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Court Orders INEC To Reinstate Adebutu As Ogun PDP Guber Candidate Within 24 Hours

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Court Orders INEC To Reinstate Adebutu As Ogun PDP Guber Candidate Within 24 Hours

A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reinstate Ladi Adebutu as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Ogun State in next year’s general elections within 24 hours.

The court held that INEC lacked the authority to independently disqualify a candidate validly nominated by a political party.In his judgment on Friday, November 13,

Justice Peter Lifu directed INEC to restore Adebutu’s name to its official list of governorship candidates and amend the list published on October 10, to reflect his candidacy.

The  Judge held that the power to disqualify a candidate whose name has already been submitted to INEC rests with a competent court, such as a Federal High Court or a State High Court, and not the electoral umpire, acting unilaterally.

Justice Lifu further held that INEC violated Adebutu’s constitutional right to fair hearing by removing his name from the candidates’ list without giving him an opportunity to defend himself, an action he described as unlawful, unconstitutional and without legal effect.

He stated, that if INEC had concerns about Adebutu’s eligibility to contest the election, it should have approached a competent court for a determination, rather than take the decision on its own.

In addition, the court held that INEC was legally obligated under the Electoral Act to publish Adebutu’s name as the PDP candidate, insisting it could not validly declare the outcome of the see and of no effect.

Before delivering the judgement on the substantive suit, the court had dismissed INEC’s preliminary objection challenging the competence of the case.

The Judge explained that he had examined the originating summons and confirmed that it contained the name and signature of the senior counsel who filed the suit, as well as the names of other lawyers in the firm.

He consequently ruled that the legal process was properly filed and dismissed INEC’s objection.In reviewing the case,

Justice Lifu said Adebutu had previously contested for the governorship in 2019 and emerged as PDP candidate in the 2023 election.

The court also established that Adebutu participated in the PDP governorship primary for the forthcoming election, after which the party published his name on August 29, without any challenge to his nomination.

However, the controversy began when INEC released its official candidates’ list in October 2026, with Adebutu’s name conspicuously missing, despite the fact that he had not withdrawn from the race.

Tinubu Charges Nigerians To Shun Electoral Violence

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Tinubu Charges Nigerians To Shun Electoral Violence

*Urges Campaign Focus On Issues That  Promote People’s Welfare

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has condemned the violence trailing political campaigns ahead of next year’s general elections.

Tinubu charge Nigerians to shun violence and focus on issues that promote the people’s welfare during the campaign season.

In a statement he signed on Friday, November 13, the President said: “I have followed recent reports of violence accompanying political events in different parts of the country.

“Every form of violence stands condemned. Violence should never have a place in our political campaigns as we move toward the 2027 general elections.

“Our campaigns should be about issues, a contestation of ideas that promote the welfare of our people and the progress of our country.”

He expressed his commitment, as leader of the country, to a peaceful, free, and fair election, urging political leaders and supporters across party lines to conduct themselves responsibly.

Tinubu stated: “I have said that being in different political parties or pursuing different ambitions does not make us enemies.

” As Nigerians, we are members of the same household living in different rooms. Therefore, our politics must elevate human conditions and focus on national progress and development.”

The President reiterated his previous directive to the security agencies to be strict and firm against anyone seeking to test his government’s resolve and will to preserve public order.

He added: ” Our administration is committed to an orderly and peaceful election, and all political parties and candidates should be protected and free to campaign anywhere in the country without molestation or fear for their satety.

“We shall not tolerate any irresponsible conduct by politicians and their supporters.

“Security agencies are, therefore, authorised to confront thuggery and other anti-social and anti-democratic activities with full force.”

Delta Commits To Fixing Federal Roads In State

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Delta Commits To Fixing Federal Roads In State

*Condemns Asaba Procession Violence, Urges Peaceful Campaigns

THE Delta State Government will continue to intervene in the rehabilitation of critical federal roads within the state to ease transportation, boost commerce and improve the movement of agricultural produce.

The government said though roads do not directly put food on the people’s tables, good road infrastructure creates the conditions for increased agricultural production, improved trade and easier access to markets.

Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Charles Aniagwu, who stated this on a television programme late on Thursday, November 12, explained that roads establish important nexus between production centres and areas of consumption, making it easier for farmers to move their produce and for businesses to transport goods.

He acknowledged the infrastructure challenges facing the country, but said efforts were being made by both federal and state governments to address the situation.

He highlighted the collaboration between the Delta State and Federal Governments in facilitating access to the Second Niger Bridge, particularly the state’s assistance with compensation payments running into billions of naira for the construction of the connecting bypass.

Aniagwu said Governor Sheriff Oborevwori had made it clear that Delta would not fold its arms while critical federal roads within its territory deteriorated, citing the state’s intervention along the Benin-Warri corridor in Effurun, where concrete pavement works had been undertaken, as well as the government’s swift response to a difficult section of the East-West Road.

On the recent political violence in Asaba, the commissioner rejected attempts to present the incident as an ordinary clash between political supporters, alleging that members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ignored the Police advice to shelve the road procession and secure an appropriate venue.

Aniagwu said video recordings of the incident showed some individuals allegedly urging others to attack and kill, expressing concern over the “rig and die” remarks of NDC Delta Central senatorial district and former deputy senate president, Ovie Omo-Agege.

He, however, stressed that the government does support political intimidation or violence, irrespective of the political affiliations of those involved.

He reiterated the governor’s directive to security agencies to conduct an impartial investigation and ensure that everyone connected with the incident, including those who allegedly instigated or carried out the attack, was brought to justice.

On next year’s general elections, Aniagwu said Oborevwori and the Delta State APC Campaign Council had resolved to make issues, governance and the administration’s performance the central focus of their campaign.

He recalled that the governor had consistently urged his supporters to refrain from attacking opponents, but instead present his administration’s achievements  to voters, believing that his government’s record across infrastructure, healthcare, education, housing, public service reforms and social investment provides sufficient material for political engagement.

He  disclosed that the state government was planning to empower 15,000 indigent small business owners, who are to be carefully screened, through its social investment programme.

Aniagwu defended the administration’s appeal to civil servants for political support, arguing that workers’ welfare should be assessed through concrete policies and actions, rather than isolated statements, citing promotions, attention to seniority in appointments, improved welfare provisions and other interventions as evidence of the administration’s commitment to public servants.

He described the governor’s appeal to workers to reciprocate the efforts as an expression of confidence that beneficiaries of good governance would appreciate the administration’s performance.

US Senate Summons Commerce Secretary, Ex-Nvidia CEO Over Affair With Alleged Chinese Spy

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US Senate Summons Commerce Secretary, Ex-Nvidia CEO Over Affair With Alleged Chinese Spy

FORMER chief executive officer of the United States (US) based Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has been summoned to testify next month before a Senate committee about his alleged affair with a woman suspected of being a Chinese spy.

Huang abruptly resigned as head of one of the world’s most valuable companies on Thursday, November 12, after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs, in a stunning fall from grace that sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley.

Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, who is under scrutiny and faces possible ouster over exports of sensitive Nvidia AI chips to China, has also been summoned to appear before the Senate Banking Committee in December.

Nvidia has lost $550billion (£415billion) in stock market value in just five days as the scandal dominated headlines.

Senator Tim Scott sent letters on Thursday to Huang and Lutnick requesting their testimony in front of the Senate Banking Committee.

“Recent reports raise serious concerns about our national security and the protection of sensitive US technology.

“The American people deserve answers,” the South Carolina Republican posted on X.

Scott asked Huang to appear voluntarily on December 3, but also warned the panel could issue a subpoena to compel his testimony.

Three House of Representatives committees on intelligence and foreign affairs and a panel on China have also sent a letter to Huang summoning him for a closed-door interview on December 1.

Lutnick is under scrutiny because unnamed officials in President Donald Trump’s administration have been briefing US media that he stalled efforts to tighten export restrictions on advanced AI chips to China.

A commerce department spokesperson told US media that Lutnick had “proactively” agreed to appear before the Senate Banking Committee.

