{"id":168366,"date":"2025-07-04T21:14:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T20:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/taskforce-arrests-notorious-marching-ground-operator"},"modified":"2025-07-04T22:20:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T21:20:31","slug":"taskforce-arrests-notorious-marching-ground-operator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/taskforce-arrests-notorious-marching-ground-operator","title":{"rendered":"Taskforce Arrests Notorious Marching Ground Operator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Benue State Taskforce on Illegal Levies and Criminality has arrested a well-known Marching Ground operator, Ade Simon Kator, for allegedly extorting N500,000 from a local pastor.<\/p>\n<p>Kator, who lives behind Hotel Lucia in Achusa, reportedly demanded the money from Pastor Ogbu Emmanuel of Again and Afresh Church under the guise of a Marching Ground fee.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving the payment, the suspect allegedly organized local youths to harass workers at the church\u2019s construction site, disrupting construction and demanding further \u201cyouth levies\u201d while threatening to damage the building.<\/p>\n<p>Upon receiving a distress call, the Taskforce quickly acted, apprehending Kator, who subsequently admitted to the offense.<\/p>\n<p>He has been handed over to the Police Area Command in Makurdi to face prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the suspect\u2019s presentation, Hon. Gbenda Terver, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Hyacinth Alia on Youth Organization and Illegal Levies, cautioned youths against engaging in such criminal acts and called on the public to assist the authorities by reporting illegal levy activities via the hotline 07063894788.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Benue State Taskforce on Illegal Levies and Criminality has arrested a well-known Marching Ground operator, Ade Simon Kator, for allegedly extorting N500,000 from a local pastor. 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