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A gang of bandits tormenting the Northwestern part of Nigeria says banditry in the region began as far back as when Zamfara was carved out of Sokoto under the regime of the late military Head of State, Sani Abacha in 1996.

The bandits revealed this in a video interview they granted as seen with Daily Trust on Wednesday.

The leader of the gang who spoke in Hausa disclosed that Fulani herders have been subjected to humiliation, suffering, and neglect in the past under the democratic governments that began in 1999 till date which compelled them to take up arms.

According to them, the entirety of wealth in Nigeria is not shared with the nomads by the successive governments leaving them in illiteracy and hunger, and choosing banditry to survive became a necessity.

“It’s been long we started. We started not long after Zamfara State was created. We took up arms because we are herders and despite this country’s wealth, we are not carried along, we are not educated, we do not know anything. We do not have security, we do not have any benefit.

“We are the ones being killed but are always seen as the aggressors. We don’t have anything. Wherever a herder is, he is uneducated and has nothing. In this country, there is everything but we are not carried along. It is as if though we don’t exist. We are just being killed,” the leader of the gang said in the video.

Also, he spoke about a deal that was breached by the Nigerian government in the past which should have put an end to banditry in the region.

The bandits revealed that the government did not fulfil its end of the deal, lamenting that killing happens almost every day in the North West, with no particular regard to any tribe.

“Of course, it has been breached. You have asked for an armistice. An agreement was reached but you left that person in the forest with a gun and nothing was to substitute. What do you expect? How do you want that person to survive?

“All promises made to us, none of them was fulfilled and nothing was done to enrol the young ones in schools. We should be treated the same way and given jobs, by the government. The Hausa, Yoruba, and Fulani should be treated equally,” the bandits said.

Speaking, the leader of the marauding gang said President Muhammadu Buhari should head the peace talks if he is serious about ending banditry and insecurity in the country. 

Furthermore, the bandits claimed they supported President Buhari because he promised to fix the country, but they can see now that the promise was merely a fantasy.

“The president should personally come and preside over the talks. When he was campaigning, he travelled all over, why would he not do it now? He does not take these peace talks seriously and every day people are being killed. There is no day that someone is not killed between Zamfara, Niger, Kaduna, Sokoto, and Katsina. No two days pass without someone getting killed in these places.

“There is no tribe that is spared. Gunmen kill, soldiers kill, vigilantes kill. Whoever you see with a gun today in Nigeria, uses it to kill people. You may not know, but if I were to tell you the situation of things in this country, you will cry. Even the president will cry. We supported this administration and accepted dialogue because we thought he will fix the country but he won't fix the country.

“From the time he praised Goodluck (Jonathan), (Olusegun) Obasanjo, and late (Umaru) Yar’Adua. These were not praiseworthy. It would have been better if he had praised (Sani) Abacha because, under Abacha, pastoralists were being educated. During Abacha, there was allocation in the budget for the nomadic communities. There was no such thing again since Obasanjo became president.

“They stopped looking after Fulani. Their forests and grazing areas were taken over. You will see one person having as much as 1,000 hectares, just because he is rich,” the leader said.

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Socio-Economic Rights And Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked members of the House of Representatives to reject a bill by President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, seeking to amend the National Broadcasting Commission Act. 

SERAP, in a post on its Twitter handle on Wednesday, threatened to challenge the bill in court if it is passed into law.

The tweet read, “We urge members of the House of Representatives to reject the unlawful bill by Mr Lai Mohammed and the Buhari administration, which seeks to amend the NBC Act to control online broadcasting.

”We'll challenge this illegality in court if the bill is ever passed into law."
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government has asked the House of Representatives to enact a law to regulate social and online media in Nigeria.

Minister of Information and Culture, Mohammed had asked the federal lawmakers to amend the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act to empower the Commission to regulate social and online media.

The minister pushed for this at a public hearing organised by the lawmakers on Wednesday through its House Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics, and Values. 

An earlier report by SaharaReporters noted that the bill, if passed into law, could award media organisations, personnel and workers who violate sections of the amended National Broadcasting Commission Act, one-year jail term, in addition to other punishments.

SaharaReporters obtained the Bill for the amendment of the NBC Act CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010, which spelt out that the NBC now has powers to enforce jail terms on violators in addition to fines for breaching any of its provisions.