Huang, who has been Nvidia’s public face since 1993, admitted on Sunday, November 8 to having been “unfaithful” to his wife after reports he had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy, Alice Huang.

On Wednesday, he was reported to have had a second relationship, this time with an Nvidia executive.

Alice Huang (no relation) worked as an executive at the Singaporean firm, Megaspeed, and has been suspected of being an intelligence asset for China, according to the New York Times.

China has rejected that allegation as a smear.

US Attorney General, Todd Blanche, said on Thursday the Department of Justice had not yet drawn any conclusions about whether Alice Huang was engaged in espionage for Beijing.

Nvidia officials have repeatedly declined to comment since Wednesday. A personal representative of Huang also declined to comment on Thursday.

According to US media, Huang’s alleged second affair was with a long-time Nvidia executive, Kimberly Powell, who reported directly to him within the company.

Sources have told the BBC that Nvidia employees had noticed the pair were unusually close.

Huang had been widely expected to weather the storm after the first affair became public, even as Nvidia announced it had launched an investigation into whether its CEO had been “the target of a foreign intelligence effort.”

One current Nvidia staff member told the BBC that the initial reports of his infidelity were more or less brushed off by rank-and-file workers inside the company.

It wasn’t until Huang’s alleged affair with the Nvidia executive became public that workers started to feel “this is crazy,” the person said.

Another Nvidia employee said they had been told not to speak with the press or otherwise comment on the situation in public.

Many staff have earned millions of dollars in compensation through their ability to cash out their Nvidia shares as the stock soared.

Nvidia has said it has “no reason to believe that either national security or Nvidia secrets were compromised,” but pledged that its independent inquiry would look at all available information.

The company’s meteoric rise had been led by Jensen Huang, who became a major booster of the AI industry, which relies on Nvidia for the powerful computer chips it manufactures.

Initially, those chips were designed for computer gaming. But as AI technology evolved in the last four years into chatbots and large language models, companies building AI tools suddenly required huge numbers of the Nvidia computer chips that could process large amounts of data.

The former CEO’s decision to resign from the company could disrupt the AI industry that he helped shape. Nvidia has used its financial strength to help create an industry ‌around ⁠AI through complex financial arrangements that ease the purchase of the company’s chips.

It has backed cloud computing companies and AI labs in order to do so.

Nvidia is now hunting a permanent replacement for Huang. Chief Financial Officer, Colette Kress, was named on Thursday as interim CEO.

Several tech insiders that the BBC spoke with this week noted that Huang’s downfall has been a major topic of conversation in San Francisco Bay area circles, an area filled with tech employees, industry executives and billionaires.

Huang has been married to Lori Huang for 40 years. Both of their children are also executives at Nvidia.

Nvidia’s stock fall this week is the most significant five-day drop the company has seen since going public 27 years ago.

Its market value, according to Reuters, rose by more than 470 per cent in the past five years, peaking just a few weeks ago. It is now down by 31 per cent against a backdrop of wider uncertainty in the tech sector.

2027: INEC Must Comply If Supreme Court Rules Against Atiku’s Eligibility, Says Amupitan

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2027: INEC Must Comply If Supreme Court Rules Against Atiku’s Eligibility, Says Amupitan

*Confronted Outside Chatham House By Angry Nigerians

CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has stressed that the electoral body will comply with any court ruling on whether the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, can contest next year’s general elections.

Recall that last week Thursday, Justice Peter Lifu of a Federal High Court in Abuja, sacked the David Mark-led ADC caretaker committee and nullified its decisions, including the process that produced Atiku, in the suit filed by a former ADC deputy national chairman (Northeast), Nafiu Bala, challenging the party’s leadership arrangement and legality.

The ADC has filed a notice of appeal and an application for a stay of execution, but the application was yet to be heard or granted.

However, responding to a question on Thursday, November 12, while addressing an audience at Chatham House in London, the United Kingdom (UK), Amupitan whether Atiku would be allowed to contest the election if he failed to overturn the judgment.

