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Post Date : December 25, 2020

Again, Boko Haram strikes in Borno, kills 7

Boko Haram jihadists killed at least seven people in a Christmas Eve assault on a village in Nigeria ’ s restive northeast, local sources told AFP Friday. Security agencies had in recent days warned of an increased risk of attack during the Christian holiday . Fighters in trucks and motorcycles stormed Pemi, a predominantly Christian village in Borno state Thursday, shooting “ indiscriminately ” and setting buildings on fire , said Abwaku Kabu , a militia leader . In many parts of Nigeria , communities have resorted for self -defence to armed vigilantes or militias , who work alongside the army . “ The terrorists killed seven people, burnt 10 homes and looted food supplies that were meant to be distributed to residents to celebrate Christmas , ” Kabu said . A body was found Friday morning, local community leader Ayuba Alamson said , raising the number of dead to seven . The toll could rise as villagers fled into the bush during the attack and some people are still unaccounted for . The assailants , who drove from the group ’ s nearby Sambisa forest enclave , looted medical supplies from a hospital before setting it ablaze , the militia leader said , adding they also burnt a church and abducted a priest . The village is located only 20 kilometres ( 12 miles) from Chibok , where Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls six years ago . Separately Thursday, gunmen attacked another Christian community in Garkida , in neighbouring Adamawa state, looting drug stores and food supplies before torching homes, residents told AFP. There were no reports of casualties from that attack . Nigeria ’ s security agency, the Department of State Services , issued a warning Tuesday about planned attacks . The DSS asked Nigerians “ to be extra vigilant and report strange movements” while assuring that it was “ collaborating with other sister agencies to ensure that adequate measures are put in place for the protection of lives and property . President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement Thursday “ reiterated the promise of his administration to remain unyielding in confronting the Boko Haram insurgency as well as other forms of criminality . ” “ For me , providing security for all residents in the country remains an article of faith , ” Buhari said in a written Christmas message. The 78- year -old urged citizens to volunteer “ intelligence /information on activities of armed bandits , insurgents and other criminal elements within their communities in order to put an end to this blight. ” The decade- long conflict in Nigeria ’ s northeast has killed 36, 000 people and displaced around two million from their homes, according to the United Nations . Violence has spread to neighbouring Niger , Chad and Cameroon, prompting regional countries to form a military coalition to fight the jihadist groups. AFP

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Post Date : December 25, 2020

COVID-19: Nigerians Celebrate Christmas In An ‘Unusual’ Way

It is Christmas again and Christians in Nigeria have joined their fellow believers in various parts of the world to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas Day, which is commemorated on December 25 annually, is declared as a public holiday not just in Nigeria but also in many other nations. It is accompanied by the teachings of Christ which include showing love to one another and tolerance among other Christian virtues. Unlike the usual practice where Christians celebrate freely by going to churches for service and visiting relaxation centres, this year’s Christmas is being marked with restrictions. This is as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that put a pause to life, forcing the people to get used to a new way of life. Since the virus first broke out in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province in China, it has spread to many countries, infecting almost 80 million people across the world. Of the cases recorded, almost 45 million people have recovered from the disease but no fewer than 1.7 million lost the battle to the virus. Nigeria is not left out as the country has reported a total of 81,963 cases, out of which 11,070 are active, 69,651 people have been discharged, with 1,242 deaths recorded. These figures were released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night. As the country sees an alarming increase in the number of new cases after an initial relaxation of restrictions, authorities in various states have begun to re-enforce them. On Christmas eve, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 insisted that the 12am-4am curfew remained in force. The PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, also announced new protocols as part of measures to curb the spread of the disease, including the closure of bars and clubs in various parts of the country. He asked the security agencies to enforce the protocols on the use of face masks and physical distancing, as well as called for a delay in the resumption of schools until at least January 18, 2021. Dr Aliyu directed civil servants on Grade Level 12 and below to work from home and asked the permanent secretaries in the respective ministries to enforce the order. As authorities enforce these directives, Christians trooped out on Friday morning to attend the Christmas service. However, the occasion is being celebrated in an unusual way as worshippers wear facemasks and observe social distancing in churches opened for service.

