{"id":63219,"date":"2018-07-26T07:03:29","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T06:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=63219"},"modified":"2018-07-26T07:03:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T06:03:29","slug":"timi-frank-exposes-fresh-plot-to-arrest-saraki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/timi-frank-exposes-fresh-plot-to-arrest-saraki\/","title":{"rendered":"TIMI Frank exposes fresh plot to arrest Saraki"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progreasives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has raised an alarm \u00a0over a fresh plot to arrest the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on the orders of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris in connivance with the presidency.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Frank in a statement in Abuja said he has reliable information that the IGP has ordered operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) to raid Saraki\u2019s residence any moment from this night and effect his arrest.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He described the plot as an act of desperation and utter wickedness by the IGP who is overly eager to redeem his image following the failure of the police to prevent Saraki from attending the sitting of the Senate\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1447018646\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Tuesday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0where 15 APC lawmakers defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Frank said that the Presidency is equally anxious to get back at Saraki over the defections and therefore has mandated the IGP to ensure his arrest and detention simply to embarrass him.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cRecall that the police\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1447018647\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Tuesday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0morning laid<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>siege on the residence of the President of the Senate and that of his deputy in a bid to arrest and prevent them from attending plenary. Saraki was able to escape and presided over the Senate.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cFollowing the development the presidency summoned the IGP and after berating him for failing to gag Saraki, gave him a fresh ultimatum to arrest Saraki using every power at his disposal.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThis act of desperation by the IGP, backed by the presidency against Saraki is condemnable as it has no place in democracy.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI hereby call on all Nigerias and members of the international community to rise in unison to condemn this act of tyranny and barbarity being perpetrated against the President of the Senate by the present administration using the police.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cAs you read this statement the SARS may already be storming the residence of the President of the Senate and I want to call on<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Nigerians to hold the IGP and the presidency responsible should any harm befall him following the plot to \u00a0invade his residence in the dead of the night,\u201d Frank said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He added that Saraki is a respectable and responsible leader who cannot hurt a fly, saying all efforts being made by this administration through the police to tie the Offa Robbery allegations on him will once again collapse like the CCT trial.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThey are only out to victimize Saraki for being the only responsible voice in this administration. They know that their allegations cannot withstand \u00a0 legal scrutiny, therefore they want to intimidate, embarrass, arrest and treat him like a common criminal.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cBut I \u00a0am rest assured that their present satanic plot against Saraki shall be frustrated by God who has been standing by him in the last three years,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He called on Nigerians to pray for Saraki as he faces this monumental trial once again.<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/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>Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progreasives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has raised an alarm \u00a0over a fresh plot to arrest the President of the Senate, Dr.&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":53636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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