The bill which is going for public reading is an “Act for the Amendment of the National Broadcasting Commission Act, CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010 to strengthen the commission and make it more effective for the commission to regulate broadcasting in Nigeria and for related matters.”  

The bill seeks to amend the Section 2 of the Principal Act, saying, “The Section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by totally deleting the existing Section 2 by replacing it or substituting it with a new Section 2 and 2A which shall read as follows;

“Receive, process and consider the applications for the establishment, ownership and operation of radio, television stations including; …online news; regulating and controlling the broadcasting industry; regulate digital-based broadcasting such as online news and digital terrestrial television etc.”    

Checks by SaharaReporters into the bill showed that another section stated that “any person who acts in breach of the subsection 1 of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to; one, a fine not less than the fee for the relevant licence; two, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year; three, both fine and imprisonment and four; forfeiture to the commission of the property, facilities, installations and equipment used for the provision and operation of the unlicensed service.”

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Men of the Delta Police Command have arrested 18-year-old man Emmanuel Peace who allegedly robbed a couple of the sum of N600,000 with a wooden dummy gun.

The suspect was nabbed on Sunday night by the policemen of Okpanam Police Division in response to a distress call that an armed robber had burgled a house.

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When his victims complained that they had no cash, Peace threatened the aged couple with his fake gun and asked them to transfer money into an account number owned by one Anwanga Abasi Nathaniel Udo.

The Public Relations Officer of the state command, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement, said on getting to the scene, the police barricaded the area and arrested the suspect with a wooden dummy gun.

“The suspect had already successfully forced an aged couple to transfer the sum of N600,000 to an account number owned by one Anwanga Abasi Nathaniel Udo. Other exhibits recovered from the suspect include two knives and one torchlight,” Edafe said.

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Men of the Delta Police Command have arrested 18-year-old man Emmanuel Peace who allegedly robbed a couple of the sum of N600,000 with a wooden dummy gun.

The suspect was nabbed on Sunday night by the policemen of Okpanam Police Division in response to a distress call that an armed robber had burgled a house.

File photo used to illustrate story.

When his victims complained that they had no cash, Peace threatened the aged couple with his fake gun and asked them to transfer money into an account number owned by one Anwanga Abasi Nathaniel Udo.

The Public Relations Officer of the state command, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement, said on getting to the scene, the police barricaded the area and arrested the suspect with a wooden dummy gun.

“The suspect had already successfully forced an aged couple to transfer the sum of N600,000 to an account number owned by one Anwanga Abasi Nathaniel Udo. Other exhibits recovered from the suspect include two knives and one torchlight,” Edafe said.

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Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), otherwise known as Park Management System (PMS) are currently clashing with a rival group in the Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

SaharaReporters gathered that one person has been killed by the transport workers in the crisis currently going on there. 

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SaharaReporters on Tuesday reported that the NURTW and PMS members engaged in a fracas, which led to the death of two people in the Agugu Oremeji-Agugu area of Ibadan.

A resident of the area who sent a video of the incident to our correspondent said, "It is for real. That video has said it all. Tell our people to avoid Iwo Road now. It is serious, my brother. One person has been killed already. It is in that video," he said.  

The current chairman of the PMS, Mukaila Lamidi, popularly called Auxiliary was sent to jail in 2017 for killing the National President of the Nigeria Medical Students’ Association (NIMSA), Mr. Auwal Shanono.

Auwal was returning from Ife after attending a National Conference on preventing maternal mortality. 

He stopped over at Iwo Road, Ibadan to board a night bus to Kaduna with a group of other students when they were caught between warring factions of the NURTW led by Auxiliary in Ibadan.

Until his death, Auwal was a 500 level medical student at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. 
After returning from prison, Makinde appointed him as the chairman of the PMS, which generated a lot of controversy in Ibadan.

Efforts to get the reaction of the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adewale Osifeso were not successful as he did not answer his calls or reply the text message sent to him. 

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Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), otherwise known as Park Management System (PMS) are currently clashing with a rival group in the Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

SaharaReporters gathered that one person has been killed by the transport workers in the crisis currently going on there. 

