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Post Date : September 17, 2020

Bandits kill DPO, Inspector, abduct housewives in Sokoto village

Bandits in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Wednesday night, shot and killed a police DPO and an Inspector, and abducted two married women in Gidanmadi community. Locals said the bandits first attacked the police station in the community, killed the DPO and an Inspector before they embarked on the kidnap mission. A locale told the BBC Hausa, in an interview, that at about 1a.m., they were woken up by gunshots. He said: “We knew it was the bandits because a day before, they attacked neighbouring Tangaza, causing serious havoc. They shot sporadically and killed the DPO of Gidanmaji before they abducted the women.” He said a police reinforcement later came to the village from Sokoto with an ambulance and took away the corpses. ASP Mohammed Sadiq, the state command’s PPRO confirmed the attack, saying the Commissioner of Police had visited the village, while investigation had commenced. Another local, who had since migrated to neighbouring Niger Republic, told the BBC Hausa that the Gudu community, near the location of the latest attack, was constantly under siege by the bandits. He said: “Gudu and Tangaza local governments are always under attack by the bandits. On Saturday, the bandits were in Bachaka wielding dangerous weapons. They operated from house to house, from 3a.m. to 5.30a.m. “On Sunday morning they returned to another community and abducted people. They came on Monday and abducted another in Awumgi. “The victims are still in their captivity. I am among the IDPs that fled to Niger Republic,” he added.

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Post Date : September 17, 2020

District Head alerts on rising kidnappings in S/Kaduna

Mr Nicholas Afel, the Acting District Head of Kamuru-Ikulu in Zango-Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, has decried the rising rate of kidnapping in the area. Afel spoke on Thursday at the sidelines of a two-day free medical outreach organised by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in the community. The district head, who said the increasing rate of kidnapping has become worrisome, decried the lack of a police station in the area. According to him, the few military personnel posted to the community due to the recent security challenges that greeted it were grossly inadequate. “Kidnapping has become a serious menace in this area; our people are being kidnapped amd killed on daily basis. “We are suffering and losing our people because of the high level of insecurity. This is a very serious problem for us. “As I speak, we don’t have a police station here and the few military men posted here are inadequate. “So, we call on the Federal and state governments to come to our aid,” he called. (NAN)

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Post Date : September 17, 2020

Buhari signs Nigeria Police Bill 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria Police Bill, 2020. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Adesina said that the president in a memo dated Sept. 16, 2020, communicated his assent to the Bill to the National Assembly, through the Clerk of the legislature. According to him, the Act repeals the Police Act Cap. P19. Laws of the Federation, 2004, and provides for a more effective and well organized Police Force. He added that the new law was driven by the principles of transparency and accountability in police force operations and management of its resources. “Among others, the Act establishes an appropriate funding framework for the Police in line with what is obtainable in other Federal Government key institutions, enhances professionalism in the Force through increased training opportunities. ”(It also) creates an enduring cooperation and partnership between the Police Force and communities in maintaining peace and combating crimes nationwide.”

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Post Date : September 17, 2020

