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Post Date : February 12, 2021

Nude video: Ex-Imo gov Ohakim writes IGP, seeks withdrawal of charges

Embattled former Governor of Imo State , Ikedi Ohakim has demanded that the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, should withdraw the multiple criminal charges filed against him by the police, saying he did not circulate a nude video of any woman . According to him , the nude video upon which he was now being charged should be subjected to “ a thorough forensic investigation ” to determine , between him and his accuser , who made the video. He also called for a comprehensive investigation of all the issues that gave rise to the multiple charges against him . Ohakim , in the petition to the IGP , filed by his lawyer , Aloy Ejimakor, drew attention to the two charges filed against him before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory and the Abuja division of the Federal High Court . The letter entitled : “ Re : Unlawful and malicious prosecution , harassment , intimidation , defamation , and false information against Dr . Ikedi Ohakim at the behest of Ms . Chinyere Amuchienwa -Igwegbe ” , was obtained by journalists in Abuja on Friday. The charges with Ref. No . FCT /HC /CR/993/2020 and FHC/ABJ/CS/287/2020 bordered on alleged false information and alleged publication of the nude pictures of the nominal complainant, Ms Chinyere Amuchienwa -Igwegbe . The ex – governor referred the IGP to his petition of January 20, 2020, wherein, he complained about assault on his person by Ms . Chinyere Amuchienwa -Igwegbe ( hereafter : “ Ms Igwegbe or Amuchienwa ”) at a Hotel in Abuja and other unlawful acts by her . He said the contents of the said petition were clear, precise, and unambiguous and had then , at the request of the police, subsequently submitted credible evidence to support it. The letter reads , “ The complaint of our client was still under investigation by the Deputy Inspector- General of Police, Federal Investigation Bureau , in connection with which our client and Ms . Amuchienwa were interviewed several times at the office of DIG – FIB when on September 7, 2020, the Special Tactical Squad of the same FIB extended a new invitation to our client over a fresh petition brought by Ms Igwegbe on the same matter . “ And this was just days after our client was invited by the National Agency for Trafficking in Persons over the similar petition by Ms Amuchienwa against our client, and which petition she concealed from the police. “ In the interim , compelled by our concerns that this whole matter was now bordering on persecution, we commenced judicial proceedings to protect our client’ s constitutional rights, pursuant to which the Court – on September 10 2020 – issued a restraining Order , stating “ That all parties in this Suit are hereby ordered to maintain the status quo and should not do anything in connection with the subject matter and should stay all action whatsoever pending the determination of the substantive motion in this suit ” . “ This is an addition to a similar and contemporaneous order against NAPTIP and a re -affirmation of the two orders on 25th September 2020. “ All these orders and other processes were duly served on the concerned police officers , including particularly the former CP Legal ( Mr . Osayemo) . Yet, beginning from September 21 to the present , the police – ostensibly on the improper promptings of Ms . Amuchienwa – has filed two separate charges against our client in two separate courts , containing a myriad of allegations that are so wild that it seems a stretch to relate them to anything our client might have done . In addition to these anomalies , we have been informed that the third round of charges is underway . “ It is noteworthy that the first round of Charges was grounded on the assault incident at the Abuja Hotel, in which our client was the complainant. How the whole story later changed to the point that our client has been charged for false information does not comport with reason and what Police initially discovered on the scene. In addition, how was the conclusion reached , in the same vein , that our client was defrauding Nigerians ( including Ms Igwegbe ) , using the name of Babatunde Fashola, the Honorable Minister for Works ? It is clear from the land documents ( which the Police has ) that the land in question does not belong to our client , so how come the Police believed Ms Igwegbe that she paid N 500 million to our client for a land that is not in the name of our client? And how did Ms . Igwegbe effect said payments – by check , cash , or transfer ? And how could she make such huge payments without our client executing any instrument of transfer of title , such as a Deed of Assignment or even a simple receipt ? “ These are questions the former CP Legal ( Osayemo) should have resolved before charging our client for defrauding Ms Igwegbe of Five Hundred Million Naira, which Charges they libelously published in both mainstream and social media. “ The second set of Charges relates to Ms Igwegbe ’ s claims that our client made ( photoshopped or filmed – according to her , she was not sure) and published her nude video in viral social media. Ms Igwegbe , either by herself or through Counsel , has variously made said video available to the police and other agencies she petitioned on the same allegations ( particularly NAPTIP) , all in a desperate attempt to frame our client. At the same time , she proceeded to make an audio recording of her voice, accusing our client of having made the nude video at issue . “ Sir , we make bold to say that it does not comport with prosecutorial best practices for our client

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Post Date : February 12, 2021

