April 2024 – Page 21

Post Date : April 20, 2024

DAILIES TOP STORIES: Okuama residents go to court, slam N200bn suit against Army

Saturday 20 April 2024 Exchange rate: Why prices of goods will remain high, despite Naira appreciation IMF: Why we asked Nigeria to remove fuel subsidy Ondo 2024: Intrigues as Aiyedatiwa, Jimoh, others battle for APC ticket today Police detain Yahaya Bello’s ADC, security details PDP crisis: Only God gives power, Atiku tells supporters Lawyer asks Kogi Assembly to begin impeachment process against Ododo Alleged Tax Evasion: FIRS Moves To File Charges On Fleeing Binance Executive Insecurity: Nigeria A War Front, Disgrace To The World, Says TY Danjuma Plateau Govt Condemns Fresh Killings As Residents Protest Over Attack Okuama Killings: Military Frees Traditional Ruler Of Ewu Kingdom Oil Prices Briefly Surge, Stocks Slide On Iran Blasts Plateau: Scores Killed In Fresh Suspected Herdsmen Attack Yahaya Bello: EFCC Didn’t Breach Kogi State High Court Order – Falana Court Dismisses Money Laundering Charge Against Adoke Why Yoruba Nation Agitators’ Buildings Were Demolished – Oyo Govt Tinubu Appoints New Boards For SEC, NAICOM Fubara Reports Over 100% Rise In Rivers IGR Report: 33 Zamfara residents killed in airstrike during Eid-el-Fitr celebration Years After, Schools Hit By Abductions Remain Closed Israeli Drones Downed After Explosions Heard In Iran’s Isfahan 2024 UTME: Be Calm, JAMB Tells Candidates With Glitches PDP: Plot thickens for Damagum’s stay till 2025 convention Fraud allegations: EFCC tightens noose on Malami, Sirika, Farouq-Umar Visit a newspaper stand this morning, buy and read a copy for yourself…

Post Date : April 20, 2024

FAAC Shares N1.1trn March 2024 Revenue To FG, States, LGCs

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Friday shared a total sum of N1.123 trillion March 2024 Federation Account Revenue to the three tiers of government after its April meeting in Abuja. A statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation Bawa Mokwa indicated that in March 2024, import duty, value-added tax, (VAT) Gas Royalty, companies’ income tax (CIT), and others increased considerably while excise duty, oil royalty, Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) and CET Levies recorded decreases. FAAC in a communique at the end of the April meeting, revealed that the N1,123,391,000,000 total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N311.233 billion, distributable VAT revenue of N511. 879 billion, EMTL revenue of N14.754 billion, and exchange difference revenue of N285.525 billion. The communique further revealed that total revenue of N1,867,808,000,000 was available in March 2024 and total deductions for the cost of collection was N69.537 billion while total transfers, interventions, and refunds were N674.880 billion. Gross statutory revenue of N1.017 trillion was received for March 2024, a N175. 212 billion decline from the N1.192 trillion received in February 2024. The gross revenue available from VAT in March 2024 was N549.698 billion and it is N89.210 billion higher than the N460.488 billion available in February 2024. The total distributable revenue was shared as follows: Federal Government N345.890 billion, state governments N398.689 billion, and local government councils N288.688 billion. The mineral-producing states received an additional N90.124 billion (13% of mineral revenue). From the N311.233 billion distributable statutory revenue, the Federal Government received N133.960 billion, the state governments received N67.946 billion and the local government councils received N52.384 billion. The sum of N56.943 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared with the benefiting states as derivation revenue. The Federal Government received N76.782 billion, the state governments received N255.940 billion and the local government councils received N179.158 billion from the N511.879 billion distributable VAT revenue. N14.754 billion EMTL was also shared and the Federal Government received N2.213 billion, state governments received N7.377 billion and the local government councils received N5.164 billion. The Federal Government received N132.935 billion from the N285.525 billion Exchange Difference revenue, state governments received N67.426 billion, and the local government councils received N51.983 billion. The sum of N33.181 billion (13% of mineral revenue) was shared with the benefiting states as derivation revenue. Balance in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) stands at $473,754.57.

