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  • 80 suspects arrested as Police begin recovery of looted items in Calabar

    80 suspects arrested as Police begin recovery of looted items in Calabar

    The Cross River State Police Command has arrested about 80 suspects involved in destruction of various government and private property in Calabar.

    The Cross River Commissioner of police, Abdulkadir Jimoh said they have so far recovered a lot of looted items and have apprehended many.

    “We have up to 80 suspects in different facilities arrested in connection with looting of private offices, homes as well as those who invaded office of a National Assembly member, carting away various empowerment items including tricycles, stage and sound equipment from Calabar International Conference Center, CICC.

    He urged the traditional institutions community leaders, faith groups, youth as well as community policing committees including the good people of Cross River to expose looters.

    “I want to urge Community leaders, youth group, religious leaders to expose the looters and shame them.

    “We have arrested over 80 suspects and they are undergoing interrogation in various security facilities. Looters have 24 hours to return all looted items before the house to house search gets to them as recovery of looted items is ongoing.

    “No criminal element will be spared; no one who vandalized government property or looted personal effects and invaded people private offices will go unpunished as they will face the full wrath of law,” he said.

    “We are already working in synergy with other sister agencies in a bid to fish out the bad egg as well as recover looted items, I will advise all those who are in possession of such items to in their own interest bring them out at conspicuous locations or face justice,” he said.

    Speaking further, the Police Commissioner said they have so far recovered four new tricycles, water heaters, bath tubs, Air Conditioners, musical Speakers, Executive chairs amongst other items mostly suspected to be stolen from the Campaign office of House of Representatives member, Hon Etta Mbora.

  • Lekki shooting: Fashola reveals installers of ‘hidden camera’

    Lekki shooting: Fashola reveals installers of ‘hidden camera’

    The minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has revealed the installers of the hidden camera at the scene of the shooting in the Lekki area of Lagos state.

    Fashola found the device while on tour of the place where #EndSARS protesters demonstrated for 13 days before they were forcefully dispersed.

    On Tuesday, men in army uniform invaded the Lekki toll plaza and shot at the peaceful protesters.

    Fashola found the camera On Sunday, October 25 when some ministers and governors from the south-west made an on-the-spot assessment of some of the places vandalised during the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protest.

    Fashola said that the camera must have been planted by “some subversive elements”.

    The minister picked up the device with a handkerchief and handed it over to Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos.

    “I think this will help with the ongoing investigations into the shootings at the Lekki Toll Gate. It requires forensic analysis and could be used in the investigations to unravel the mystery surrounding the shootings at the Toll Gate, I believe,” he said.

  • Nnamdi Kanu threatens to disgrace corrupt politicians abroad

    Nnamdi Kanu threatens to disgrace corrupt politicians abroad

    Leader of the Indegineous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has warned corrupt Nigerian politicians against traveling outside the country.

    Kanu who stated this in a live broadcast said his group would publicly disgrace and humiliate corrupt Nigerian political office holder sighted in any foreign country.

    He said, “Any day any corrupt Nigerian political office holder was sighted in any foreign country, such a person would be publicly disgraced and humiliated.”

    The IPOB leader, who was highly aggrieved over the massacre of Nigerian youths protesting against police brutality and bad governance at Lekki Toll Gate, said the ban was with immediate effect.

    “From today, October 25, 2020, if we get you abroad, we will disgrace you. Stay at home until you meet the 23 demands of the youths,” he said.

    While blaming the infrastructural decay and endemic corruption in Nigeria on the avarice of the politicians, the IPOB leader regretted that Nigerian politicians allowed public infrastructure particularly schools to collapse while funding their children’s education abroad with stolen public funds.

    “The children of such politicians schooling abroad will be chased back home by the diaspora Nigerians to enroll in schools which their parents failed to renovate and fund at home,” he added.