Lekki tollgate: Youth rep, Rinu, pulls out of Lagos #EndSARS pane

Rinu Oduala, a youth representative on the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing alleged killing of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki toll gate last October has stepped down from the panel . She made the disclosure on Friday in a piece, ‘ Let ’ s stay the course of justice , partial wins are not enough ’ . The activist , who faulted the planned reopening of the Lekki toll gate, maintained that justice has not been served to victims of the Lekki shootings of October 20, 2020. In the piece today, Oduala said , “ My stand on the reopening on the toll gate is clear ; the state government and the private organisation operating the toll have not been cleared of collusion with elements allegedly deployed by the federal govt to target citizens on home soil during a time of peace , without provocation. “ Justice has not been served , and as a representative of the Nigerian citizenry , my only recourse is to stay the course of justice . “ On 6th February 2021, we were ambushed with votes to reopen the toll gates . I participated because I do not believe in silence . It is clear where my loyalties lie. “ But at the end of the day , parties on the panel voted to reopen the toll , citing lost jobs as more important than justice for lost lives through a proceeding that didn ’ t form a proper quorum without the reps who represent the youth constituency that birthed the idea of the panel, and on whose mandates the panels were set up. “ Coupled with the undue intimidation of peaceful protesters , the cyber attacks accounts loyal to the government , and many more, I will be stepping down from the Lagos Judicial Panel as it is now obvious that the government is only out to use us for performative actions. “ We must not forget the purpose of this panel: to address injustice and create accountability for the SARS brutality and for the heinous events on 20th October 2020. “ When calls for justice are subsumed by commercial concerns and vested interests , it calls into question the legitimacy and integrity of the entire affair and the impartiality of the proceedings . Without a final panel report or actionable steps, we are returning to the status quo. ”

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Post Date : February 12, 2021

NBA drags Buhari to court over IGP tenure extension

The Nigerian Bar Association has sued the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd . ) , over the extension of the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, Abubakar Adamu. The NBA commenced the legal action on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court in Suit No . FHC/L/CS/214/2021. The defendants in the suit include the President , the IGP and the Police Service Commission. In the suit , the NBA seeks the judicial determination of the constitutionality of the President ’ s extension of Mr Adamu’ s tenure as the Inspector General of Police for three months after Adamu had on February 1, 2021, attained the 35 years of age of service as a member of the Nigeria Police Force. In a statement on Friday, NBA President , Olumide Akpata , said the extension was “ unconstitutional” and the NBA will continue to confront lawlessness in any form . He said , “ The NBA’ s decision to take this extraordinary line of action is underpinned by an urgent need and a sacred duty to reassert the supremacy of the rule of law in the face of growing impunity and seeming reluctance of law officers in government to give proper counsel . “ The NBA’ s position in the suit is that Mr Adamu ceases to be a member of the Nigeria Police Force when he attained the milestone of thirty- five years of service . Therefore, the President ’ s extension of Mr Adamu’ s tenure by three months , in the NBA respectful view, is unconstitutional. “ In the grand scheme of things , the NBA is wary that the more government officials casually violate the law, the harder it will become to expect citizens to be compliant . Citizens take their cues from their leaders and public office holders who flout the laws of the country that they are meant to uphold will discover sooner or later that their examples will be followed by those that they purport to govern . “ The ubiquity of acts of impunity, especially by those in high public offices , portends and existential threat to the survival of this country and her hard-won democracy . The NBA, now more than ever, is firmly committed to changing this narrative. “ As the outcome of the suit is awaited, the NBA will continue to condemn and confront lawlessness in any form and from all quarter . ”

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Post Date : February 12, 2021

Tell Nigerians section of law that permits Herdsmen to carry AK-47, Ortom blast Bauchi gov

