Tension over arrest of ex militant, Asari Dokubo in Cotonou

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Palpable tension currently pervades the air over the recent arrest of ex warlord and Niger Delta militant Mujahid Asari Dokubo on Tuesday in Cotonou, Benin Republic.
SHOWBIZPLUS gathered that the ex freedom fighter was picked up in the afternoon by heavily armed policemen from Benin Republic and whisked away to an unknown destination.
A statement from his lawyer, Festus Keyamo confirmed the arrest. It further disclosed that Dokubo was picked up around Lubeleyi roundabout and immediately taken to an unknown destination.
"Today, Tuesday, November 26, 2013, my friend and client Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo was arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, around the hours of 1.p.m. and 2.p.m., by the country's gendarmes (police)," parts of the statement read.