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BREAKING: Hoodlumb invade Abuja industrial estate, loot warehouses
Hoodlums on Sunday, invaded the Idu Industrial Layout in Abuja, raiding several warehouses.
Our correspondent, who witnessed the looting, reported that the thugs made away with bags of rice, cartons of tin tomatoes, cereals, milk, bails of Ankara materials, and other items.
It was observed that despite the presence of policemen, the defiant mob continued to plunder warehouses.
The hoodlums were seen loading tricycles and motorcycles with the stolen goods as policemen fired teargas.
Details later…
October 25, 2020
BREAKING: NECO postpones ongoing exams indefinitely over #EndSARS protests
The National Examinations Council has postponed the ongoing nationwide Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations indefinitely due to the current security challenges, occasion by the #EndSARS protests.
This was contained a statement signed by the Head of Information and Public Relations Division NECO, Azeez Sani, and made available to newsmen in Minna on Sunday.
Sani said the #EndSARS protests disrupted the smooth conduct of the examinations in some parts of the country.
He said, “The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council at its Special Meeting held on Thursday, 22nd October, 2020 reviewed the on-going 2020 SSCE (internal) nationwide. The Council had in a press release, dated 21st October 2020, informed the general public of rescheduling some papers of the 2020 on-going SSCE.
“Arising from that meeting, today (Sunday) the Governing Board resolved that the 2020 SSCE (Internal) be postponed indefinitely in view of the current security challenges, occasioned by the ENDSARS protests, which disrupted the smooth conduct of the examinations in some parts of the country.
“In making this decision, the Board noted that due to these security challenges, some state governments imposed curfew and closed schools in order to safeguard lives and property;
In the circumstances, it has become difficult for the council to move examination materials across the country and students in the affected locations were unable to sit for the papers already scheduled in the examination time table.”
He said the governing board further resolved, that “when normalcy returns, the Council will continue with the conduct of the examinations in all States.
“While regretting any inconveniences this postponement may cause our esteemed stakeholders, the Council has however taken this decision in order to maintain the integrity and security of its examination procedures for seamless conduct of the Council’s examination.”
October 25, 2020
Items looted from warehouses are dangerous to health- Kaduna state govt warns
The Kaduna state government has warned that the foods and drugs carted away from the warehouses attacked by some residents of the state are contaminated and dangerous to health.
The state government gave the warning in a statement released this morning by Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs. Read below
The National Agency for Food & Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has updated the Kaduna State Government about the items looted yesterday from their warehouse in the Narayi area of Chikun LGA.
The looted items include expired, prohibited and dangerous drugs. Persons who consume such drugs are at great risk of serious illness and death.
The management of a food processing company whose stores were looted in Kakuri has also disclosed that the stolen grains have been treated with chemical preservatives which render them unsafe for consumption.
Residents of Kaduna State are hereby notified to be vigilant and careful about the source of the food and medications they take and where they buy them, to avoid these dangers.
The Kaduna State Government appeals to the public for information on the identities of the looters and where they might be hiding the stolen items.
Signed
Samuel Aruwan
Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs
25th October 2020
October 25, 2020
Governments Pained With Brutality Of #EndSARS Protest- Minister
By Muhammad Goronyo,Sokoto
‘SARS’ created in 1992 was aimed at dealing with mutating crime patterns at the time crime occurrences became more sophisticated and rampant, tackling armed robbery and other violent criminalities were the specific brief for the unit.
Briefing newsmen on the violent protest of #ENDSARS,the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi said some personnel’s of the unit desecrated ideals of SARS, trampled on professionalism, unacceptable conducts and brought dishonor, disrepute and odium to the entire police.
“Government is deeply pained by reports of brutality by some personnels of the defunct Special Anti Robbery Squad and will do all that is required to secure justice for victims and reel out punishments for policemen found culpable of violating citizens’ rights to serve as deterrent to others”, he asserted.
The Minister further said the voice of the protesting citizens in parts of the country have been heard by governments at all levels adding that the famous #END SARS and other demands code named 5 for 5 have been acceded to by President Buhari for dull implementation, to the extent that Buhari personally directed the disbandment of SARS being the first of its kind Nigeria.
In order not to give leverage to perpetrators of armed robbery and other violent criminals in the nation, he asserted, it become imperative to set upa professional outfit, code named, Special Weapon And Tactical Team (SWAT) to replace SARS saying shortlisted officers into this unit have commenced training at Police Mobile Training at Ila-Oregun in Pain state, Ende Hills in Nasarawa state and Counter Terrorism School and Norwa in Rivers state.
Directed by President Buhari, the 36 state governors and FCT should constitute judicial panels of inquiry in their various states to interface with other stakeholders in treating all cases of Human Rights violations by defunct SARS personnel.
October 25, 2020
BREAKING: Adamawa State Govt. Imposes 24-hours Curfew
By Musa Isa Ahmed
Adamawa State Government has Imposed a 24-hour curfew on all parts of the state, with effect from Sunday 3pm 25 October 2020
Fellow citizens we cannot allow hoodlums and misguided elements to operate unchallenged when we are already battling with the challenges of Insurgency, Kidnapping, Cattle Rustling, Banditry and Farmer/Herder clashes.
Furthermore, reports of people dying in the stampede have been received and we cannot afford to allow anyone to lose his or her life.
We must also avoid a scenario where the security, agents will be blamed if any person loses his/her life while being prevented from looting and destroying Government property.
In view of the above, I have declared and imposed an indefinite dawn to dusk curfew throughout the State beginning from 3 o’clock Sunday the 25th of October 2020.
Movement by all manner of vehicles except as authorized, is hereby prohibited as the curfew comes into effect.