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Friday called on his counterpart in Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed to tell Nigerians, the section of the nation’s constitution that permits Herdsmen to carry AK-47 guns. Governor Ortom made the call while reacting to the Bauchi State Governor’s statement in his keynote address in Bauchi on Thursday. The Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed had in his keynote address took a swipe on his Benue counterpart as the first leader in the country to initiate hatred against Herdsmen. But Ortom who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase expressed shock and disappointment in his Bauchi counterpart for submitting that Herdsmen had no option but to carry AK-47. Ortom said with such unguided utterances from a governor, Mohammed had jettisoned the oath of office he was sworn in to uphold and had taken the lead in violating the provision of the constitution just as he said his statement submission amounted to call for lawlessness. According to Ortom, “the most shocking part of Governor Bala Mohammed’s statement was where he defended herdsmen for bearing arms saying “they have no option than to carry AK47 because the society and the government are not protecting them.” Ortom added, “It is shocking that a colleague who took the oath of office as I also did, to protect and preserve the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, now takes the lead in violating provisions of the same constitution by calling for lawlessness. “And the most shocking part of Governor Bala Mohammed’s statement was where he defended herdsmen for bearing arms saying “they have no option than to carry AK47 because the society and the government are not protecting them.” “It will interest Nigerians to know from which section of the law that supports herdsmen’s free movement around the country with sophisticated weapons. Governor Ortom reminded Nigerians of what his colleague, Mohammed once said on national television that a Fulani man is a global citizen and therefore does not need a visa to come to Nigeria and that the forests belong to herdsmen. Responding to Governor Bala Mohammed’s comment that there are Benue people who are freely doing business in Bauchi and elsewhere, Governor Ortom stated that Benue indigenes in Bauchi have been law-abiding and do not carry arms to attack their hosts. He further said that Fulani, as well as many other Nigerians residing in Benue who respect laws of the land, also live peacefully with their hosts. Governor Ortom said his administration has not driven away any law-abiding Nigerian in Benue State. The Governor said he found it unfortunate that those who are trusted with the people’s mandate and should ordinarily uphold truth and justice have chosen to mislead the country. He stressed the need for leaders to be cautious and retrace their steps which are capable of leading the country to anarchy.

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Post Date : February 12, 2021

Pastor, 72, arrested for defiling 13-year-old girl

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 72- year -old pastor of an orthodox church , Jimi Odunayo , for allegedly defiling a 13- year- old girl in the Monatan area of Ibadan. The state Commissioner of Police, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko , said this at a press briefing on Thursday. She said the victim used to go to the suspect ’ s room to watch television , adding that he took advantage of the situation and defiled her . Onadeko said , “ On January 30, 2021 around 9pm, a teenage girl confessed to her father that one Jimi Odunayo , 72, a pastor of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church , Oke -Aseyori , on Adewale Street , Iyana Church , Monatan, Ibadan, had been having unlawful carnal knowledge of her from 2019 till June 2020. “ The suspect and the parents of the victim live within the same compound and the victim used to go to the living room of the suspect to watch television . Consequently, the suspect took advantage of the situation to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her on four occasions. “ The suspect made confessional statement to that effect , admitting that the allegation was true. The case was transferred to the State CID Iyaganku , Ibadan. ” Also , the CP paraded a 56-year -old man , Remi Oladiti, who claimed to be a lawyer , for the alleged defilement of a 14-year -old girl. She said the victim was found to be some months pregnant after medical examination. The police boss said the victim was running an errand when Oladiti allegedly accosted her and gave a drink laced with sedative . The girl was said to have become unconscious after taking the soft drink . The CP said , “ Following her comatose state, Remi Oladiti , who had already made a confessional statement , forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of her . “ On regaining consciousness , she found herself fully unclothed on Remi Oladiti’ s bed, while blood was dripping out from her private parts . The suspect made confessional statement to the fact that he had carnal knowledge of her , but denied giving her anything to drink . Medical examination revealed that the victim was already 29 weeks and one day old pregnant . ” Oladiti told journalists he did not force the victim , who he said told him she was 18 years old .

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Post Date : February 12, 2021

Herdsmen kill two, set Amotekun vehicle ablaze in Ondo

No fewer than two persons reportedly lost their lives when some suspected herdsmen attacked the Sanusi Village in the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State . It was gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday and those who lost their lives were a farmer and a member of a vigilante group . The operational motorcycles and vehicle of the Ondo State Security Network Agency also known as Amotekun Corps were also reportedly set ablaze by the bandits . It was gathered that the attack occurred when the Amotekun men and other security agents were carrying out the order of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to flush out the herdsmen who are illegally occupying the forest reserves in the state. The Public Relations Officer of the Amotekun Corps , Mr Adebayo Ayeni , confirmed the incident in a statement . Ayeni said , “ Men of Ondo State Security Network Agency , has again made another major breakthrough in their strive to get rid of criminal elements in Ondo State . “ This cartel were piling up arms and ammunition to invade the entire state, while masquerading as herders and using the forest as kidnappers den for negotiation and ransom, illegal mining activities and cultivation of Indian hemps. “ The security outfits in conjunction with the police, the army and other security agencies in the state however smoked them out of the forest , after it was discovered that the bandits had killed a farmer and a member of the vigilante group in the area . “ They also went to the village where an Amotekun vehicle was parked and set it ablaze . ”

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Post Date : February 12, 2021

