{"id":106146,"date":"2023-07-17T09:33:20","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T08:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=106146"},"modified":"2023-07-17T09:33:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T08:33:20","slug":"near-fracas-at-apc-national-chairmans-residence-as-police-resists-efcc-search-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/near-fracas-at-apc-national-chairmans-residence-as-police-resists-efcc-search-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Near fracas at APC National chairman&#8217;s residence as Police resists EFCC search, arrest\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">There was tension on Sunday night when operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the home of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Abdullahi,\u00a0 to execute a search warrant.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pointblanknews.com reports that the APC National chairman had allegedly resigned from his position following pressure from top members of the ruling party.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that EFCC agents arrived around 8:00 p.m. at Adamu\u2019s house on Ali Akilu Crescent, by Aso Rock Presidential Villa, and immediately met resistance from police orderlies attached to the politician, according to two sources familiar, including one of the officers involved.<\/p>\n<p>According to a source, a standoff immediately ensued after the police officers said no one would be permitted to enter the premises because it was already past 6:00 p.m. The officers insisted, despite being shown a warrant duly signed by a judge.<\/p>\n<p>The content of the warrant was not immediately clear, but Mr Adamu had faced corruption allegations whose probe might still be active.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe police officers said no one can enter the house because it was already past 6:00 p.m. and already late for any search operation,\u201d one of our sources said under anonymity to discuss the operation.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThey said they won\u2019t allow anyone inside even if they go back to bring the judge that signed the warrant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The officers, who sources said arrived in four trucks, spent hours trying unsuccessfully to resolve the matter.<\/p>\n<p>No casualties were reported during the standoff, which a source described as \u201cphysically intense.\u201d Spokespersons for the police and the EFCC were not available for comment between the small hours of Monday and at the opening of business.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was tension on Sunday night when operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the home of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":106147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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