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Post Date : February 16, 2022

I Disciplined The Late Pupil As Expected — Delta Teacher Who Flogged 19-Month-Old Baby To Death

  Emeka Nwogbo, a teacher at Arise and Shine Nursery and Primary School, Asaba who was arrested over allegations of beating a 19-month-old child, Obinna Udeze to death, has denied the allegation. During an interview with journalists on Tuesday, Nwogbo implied that there must be other underlying issues that killed Udeze as he claimed the child didn’t die while he was being punished. The teacher said he flogged the late Obinna as he ought to flog ’a baby’ and that the child was punished because he pushed another child. He said, “I did not cane the child to death, I flogged him as I’m supposed to flog a child. I flogged him as little as I can, I did not kill the child. I am not responsible for his death. They should go and check this thing very well. I flogged the child because he pushed another child and hit the other child’s head.” Addressing journalists, the state police commissioner, Ari Muhammed Ali said a post mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death of the deceased child. He said, ”Post mortem examination will be carried out, to ascertain at least the cause of death.” The 19-month-old baby died after allegedly being given 31 strokes of the cane by the school owner, Mrs Ogbo, and her son, Emeka Nwogbo on Monday, February 7, 2022. The toddler had fallen into a coma after he was beaten while the beating left several marks on his body. The boy died five days later at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, the state capital. The state government has since shut the school. SaharaReporters had broken the story of how the late toddler was beaten by the school administrators. The sad incident was made known by Ebenezer Omejalile, Chief Operating Officer of Advocates for Children and Vulnerable People’s Network, a human rights group. SaharaReporters had earlier reported that the baby, a pupil of Arise and Shine Nursery and Primary School, Asaba, Delta State, was given 31 strokes of the cane for playing with water and getting wet. The mother of the victim had said that the act was perpetrated by the school owner and her son, who tied the hands and legs of the baby before flogging him into a coma. The woman and her son, who were initially in police custody but released after reaching an agreement with the victim’s family, were rearrested on Saturday after the baby died.

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Post Date : February 16, 2022

Bury the idea of rigging Ngor-Okpala by-election – Onyewuchi warns Uzodinma, APC

  The Senator representing Imo East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi has warned Gov Hope Uzodinma-led administration in Imo State and the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it should bury the idea of rigging the Ngor-Okpala by-election. The lawmaker spoke shortly after his inauguration as chairman of the Imo PDP campaign council for the bye-election on Wednesday, at the Party’s secretariat in Owerri. Onyewuchi, who represents Owerri Senatorial District, regretted that the APC and Gov. Hope Uzodinma have completely disappointed Ngor Okpala people.   The lawmaker pointed out that it was unacceptable that an administration which had lasted for over two years does not have any achievement to show to Ngor Okpala people. He explained that across all sectors, it had been a tale of failure, disappointment and zero performance. Onyewuchi revealed that almost all the ongoing projects in Ngor Okpala are from the Federal Government, attracted by himself and the member representing Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Bede Eke. While insisting that Ngor Okpala is a PDP stronghold which will never be lost to the APC, the legislator further urged the people to resist any attempt by the APC to manipulate the polls. Also speaking, the State chairman of the Party, Engr. Charles Ugwuh, thanked Sen. Onyewuchi for accepting to head the campaign council. He said the choice of the Senator was a testimony to his capacity to lead the Party to success in Ngor Okpala. Ugwuh hinted that the PDP had put in place a robust structure which will deliver resounding victory at the polls. Recall that the INEC had set the date for the by-election for 26th February, alongside five other by-elections, after the Speaker of the Imo House of Assembly, Mr Kennedy Ibeh, declared the seat for Ngor Okpala State Constituency vacant.

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Post Date : February 16, 2022