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Post Date : December 25, 2020

Malian Opposition Leader Dies Of COVID-19

Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse has died of coronavirus aged 71, his family and party said Friday, after being held hostage for six months by jihadists earlier this year. Cisse “died in France, where he had been taken for Covid-19 care,” a member of his family told AFP. “I can confirm this terrible news. He’s dead,” a leader of Cisse’s URD party told AFP, saying the politician’s wife had let him know. Cisse was snatched by jihadists on March 25 while campaigning in the northeastern Timbuktu region ahead of legislative elections. He was freed six months later in October alongside Frenchwoman Sophie Petronin and two Italians. The hostages were exchanged for some 200 prisoners whose release was demanded by jihadist groups. “I was not subjected to any violence, either physical or verbal,” Cisse said following his release. A former leader of the opposition in parliament, Cisse was runner-up in three presidential elections. In 2013 and 2018, he was defeated by Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was ousted in an August 18 military coup. An engineer and IT specialist by training, Cisse studied in Senegal and France, where he worked for major companies including IBM before returning to Mali. AFP

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Post Date : December 25, 2020

Miyetti Allah felicitates Ndigbo on Christmas

The Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Southeast Zone, Alahaji Gidado Siddikki, has felicitated the people of the South Eastern Nigeria (Ndigbo), particularly Christians as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Siddiki, in a statement, he signed and made available to Tribune Online in Awka, on Friday, also urged Christians to use the festive occasion to pray for unity, peace and prosperity of the country in the face of insecurity and COVID-19 pandemic challenges. He called on Nigerians to rededicate themselves to the service of humanity in line with the true teachings of Jesus Christ which emphasises tolerance, patience, brotherly kindness, care for the needy and love for one another, among other virtues. The yuletide season presents us an opportunity once more to love, share and forgive. I urge all Nigerians to utilise the period to pray for unity, peace and prosperity in the nation. According to Siddiki, “Again, the circle of time and season has turned to that special part of the year when our brothers and sisters of Igbo extraction heads homewards from across the globe in throngs. In the benevolent spirit and universal warmth of Christmas we MACBAN South East zone heartily welcome the travellers and thank God for journey mercies, we felicitate with the entire south Easterners on Christmas. We wish to thank our host government and comunities in the south East for allowing us conducive space to ply our trade of cattle rearing and sales.We thank them for providing exemplary lesson in brotherhood across tribes in Nigeria. As we continue to pray for better Nigeria where rights and privileges will be equitable spread.We pray that 2021 will guarantee all of us greater life in God’s name, he prayed. He use the day to appealed to the host communities to stop harassing, intimidating and killing of his members indiscriminately, noting that the Fulanis are also Nigerians. Also in his Christmas message, Speaker, Anambra state House of Assembly, Honourable Uche Okafor, has urged Nigerians to use this opportunity offered by the season to resolve to love one another and to live together in harmony. The Speaker enjoined Politicians and religion leaders to be more statesman-like, law abiding and place greater interest of the country above all personal or sectional interests. failed federal roads in the South East zone and appointment of more people from the zone in his cabinet. While wishing Ndi-Anambra a happy Christmas celebration, Okafor urged them to remain peaceful and loving and to intensify their support to Governor Willie Obiano Administration.

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Post Date : December 25, 2020

EXCLUSIVE: We had gun battle with Bokoharam for 2 hours before they overran us in Garikida — Military source

…..Says 2 civilian died, one soldier injured A military source in Adamawa state said the soldiers engaged Bokoharam insurgents in an open gun battle for 2 hours before the terrorists overpowered them. Crimefacts.News had reported how Bokoharam insurgents attacked Garikida, a village situated in Gombe out sketch that has close border with Borno state on Thursday evening. Speaking to Crimefacts.News on condition of anonymity, the military source said the attack started about 4 – 6 pm in the evening on Thursday. According to the source, “We engaged them (Bokoharam) in a gun battle for 2 hours but they were too offensive and overran us. So we have to withdraw immediately. ” They went into the village(Garikida) and burn many things. Even some the equipments of the road construction company, trailers were also raised by the insurgents. Speaking further, the military source said 2 civilian died from the attack while a soldier sustained gunshot wounds and has been taken to the hospital for treatment.