Suspected ritualists chop off farmer’s manhood, other in Imo

There was palpable tension at Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State has unknown assailants chopped off a farmer’s head and private parts. The farmer, identified as Isreal Ihenacho, was suspected to be dismembered by ritualists. The incident which happened around the Orodo Market in Mbaitoli Local Government Area, early hours of Wednesday in the state, was said to have triggered uneasy calm within the affected community in the area. While an eyewitness who spoke to Vanguardsaid that “Those who discovered the lifeless body were people going for early morning market business. “We are not happy that this kind of thing is happening in the community, we are just going to the market to sell some produce from our farms only for us to see a dead body without head and even the breast. “We think that some group of ritualists have entered into our community and something must be done about it now. This is completely bad for this community.” Some of the parts of the body which the eyewitness, said were cut off, were his head, manhood, including the left side of his breast. “This man is also a palm wine tapper and we don’t know why he was targeted. A poor man for that matter, this is wicked I must say,” the eyewitness said. However, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu, had said that the state Commissioner of Police, Nasiru Muhammed, had ordered an investigation into the matter.

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Post Date : February 12, 2021

Northern Elders To Meet Southern, Northern Govs Over Rising Tension

Northern elite under the auspices of Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), on Friday, said plans are underway to hold a crucial meeting with governors from Southern and Northern regions in order to de-escalate rising tension and improve responsible collaboration and synergy in the country. The forum, while appealing to local ethnic defenders in various communities across the country to cease threats and attacks, charged all law-abiding herders to relocate to the North if they are safe at their present location. Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, Director, Publicity and Advocacy of the forum in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja did not, however, state when the meeting would hold but urged President Buhari and governors to consult and explore measures that will lower tensions and assure all Nigerians that we live in a country where laws have meanings. “Northern Elders Forum commits to continue to work to retrieve the country from the dangerous cliff where it has been placed by irresponsible people, many of them in positions of responsibility. “We have plans to meet with governors in the North and South to improve responsible collaboration and synergy, and we intend to visit communities where we have influence to lower tensions and provide assurances and comfort,” the statement read. The NEF stressed that its intervention became imperative sequel to the continuing narratives and threats, including comments from seemingly responsible Nigerians and even elected officials who swore to protect the rights of all citizens and the survival of the country, but raising fears and passions that could make it easy to break more laws of the land and pitch citizens against each other. Dr Baba-Ahmed alleged that there were efforts to create multiple sources of falsehood in videos and other inflammatory materials in the media clearly targeted at inciting people to act violently against each other. According to him, “Allegations of planned or actual genocide are being made with reckless abandon, and even the international community is being lobbied in futile efforts to sell the fiction that some groups are intent on mass extermination of other groups.” He urged President Buhari and governors that fight against armed criminals must be pursued on all fronts and with a lot more seriousness, saying the criminal must not reap from the suspicions and fears which his activities also generate.

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Post Date : February 12, 2021

COVID: Nigeria reports 1,065 new recoveries — over 7,000 discharged in one week

For the fourth consecutive day, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported over 1,000 new coronavirus-related recoveries across the country. According to the agency’s update for February 11, 2021, the country has recorded at least 900 new recoveries in its daily count within the past two weeks, while a total of 118,012 people have now been discharged. With 1,065 patients discharged on Thursday, more than 7,500 patients were confirmed to have recovered from COVID-19 in the last seven days. The agency also confirmed 938 new infections across 19 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) on Thursday. According to the breakdown, Lagos (236), FCT (123), and Plateau (92) topped the list of states with new positive samples. Other states with new infections are: Benue (63), Katsina (53), Oyo (50), Osun (45), Kaduna (43), Edo (33), Ogun (31), Ebonyi (31), Akwa Ibom (30), Kano (26), Gombe (18), Bauchi (16), Delta (12), Imo (11), Cross River (10), Rivers (10), and Niger (5). However, eight persons were confirmed to have died of coronavirus complications on Thursday, making it exactly 160 deaths recorded within the last 14 days — the current fatality toll has now increased to 1,710. A total of 143,516 persons have now contracted COVID-19 across Nigeria, but the number of active cases currently stands at 23,794. 938 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-236 FCT-123 Plateau-92 Benue-63 Katsina-53 Oyo-50 Osun-45 Kaduna-43 Edo-33 Ogun-31 Ebonyi-31 Akwa Ibom-30 Kano-26 Gombe-18 Bauchi-16 Delta-12 Imo-11 Cross River-10 Rivers-10 Niger-5 143,516 confirmed 118,012 discharged 1,710 deaths pic.twitter.com/Qky6BKElMz — NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 11, 2021

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Post Date : February 12, 2021

FG’s Meeting With University Workers Ends In Deadlock

The meeting between the Federal Government and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), has ended in a deadlock. It is the second meeting that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige is holding with the striking university workers, in an attempt to resolve the issues leading to the labour unrest in the universities. At the beginning of the meeting, the minister lampooned the two unions, describing their industrial action as illegal and unknown to labour laws.

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