exercise in futility and will not stand
The Kogi State Police command have said that the impeached Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba,was not under house arrest.
According to Kogi Police Commissioner, Mr. Hakeem Busari, on Saturday, said that the presence of security personnel at the official residence of the Deputy Governor in the Government Reservation Area (GRA), Lokoja, was to prevent looting of Government property.
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Ekohotblog reports that Achuba was impeached on Friday shortly after the seven-man committee investigating allegations of gross misconduct against him submitted its report to the state house of assembly.
Achuba has however, described his removal as an exercise in futility and will not stand.
“As I speak to you, I am under house arrest. My security aide has been withdrawn.
“Currently in my house, security operatives from government house have taken over my residence.
“Nobody can come in and nobody can go out,” he had claimed.
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He described the action displayed by the Kogi Assembly as a rape of democracy, which he said will not stand.
But the newly appointed Deputy Governor, Edward Onoja, would be screened on Monday by the House of Assembly and also expected to be sworn-in on the same day.