Leaders from 1999 responsible for nation’s woes – Saraki

Sunday Aborisade , Abuj a

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said on Tuesday that all public office holders in Nigeria since 1999 , were guilty of the mistakes of the past that led the country to its present political and economic mess .

Saraki stated this while responding to a question on the secrecy of the National Assembly ’s budget and corruption levelled against it by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in a recent letter .

The Senate President insisted that it was wrong for anybody to hold an individual or group of people solely responsible for the mess of the past .

Saraki said what was required of all stakeholders was collective participation for the good of all Nigerians.

He, however, pledged that details of the N 115 bn National Assembly budget on a section - by - section basis , would be made public this year as against the usual practice .

Police kill 7 suspected abductors of Lagos council boss, nab 2

The Lagos State Police Command has smashed a kidnap syndicate comprising nine Nigerians based in Ghana. They are said to have been responsible for the kidnap of the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area boss, Mr Kehinde Bamigbetan, two months ago and a Federal High Court Judge. In the process, seven suspected members of the syndicate were killed during a gun battle, yesterday. Two suspected members of the gang were also arrested at their hideout in Agbara area of Ogun State, while an Indian national identified as Vivex Changrani, said to have been kidnapped Sunday, was rescued. The suspects Recovered at the end of the gun battle said to have lasted 30 minutes, were four AK 47 riffles, two of which had police identification mark, 28 AK 47 magazines fully loaded, more than 1,000 rounds of AK- 47 live ammunition, army uniforms and two vehicles — a Honda CRV SUV with number plate ABC 106 AE and a Nissan Pathfinder SUV with number plate AGL 730 AZ.