{"id":20064,"date":"2013-11-26T21:13:13","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T20:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=20064"},"modified":"2013-11-26T21:13:13","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T20:13:13","slug":"asari-dokubo-arrested-in-benin-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/asari-dokubo-arrested-in-benin-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Asari Dokubo Arrested in Benin Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leader of the Niger Delta People\u2019s Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Human Rights Lawyer, Festus Keyamo in statement\u00a0 said Dokubo was picked up by the police between 1:00pm and 2:00pm around the Lubeleyi roundabout,\u00a0 and taken to an unknown destination.<\/p>\n<p>Keyamo in the said: \u201cWe want to emphasise that Alhaji Dokubo-Asari carries on legitimate business and has been living partly in Benin Republic for many years now,\u201d Keyamo said in his statement.\u00a0 \u201cIn fact, he owns houses, schools and an academy in that country. 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