Post Date : April 20, 2024

The EFCC, Bobrisky, and Boblion

By Ugoji Egbujo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) must choose its fights sensibly. An Ijele doesn’t go about dancing at babies’ birthday parties just to be noticed. The EFCC must leave some jobs for local Police DPOs. So, it can focus on serious financial crimes. This gbegboro attitude inhibits specialisation. More importantly, the EFCC must never forget that it wrestles against principalities and powers against whom it needs the confidence of the masses. Seeking to clean cobwebs while elephants freely defecate in the room is self-deceit. The EFCC has recently set up a task force to prevent the abuse of the Nigerian currency, the naira. The focus of this task force has been on preventing celebrities and, perhaps, the public from spraying the naira at social events, as the EFCC sees this as a form of irreparable damage to the currency. Although the law is in place to preserve currency notes and save reprinting costs, the EFCC has taken it to be a serious financial crime. If lawmakers had trained their focus on stopping the display of exhibitionism or money worship in order to prevent the spread of lasciviousness and reset societal values rather than mere naira abuse, the people would have been happy. However, enforcing laws against harmless cultural practices portrays law enforcement as bereft of a critical sense of priorities. In the United States, celebrities spray money on strippers. So, spraying cash on people isn’t such a universal crime as the EFCC’s preoccupation with it suggests. In Igbo land, if a grandma dances, she has to be sprayed cash. Putting the money in her bag or pocket drains the ritual of the ceremony. If that damages the naira, then the quality of the notes needs improvement to meet significant cultural uses. Money is more than a sterile medium of exchange. We used to have pseudo-plastic notes in the past. But this new meddlesome law also forbids the throwing of coins. So, the primary motivation for the prohibition can’t even be mutilation because it’s so non-discriminating. Now, the EFCC wastes its time and scarce resources pursuing young men and women spraying their hard-earned naira on their friends and relatives while indicted criminal suspects occupy ministerial positions at the nation’s capital An institution with limited resources ought to define its priorities soberly. While the EFCC was running around Borisky, Yahaya Bello, who likes to call his narcissistic self White Lion, was still at large. If the EFCC was thinking of the Broken Windows Theory, then it should have focused on the obscene display of wealth, not the spraying of naira, which almost all poor and decent people in Nigeria do anyway. Now, Bobrisky is in prison after pleading guilty as a first offender, but Yahaya Bello can’t be arrested. He wasn’t arrested a couple of days ago because after the EFCC laid a siege on the house where he refuged, the policemen protecting the man at large shut out the EFCC violently. That wasn’t the peak of the absurdity. While the EFCC agents were languishing in helplessness under the angry sun, a governor stormed the cordoned area with thugs and gained easy entrance into the house. The humiliated EFCC men watched like schoolboys. Such life-sucking impotence. All these happened a stone’s throw from the seat of power. The godson shoved the EFCC aside and whisked away his godfather from the trembling hands of the timid law. Sheer movie stuff. Blockbuster gangsterism. After the EFCC chickened away in peace, it issued a press release. In that gutless release, it couldn’t dare to be specific let alone name names. In that statement that reeked of abject impotence, it found the verve to warn the public that in future, it would deal decisively with people who employed thugs to disrupt or obstruct its operations. A governor might have immunity, but does his immunity permit him to handcuff EFCC agents or commit criminal offences while law enforcement agents watch? His immunity doesn’t confer anything on all the aides and security agents who may choose to assist him in committing the crime before newsmen.The next day was court sitting. Yahaya bello was still at large. The EFCC said they could be forced to invite the military to assist them. What more do they want to suffer? However, that statement was a naked indictment of the police and DSS. Granted, both can’t often handle bandits, but should a chicken-hearted white lion hiding in the Government House in Lokoja require military intervention too? The helpless EFCC has declared the man wanted, begging the public to help track the man. The public is supposed to find the man the EFCC had in its claws and let a baby governor snatch away? The public should find a man being protected by the state. The world is watching. The Attorney General could have struck while it was hot in Abuja. But he dilly-dallied. A firm pronouncement from the Chief Law Officer to the police and DSS would have drained courage from the lawless governor. When the Attorney General woke up from slumber the next day, he preached that citizens must always submit themselves to law enforcement agents when needed. He called no names. He issued no public orders. Tepidly, he said the world would have no respect for the country if governors started to act like wild animals. Such preposterous lukewarmness. Tomorrow, we will attend an African Union meeting and expect respect. He should remind the president that foreign investors are watching the spectacle of the travesty of the rule of law. This atrocious precedent took place under the presidency’s nose. Many thought that naked disruption of EFCC operations by other law enforcement agents had ended with Buhari. If it had been some Bobrisky rather than the revered Bobkogi who mobilised thugs to evade that arrest, the security agencies would have remembered they had breached presidential security. Rightly, but belatedly, the policemen attached to Yahaya Bello have been withdrawn, but when will they be

