The Ship House, Federal Ministry of Defence, AbujaBuzzNigeria
The Defence Headquarters in Nigeria has set up a joint committee to investigate the killing of three police officers by some soldiers in Wukari, Taraba State, on Tuesday.
The incidence has led to an altercation between the police and the Nigerian Army despite claims by the military that its troops mistook the police for kidnappers.
Acting Director of Information DHQ, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, announced that the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, constituted the committee following the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement released on Friday, Nwachukwu said the committee would be made up of seven officers and they are to commence work to unravel what led to the incident.
The committee, which would be headed by Rear Admiral I.T. Olaiya, has representatives of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air Force, the Nigeria Police, Department of State Services and the Defence Intelligence Agency.
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The Ship House, Federal Ministry of Defence, AbujaBuzzNigeria
The Defence Headquarters in Nigeria has set up a joint committee to investigate the killing of three police officers by some soldiers in Wukari, Taraba State, on Tuesday.
The incidence has led to an altercation between the police and the Nigerian Army despite claims by the military that its troops mistook the police for kidnappers.
Acting Director of Information DHQ, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, announced that the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, constituted the committee following the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a statement released on Friday, Nwachukwu said the committee would be made up of seven officers and they are to commence work to unravel what led to the incident.
The committee, which would be headed by Rear Admiral I.T. Olaiya, has representatives of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air Force, the Nigeria Police, Department of State Services and the Defence Intelligence Agency.
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The Economic and Financial Crime Commission will arraign Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law to a former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on August 14.
The anti-graft agency has filed a two-count charge against him at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos.
According to the charge signed by Rotimi Oyedepo, EFCC's counsel, Babalele committed an offence of money laundering in February 2019.
The two charges against Babalele reads, “That you, Abdullahi Babalele on or about the 20th day of February 2019 in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court procured Bashir Mohammed to make cash payment of the sum of $140,000 without going through financial institution.
“The sum exceeded the amount authorised by law and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(c) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under Section 16(2)(b) of the same Act.
Sahara Reporters gathered that Babalele will remain in EFCC custody till August 14 when he would be arraigned before Justice Nicolas Oweibo.
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission will arraign Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law to a former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on August 14.
The anti-graft agency has filed a two-count charge against him at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos.
According to the charge signed by Rotimi Oyedepo, EFCC's counsel, Babalele committed an offence of money laundering in February 2019.
The two charges against Babalele reads, “That you, Abdullahi Babalele on or about the 20th day of February 2019 in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court procured Bashir Mohammed to make cash payment of the sum of $140,000 without going through financial institution.
“The sum exceeded the amount authorised by law and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(c) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under Section 16(2)(b) of the same Act.
Sahara Reporters gathered that Babalele will remain in EFCC custody till August 14 when he would be arraigned before Justice Nicolas Oweibo.
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission will arraign Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law to a former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on August 14.
The anti-graft agency has filed a two-count charge against him at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos.
According to the charge signed by Rotimi Oyedepo, EFCC's counsel, Babalele committed an offence of money laundering in February 2019.
The two charges against Babalele reads, “That you, Abdullahi Babalele on or about the 20th day of February 2019 in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this honourable court procured Bashir Mohammed to make cash payment of the sum of $140,000 without going through financial institution.
“The sum exceeded the amount authorised by law and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(c) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under Section 16(2)(b) of the same Act.
Sahara Reporters gathered that Babalele will remain in EFCC custody till August 14 when he would be arraigned before Justice Nicolas Oweibo.
Less than 24 hours after Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, placed a N30m bounty on notorious cultist, ‘Bobrisky’ of Gokana, the Nigerian Army has captured him.
Governor Nyesom Wike confirmed this during a security meeting with leaders of Rumuolumeni community at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Friday.
Wike thanked the Nigerian Army for capturing the suspected cultist.
He said, “The Army has captured ‘Bobrisky’ of Gokana. I will pay the bounty that I promised to the Nigerian Army.
“Anyone who creates insecurity in Rivers State, I am ready to pay any amount to ensure the arrest of that person".
Governor Wike called on community leaders to supply information to the State Security Council on criminals in their communities for the security agencies to act frontally to reduce crime.
He described Rumuolumeni as one of the flashpoints in the state where criminals use waterway as a getaway point.
He urged community leaders to cooperate with the state government to check the activities of cult groups and insecurity in the area.
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Less than 24 hours after Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, placed a N30m bounty on notorious cultist, ‘Bobrisky’ of Gokana, the Nigerian Army has captured him.
