Newspaper Headlines: Six top Boko Haram financiers among Kuje prison escapees

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Newspaper Headlines: Six top Boko Haram financiers among Kuje prison escapees

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July 9, 2022

The pictures of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, meeting three of his All Progressives Congress (APC) colleagues in Port Harcourt amid the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dominated the front pages of Nigerian dailies.

Punch reports that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has said he will not probe previous governments if elected into office in the 2023 presidential election. The newspaper says Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), has declared that the Igbos are still at the bottom of national politics.

The Nation reports that six top Boko Haram financiers are among Kuje prison escapees. The newspaper says Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, has taken one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughters as his third wife.

TheGuardian reports that Baba Usman, the inspector general of police, has ordered tight security nationwide as Muslims celebrate Eid el-Kabir across the country. The newspaper says Adeola Omoniyi, a 22-year-old suspected kidnapper, has narrated that she specialises in abducting toddlers for the past two years and selling each child for N30,000 to her father.

Daily Trust reports that the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has intercepted and looted four trucks of food meant for the Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Borno. The newspaper says the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) has released the names and images of inmates who escaped from the Kuje Medium Custodial Centre in Abuja.

Daily Independent reports that fuel scarcity and hikes in transport fares have dampened the festivity of the Eid el-Kabir. The newspaper says Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, has declared Nigeria under siege with the current rate of attacks in the country.

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