Post Date : April 20, 2024

Police detain Yahaya Bello’s ADC, security details

The Nigeria Police Force has detained a female police officer who was the aide-de-camp to embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The ADC was arrested alongside other police officers attached to 48-year-old Bello, and is being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Their arrests and detention followed a Thursday night order by the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, directing their immediate withdrawal from the former governor. Senior police sources, who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity because they did not have authorisation to comment publicly on the matter, noted that the officers were arrested on the suspicion that they aided and abetted Bello’s escape from operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, who had gone to effect his arrest at his Abuja home on Wednesday. “The ADC and the other police details attached to Yahaya Bello have been arrested and detained. “They were arrested on the order of the IG, on the suspicion that they aided and abetted the former governor’s escape from the EFCC on Wednesday,” one of the sources told our correspondent in a telephone conversation on Friday. Another source said, “Yahaya Bello’s female ADC and other police officers attached to him were brought to the command this morning, and they’ve been detained for aiding and abetting (the governor’s escape).” Egbetokun had, on Thursday night, ordered the withdrawal of all police officers attached to Bello. The order for the withdrawal was contained in a police wireless message sighted by our correspondent on Friday morning. The document read, “CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/ 34 X ORDER AND DIRECTIVES X FOLLOWING MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM NIGPOL. “DOPS ABUJA X BEGINS X CB:4001/DOPS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.21/462 DTO:180955/04/2024 X ORDER AND DIRECTIVES X REF MYLET NO CB:3412/DOPS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.1/36 DATED 15/04/2024 X AND MY EARLIER LET NO CB:3412/DOPS/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.1/30 DATED 24/01/2024 X Nigeria police have ordered the withdrawal of all men. “Police attached to His Excellency and former Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, should acknowledge compliance and treat with utmost importance. Please above for your information and strict compliance.” Also, the Federal Government had on Thursday night placed Bello on a watch list. In a document exclusively obtained by our correspondent on Thursday night, the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, revealed that Bello was placed on a watchlist for conspiracy, breach of trust, and money laundering. The Assistant Comptroller General signed the document and copied the Nigeria Customs Service, the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of the Department of State Services, and the Director of the National Internet Agency. The document read, “I am directed to inform you that the above-named person has been placed on a watch list. Suffice to mention that the subject is being prosecuted before the Federal High Court Abuja for Conspiracy, Breach of Trust and Money Laundering vide letter Ref; CR; 3000/EFCC/LS/EGCS.1/TE/V 1/279 dated April 18, 2024. “If seen at any entry or exit point, he should be arrested and referred to the Director of Investigation, or contact 08036226329/07039617304 for further action. “Please, accept as always the Comptroller-General’s warmest regards and esteem.” The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had earlier declared Bello wanted for laundering the sum of N80,246,470,088.88. The development was contained in a notice posted on the commission’s official Facebook page on Thursday, with a snapshot of the embattled ex-governor attached. The notice read, “The public is hereby notified that Yahaya Adoza Bello (former Governor of Kogi State), whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in connection with an alleged case of Money Laundering to the tune of N80,246,470,089.88 (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty Six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eighty Nine Naira, Eighty Eight Kobo). “Bello, a 48-year-old Ebira man, is a native of Okenne Local Government of Kogi State. His last known address is: 9, Benghazi Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja. Anybody with useful information as to his whereabouts should please contact the Commission.” Bello had, on Thursday, failed to appear before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja following his arraignment by the EFCC. The embattled former governor was arraigned in absentia before Justice Emeka Nwite alongside three other suspects, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering. The PUNCH had earlier reported how the incumbent Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, on Wednesday helped Bello, who is his predecessor, escape arrest by operatives of the EFCC. One of our correspondents who was at the ex-governor’s residence on Wednesday observed Ododo’s arrival with heavy security at about 2:30 pm. At exactly 4:20 pm, Ododo’s entourage drove out with Bello in the governor’s car. About 10 minutes after the governor and former governor left, the EFCC operatives laying siege to Bello’s home retreated from the scene. Twenty minutes after the EFCC operatives left, the policemen, DSS operatives, Counter Terrorism Unit personnel, and other security agents guarding Bello’s house also drove off. In a statement on Wednesday, the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale said, “Bello’s arraignment is coming on the heels of a warrant of arrest and enrollment order granted the EFCC by the court on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.” The EFCC further noted that the commission’s attempt to execute a warrant of arrest lawfully obtained against Bello met stiff resistance on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. He added, “The security cordon around the former governor’s residence in Abuja was breached by the current Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, who ensured that the suspect was spirited away in his official vehicle. “As a responsible law enforcement agency, the EFCC exercised restraint in the face of the provocation, waiting for his arraignment on Thursday, April 18, 2024. It is needful to state that Bello is not above the law and would be brought to justice as soon as possible.” Meanwhile, in a statement on Thursday, Yahaya Bello’s media office accused the EFCC of persecution, while accusing the anti-graft agency of filing the