He stated that INEC would comply with any court order, particularly that of the Supreme Court, regardless of its political implications, adding: “If it travels through the courts and, as you said, he eventually fails, well, I’m obligated under section 285 of the Constitution of Nigeria to obey every court order, especially if it is from the supreme court.

“But the danger is that whenever there’s such a decision, and it’s you who now has to implement it, you become the problem.

“The problem now is transferred to you. But that is the position of the law.”

The INEC boss explained that the Commission had over 300 court cases, with about 66 days left before the 2027 election, noting that he had previously advocated that pre-election disputes be resolved at least six months to one year before an election to allow the commission to concentrate on preparations, to enable it face logistics issues, having gone into serious procurement of the most sensitive materials.

His visit took a dramatic turn when Amupitan was confronted outside Chatham House by angry Nigerian dissatisfied with INEC conduct in the past and ahead of next year’s general elections.

The rowdy situation forced Amupitan to remain in the stationary car for some time while security tried to calm the protesters, some of who urged him to resign.

Though rowdy, the atmosphere was peaceful and non-violent, typical of the British law enforcement.

APC Campaign Council Condemns Thugs Attack On NDC Supporters At Lagos Town Hall

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APC Campaign Council Condemns Thugs Attack On NDC Supporters At Lagos Town Hall

*Demands Perpetrators’ Arrest

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has condemned the attack on supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) during a town hall meeting in Lagos State on Thursday, November 12, charging security agencies to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators.

The APC campaign council spokesperson also urged political parties and candidates to focus their campaigns on issues that would improve the lives of Nigerians rather than inciting violence at political events.

NDC supporters were attack during a town hall meeting at the Classique Event Centre in Oregun, ahead of the visit of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

The hoodlums, armed with cutlasses, cudgels and stones, invaded the venue and disrupted the gathering.

The attack disrupted the NDC town hall meeting in Oregun, where supporters of Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate, and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, his running mate, had gathered.

The hoodlums invaded the venue around 11am, forcing participants to flee for safety.

Samuel Adebanjo, a multimedia journalist with TheCable, was also attacked during the incident, with the assailants allegedly beating him and taking his camera, gimbal and microphone.

Police operatives arrived at the scene about an hour after the violence began and fired tear gas canisters to restore order.

It gathered that the situation soon escalated, leading to damage to property and injuries among participants.

The attack disrupted pedestrian and vehicular traffic along the Kudirat Abiola Way venue.

The hoodlums were reportedly heard conversing in Yoruba, saying the NDC supporters were few and could easily be attacked and overpowered.

Some of them were allegedly overheard asking their sponsors for permission to invade the venue.

There were shattered glasses on the floor at the venue, while several vehicles belonging to NDC members and supporters within the premises were vandalised. 

One injured party supporter alleged that the hoodlums attempt to derail the gathering, but additional NDC members were mobilised to resist the attackers, eventually forcing them to retreat.

He warned of heightened tensions ahead of next year’s general elections.

Policemen arrived at the scene to restore order, with NDC supporters dancing, singing and waving the party’s flag as they awaited Obi’s arrival.

The party’s governorship candidate in the state, Funso Doherty, later arrived at the venue to assess the extent of the damage.

Reacting to the attack in a statement on Thursday, the APC campaign spokesman condemned the incident and other reported attacks on political gatherings across the country.

Lake stated: “We have observed the recent spate of violent attacks at political gatherings in parts of the country. The reported attacks in Edo, Cross River, Gombe and other violence targeted at party supporters and political leaders across party lines are condemnable.

“Our campaign strongly condemns the disruption of today’s scheduled town hall meeting of the NDC in Lagos.”

Alake urged political parties, politicians and their supporters to exercise restraint and avoid actions capable of triggering public disorder, as campaigns ahead of the general elections peak.

Alake, who is also the Minister of Solid Minerals, added: “We call on the security agencies to be more responsive and alert in preventing political violence of any type and ensure instigators and perpetrators are apprehended and punished in accordance with the law.”

Thursday’s incident adds to growing number of electoral violence and attacks on the opposition across the country.