Northern coalition faults Obasanjo on Buhari

…….Stop inciting Nigerians with your utterances, CSO tells Obasanjo, Soyinka A Coalition of Northern Youths under the umbrella of Arewa Youths Parliament, has criticised former President Olusegun Obasanjo, for declaring Nigeria a failed state and trying to discredit President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Abdurrahman Umar, the secretary of the coalition said this while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Sokoto, that Obasanjo’s criticisms were his usual attacks on governments that failed to succumb to his self centered manipulations. ”We view the recent attacks by Obasanjo on Buhari’s leadership as another attempt to bring out his previous government failures. ”There was nothing tangible done by Obasanjo as a President then that was not self serving and disadvantageous to national interests as he could not corroborate his allegations with facts. ”Obasanjo has many things unto himself, his recent contributions to political discourse wherein he alleged that Nigeria is divided under the leadership of Buhari is an indication that he suffers from exceedingly faulty memory. ”He made fiery allegations against Buhari and did not offer corroborating evidences as he only presented reams of words portraying his past misconducts,” Umar said. He said that Obasanjo should ordinarily be the last to complain about state of the nation, because his past administration perpetrated unalloyed miscarriage of justice and best aspirations of the Nigerian people. The coalition advised the former president to position himself to be the father of the nation. ”The global economy wanted to fuel Nigeria’s growth, everybody wanted Nigeria to succeed after emerging from years of obnoxious military rule. ”Instead of being a unifying figure as the Commander-in-Chief, he lowered himself to be divisive, vindictive conniver as there was no one who came to his company for a period with whom he did not fall out if he expressed divergent issue contrary to his mind. ”Obasanjo’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) boasted that it will rule for 60 years, never did they boasted to govern Nigeria well during even one year. ”He could have placed the economy on the path of durable growth and shared prosperity through diversification, industrialisation and creation of a societal safety to the benefit of the poor as being done by the present government,” he added. He urged Nigerians to be wary of the former president and his fake love and patriotism for the country, stressing that Nigeria’s redemption from the past inherited from Obasanjo and his cronies was still very much on course. ”We shall not allow these yesterday’s men to distract the journey to a greater Nigeria,”Umar said. Also A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Citizens Action for Good Governance (CAGG) on Thursday in Abuja condemned a statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on the state of the nation that Nigeria had become a failed state. The statement had discredited the Muhammadu Buhari led government as leading the nation to extinction. Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka also supported Obasanjo that the country had moved closer to extinction. It would be recalled that Obasanjo on Sept. 13 claimed that Nigeria under Buhari had become a failed state, while Soyinka supported his claim that the country was near extinction. Addressing newsmen on the issue, CAGG National Coordinator Mr Nazir Galadanchi, said Obasanjo’s outburst stemmed from his inability to tele-guide President Muhammadu Buhari to do his bidding and accede to his self-serving request. “Obasanjo has been unrelenting, even compulsive and pathological in his attacks, sometimes throwing decency and civility to the dogs and portraying himself as one driven by extreme and unchecked malice and bitterness. “His most recent utterances and wild claims that Nigeria under Buhari is a failing state is unfortunate, unreasonable, patently false and made against rhyme and reason. “The irony of it all is that the person making the claim is Olusegun Obasanjo, whose alleged misdeeds and atrocities while in power are legion,” Galadanchi said. He alleged that Obasanjo among other things arrogantly and illegally withheld payment of statutory allocations to Lagos State government just because of political differences with then Gov. Bola Tinubu Galadanchi also alleged that Obasanjo made spirited attempts to get the 1999 constitution amended to perpetuate himself in power; in the process, he resorted to the “settlement” tactics, and turning against real perceived opponents of his ignoble bid. “He unleashed EFCC on his opponents and turned the anti-graft agency into his personal attack dog and allegedly coerced state Houses of Assembly in Plateau, Bayelsa and Oyo to illegally impeach their governors, sometimes at the wee hours, without quorum. “He unleashed the military on the hapless people of Odi Bayelsa State) and Zaki-Biam (Benue State) in an orgy of genocidal killings. “Under him, fuel pump price was increased six times, and about all workers unions went on endless strike actions; in particular, the federal universities were closed for the longest period in the country’s history. “Obasanjo privatised our common patrimony and till date, nothing is to show for billions of naira raked out of them neither are they functional, rather caused pain in the lives of Nigerians who were laid off, and many have died prematurely,” he added. Galadanchi noted that Obasanjo allegedly injured the unity of the country and also ran down the economy which had now created unprecedented poverty. According to him, Obasanjo has no moral justification to speak on the present situation of the country’s economy having contributed to its downfall. He urged the former president to always show good example and refrain from talking or acting in unbecoming ways. The CAGG coordinator also advised Soyinka not to make unfounded statements that are unpopular as the country would never go into extinction under the present government. Galadanchi pointed out that the enormous resources committed by the present government to fight terrorists were glaring enough for all to see and that it was yielding positive results. “Nigeria is not in state of disarray nor extinction because the Buhari-led administration has done what other administrations could not do for the past 21 years of democracy in Nigeria. “The Buhari-led administration has fought corruption to a level

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Post Date : September 17, 2020

Abia Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises To Four As Rescue Efforts Continue