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Post Date : December 25, 2020

N344m ransom: FG wasn’t part of negotiations —Presidency counters schoolboys claim

THE Federal Government, yesterday, said it was not part of any negotiations or payment of any ransom for the release of the abducted 344 students of Kankara school in Katsina State, despite Wall Street Journal report that the schoolboys said the kidnappers demanded N344million (N1 million per head) before they were released. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in his reaction to the Wall Street Journal report, said it was false to say that the Federal Government paid ransom for the release of the students. He said: “Federal Government was not a party to the negotiations, so it is false of anyone to say it has paid ransom. “The governors of Katsina and Zamfara states, who led the talks, reported that they didn’t pay any ransom. We believe them. You have a right to choose who you want to believe.” All the 344 schoolboys were released on December 17, 2020, by the bandits, who had kidnapped them, on December 11, 2020. Controversy has, however, trailed the claim that ransom was not paid by the Nigerian authorities to secure the release of the schoolboys. According to the report by the Wall Street Journal, WSJ, it was on the third day in captivity that the Lawal brothers thought they would be executed. Exhausted and hungry, their bare feet lacerated after long marches at gunpoint through a dense forest with more than 300 abducted schoolmates, 16-year-old Anas and 17-year-old Buhari were ordered by their kidnappers to answer a question. “Is your family poor?” said one of the gunmen, much of his face masked by a turban. “If they are, we will kill you now. They won’t be able to afford the ransom,” he said. The brothers, whose father, Abubakar Lawal, is a construction-industry said nothing and stared at the ground. “We thought they would kill us there and then,” said Anas. “That was the scariest part. We thought we’d never see our family again,” said his older brother, who is named after Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari. Three days later, the Lawals were among the 344 students from the all-boys Kankara Government Science School, who were released, a happy ending to a terrifying week in which they endured beatings, threats and deprivations at the hands of their kidnappers. Boko Haram had claimed responsibility for the abduction. Three boys said in interviews that the kidnappers told them a ransom had been paid for their release. A person familiar with the kidnappers’ talks with the government said a sizable sum had been paid for the boys’ freedom. During their captivity, according to interviews with eight of the freed students, boys as young as 13 were forced to eat raw potatoes and bitter kalgo leaves to survive. They were seldom allowed rest, sleeping on rocky ground home to snakes and scorpions. They threw themselves on the forest floor to avoid being spotted by military jets their captors said would bomb them. After six nights in captivity, the students were handed to security agents on the night of December 17 in the neighboring Zamfara State.

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Post Date : December 25, 2020

Bandits kill two vigilantes, five traders in fresh Kaduna attack

Gunmen on motorcycles have invaded Galadimawa in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State and killed seven persons , including two security operatives . It was gathered that the bandits, who came in large numbers, took advantage of the weekly market day in the area , to strike on Wednesday . The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan , who confirmed the attack , said scores of the bandits were killed by troops while escaping after the bloody attack . According to him , security reports indicate that the bandits sneaked into the market around 4pm and opened fire on the vigilantes , two of who died on the spot, and also killed five other persons. The commissioner the victims as Yusuf Magaji Iyatawa and Dabo Bafillace ( both vigilantes ) , as well as Danjuma Haladu , Shuaibu Isyaku, Isyaku Adamu, Shehu Dalhatu and Musa Haruna Kerawa. Aruwan added that a commercial truck driver, Alhaji Yusuf Tumburku , had his truck that was loaded with 330 bags of maize burnt to ashes. He said , “ The security agencies comprising the police and troops gave the armed bandits a hot pursuit , while they escaped out of the general area. “ The bandits , who were on about 15 motorcycles , met their end in the hands of aggressive fighting air platforms , which engaged them and subsequently neutralised several of them . “ The ground troops are still carrying out clearance operations in the Galadimawa and Kidandan general areas . “ A commercial truck driver , one Alhaji Yusuf Tumburku , who had just loaded 330 bags of maize belonging to a trader , Alhaji Hamza Ungwan Lalle Giwa , had his vehicle and the grains burnt to ashes. One other car was burnt by the bandits. ” The commissioner said Governor Nasir El -Rufai had sent condolences messages to the bereaved families and commended security operatives for neutralising the bandits . “ The governor charged locals in the Galadimawa and Kidandan general areas of the Giwa local Government Area to continue to volunteer useful information to the government and security agencies, ” Aruwan was quoted as saying .