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SaharaReporters on Tuesday reported that the NURTW and PMS members engaged in a fracas, which led to the death of two people in the Agugu Oremeji-Agugu area of Ibadan.

A resident of the area who sent a video of the incident to our correspondent said, "It is for real. That video has said it all. Tell our people to avoid Iwo Road now. It is serious, my brother. One person has been killed already. It is in that video," he said.  

The current chairman of the PMS, Mukaila Lamidi, popularly called Auxiliary was sent to jail in 2017 for killing the National President of the Nigeria Medical Students’ Association (NIMSA), Mr. Auwal Shanono.

Auwal was returning from Ife after attending a National Conference on preventing maternal mortality. 

He stopped over at Iwo Road, Ibadan to board a night bus to Kaduna with a group of other students when they were caught between warring factions of the NURTW led by Auxiliary in Ibadan.

Until his death, Auwal was a 500 level medical student at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. 
After returning from prison, Makinde appointed him as the chairman of the PMS, which generated a lot of controversy in Ibadan.

Efforts to get the reaction of the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adewale Osifeso were not successful as he did not answer his calls or reply the text message sent to him. 

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The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State has dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede in the October 2020 governorship election that brought in Rotimi Akeredolu as governor. 

Akeredolu is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and won on that platform. 

Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu

Reading the lead judgment, Justice Theresa Ngolika Orji-Abadua, who delivered the judgement via Zoom described the case filed by Jegede as lacking merit.

Jegede’s counsel, Oyeachi Ikpeazu (SAN) had earlier approached the Appeal Court, saying Mr Akeredolu’s nomination was not constitutional.
This came after an election petition tribunal, led by Justice Umar Abubakar, ruled on April 20, 2021 that the qualification of the APC candidate and his deputy were not a pre-election matter, but a constitutional matter, which is not within its jurisdiction.

“The issue raised therein in this petition are settled issues of internal affairs and Management of a political party which this tribunal has no jurisdiction,” the tribunal said then.

This was in accordance with the argument of the counsel for Mr Akeredolu, and the electoral body INEC.

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The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State has dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede in the October 2020 governorship election that brought in Rotimi Akeredolu as governor. 

Akeredolu is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and won on that platform. 

Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu

Reading the lead judgment, Justice Theresa Ngolika Orji-Abadua, who delivered the judgement via Zoom described the case filed by Jegede as lacking merit.

Jegede’s counsel, Oyeachi Ikpeazu (SAN) had earlier approached the Appeal Court, saying Mr Akeredolu’s nomination was not constitutional.
This came after an election petition tribunal, led by Justice Umar Abubakar, ruled on April 20, 2021 that the qualification of the APC candidate and his deputy were not a pre-election matter, but a constitutional matter, which is not within its jurisdiction.

“The issue raised therein in this petition are settled issues of internal affairs and Management of a political party which this tribunal has no jurisdiction,” the tribunal said then.

This was in accordance with the argument of the counsel for Mr Akeredolu, and the electoral body INEC.

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The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government has asked the House of Representatives to enact a law to regulate social and online media in Nigeria.

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed asked the federal lawmakers to amend the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act to empower the Commission to regulate social and online media.

President Buhari

The minister pushed for this at a public hearing organised by the lawmakers on Wednesday through its House Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics, and Values. 

According to the minister, the commission should also be able to regulate online media in addition to other channels of broadcasting.

Section two (b) of the NBC Act states: “(1) The Commission shall have [the] responsibility of Receiving, processing and considering applications for the establishment, ownership or operation of radio and television stations including (i) cable television services, direct satellite broadcast and any other medium of broadcasting.”

But Mohammed said, “I want to add here specifically that internet broadcasting and all online media should be included in this because we have a responsibility to monitor contents, including Twitter.”

It can be recalled that NBC had asked social media platforms and online broadcasting service providers in Nigeria to apply for broadcast licences. 

The Buhari regime recently banned the microblogging platform, Twitter in Nigeria, saying it threatens the corporate existence of the country. 

Despite pressure from within Nigeria and internationally on the Buhari government to reverse the ban, it has refused to do so. 

Also at the public hearing, many stakeholders kicked against the move by the government. 

They asked the House Committee to make NBC more independent of the information ministry. 