The ruling APC had previously and consistently denied any involvement in such incidents.

Four Dead Students Consumed Substances, Says UNN VC

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Four Dead Students Consumed Substances, Says UNN VC

*Declares Three-Day Mourning, Restates Ban On Sign-off Activities

THE Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Simon Ortunaya, has disclosed that the four fresh graduates who died on Wednesday, November 11, at a house party off campus had consumed substances suspected to be drugs.

The six fresh graduates were found dead in an apartment around the Hilltop area of the university community.

The five females and one male were said to have graduated earlier in the day before their bodies were discovered.

Ortunaya explained that 10 students attended the party to celebrate a friend who had just finished his final-year examinations, but four of them died after consuming substances suspected to be alcohol and drugs.

He added that the remaining six students were at various stages of recuperation in the hospital.

Following the incident, the university has declared a three-day mourning in honour of the deceased.

According to the VC: “Within these three days, all social and academic activities will be suspended in the university.”

He announced the suspension of a town-hall meeting earlier scheduled between the university vommunity and the Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, describing the incident as “a death too many.”

The VC sympathised with the bereaved families, noting: “The management, staff and students of the University of Nigeria share in their grief at this difficult moment and pray for the repose of the souls of the departed.”

He stated the affected students came from different departments, contrary to reports that they were from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

He restated the ban on all forms of sign-off celebrations in the university, urging students “to desist from indulging in activities that will endanger their lives,” while the university authorities were collaborating with security agencies to unravel the actual cause of the students’ deaths.

UNIJOS Appoints First Female Vice Chancellor

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UNIJOS Appoints First Female Vice Chancellor

THE University of Jos (UNIJOS) has appointed Professor Patricia Mamko Lar as its 11th substantive Vice Chancellor, making her the first woman to occupy the position since its inception.

Her appointment was announced on Thursday, November 12, by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the university’s Governing Council, Grace Folashade Bent, a former senator, during a special meeting of the 15th Council.

Lar takes over from Professor Tanko Ishaya, whose tenure as has come to an end.

Presenting the letter of appointment to Lar, Bent charged her to remain focused in the discharge of her responsibilities, as she prepares to lead the university.

Her emergence marks a milestone for the university, as she becomes the first female vice chancellor in the institution’s history and the 11th substantive head of the university.

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TECH giants, Nvidia said on Thursday, November 12, that Jensen Huang has resigned as president and chief executive officer with immediate effect.

Chief Financial Officer, Colette Kress, has been appointed interim chief executive, while former Synopsys chief executive officer, Harvey Jones, was named Nvidia’s first-ever Board Chairman.

Huang, 63, had been under pressure over reports of two extramarital affairs, one involving Alice Huang, a woman alleged to be a Chinese spy.

The announcement came after Nvidia’s board met on Wednesday, November 11, to discuss his future.According to AFP, Nvidia shares fell sharply, with Huang’s exit plunging the company into uncertainty and threatening to disrupt an Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem that he helped bankroll.

United States (US) President, Donald Trump, called Huang ‘a legend,’ while congressional leaders urged investigations into national security risks.

Earlier on Thursday, House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, told reporters that espionage allegations at Nvidia will be investigated by Democratic members of Congress, who will head important committees when Democrats assume the majority in January next year.

Jeffries, a potential candidate for House Majority Leader or Speaker, said “the American people deserve answers,” and that Congress will “get to the bottom of whether America’s national security has been compromised.”

Huang has hired the law firm, Paul Weiss, and its litigators, Melinda Haag and Walter Brown, according to The New York Times.

The newspaper, citing two people familiar with the matter, said it was not immediately clear what the firm had been hired to do.Haag and Brown have previously represented executives in government and internal investigations, according to their biographies.

A Paul Weiss spokesperson declined to comment to the newspaper.A growing number of lawmakers are criticising Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, over the administration’s refusal to add dozens of Chinese companies to a key US trade blacklist.They have also questioned whether the government was properly overseeing Nvidia’s exports to China.

The White House had earlier came out in defenve of Lutnick, saying that Trump maintained “complete confidence” in him.But members of Congress have continued to raise concerns.