  • BREAKING: #EndSARS: NBC sanctions AIT, Channels, Arise over unprofessional coverage

    BREAKING: #EndSARS: NBC sanctions AIT, Channels, Arise over unprofessional coverage

    The National Broadcasting Station (NBC) has sanctioned three major broadcast stations over their alleged roles in escalation of violence across the nation, which is termed as “unprofessional coverage” of the #EndSARS protests.

    The regulators fined Arise TV, African Independent Television (AIT) and Channels Television between N2million and N3million.

    The stations were accused of airing unverified images of the alleged shooting.

    The protest, which began on a peaceful note has since gone violence, with many states experience wanton destructions and looting of public and private properties.

    Details shortly…

  • FCT Minister orders the arrest, prosecution of looters of warehouses, factories

    FCT Minister orders the arrest, prosecution of looters of warehouses, factories

    The FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello has ordered the arrest and prosecution of the people who broke the FCT warehouse in Gwagwalada Area Council and looted the food items in the store.

    Bello gave the order during an emergency security meeting with leaders of various security agencies in the city, on Monday in Abuja.

    Recall that suspected hoodlums on Monday looted a warehouse in Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

    The warehouse is located along the Secretariat road in Gwagwalada.

    Reacting, the minister, who asked those who looted the food items to return them immediately, disclosed that there would also be massive deployment of security agencies to safeguard factories and warehouses in Idu Industrial District of the city.

    ”What is going on is no longer End SARS protest but broad day stealing by hoodlums,” he stated.

  • Curfew: Banks, businesses closed, as soldiers take over roads in Osogbo

    Curfew: Banks, businesses closed, as soldiers take over roads in Osogbo

    Residents of Osun have deserted major streets in different towns as banks and businesses, remained closed on Monday, in compliance to the curfew imposed by the state government on Saturday.

    Our correspondent reports that joint security personnel were enforcing the curfew imposed on the state as roads were deserted, vehicular and human movements were also affected and restricted by the curfew.

    Soldiers were seen enforcing the curfew order at the popular Olaiya junction in Osogbo and its adjoining roads with checkpoints.

    Commercial activities were totally grounded too as no shop or business centre opens for business.

    Some pedestals were seen trekking through inter-streets to avoid military checkpoints.

    Some defiant commercial motorcyclists were also seen operating but avoiding the routes and checkpoints controlled by the soldiers.

    Recall that the state government issued a new 24 hours/indefinite curfew on Saturday afternoon, following the continuous looting and vandalism by hoodlums under the pretext of #EndSARS protest.

  • Nasarawa state government trains 200 civil servants to promote information and communication technology in the state

    Nasarawa state government trains 200 civil servants to promote information and communication technology in the state

    Abel Leonard / lafia

    Nasarawa State Government commences  training for civil servants in the state on Data Processing as part of measures toward promoting economic development  in the state.
    Engr. Abdulahi Sule while declaring the the four day training opened  in lafia  said the initiative is part of steps towards injecting new trends emerging in the Information and Communication Technology to enhance effective service delivery in the civil service sector of the state. 
    The governor represented by the state Head of Service Mr. Nicholas Aboki  who stated that the ongoing reforms of the civil service in the state is achieved through constant engagements of workers to update the state on current situations.
    Director General, Nasarawa State Bureau for Information and Communication Technology, Mallam Shehu Ibrahim also said over 200  Data Processing Officers drawn from Ministries, Departments and Agencies as the first set of civil servants to participate in the training.
    He added that the training will  focus on how to make use of e – governance  and  work from home, how to use zoom applications for meetings and data processing in line with the global best practice among others.

  • Lokoja On Fire, Security Forces Fires Sporadically, Shot Journalist On Duty, Others

    Lokoja On Fire, Security Forces Fires Sporadically, Shot Journalist On Duty, Others

    From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    Emmanuel Adeyemi  of the Kogi state Correspondent of the sun newspaper was this morning shot by security forces while monitoring the ongoing #endsars protest across Lokoja, Kogi capital.