……..Gov. Ikpeazu suspends executive secretary over building collapse Four people have been confirmed dead following a building collapse at the Nnamdi Azikiwe road in Aba, the commercial centre of Abia State. The three-storey building collapsed on Wednesday leaving many trapped and others injured. Four bodies were later pulled out of the rubble by emergency officials. The body of a teenage body was removed from the rubble on Thursday while three other bodies were removed on Wednesday. Other victims of the building collapse are currently receiving treatment at the hospital. According to the building authorities in the state, the building caved-in because it was built with substandard materials. The owner of the building is said to be living abroad and the construction job is being handled by a contractor, who is currently at large. Emergency services are still at the site, searching for more bodies believed to be trapped under the rubble. Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has ordered the immediate suspension of the Executive Secretary of Aba South Local Government Town Planning Authority over the collapse of a three storey building in Aba. Ikpeazu gave the order on Thursday when he paid an assessment visit to the site of a three story building under construction on Azikiwe road, which collapsed on Wednesday. He expressed the resolve of the state government to prosecute those found culpable in the construction of the collapsed building, which killed four persons and injured several others. The governor noted that preliminary information indicate that the building’s plan was yet to be approved, adding that on-site evaluations showed that sub-standard materials were used in constructing the structure. He directed the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency (ASEPA), and Aba South Local Government Council Town Planning Authority to commence full and safe demolition of the building. Ikpeazu called on the agencies to deploy additional excavators and tippers to the site immediately to assist in the removal of debris. According to him, this kind of shady construction should not happen under the watch of anybody and I understand that the police have apprehended the builder. “Let this serve as a warning to all those who embark on construction without approval, if you look at what is being brought out here, you’ll see that the concrete mix for this construction is so poor even the size of the rods. “This was just an accident waiting to happen. If it hasn’t happened before now it would also had happened in the near future,” Ikpeazusaid. He warned against indiscriminate construction of high rise buildings without proper approval and supervision, and assured that the government would not hesitate to deal decisively with any defaulter. Ikpeazu further warned all those involved in construction and used their materials to block drainage in Aba, especially Osusu road to desist from such practices, adding that the government would no longer tolerate such attitude. “It is happening in Osusu road now as I speak. If that kind of behaviour and attitude continues, I will hold the builder responsible. “I will also suspend the executive secretary of the town planning authority involved. Government will get to the bottom of the situation,” he added. He expressed his condolences to those who lost their loved ones in the building collapse and described the situation as unfortunate.

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Post Date : September 17, 2020

Gov. Uzodinma Signs law to detain citizens at will

…..Allows Suspects To Be Detained At The Pleasure Of The Governor & Must Obtain License Before Release THE Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodinma has assented into Law, the Imo State Administration of Criminal Justice Law, No. 2 of 2020 on the 11th day of March, 2020. However, controversies have trailed the legality or otherwise of the provisions relating to “PLEASURE”, permitting the State Governor to detain suspects at his pleasure. Section 484 of the Law provides : “Where any person is ordered to be detained during the Governor’s pleasure he shall notwithstanding anything in this Law or in any other written law contained be liable to be detained in such place and under such conditions as the Governor may direct and whilst so detained shall be deemed to be in legal custody”. In addition, the Law provides that a detainee may only be discharged if granted license by the Governor. Section 485 provides: (1) A person detained during the Governor’s pleasure may at any time be discharged by the Governor on license (2) A license under subsection (1) of this section may be in such form and may contain such conditions as the Governor may direct. (3) A license under this section may at anytime be revoked or varied by the Governor and where license has been revoked the person to whom the license relates shall proceed to such place as the Governor may direct and if he fails to do so, may be arrested without warrant and taken to such place. Meanwhile, by the above provision, it means the Governor can detain a suspect at will and direct the custody in which such a person is to be kept.

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Post Date : September 17, 2020

FG Launches Central Database For Recovered Stolen Assets

The Federal Government has launched a central database for the management of recovered assets. The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami during the launch on Thursday, in Abuja, said all the assets that have been recovered by the Federal Government are now tied to specific projects. The launch was witnessed by officials from government agencies including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). In his remark ICPC Chairman, Professor Bolaji Owasanoye said all anti-corruption agencies should be digitised and integrated for easy access. He adds that the idea of the central database system is to ensure that all anti-corruption agencies harmonise all recovered assets. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice had earlier in December 2019 told journalists in Abuja that a central database will be created for the management of recovered assets stolen from the country. He stressed that the war against corruption in the country by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government is devoid of any political or ethnic sentiments.