Convention: Buhari Cancels Meeting With APC Governors, Jets Out To Belgium

  President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday cancelled a meeting with the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The focus of the meeting that was called off was believed to be on the forthcoming convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), especially issues around the modalities and the setting up of sub-committees to ensure the success of the exercise. committees to ensure the success of the exercise.   Daily Trust learnt that most of the APC governors had arrived in Abuja on Monday for the Tuesday meeting before they heard of the cancellation through the PGF secretariat. The chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Kayode Fayemi; the chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong; Ben Ayade (Cross River) and Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna) had arrived at the Presidential Villa for the meeting that was not listed as part of the president’s itinerary for the day. Governors Hope Uzodinma of Imo State and Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, who had scheduled meetings with the president, were said to have equally prepared to attend the meeting believed to have been called off because it was almost Buhari’s departure time for the trip to Belgium. Meanwhile, the president yesterday received the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Omo-Agege and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Idris Wase at the State House, Abuja who jointly headed the Constitution Review Committee. MEANWHILE, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday departed Abuja for a summit in Brussels, Belgium involving African and European leaders. He is expected back in the country on Saturday. According to a statement signed by presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu, “the summit, which holds February 17 – 18, 2022, will have the participants deliberate on themes currently affecting the world. “Such areas of discussion include: Financing for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth; Climate Change and Energy Transition, Digital and Transport (Connectivity and Infrastructure); Peace, Security and Governance; and Private Sector Support and Economic Integration. “Others are: Education, Culture and Vocational Training, Migration and Mobility; Agriculture and Sustainable Development and Health Systems and Vaccine Production. “The Nigerian leader will use the opportunity of the meeting to have other bilateral engagements. “The President will be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of State for the Environment, Sharon Ikeazor. “The National Security Adviser, Maj.Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), Director General of the National Intelligence Agency , Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar and the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa will also be part of the entourage.”

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Post Date : February 16, 2022

Police Report: Abba Kyari’s brother received N279m from Hushpuppi, others

  POLICE investigations have revealed how members of a syndicate led by international scammer, Ramon Abass, popularly known as Hushpuppi paid N235, 120, 000 to a younger brother of a former Commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari The probe also indicates that Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, equally funnelled N44m to his brother’s bank account in multiple transactions. However, the investigation report obtained by our correspondent on Monday, failed to disclose whether Kyari’s brother was acting as a proxy for his embattled elder brother who is currently in custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The DCP, who was suspended by the police last July for his alleged links to Hushpuppi, allegedly attempted to sell part of the cocaine which was seized from some drug dealers in Enugu, while he was on suspension. The investigation report which was submitted to the Attorney-General of the Federation disclosed that a total of N279.120m flowed to the younger Kyari’s bank account at various times from the cyber scam syndicate members-Efe Martins (lead coordinator), Sikiru Adekoya, Usman Ibrahim, and Hussaini Ala. It stated, “Sikiru Adekoya has many times received money from Hushpuppi and Efe and has equally transferred money to Usman Ibrahim. Adekoya after initial denial of having any financial transaction with both Hushpuppi and Efe Martins eventually admitted receiving various sums of money through transfers into his GTBank. ‘’However, he could not offer reasonable explanations of what the sums were meant for and what he did with the monies. The network of Hushpuppi Internet fraud syndicate consists of Efe Martins as the lead coordinator who through his company, Efe Martins Integrated Concept Ltd., has at various times transferred different sums of money to Sikiru Adekoya, Usman Waziri Ibrahim, Hussaini Ala. “A junior brother to DCP Kyari is a major beneficiary of funds from the Zenith Bank account of Hussaini Ala from where he at different times received various sums totaling N218, 120, 000. He also received the sum of N44m in multiple transactions from DCP Abba Kyari.’’ He was taken into custody by the NDLEA alongside four officers after he was indicted for dealing in drugs by the police. His accomplices include Sunday Ubuah, ASP Bawa James, Inspector Simon Agrigba and John Nuhu. Another officer, ASP John Umoru, is said to be at large. Curiously, the Special Investigation Panel which authored the report did not invite or interrogate Kyari’s brother about the huge sums of money deposited into his bank account by the fraud syndicate and the DCP. In its recommendations, the Force Disciplinary Committee which reviewed the SIP investigation report indicted Kyari for violating the social media policy of the Nigeria Police Force by responding to the Federal Bureau of Intelligence’s indictment on his Facebook page without recourse to laid down procedures. sullied Nigeria’s image Drug business: Abba Kyari undergoes marathon grilling, to face criminal charges Committee accuses Kyari of hobnobbing with fraudulent characters, violating the police professional ethics For hobnobbing with fraudulent characters and violating the police professional ethics, the committee awarded Kyari the punishment of reduction in rank from DCP to ACP, stating that “the evidence of (N8mn) bribe is circumstantial in that the bribe mainly was not paid into the officer’s account nor was any proceeds of the bribe traced by the panel much less linking the officer to any such proceeds.’’ The FDC further said there was no evidence of direct fund transfer from either Hushpuppi or Efe into any of Kyari’s accounts “but there were records of various funds transfers totaling N17m which originated from Efe Martins into the accounts of Usman Waziri, Hussaini Ala and brother to DCP Kyari.” Meanwhile, the force has intensified investigations into Kyari’s links to criminal gangs and alleged involvement in money laundering as directed by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN). Malami had in his legal advice to the police leadership said a prima facie case of money laundering had been established against the former IRT commander. The advice read in part, “That there exists a prima facie case of conspiracy, collaboration, receipt, conversion, transfer and/or retention of proceeds of unlawful activities contrary to the provision of Section 15, 17 & 18 of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004 and Section 17 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Est) Act, Cap EI Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 against DCP Abba Kyari and other suspects in view of the overwhelming evidence showing the nature of his disguised financial transactions and activities with Abbas Hushpuppi, Efe Martins, Usman Ibrahim Waztiri, Sikiru Adekoya, Hussaini Ala and Sharon Festus who are all confirmed members of international internet fraud network. “Although the facts and circumstances of this case as contained in the case fire are suggestive to money laundering offences against DCP Abba Kyari and his accomplices namely: Abbas Hushpuppi, Efe Martins, Usman Ibrahim Waziri, Sikiru Adekoya, Hussaini Ala and Sharon Festus; in order to successfully prosecute them, there is a need for a more thorough dissecting and tracing of the suspected 33 proceeds of crime received by DCP Abba Kyari directly or indirectly through the said accomplices.” The AGF also ordered the police to trace the movement of money, withdrawals from the various accounts linked to Kyari and his suspected accomplices as well as the use of the funds in purchasing physical assets and properties in order to clearly expose ‘’the disguised nature of the suspected proceeds of crime.’’ Speaking to The PUNCH on Tuesday, the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said investigation into Kyari’s links to the drug gang was still ongoing as the DCP was being interrogated by detectives. Culled from Punch