Governor Nyesom Wike confirmed this during a security meeting with leaders of Rumuolumeni community at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Friday.
Wike thanked the Nigerian Army for capturing the suspected cultist.
He said, “The Army has captured ‘Bobrisky’ of Gokana. I will pay the bounty that I promised to the Nigerian Army.
“Anyone who creates insecurity in Rivers State, I am ready to pay any amount to ensure the arrest of that person".
Governor Wike called on community leaders to supply information to the State Security Council on criminals in their communities for the security agencies to act frontally to reduce crime.
He described Rumuolumeni as one of the flashpoints in the state where criminals use waterway as a getaway point.
He urged community leaders to cooperate with the state government to check the activities of cult groups and insecurity in the area.
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Less than 24 hours after Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, placed a N30m bounty on notorious cultist, ‘Bobrisky’ of Gokana, the Nigerian Army has captured him.
Governor Nyesom Wike confirmed this during a security meeting with leaders of Rumuolumeni community at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Friday.
Wike thanked the Nigerian Army for capturing the suspected cultist.
He said, “The Army has captured ‘Bobrisky’ of Gokana. I will pay the bounty that I promised to the Nigerian Army.
“Anyone who creates insecurity in Rivers State, I am ready to pay any amount to ensure the arrest of that person".
Governor Wike called on community leaders to supply information to the State Security Council on criminals in their communities for the security agencies to act frontally to reduce crime.
He described Rumuolumeni as one of the flashpoints in the state where criminals use waterway as a getaway point.
He urged community leaders to cooperate with the state government to check the activities of cult groups and insecurity in the area.
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The Joint Action Force, a coalition of civil society and labour groups, has condemned the judgement of Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, granting leave to the Department of State Services to hold convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, in its custody for 45 days.
In a chat with Sahara Reporters, Chairman of the group, Abiodun Aremu, said that Thursday's judegment was unacceptable.
He described the attempt to hold Sowore in detention through legal means as oppressive.
He said, "The attempt to further hold him (Sowore) using the judicial process will constitute an act of oppression by the President Muhammadu Buhari government.
"The actions of August 5 is legitimate and it is the right of Nigerian citizens to demand a replacement of a government that has clearly failed to deliver the basic necessity of life for its citizens.
"We will continue to demand freedom for Sowore and the legal team should further take processes that can get him to enforce his fundamental human right.
"When a regime fears the people, the voices of the people become the victim of oppression under that regime and that is exactly what has happened."
The group demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Sowore, who has been in the custody of the DSS since Saturday, August 3.
Sowore was picked up in Lagos ahead of the ReveolutionNow protest scheduled for Monday, August 5.
The Joint Action Force, a coalition of civil society and labour groups, has condemned the judgement of Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, granting leave to the Department of State Services to hold convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, in its custody for 45 days.
In a chat with Sahara Reporters, Chairman of the group, Abiodun Aremu, said that Thursday's judegment was unacceptable.
He described the attempt to hold Sowore in detention through legal means as oppressive.
He said, "The attempt to further hold him (Sowore) using the judicial process will constitute an act of oppression by the President Muhammadu Buhari government.
"The actions of August 5 is legitimate and it is the right of Nigerian citizens to demand a replacement of a government that has clearly failed to deliver the basic necessity of life for its citizens.
"We will continue to demand freedom for Sowore and the legal team should further take processes that can get him to enforce his fundamental human right.
"When a regime fears the people, the voices of the people become the victim of oppression under that regime and that is exactly what has happened."
The group demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Sowore, who has been in the custody of the DSS since Saturday, August 3.
Sowore was picked up in Lagos ahead of the ReveolutionNow protest scheduled for Monday, August 5.
The Joint Action Force, a coalition of civil society and labour groups, has condemned the judgement of Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, granting leave to the Department of State Services to hold convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, in its custody for 45 days.
In a chat with Sahara Reporters, Chairman of the group, Abiodun Aremu, said that Thursday's judegment was unacceptable.
He described the attempt to hold Sowore in detention through legal means as oppressive.
He said, "The attempt to further hold him (Sowore) using the judicial process will constitute an act of oppression by the President Muhammadu Buhari government.
"The actions of August 5 is legitimate and it is the right of Nigerian citizens to demand a replacement of a government that has clearly failed to deliver the basic necessity of life for its citizens.
"We will continue to demand freedom for Sowore and the legal team should further take processes that can get him to enforce his fundamental human right.