SaharaReporters had reported that media organisations, personnel, and workers who violate sections of the amended National Broadcasting Commission Act, which is still being considered by the National Assembly, will get a one-year jail term, in addition to other punishments, based on the proposal of the government. 

SaharaReporters obtained the Bill for the amendment of the NBC Act CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010, which spelt out that the NBC now has powers to enforce jail terms on violators in addition to fines for breaching any of its provisions.

The bill which is going for public reading is an “Act for the Amendment of the National Broadcasting Commission Act, CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010 to strengthen the commission and make it more effective for the commission to regulate broadcasting in Nigeria and for related matters.”  

The bill seeks to amend Section 2 of the Principal Act, saying, “The Section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by totally deleting the existing Section 2 by replacing it or substituting it with a new Section 2 and 2A which shall read as follows;
"Receive, process, and consider the applications for the establishment, ownership, and operation of radio, television stations including; …online news; regulating and controlling the broadcasting industry; regulate digital based broadcasting such as online news and digital terrestrial television, etc.”    

Checks by SaharaReporters into the bill showed that another section stated that “any person who acts in breach of the subsection 1 of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to; one, a fine not less than the fee for the relevant licence; two, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year; three, both fine and imprisonment and four; forfeiture to the commission of the property, facilities, installations and equipment used for the provision and operation of the unlicensed service."

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The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government has asked the House of Representatives to enact a law to regulate social and online media in Nigeria.

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed asked the federal lawmakers to amend the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act to empower the Commission to regulate social and online media.

President Buhari

The minister pushed for this at a public hearing organised by the lawmakers on Wednesday through its House Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics, and Values. 

According to the minister, the commission should also be able to regulate online media in addition to other channels of broadcasting.

Section two (b) of the NBC Act states: “(1) The Commission shall have [the] responsibility of Receiving, processing and considering applications for the establishment, ownership or operation of radio and television stations including (i) cable television services, direct satellite broadcast and any other medium of broadcasting.”

But Mohammed said, “I want to add here specifically that internet broadcasting and all online media should be included in this because we have a responsibility to monitor contents, including Twitter.”

It can be recalled that NBC had asked social media platforms and online broadcasting service providers in Nigeria to apply for broadcast licences. 

The Buhari regime recently banned the microblogging platform, Twitter in Nigeria, saying it threatens the corporate existence of the country. 

Despite pressure from within Nigeria and internationally on the Buhari government to reverse the ban, it has refused to do so. 

Also at the public hearing, many stakeholders kicked against the move by the government. 

They asked the House Committee to make NBC more independent of the information ministry. 

SaharaReporters had reported that media organisations, personnel, and workers who violate sections of the amended National Broadcasting Commission Act, which is still being considered by the National Assembly, will get a one-year jail term, in addition to other punishments, based on the proposal of the government. 

SaharaReporters obtained the Bill for the amendment of the NBC Act CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010, which spelt out that the NBC now has powers to enforce jail terms on violators in addition to fines for breaching any of its provisions.

The bill which is going for public reading is an “Act for the Amendment of the National Broadcasting Commission Act, CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010 to strengthen the commission and make it more effective for the commission to regulate broadcasting in Nigeria and for related matters.”  

The bill seeks to amend Section 2 of the Principal Act, saying, “The Section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by totally deleting the existing Section 2 by replacing it or substituting it with a new Section 2 and 2A which shall read as follows;
"Receive, process, and consider the applications for the establishment, ownership, and operation of radio, television stations including; …online news; regulating and controlling the broadcasting industry; regulate digital based broadcasting such as online news and digital terrestrial television, etc.”    

Checks by SaharaReporters into the bill showed that another section stated that “any person who acts in breach of the subsection 1 of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to; one, a fine not less than the fee for the relevant licence; two, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year; three, both fine and imprisonment and four; forfeiture to the commission of the property, facilities, installations and equipment used for the provision and operation of the unlicensed service."

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The head coach of the Rivers United football club, Stanley Eguma, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. 

Eguma was abducted on Monday while returning from Gombe State where his team had lost to Adamawa United.

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An insider source who confirmed the incident to The Cable on Wednesday, said the management of the team had commenced negotiations with the abductors of the team manager.