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Post Date : February 16, 2022

NNPC: We have one billion litres of petrol to address supply gap

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) says it has over 1 billion litres of safe Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, in its stock for nationwide distribution. It also said 2.3 billion litres of PMS would arrive in Nigeria between now and the end of the month to restore sufficiency. NNPC disclosed this on Tuesday on its official Twitter page. The petrol supply chain was disrupted last week when the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) confirmed discovered methanol quantities above Nigeria’s specification. NNPC had accused four marketers, including its own Duke Oil, as the importer of the off-spec petrol. The companies, according to NNPC, include MRS which made the importation through a vessel named MT Bow Pioneer; Emadeb/Hyde/AY Maikifi/Brittania-U Consortium through a vessel identified as MT Tom Hilde; Oando through a vessel named MT Elka Apollon; and Duke Oil through MT Nord Gainer vessel. Emadeb-led Consortium, MRS and Oando denied the allegation. “NNPC Ltd wishes to reassure Nigerians that it has put adequate measures in place to accelerate the nationwide distribution of PMS earlier disrupted by the quarantine of methanol-blended petrol,” the statement reads. It said the quarantine was a necessary step to safeguard its customers from the potential impact of this PMS grade on vehicles and machinery. “As of today, NNPC has over One (1) billion Litres of certified PMS stock that is safe for use in vehicles and machinery,” it said. NNPC added that it had started running 24-hour operations at its depots and fuel stations to bridge the gap in the supply chain. “In order to accelerate distribution across the country, we have commenced 24-hour operations at our Depots and Retail outlets,” it added. “As part of NNPC’s strategic restocking, over 2.3 billion litres of PMS is scheduled for delivery between now and the end of February 2022, which will restore sufficiency level above the national target of 30 days. “The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, Depot Owners & Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria have also commenced 24-hour loading and dispensing activities in some of their designated outlets. “Furthermore, NNPC’s monitoring team is collaborating with the Authority (NMDPRA) and other Security Agencies to ensure smooth distribution of PMS nationwide. “NNPC implores Nigerians to avoid panic buying as there is sufficient volume of PMS in-country and effort is being made to accelerate distribution to all filling stations.”