"When a regime fears the people, the voices of the people become the victim of oppression under that regime and that is exactly what has happened."
The group demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Sowore, who has been in the custody of the DSS since Saturday, August 3.
Sowore was picked up in Lagos ahead of the ReveolutionNow protest scheduled for Monday, August 5.
Activist and convener of RevolutionNowmovement, Omoyele Sowore, has applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside its order permitting the Department of State Services to detain him for 45 days.
Sowore, through his lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, contended, among others in the 19-ground application on Friday that the order issued by the court breached his constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights.
He said the court order is “legalising the illegality” of his detention for about four days prior to the issuance of the court order on Thursday.
Filed along with his application on Friday was an affidavit of urgency seeking an urgent hearing of the suit on the grounds that it “is one of fundamental importance that affects salient fundamental rights of the applicant herein.”
The Federal High Court had ruled on an ex parte application by the DSS to detain Sowore for 90 days to investigate him for treason-related allegations.
However, Justice Taiwo Taiwo on Thursday granted the agency permission to hold the activist for 45 days.
Sowore was arrested in Lagos in the early hours of Saturday for calling on Nigerian to pour out to the streets on Monday, August 5, to express their grievances against bad governance in the country.
The DSS has refused to release him despite growing local and international calls for his freedom.
Activist and convener of RevolutionNowmovement, Omoyele Sowore, has applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside its order permitting the Department of State Services to detain him for 45 days.
Sowore, through his lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, contended, among others in the 19-ground application on Friday that the order issued by the court breached his constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights.
He said the court order is “legalising the illegality” of his detention for about four days prior to the issuance of the court order on Thursday.
Filed along with his application on Friday was an affidavit of urgency seeking an urgent hearing of the suit on the grounds that it “is one of fundamental importance that affects salient fundamental rights of the applicant herein.”
The Federal High Court had ruled on an ex parte application by the DSS to detain Sowore for 90 days to investigate him for treason-related allegations.
However, Justice Taiwo Taiwo on Thursday granted the agency permission to hold the activist for 45 days.
Sowore was arrested in Lagos in the early hours of Saturday for calling on Nigerian to pour out to the streets on Monday, August 5, to express their grievances against bad governance in the country.
The DSS has refused to release him despite growing local and international calls for his freedom.
Activist and convener of RevolutionNowmovement, Omoyele Sowore, has applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside its order permitting the Department of State Services to detain him for 45 days.
Sowore, through his lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, contended, among others in the 19-ground application on Friday that the order issued by the court breached his constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights.
He said the court order is “legalising the illegality” of his detention for about four days prior to the issuance of the court order on Thursday.
Filed along with his application on Friday was an affidavit of urgency seeking an urgent hearing of the suit on the grounds that it “is one of fundamental importance that affects salient fundamental rights of the applicant herein.”
The Federal High Court had ruled on an ex parte application by the DSS to detain Sowore for 90 days to investigate him for treason-related allegations.
However, Justice Taiwo Taiwo on Thursday granted the agency permission to hold the activist for 45 days.
Sowore was arrested in Lagos in the early hours of Saturday for calling on Nigerian to pour out to the streets on Monday, August 5, to express their grievances against bad governance in the country.
The DSS has refused to release him despite growing local and international calls for his freedom.
At times like this, one can’t help but go down memory lane and be thankful for some divine helps here and there; for a privilege as great as undergoing the National Youth Service Corps scheme when Nigeria was still a nation and not nations within a nation as it is today. I remember my first trip to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as a prospective youth corps member. I had left Lagos early in the morning for the capital city. But I arrived there late. Unfortunately, I had passed the NYSC camp, which was at Dutse, many kilometers before the city. I was stranded. With neither a relative in Abuja nor money to lodge in a hotel for the night. I was desperate for help.
Confused and directionless, help came through a young man from the Northern part of the country. He gladly offered to accommodate me for the night. I slept in one of the rooms in his three-bedroom apartment. I was not afraid of being kidnapped, raped or used for rituals. All I saw in this gentleman was a Nigerian eager to help a fellow citizen, especially one that was in the city to serve her fatherland. And he proved to be a responsible man indeed. He didn’t take advantage of me in anyway whatsoever.