“Secretary, Howard Lutnick, and Under Secretary, Jeffrey Kessler, must explain why they have not closed export control loopholes and act today to ensure our advanced technology is not fueling China’s military,” said Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, who will chair the Senate Banking Committee starting in January.

She and incoming Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair, Chris Coons, wrote to Lutnick, Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and White House Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller, telling the administration to preserve all documents related to Nvidia’s exports of advanced AI chips to China and related national security risks.

Representative Brian Mast, a Florida Republican, said Congress needs to investigate the Commerce Department’s role in how it approves chip exports, adding that he has confidence in Lutnick.

Senator John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, told Politico that Lutnick needs to answer questions about approving advanced US chip sales to China.

US stocks have reversed their early losses to trade slightly higher.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.40 per cent, to 52,696.65, the S&P 500 gained 0.29 per cent, to 7,641.10, and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.31 per cent, to 25,545.34.

Nvidia shares were last down about four per cent, having earlier fallen as much as 14.3 per cent.Shares of competitor, Advanced Micro Devices were up seven per cent.

Broadcom rose 5.4 per cent, while Intel was flat.”The market’s absorbed this reasonably well. You notice some of Nvidia’s losses have been offset by gains in competitors,” said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.

“As far as Nvidia’s future, there’s a lot that remains unknown about this whole episode,” he said.

“Are we seeing the bottom today? Will there be more bad news coming out that will drive down the stock again? That’s the existential question looking at Nvidia today.”

Chinese tech firms that use Nvidia chips for their AI models fell sharply however.

Alibaba was down 7.1% in US trading, while Tencent dropped 2.6% earlier.That’s the company connected with Alice Huang, the woman at the center of the scandal that has led to Jensen Huang’s resignation.

Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs said she had been barred from re-entering its territory after an investigation into possible offences.

It said that as part of their probe into Megaspeed’s activities, Singapore police had sought information from the US in relation to Supermicro, a US-based supplier of servers that was relevant to the investigation.”

However, Supermicro provided limited cooperation,” the ministry said, adding that the Singapore police had raised this at a meeting in July 2025 with the US authorities, requesting their help in securing the company’s cooperation.”

Since September 2025, SPF (the Singapore Police Force) has repeated this request on several occasions to the US Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

Despite these repeated requests, Singapore has to date received limited information or assistance in respect of the company.”

Malaysian Police Kill Nigerian After Chopping Off Officer’s Hand With Machete

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Malaysian Police Kill Nigerian After Chopping Off Officer’s Hand With Machete

A NIGERIAN, identified simply as Chibuzor, has been shot dead by the Malaysian Police after he allegedly attacked emergency responders with two machetes, severing the wrist of one officer and seriously wounding another in Desa Amanpuri, Kepong, near Kuala Lumpur.

According to The Nigerian Voice, the suspect, known within the local Nigerian community as “War,” had reportedly been struggling with hard drug addiction.

The authorities were said to have been contacted to assist with his rehabilitation, prompting the Police, firefighters and Ministry of Health (MOH) personnel, alongside an ambulance, to arrive at his apartment to transfer him to a rehabilitation centre.

However, around 7:00 p.m., as responders attempted to carry out the transfer, the suspect allegedly rushed out with two machetes and attacked them, severing the right wrist of a 26-year-old Lance Corporal, struck him on the head and face, and seriously injuring another officer.

Speaking at a press conference at the hospital, Selangor Police Chief, Datuk Shazeli Kahar, said the suspect fled after the incident, but was later located near a playground close to the apartment complex between 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

He alleged that Chibuzor launched another machete attsck when officers attempted to arrest him, adding: “In an effort to defend themselves and arrest the suspect, Police fired several shots at him.

“However, the shots only injured the suspect. “Upon seeing his condition, Police tried to take him to the hospital for treatment.”

Chibuzor was confirmed dead upon arrival at Selayang Hospital.

Meanwhile, the macheted officer was reported to be in stable condition and undergoing surgery at Kuala Lumpur Hospital to reattach his severed wrist.

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