Post Date : April 20, 2024

Naira depreciates to N1,230/$ at parallel market

The naira reversed the appreciation trend at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market on Friday. The local currency depreciated by 17.14 percent to N1,230 per dollar — from N1,050/$ on April 17. Currency traders, known as bureau de change (BDC) operators, quoted the buying rate at N1,200 and the selling price at N1,230 — leaving a profit margin of N30. “The price of the dollar against naira increased since yesterday, probably due to the fact that there has been an increased demand since yesterday,” Aliyu, a BDC operator, said. Meanwhile, the decline ended the upward trend of the naira at the street market since March 20, when the FX rate was N1,500/$. At the official window, the naira depreciated to N1,169.99 against the dollar on Friday — a 1.38 percent drop from the N1,154.08/$ traded on April 18. The local currency traded at a high of N1,236 and a low of N1,021, according to FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees official FX trading in Nigeria. The development comes a day after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) denied selling FX to BDC operators at the rate of N1,001/$1. CBN, in a post on X on April 18, said a circular claiming the apex bank announced the sale of $10,000 to BDCs at the rate of N1,001/$1 was “fake”. The apex bank urged Nigerians to always refer to its website for authentic information.

Post Date : April 19, 2024

Insecurity: Nigeria Is A Disgrace To The World – T.Y Danjuma

A former Chief of Defence Staff, General Theophilus Y. Danjuma, (rtd), says that Nigeria’s security challenges have made the country become a laughing stock and a disgrace to the world. General Danjuma, while speaking at the annual Nwonyo Fishing and Cultural Festival in Ibbi Local Government Area of Taraba State on Friday, advised that urgent steps must be taken to address the security challenges facing the country. “Nigerian authority must take urgent measures to redeem the battered image of the country by addressing the security challenges confronting the nation,” he said. The retired General maintained that no person, especially foreigners, would be willing to come to the country to invest or visit tourist sites when their security was not guaranteed. “No person or group of persons will want to come to our state or country if we continue to kill and butcher ourselves,” he noted. The retired general further lamented the security challenges across Nigeria, adding that the ugly situation required immediate attention of the government. He urged that all hands must be on deck in order to put “the right pegs in the right holes.” He said, “Those in position of authority must work hard to make the country safe for all Nigerians including foreigners before we could attract more and more investors into the country “If we continue to make our roads unsafe for people to move around, our dreams of making Nwonyo fishing and cultural festival an international festival, can not be achieved. “It is sad that Nigeria as a nation has become a laughing stock following the security challenges. “As the country is currently, we are a disgrace to the whole world and therefore we must redeem our image and put our house in order because right now we have become a laughing stock to the whole world.” he said. Speaking at the event, the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, pledged that his administration would work round the clock to foster mutual cooperation between his state and Taraba State Government.

Post Date : April 19, 2024

IMF insists Nigeria must remove fuel subsidies to benefit poor