“Since the players and other staff members left Enugu yesterday, we have not heard from them. Then the management got the news that Eguma had been kidnapped,” the source revealed.

“The players and staff members slept in Enugu and he didn’t show up the following morning. They thought he slept in Markudi.

“The kidnappers are now negotiating with the club management.”

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The head coach of the Rivers United football club, Stanley Eguma, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. 

Eguma was abducted on Monday while returning from Gombe State where his team had lost to Adamawa United.

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An insider source who confirmed the incident to The Cable on Wednesday, said the management of the team had commenced negotiations with the abductors of the team manager.

“Since the players and other staff members left Enugu yesterday, we have not heard from them. Then the management got the news that Eguma had been kidnapped,” the source revealed.

“The players and staff members slept in Enugu and he didn’t show up the following morning. They thought he slept in Markudi.

“The kidnappers are now negotiating with the club management.”

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Media organisations, personnel and workers who violate sections of the amended National Broadcasting Commission Act, which is still being considered by the National Assembly, will get one-year jail term, in addition to other punishments.

SaharaReporters obtained the Bill for the amendment of the NBC Act CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010, which spelt out that the NBC now has powers to enforce jail terms on violators in addition to fines for breaching any of its provisions.

The bill which is going for public reading is an “Act for the Amendment of the National Broadcasting Commission Act, CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010 to strengthen the commission and make it more effective for the commission to regulate broadcasting in Nigeria and for related matters.”  

The bill seeks to amend the Section 2 of the Principal Act, saying, “The Section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by totally deleting the existing Section 2 by replacing it or substituting it with a new Section 2 and 2A which shall read as follows;

“Receive, process and consider the applications for the establishment, ownership and operation of radio, television stations including; …online news; regulating and controlling the broadcasting industry; regulate digital based broadcasting such as online news and digital terrestrial television etc.”    

Checks by SaharaReporters into the bill showed that another section stated that “any person who acts in breach of the subsection 1 of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to; one, a fine not less than the fee for the relevant licence; two, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year; three, both fine and imprisonment and four; forfeiture to the commission of the property, facilities, installations and equipment used for the provision and operation of the unlicensed service.”

The Act continues, “In addition of Section 9 of this Bill, the commission shall on commencement of this Bill establish a fund to be known as the 'Digital Access Fund (DAF)' and it shall be operated and controlled by commission in the manner prescribed under this section.

“The DAF Fund shall comprise of funds derived from the following sources; one, such annual fees chargeable” from the registered broadcasting organisations and agencies.

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Media organisations, personnel and workers who violate sections of the amended National Broadcasting Commission Act, which is still being considered by the National Assembly, will get one-year jail term, in addition to other punishments.

SaharaReporters obtained the Bill for the amendment of the NBC Act CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010, which spelt out that the NBC now has powers to enforce jail terms on violators in addition to fines for breaching any of its provisions.

The bill which is going for public reading is an “Act for the Amendment of the National Broadcasting Commission Act, CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2010 to strengthen the commission and make it more effective for the commission to regulate broadcasting in Nigeria and for related matters.”  

The bill seeks to amend the Section 2 of the Principal Act, saying, “The Section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by totally deleting the existing Section 2 by replacing it or substituting it with a new Section 2 and 2A which shall read as follows;

“Receive, process and consider the applications for the establishment, ownership and operation of radio, television stations including; …online news; regulating and controlling the broadcasting industry; regulate digital based broadcasting such as online news and digital terrestrial television etc.”    

Checks by SaharaReporters into the bill showed that another section stated that “any person who acts in breach of the subsection 1 of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to; one, a fine not less than the fee for the relevant licence; two, imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year; three, both fine and imprisonment and four; forfeiture to the commission of the property, facilities, installations and equipment used for the provision and operation of the unlicensed service.”

The Act continues, “In addition of Section 9 of this Bill, the commission shall on commencement of this Bill establish a fund to be known as the 'Digital Access Fund (DAF)' and it shall be operated and controlled by commission in the manner prescribed under this section.

“The DAF Fund shall comprise of funds derived from the following sources; one, such annual fees chargeable” from the registered broadcasting organisations and agencies.

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A four-year-old UK-based Nigerian boy simply identified as Isaac has appealed to the Nigerian Government to fix the numerous challenges facing the country.