    Kogi State on fire as security operatives open fire sporadically as thousands and some youth suspected to be #Endsars protesters scampered for safety.

    Meanwhile, the  state capital, is presently on fire as the security forces are engaging helpless protesters who had converged at Zone 8 section of the town.

    It was gathered that protesters numbering over 500 had gathered  at Zone 8  Junction  as early as 6.30am chanting solidarity songs  with intention to break into one of the warehouses  owned by the state.

    It was also gathered that efforts by the security personnel Manning the edifice for them retreat fell on deaf ears which led to reinforcement of the security.personnel.

    Meanwhile, sporadic shooting is going on across the length and breadth of Lokoja, as school children, market women and  Journalists scampered to safety.

    In a reaction, the force PPRO DSP William Aya, said those who shot the Journalist could be the looters who needed free space to perpetuate their nefarious acts.

    Emmanuel, who lives at first Baptist church Street, was shot by the passing security personnel who were in white coloured Hilux few metres away from the NUJ Secretariat.

    Mr. Adeyemi as the time of filing this report is said to be responding to treatment at undisclosed medical facility for attention in Lokoja

  • Armed hoodlums invades ADP Warehouse For Palliatives, Police Arrests Suspects In Kogi

    Armed hoodlums invades ADP Warehouse For Palliatives, Police Arrests Suspects In Kogi

    From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    Some suspected armed hoodlums on Sunday night burgled Kogi State Agricultural Development Project (ADP) fertilizer warehouse at Felele and carted away some bags of fertilizer and several goods.

    The hoodlums invaded the premises of the ADP at about 7.00pm on Sunday with dangerous weapons as they over powered the security men on duty.

    According to an eyewitness account, after over powering the security men, they headed for the wearhouse and forced the door open and carted away several bags of fertilizers and valuable things.

    However, the Kogi state police command has arrested some suspected hoodlums.

    The police public relation officer, Mr. William Aya who confirmed the incident to our reporter on Monday said the Commissioner of Police Mr. Ayuba Ede visited the scene on Monday morning.

    He noted that some suspects were arrested by the command and they have commenced investigation stressing that security men have been deployed to the scene to avoid further looting.

    Meanwhile, the Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has condemned the incident that took place on Sunday night.

    The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo in a press statement issued on Monday said those behind the attacked have been arrested by security agents in the state.

    “They stole bags of fertilizers and agrochemicals, dangling dangerous weapons to scare the security operatives on duty at the ADP. 

    “Those arrested are already making confessional statements at the Police station while others who fled the scene, leaving their tricycles already loaded with fertilizers, are being trailed by security agencies”.

  • Sun Newspaper Journalist shot in Lokoja

    A journalist with the Sun Newspaper, Emmanuel Adeyemi, has been shot.

    Adeyemi was on his way to the Nigerian Union of Journalists Secretariat when he was shot.

    The drive-by shooters also shot another passerby, whose identity could not be immediately ascertained.

    The passerby was said to have just arrived from Benue and caught up in the middle of the mayhem.

    The gunshots in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital followed the resumption of looting in another warehouse in Zone 8 area.

    A similar incident was recorded overnight when the ADP warehouse was invaded and bags of fertilizer carted away.

    As of the time of filing this report, heavy gunshots rent the air while all shops along Murtala Mohammed way, Lokoja are closed, with people scampering to safety.

    When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, William Aya, said the gunshots were from hoodlums who were scaring people away to enable them to loot.

    He said the shootings were not from the Police, adding that the hoodlums are being trailed and would be brought to book shortly.

    Meanwhile, the victims have been taken to State Specialists Hospital, Lokoja for treatment.

    The state Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, in a statement, reacting to the shooting said, “It is unfortunate that sponsored mercenaries were sneaked into the town to cause mayhem. And it is sad that they shot a journalist who was performing his legitimate duties.

    “Government will ensure that all the people involved in the violence are brought to book”.