When it was time for dinner, I and the other guests in the house, who incidentally were all men, ate from the same tray, and we all sat on the floor. He is a Muslim. I am a Christian. But our religious backgrounds didn’t matter. He is from the north while I hail from the South, but the difference in our tribe and tongue was of no relevance. We chose to stand in brotherhood. We saw ourselves as Nigerians. Although, I can no longer remember the name of my benefactor, I can never forget his kindness. It shall be etched in my mind forever.
Sadly, this sense of brotherhood is fast becoming a rarity in this country. We no longer trust ourselves. Children are not even safe in the hands of some fathers, let alone strangers. We have had too many reports of fathers raping their own children. You dare not trust a caregiver, cleric or neighbour with your child. And to imagine that a young girl would sleep in a house full of men and would not be raped could only exist in one’s imagination these days. It’s a fairy tale – the kind you see in movies.
Nigeria is a picture of a nation on a steady decline. All kinds of bizarre things are happening everywhere. This week alone, 18 passengers on board a commercial bus along East-West Road area in Rivers State were kidnapped along with the driver; University of Abuja students were reportedly attacked in their hostels just as female students of the University of Uyo protested twice in three days to draw attention to attacks on them in their hostels. As if that was not enough, soldiers that were paid to protect Nigerians, were found guilty of gang-raping a female student of Adekunke Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, at a military checkpoint. The 300-level student of the Department of Religious and African Studies, was reportedly attacked while returning from the campus. In Bauchi State, four students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University were killed due to the school authorities’ failure to construct an ordinary bridge to link the university to its hostels. The ramshackle bridge in use collapsed after a heavy downpour on Monday. Lecturers are not safe too. The Academic Staff Union of Universities at the Obafemi Awolowo University recently called on the Inspector General of Police and Osun State Police Commissioner to address the rising incident of kidnapping in the country or risk industrial action by lecturers. The association issued the statement after one of their members was kidnapped.
To worsen the situation, children are constantly raped in internally displaced persons’ camps in exchange for food. Just last Tuesday, a 10 year-old girl raped at an internally displaced persons’ camp in Benue State gave birth to a baby girl. Many kids in IDPs camps lack the basic amenities of life; they don’t even have access to basic education. In Nigeria, children constitute the bulk of the population in IDPs camps. Of the over 1.78 million IDPs in Nigeria as of February 2018, children and women constitute 79 per cent of the population with 28 per cent of them being children under five, according to the World Food Programme.
The situation of Nigerian is becoming increasingly precarious. While one out of every three Nigerian lives below the poverty line, this proportion surges to 75 per cent among children according to UNICEF. Similarly, reports by Muffled Voices say 60 per cent of internally displaced persons in Africa are children. These children were forced to flee from their homes due to Boko Haram and herdsmen attacks. Many of these children were there when their parents were either slaughtered or shot by their assailants. Unfortunately, these children are left alone to bear the agony of witnessing the deaths of their parents right in front of them with no one to explain to them the reasons for these needless killings. These children will live with this memory for life. They will one day unleash their anger on the society. They will one day take a revenge on their parents’ murderers.
Switzerland is the best place in the world to be born according to the 2014 Nomad Capitalist Report. Of course, the Human Development Index still rates Norway as the most developed country in the world. Amazingly, Switzerland wasn’t even near the list of the top 10 countries in the world 25 years ago. But, today, it has one of the best GDP per capita in the world. Its infant mortality is one of the world’s lowest, unlike Nigeria’s that is highest.
How can children, who see life from the mirror of bloodshed and violence compete favourably with kids that view the world from a developmental perspective? Nigeria will definitely reap the fruit of the seed it is sowing in its children. A nation that fails to sow the seeds of superb social security and welfare package for its children today cannot expect to reap the harvest of responsible and patriotic citizens tomorrow. As long as the law of sowing and reaping subsists, what we are currently witnessing in the country today in terms of security challenges will be child’s play in comparison to what lies ahead of us if we continue to breed these children of anger. The only escape route is for our leaders to sit up and invest in these children as it is being done in other progressive societies. They should stop paying lip service to issues that have to do with the development of the Nigerian child. The first step is to tackle insecurity and provide the enabling environment for these kids to thrive. The nation owes them this responsibility. There is also the need to improve on child enrolment in schools and invest in educating these children. We should remember that the children that are not trained today will destroy whatever thing we think we are building as a nation tomorrow.
Olabisi Deji-Folutile, who is a member of Nigerian Guild of Editors, wrote in via bisideji@yahoo.co.uk
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Latroya, Troy and Jayla Pina have never been to Cape Verde, but the siblings have all been picked for its 2020 Olympics swimming team.