Isaac, in an emotional video on social media, was seen crying profusely with his mother because his white classmates were not usually playing with him in school.

The little boy who appeared to be unhappy about the level of discrimination in school said he was sure that he loves everyone in his school but not sure if such love he extends to them applies to him.

Isaac said; "My name is Isaac. I feel good going to school every day. I feel happy with my friends in school but I am not sure they are happy with me because they don't play with me all the time. They don't play with me all the time because I don't have the same skin colour as them. I feel sad about that.

"I wish to go to high school in Nigeria because everyone in Nigeria has the same colour as me. I feel connected with them." 

His mother who didn't mention her name said, "But, you don't have experience of what Nigeria looks like. You know people are saying a lot of bad things about Nigeria. You left Nigeria when you were eighteen months old."

His mother who was crying bitterly further said her son used to tell her many terrible things white children were doing to him in school because of his colour.

"Do something about Nigeria. We are not happy here. We want to come back home but no social amenities. No school. Fear of insecurity is another problem. Please, do something. How can I take them to the hospital when they are sick? We want to come back home, do something," she cried.

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A four-year-old UK-based Nigerian boy simply identified as Isaac has appealed to the Nigerian Government to fix the numerous challenges facing the country.

Isaac, in an emotional video on social media, was seen crying profusely with his mother because his white classmates were not usually playing with him in school.

The little boy who appeared to be unhappy about the level of discrimination in school said he was sure that he loves everyone in his school but not sure if such love he extends to them applies to him.

Isaac said; "My name is Isaac. I feel good going to school every day. I feel happy with my friends in school but I am not sure they are happy with me because they don't play with me all the time. They don't play with me all the time because I don't have the same skin colour as them. I feel sad about that.

"I wish to go to high school in Nigeria because everyone in Nigeria has the same colour as me. I feel connected with them." 

His mother who didn't mention her name said, "But, you don't have experience of what Nigeria looks like. You know people are saying a lot of bad things about Nigeria. You left Nigeria when you were eighteen months old."

His mother who was crying bitterly further said her son used to tell her many terrible things white children were doing to him in school because of his colour.

"Do something about Nigeria. We are not happy here. We want to come back home but no social amenities. No school. Fear of insecurity is another problem. Please, do something. How can I take them to the hospital when they are sick? We want to come back home, do something," she cried.

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The Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it has commenced investigation into the alleged case of conspiracy and currency counterfeiting levelled against three suspects.

This was contained in a press release issued by the EFCC's Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren on Wednesday.

This was contained in a press release issued by the EFCC's Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren on Wednesday.

According to the statement, the suspects, Sylvanus Ireka Ifechukwu, Patrick Chima Ibiam and Ajimijere Mathias Adegbenro were arrested by the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters, Obalende, Lagos on April 30 and subsequently handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution.

It was alleged that the suspects, who are into currency counterfeiting have a network spread across the globe.

"Investigation revealed that the suspects, whose operational base is located in Brazil, allegedly produce fake foreign currencies such as US dollars, British pounds sterling and euros and source for buyers at strategic locations including hotels, Bureau de Change offices and social gatherings within the Lagos metropolis.

"Upon their arrest, some incriminating materials were recovered from them. The suspects will soon be charged to court," the statement partly read.

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The Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it has commenced investigation into the alleged case of conspiracy and currency counterfeiting levelled against three suspects.

This was contained in a press release issued by the EFCC's Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren on Wednesday.

This was contained in a press release issued by the EFCC's Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren on Wednesday.

According to the statement, the suspects, Sylvanus Ireka Ifechukwu, Patrick Chima Ibiam and Ajimijere Mathias Adegbenro were arrested by the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters, Obalende, Lagos on April 30 and subsequently handed over to the EFCC for further investigation and prosecution.

It was alleged that the suspects, who are into currency counterfeiting have a network spread across the globe.

"Investigation revealed that the suspects, whose operational base is located in Brazil, allegedly produce fake foreign currencies such as US dollars, British pounds sterling and euros and source for buyers at strategic locations including hotels, Bureau de Change offices and social gatherings within the Lagos metropolis.

"Upon their arrest, some incriminating materials were recovered from them. The suspects will soon be charged to court," the statement partly read.

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