“He advised motorists to always have an assistant driver while travelling, especially commercial drivers who travel long distances daily.”
The police charged the defendant with assault and criminal intimidation, to which he pleaded not guilty.
He said the suspects were arrested on Feb. 26 by operatives of the command deployed to protect lives and property sequel to the fire outbreak at the market.
Three of the stations were said to have paid penalties to the government and were unsealed, while the rest four remain sealed.
Three Yobe indigenes have emerged winners in the African Quranic Recitation Competition held in Kenya.