20 hostages killed in Bangladesh attack-military

The Bangladesh military spokesman, on Saturday confirmed the death of 20 hostages during a siege in Dhaka, when terrorists stormed a restaurant.
Brig.-Gen. Nayeem Chowdhry, the spokesman, said six of the terrorists holding the hostages were killed.
He said the victims were chopped to death by sharp weapons inside the Holey Artisan Bkery restaurant in the Gulshan diplomatic district of Dhaka.
Chowdhry said that a search operation was launched as the militants were killed after 12 to 13 minutes of commando operations.
The forces found a number of firearms - including pistols, AK-22 rifles and sharp weapons at the scene.
Some diplomats said on condition of anonymity that some of the foreign hostages included several Italians and one or more Japanese citizens.
"Two of the 13 hostages rescued are Sri Lankan nationals and one is Japanese, but more information would be available on the deceased after investigations’’, he said.
He said the gunmen entered the restaurant at about 8.45 p.m. Friday (1445 GMT) as customers were eating.
The spokesperson said tense standoff carried into early morning after two police officers were killed in an initial exchange of gunfire.
The Islamic State terrorist organisation reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack.
Other reports said American officials suspected al-Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent, which the U.S. declared a terrorist group the day before.
It added that thousands of alleged radical militants had been arrested in Bangladesh in recent weeks. (NAN)

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A lawmaker representing Oorelope constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Gideon Aremu, was shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen  at Alakia, in the Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday evening.

 

Eye witness accounts said the lawmaker was murdered in front of his house by the killers who had trailed him to his Alakia residence, before opening fire on him.

 

Hon. Aremu, until his demise, was the only opposition lawmaker in the Oke Ogun area, as his other nine colleagues are from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

 

The Police Police Relation Officer (PPRO) for the State Command, Adekunle Ajisebutu, while confirming the incident, told Daily Trust that investigation was ongoing.

 

“I can confirm that the incident happened late yesterday (Friday), and the police have swung into action,” he said, adding that the Commissioner, Mr. Leye Oyebade had already deployed human and material resources in tracking down the culprits.

 

“We can assure the public that very soon, we will apprehend those behind this cruel act. We equally want to appeal to members of the public who have information that will help our course to come forward,” Ajisebutu stated.

 

It will be recalled that the Appeal Court upheld the election of the Labour Party lawmaker last December, thus affirming the ruling of the election tribunal.