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Post Date : February 16, 2022

EXTRA: Beggar arrested with N500,000, $100

  The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Social Development Secretariat (SDS) has arrested a 48-year-old beggar, Hadiza Ibrahim with N500,000 and 100 dollars. Malam Sani Amar, Director, Social Welfare Services of the secretariat, confirmed the arrest yesterday, in Abuja. Amar said Ibrahim, an indigene of Kaduna State, had been apprehended by the secretariat’s taskforce many times. The director accused her of accumulating money she realised from begging over the years without investing it. Amar said, “Ibrahim was apprehended on Feb. 9 with other beggars on Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent in Wuse II. “In all honesty, we never knew that she had such amount of money on her. “What we normally do whenever we apprehend people is search them thoroughly to ensure that they do not carry any object that can harm them or our staff. “Then, we profile them to know where they come from and what they are doing apart from begging.’’ According to the director, from our assessment within a decade that we have been apprehending Ibrahim, she seems to be socially deformed, not mentally. “She knows what she is doing, she can differentiate between right and wrong,’’ he said. Amar described Ibrahim as an “economical saboteur. There are many people looking for 10 per cent of what she has as capital to do a business that would sustain them without resorting to begging. “But she is here with N500,000 plus 100 dollar notes which is N57,000 equivalent yet not investing it and still pretending to be poor beggar who has nothing to eat. “So, in our own way as social councilors, we will subject her to psychosocial therapy because she has social deformity,’’ he said. Amar said that the woman would be subjected to a condition to make her to realise that she “is physically fit, mentally alert to do certain things for herself without resorting to begging’’. The director maintained that the money belonged to her. He said the FCT Vocational and Rehabilitation Centre at Bwari Area Council will rehabilitate her. The beggar told NAN that she had been begging on the street of Abuja for the past 10 years. “I used to come out daily from 4 p.m. to 11p.m. to beg for money around Wuse II and Maitama. Sometimes rich people around the area give me N5,000 or N10,000 and even dollars. “If I get huge amount of money, I will travel to my hometown, Kwanan Danja in Zaria, Kaduna state and when the money is finished I will come back. “The day I was apprehended with the money, I came out with it to buy kitchen utensils for my daughter who will be getting married very soon.

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Post Date : February 16, 2022

Bankers may declare assets as senate moves to amend 35-year-old BEDA act

  The senate on Tuesday considered a bill seeking to amend the 35-year-old Bank Employees Declaration of Assets (BEDA) Act 1986. Ezrel Tabiowo, special assistant (Press) to the senate president, said this in a statement issued on Tuesday. “The bill for an Act to amend the Bank Employees (Declaration of Assets) Act CAP B1 Laws of the federation 2010 and for other related matters 2022 (SB. 900)” was sponsored by Senator Sani Musa (Niger East). According to the statement, Musa, in his lead debate, said the BEDA Act came into force 35 years ago on September 26, 1986. He, however, observed that with the creation of the Code of Conduct Bureau, which came into effect 13 years after the BEDA Act, the provisions in the latter have been overtaken by the 1999 Constitution as amended. In 2021, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced that all employees of financial institutions (including banks) in Nigeria must declare their assets before in line with the provisions of the BEDA Act 1986. Accordingly, the senator said the bill when passed and signed into law, would make it mandatory for financial institutions, pension fund administrators, insurance firms and stockbrokers and their employees to declare their assets. He said that it would also provide the required framework to monitor the financial activities of employees of banks and pension administrators to ensure that their lifestyle reflects their earnings. He added that doing so would discourage the employees from engaging in corrupt practices. “This bill seeks to extend the application of the Act to employees of other financial institutions which have emerged as key players in the Nigerian financial sector over the years, i.e. pension funds agencies, insurance firms, stockbrokers,” the statement quoted Musa as saying. The lawmaker further explained that the bill also seeks to unburden the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) of the responsibility of keeping records of declared assets by Nigeria Customs and bank workers and transferring same to the regulator of each industry. The bill after scaling the second reading during plenary was referred by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, to the committee on Banking, Insurance and other financial institutions. The committee was given four weeks to report back to the chamber.

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Post Date : February 16, 2022