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is insisting that the federal government of Nigeria must put an end to fuel subsidy. The reason for the insistence is because the subsidy as it were only favours the rich and impoverishes the poor. The IMF Director of the African Department, Abebe Selassie, made this known at the ongoing IMF/World Bank Spring Meeting in Washington DC. He stressed the need for Nigeria to abolish fuel subsidies, citing their adverse impact on the nation’s most vulnerable citizens. Selassie argued that these subsidies predominantly benefit the wealthy, at the expense of the poor. Subsidies are about resource allocation internally within Nigeria. So Nigerians, the people of Nigeria pay for these subsidies.” He further explained, “And the reason why we counsel against such generalized subsidies is very simple. It tends to be highly regressive, meaning the benefits of such fuel subsidies tend to accrue to the rich and not to the poor people.” Selassie noted that by eliminating fuel subsidies, resources could be redirected towards improving conditions for poorer citizens rather than disproportionately benefiting the affluent. He praised the Nigerian government’s efforts to reduce subsidies and advocated using these resources to provide essential social protections for the most vulnerable households. The IMF, according to Mr. Selassie, has been actively supporting African countries amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, having provided a substantial $58 billion in financial assistance. He pledged continued support but cautioned against seeking commercial loans for refinancing due to current high interest rates, advising African nations to focus on domestic resource mobilization instead. Additionally, Selassie criticized discriminatory tax exemptions favoring specific companies, asserting that these practices hinder governments’ abilities to maximize tax revenues effectively. Reflecting on Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic recovery, Selassie expressed optimism. “After four challenging years and multiple shocks, Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy appears to be on the mend,” he stated. Economic growth is projected to rise to 3.8 percent in 2024, with inflation decreasing and fiscal consolidation efforts showing promise. However, Selassie cautioned that challenges persist, including high borrowing costs and limited funding sources. He emphasized the importance of sustained reforms to enhance macroeconomic conditions and promote growth, urging international support for Africa’s development. “The IMF stands ready to support,” Selassie affirmed, “With the right policy choices today, I am confident that this moment could set the stage for this century to be the African century.”

Post Date : April 19, 2024

“Hatred For Nigeria Police Affecting Security“

The National Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Mogaji Olaniyan, has called for an urgent need to address what he called widespread hatred towards the officers of the Nigeria Police. Olaniyan described the narrative as alarming, pointing out that the hatred remains part of the factors affecting the country’s security. Conquering the clouds on a journey to Ta Xua with the team – Road Trip Vietnam Team – Nếm TV He spoke while addressing newsmen during the 40th celebration ceremony of the Committee held in Abeokuta, the state capital. Olaniyan, who condemned the widespread hatred, said the PCRC is fostering a permanent relationship between members of the community and the police in order to end the ugly narrative. He emphasized that this deep-seated resentment must be addressed to cultivate a healthy relationship between the people and the police, ultimately enhancing security across the nation. Olaniyan said “We are calling that people should love the Nigeria Police, this is what they lack. right from childhood we have created enmity between our children and the Nigeria Police. “This hatred starts from our home. For instance if parents want to scold their children they will say ‘I will call the police for you. This is why our children grow up with hatred for the police and that is why we are trying to stop this narrative.” The State Chairman of the Committee, Samson Kunle Popoola stated that the security of Ogun state remains paramount to the PCRC, hence, its cordial relationship with the police. He affirmed that Ogun state remains the most peaceful and safe state in Nigeria, calling for more cooperation between the residents and the police to keep the record intact.