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Post Date : September 17, 2020

Fani-Kayode separates from wife,,Sues Blogger

A former Minister of Aviation , Femi Fani- Kayode , has separated from his wife , Precious Chikwendu, with whom he had four sons , Crimefacts.News can authoritatively reports . Fani- Kayode has , however , written a pre – litigation letter to popular blogger , Stella Dimokorkus, demanding N 2bn from her for a report he termed libelous . The blogger had in a report attributed the separation to domestic violence and alleged that the triplet sons may not have been fathered by Fani -Kayode as they were conceived through IVF and Chikwendu had demanded a DNA test. In a letter signed by his lawyer , Mr . Adeola Adedipe, dated September 16, 2020, the former minister described the report as preposterous. The letter titled, ‘ Defamation of Chief Femi Fani – Kayode- Re : Femi Fani -Kayode and Precious Chikwendu Part Ways Over Alleged Domestic Violence ’ , stated that the allegations were spurious and maliciously engineered. The former minister said he was disturbed about the manner in which the report was written which insults the sensibilities of unsuspecting readers. He denied allegations that he retrieved the car he bought for his estranged wife and had left her broke . Fani- Kayode said it was saddening that his innocent little children could be dragged into such a report, subjecting them to ridicule. The letter further read , “ Our client is aggrieved and has instructed us to draw your attention to these libelous breaches of his person and family. By this publication, our client has received denigrating phone calls and messages across the globe by virtue of which he now sufferers immeasurable loss of goodwill. “ However, he is inclined to draw a curtain over the wild and spurious claims if you retract the allegations on the same platform they were published and consequently apologise to him in two other national dailies. “ You are also advised to enter into negotiations with us for the sum of two billion naira only being a token amount for penitence. Please bear in mind that you have 14 days from receipt of this letter to comply with the highlighted mitigating measures, the failure of which will leave our client with no preferred alternative than to seek redress in court . ” Fani- Kayode and Chikwendu, who is a former beauty queen , became an item around 2015 and subsequently welcomed a son in 2016. In 2018, they welcomed a set of triplet boys.

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Post Date : September 17, 2020

Blind Association moves against street begging in Adamawa

Adamawa Chapter of Nigeria Association of the Blind, says it is working plans to discourage streets begging among its members in the state. Comrade Bitrus Richard, the state chairman of the association said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) on Thursday in Yola. Richard said that the leadership of the association was already making efforts to empower its members towards ensuring the success of the plan. He said that members of the association were talented individuals who needed little push or support to excel in their various endeavours in the society. ” The association is making efforts at the state level to discourage and stop its members from streets begging and unnecessary hawking. This cannot be achieved without the support of government and other relevant stakeholders. ” We are appealing to the Federal and State Government to give more opportunities to our members to participate in small scale entrepreneurship and social investment programmes, ” Richard said. He said the association had since its inception in 1976, strive hard to encourage its members to become self reliant, instead of begging for alms and urged residents to stop discriminating against persons with visual impairment and other forms of disability. “We find ourselves in this situation not because we wanted it. But because we were destined to be like that by the Almighty creator,” Richard said. (NAN)

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Post Date : September 17, 2020

Ugandan military searching for over 200 escaped prisoners

The Uganda military is using aircraft and foot patrols to search for more than 200 inmates who escaped from a prison in north-east Uganda. The Area Army spokesman, Peter Mugisha, said this in Kampala on Thursday. He said that 219 inmates escaped from the prison near the remote town of Moroto, about 500 kilometres from the capital Kampala, on Wednesday, breaking into an armoury and seizing guns. A soldier and three escapees died in an exchange of fire, and another seven had been rearrested, Mugisha said. “We lost one of our soldiers when these guys fired back during the operation. We are pursuing them and we are using a helicopter to guide the foot troops,” Mugisha said.

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