Panel recommends demotion of Abba Kyari to ACP for fraternizing with fraudsters

  Following the rejection and the return of the investigation report of the Special Investigation Panel which investigated suspended Commander of IRT, DCP Abba Kyari in the $1.1million Hushpuppi internet fraud scam and subsequent directive by the Police Service Commission to the Force headquarters to conduct a fresh investigation, it has emerged that the DIG Joseph Egbuniike panel recommended the demotion of Abba Kyari to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police. This is just as the panel found him culpable of fraternizing with fraudulent characters, thereby violating the NPF professional ethics. Aside this, the SIP found him culpable of violation of the social media policy of the Nigeria Police Force, for responding to the FBI’s indictment on his Facebook page without recourse to laid down procedures, though he (Kyari) later yanked off the social media response. On the bribe, allegedly given to Kyari, the SIP said “the evidence of bribe is circumstantial since it was not proven that the bribe was paid into the officer’s account nor was any proceeds of the bribe traced by the panel much less linking the officer to any such proceeds.’’ READ ALSO: Abba Kyari: IGP orders closure of state intelligence units across Nigeria It will be recalled that the office of the Attorney General of the federation in his legal advice of the Police report, disclosed that a prama facie case of fraudulent involvement was established against Abba Kyari but that the report was watery and can not be used in court to nail him. The AGF office advice said, “That there exists a prima facie case of conspiracy, collaboration, receipt, conversion, transfer and/or retention of proceeds of unlawful activities contrary to the provision of Section 15, 17 & 18 of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004 and Section 17 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Est) Act, Cap EI Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 against DCP Abba Kyari and other suspects in view of the overwhelming evidence showing the nature of his disguised financial transactions and activities Ramon Abbas (Hushpuppi) and others. A senior Police source further disclosed that the force has began further investigations into Kyari’s alleged involvement/links in money laundering deals of gangs as directed by the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami.

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Post Date : February 16, 2022

Imo youths demand arrest of Ebubeagu operatives over unlawful acts

  Following the reports of activities of the Ebubeagu security outfit in some communities in Imo State, youths under the aegis of the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders have called for their arrest describing their actions as wicked and barbaric. The youth group while condemning the overzealousness of the security apparatus, expressed displeasure on the jungle justice on suspects. A statement by the President General of COSEYL, Goodluck Ibem, made available to newsmen in Owerri on Tuesday said, “We are not in the stone age where anyone or persons will wake up one morning, accuse someone of being a criminal and kill the said person. “We are in the 21st century where we have the rule of law and the constitution guarding the people and government activities as regards governance. For Ebubeagu security operatives to wake up and start killing Igbo youths in whatever guise is totally unacceptable. “Most of the houses in the affected communities have been burnt down and destroyed while the little few persons who escaped being killed have run away leaving those communities empty without anyone or animal sited anywhere. Those towns are now ghost communities, without any living thing. “One of the disturbing incidences in the community was a situation where a woman received matchets cuts in her head, hand and other parts of her body because of her inability to provide her husband or tell the Ebubeagu operatives where her husband went to. “This is unbecoming of a sane society. Ndi-Imo and Ndi-Igbo must rise and condemn in its entirety this despicable act by these so-called Ebubeagu security operatives. “The courts remain the last arbiter and no one has the constitutional right or powers to take the life of another man at will. If anyone is arrested on suspicion of being a criminal, he or she should be taken to court for the court to try such persons involved. It is unlawful and a criminal act to torture, maim or kill anyone on the premise of being a criminal. “Houses and properties that were destroyed in those Communities, which court gave such orders? These operatives just assumed the duties of the courts and went ahead to destroy peoples homes and assets without recourse to the law of the land. Too sad.” “We warn those Ebubeagu security operatives to stop forthwith the extrajudicial killings now and we demand that those found waiting or culpable of extrajudicial killings in Imo State should be made to face the music. Enough said,” Ibem stated.

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Post Date : February 16, 2022

Judge warns DSS against blocking court premises ahead of Nnamdi Kanu’s trial

  Binta Nyako, a federal high court judge, has warned the Department of the State Services (DSS) against blocking the court premises and nearby roads ahead of the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Kanu — who was rearraigned on a 15-count charge of treasonable felony– is due back in court on Wednesday. When the charges were read to him on January 19, 2022, the IPOB leader pleaded not guilty. In recent proceedings, operatives of the DSS, the Nigerian Army and officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) had manned the entrance of the court and the streets leading to the court building. Journalists whose names failed to appear on a prepared list were not allowed near the premises while the staff of the court were searched before gaining entrance. In the same vein, lawyers whose cases were not found on the cause list were refused entry until the hearing is concluded. Addressing the situation, Nyako said security operatives should not take over the court’s security arrangement until 12 noon on Wednesday ahead of Kanu’s trial scheduled for 1pm. She said due to the massive security presence and blocking off roads leading to the court, hearings in other cases are cancelled or forced to endure “needless” adjournments each time Kanu’s trial is held. To allow for other matters to be heard before Kanu’s case, the judge fixed the trial for 1pm on Wednesday. She also directed the DSS director of legal services to convey the court’s decision to the highest authority of the service for implementation.

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