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Post Date : December 25, 2020

Woman robbed, raped to death in Edo

THREE suspects are already in police custody in Benin City for allegedly robbing a female trader in Evbuosa road near Obozogbe in Orhionmwon local government of Edo State and thereafter raped her and strangled her to death. It was gathered that the suspects had dispossessed her of N30,000 before dragging her into a nearby bush, where they took a turn to rape and later left her with life-threatening injuries. At press time, the remains of the woman have been deposited in a morgue but nobody has come out to identify her. The vigilante group in the area said some persons who were on the farm heard the woman screaming but could not find her when they got to the scene because the suspects dragged her further into the bush. It was gathered from the vigilante members that a shirt was found in the area, which was used to trace the owner in the village. A source in the village said the owner of the shirt was later identified to be one Destiny Osa, who was subsequently arrested by the locals and handed over to men of the Ugo Police Division. “Osas has been handed over to men of the Anti Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit of the Edo State Police Command for further investigation.” The said Destiny Osa was said to have later told the police how they attacked, robbed, raped and murdered the woman in the bush at about 7 am and took the police to arrest two other members of the gang, Etim Zion and Samuel Jeremiah. The prime suspect, Osa, later led the police and another investigative team to the site the woman was gang-raped. Contacted, Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, who confirmed the incident said no one had come for the body of the female trader. He advised anyone whose family member left home since Saturday, December 19, 2020 to Evbuosa and had not returned home to contact the office of the Anti Kidnapping/Cyber Crime Unit of the Edo State police command in Benin city, assuring that the three suspects would be charged to court for prosecution.

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Post Date : December 25, 2020

CAMA 2020: CAC Registration Portal To Be Inaccessible From 28th December, 2020 To 3rd January, 2020 For System Upgrade

*CAC Tells Accredited Customers To Revalidate Accreditation Before 31st March, 2021 The Corporate Affairs Commission has stated that in a bid to commence the implementation of the Companies & Allied Matters Act, 2020, it shall be embarking on a system upgrade and therefore, making its portal inaccessible. The Commission disclosed this in a public notice which was made available to TheNigeriaLawyer. “This is to inform our esteemed customers and the general public that in line with our implementation plan for Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, the Commission has upgraded its registration software to accommodate the changes introduced by the new law on existing entities. The upgrade will also enable all customers to do all post-registration filings electronically.” Meanwhile, the Commission has disclosed that its registration portal will not be accessible from 28th December, 2020 to 3rd January, 2020 in order “to allow for seamless migration to the new platform “. However, the Commission has enjoined customers who have pending applications to complete same on or before 27th day of December, 2020 otherwise, “customers should ensure that they print all documents uploaded under their current application as they may be required to present hard copies to the Commission for validation”. The new software may, depending on the stage of the application allow for continuation of processing of pending applications in certain circumstances based on the new requirements enshrined in the CAMA 2020 and the Companies Regulation 2021”, the notice added. Meanwhile, the Commission noted that normal services on the platform will be back on 4th day of January, 2021 and that “all existing electronic accounts and log-in access for accredited customers will remain until 31st March, 2020”. In addition, the Commission has urged its accredited customers to revalidate their accreditation on or before 31st day of March, 2021. “A multimedia presentation on how to use the new software will be available on our website www.cac.gov.ng from 31st December, 2020”, the statement added.

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