Post Date : April 19, 2024

Report: 33 Zamfara residents killed in airstrike during Eid-el-Fitr celebration

At least 33 residents of Dogon Daji village in Maradun LGA of Zamfara were reported killed during an airstrike by the military. Reuters reports that the incident happened on April 10 when residents were preparing for the Eid-el-Fitr prayer that marked the end of the Ramadan fasting. Reuters said four residents and a traditional leader spoke about the incident. The military operation was said to be targeting bandits and their hideouts. Lawali Ango, the traditional head of Dogon Daji village, said he was on his way to observe the Eid prayer when an aircraft passed. Ango said he heard loud explosions after sighting the aircraft, which made him call those at home via the telephone. The traditional ruler said the call did not connect at the time and he and a group of men raced back home on motorbikes. “Arriving at the scene, I saw children, men and women … were killed and trapped inside the collapsed buildings that were hit by a bomb,” Ango told Reuters. “They (the military) are saying the bandits escaped and sought hideouts in our village. “I swear there is nothing like this, I can go anywhere and confirm this to the world.” Surajo Abubakar, a farmer, who lost two wives and five children in the incident, said he heard the noise of jet in the sky in the morning, which was followed by blasts. “I lost seven people in my family, and in all about 33 dead bodies were counted,” Abubakar said. Abu Waziri, a resident of the village, said he was shocked to see the damages done by the airstrike. “We managed to be patient and put the body parts together and prayed for them and buried them,” Waziri said. When contacted for comment on the incident, Edward Buba, director of defence media operations, denied civilians had been killed or targeted. Buba added that airstrikes were carried out only after careful intelligence and surveillance. PAST ACCIDENTAL MILITARY AIRSTRIKES Over the past few years, airstrikes conducted by military personnel have killed many people in the northern part of the country. At least 30 people were killed by airstrikes conducted by the Nigerian Army in the Tudun Birni community under Igabi LGA of Kaduna, on December 3, 2023. In January 2023, at least 27 people were reported dead following an airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Kwateri, a community between Benue and Nasarawa states. Here is the timeline of accidental airstrikes in Nigeria in the last six years.

Post Date : April 19, 2024

During Drug Raid: South Africa police arrest eight Nigerians for attacking officers

The South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested eight Nigerians for allegedly attacking the operatives and damaging their vehicles during a drug raid. The Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, confirmed the incident that happened in the Northern Cape on Friday. According to a South African Police Service (SAPS) statement, at the time of the arrest, police were tracing information of one of the Nigerian nationals in possession of drugs. “While conducting this search, a large group of Nigerians attacked police. Police fired rubber bullets to disperse the crowd,” SAPS said. One suspect was arrested for illegal drug possession and three were detained at Kimberley Police Station for public violence, South African Government News Agency said. In addition, while the policemen were processing the case, suspects broke windows at the station. The police have since added charges of malicious damage to property. The South African police added, “Another group of Nigerians later approached the police station and threatened to retaliate. The Operational Commander warned the group to disperse.” Upon dispersing, the group damaged police vehicles, while another four suspects were arrested for malicious damage to property. Otola has since condemned this behaviour and stated that those who hinder police from exercising their duties will be brutally dealt with. “We will not allow such lawless behaviour. We are processing the suspects and working with Home Affairs to determine if they are legally or illegally in the country. Police will continue to stamp the authority of the state in the Northern Cape,” he stated. “We will not allow such lawless behaviour. We are processing the suspects and working with Home Affairs to determine if they are legally or illegally in the country. “Police will continue to stamp the authority of the state in the Northern Cape Province,” he addedq