As a responsible Government, we shall do everything within our powers to protect the lives of every citizen and will not brook any lawlessness within our boundaries.
I charge every citizen to remain calm as we navigate this current situation.
Long Live Adamawa State.
Long Live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
October 25, 2020
Gov. Ben Ayade charges security agents to halt spate of violence in Calabar
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, has charged security agencies in the state to take legitimate actions to halt the spate of arson and carnage witnessed in some parts of Calabar. The governor’s charge is contained in a release issued on Sunday in Calabar by, Mr Christian Ita, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the governor The governor also wants the security agents to carry out a house- -to-house search, for looted property, and arrest anyone involved in the looting of both public and private property in the state.
The governor who said he understood the pain of the people, noted that there was need to protect the collective commonwealth of the people, which was currently under threat by some persons who are desperately trying to discredit the peaceful disposition of the citizens of Cross River.
Ayade urged the security agencies to take legitimate actions to ensure that calm returned to the state, especially as the government was already working towards ensuring the demands of those who genuinely participated in the #EndSARS march are met. The governor also called on the citizens to rise up and defend their land from criminal elements bent on destroying the image of the state.
October 25, 2020
Wole Soyinka condemns video asking Igbo indigenes to leave Yorubaland
Noble laureate, Wole Soyinka has condemned a video of UK-based secessionist, Adeyinka Grandson asking the Igbos to leave Yorubaland amid the #EndSARS crisis in the country.
Soyinka in a statement he titled ‘Identity Thieves on the Rampage’ and released on Saturday October 24, enjoined Igbo indigenes to ignore such threats which seeks to create disharmony in the country. He averred that the threat “is the work of sick, cowardly minds”.
The statement read;
“Undoubtedly in order to promote the video clip of an ethnic revanchist calling on Igbo to leave Yoruba land, this same lunatic fringe has exhumed, and embarked on circulating an ancient fabrication – several years mouldering in the grave – once attributed to me and vigorously denounced.
“That statement impudently expounds, as my utterance, what the Hausa want, what the Yoruba want, and what the Igbo want.
“Such an attribution – let me once again reiterate – is the work of sick, cowardly minds that are ashamed, or lack the courage, as the saying goes, “to answer their fathers’ names.” At least the current ethnic rabble-rouser has the courage of his convictions, not so the sick brigade of identity thieves.
“Normally, one should totally ignore the social dregs. However, in the present atmosphere where FAKE NEWS is so easily swallowed and acted upon without reflection, I feel once again obliged to denounce this recurrent obscenity.
“As for our brother and sister Igbo, I hope they have learnt to ignore the toxic bilge under which some Nigerian imbeciles seek to drown the nation.
“It is time also, I believe, to also enter the following admonition: one cannot continue to monitor and respond to the concoctions of these addicts of falsehood, and their assiduous promoters who have yet to learn to wipe the filth off their tablets.
“The patrons of social platforms should develop the art of discrimination. Some attributions are simply so gross that, to grant them even a moment’s latitude of probability diminishes the civic intelligence of the recipient.”
October 25, 2020
FCTA disburses N2.495bn to area councils, urges transparency, accountability
Dr Ramatu Aliyu, the FCT Minister of State, says the the Federal Capital Territory Administration has disbursed N2.495 billion to the six area councils and other stakeholders for the month of September.
Aliyu stated this in a statement issued on Sunday by her media aide, Mr Austine Elemue and made available to newsmen.
She said the money was disbursed at the 146th FCT Joint Area Councils Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting.
The minister said that the sum of N867.9 million was given to the six area councils while other stakeholders got the sum of N1.268 billion.
“ Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), received N194.9 million; Gwagwalada got N183.6 million while Kuje received N115.4 million.
“Bwari Area Council received N117.3 million, Abaji got N136.1 million while Kwali received N120.4 million,” she said.
Aliyu further stated that the sum of N1.628 billion which went to other stakeholders were given as 15 per cent pension fund, one per cent training fund and 10 per cent employee pension contribution.
The minister urged members of FCT JAAC to make disbursed figures public for the sake of accountability and transparency in governance.
“We are very committed towards promoting transparency, we need to be open to avoid suspicion and speculation.
“It is the obligation of government to explain how funds are disbursed and expended, this is in line with the agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration,” she said.
Aliyu expressed the resolve of the ministry to ensure utmost transparency in governance, saying, “we will not deviate from this practice, the people should know how we receive and spend their money”.
October 25, 2020
BREAKING: Hoodlums disregrads curfew, loot ex-Speaker Dogara’s house in Jos
Hoodlums attacked and looted the house of a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, located near Jos University Teaching Hospital.
Our correspondent gathered that the hoodlums defied the ongoing curfew imposed by the state government to also invade other buildings in search of COVID-19 palliatives.
An eyewitness told revealed that Dogara’s house was attacked about 9 am, on Sunday 25-10-2020
Policemen and other security operatives enforcing the curfew shot to disperse the rampaging youths without success.
“They broke into the house of the former Speaker and attacked everyone, including Dogara’s brother, and (they) are currently moving anything they see. In the process, the invaders moved several items – tricycles, furniture, electronics, and other valuables – out of the house,” an eyewitness revealed.
Details later…
October 25, 2020
AIR TASK FORCE OF OPS LAFIYA DOLE DESTROYS TERRORISTS’ HIDEOUTS, AT NGWURI GANA, JUMACHERI IN BORNO STATE
In continuation of the sustained offensive against terrorist elements in the North East of the Country, under subsidiary Operation WUTAR TABKI, the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE said it has destroyed terrorists’ hideouts and neutralized several fighters at Ngwuri Gana along the Gulumba Gana-Kumshe axis as well as at Jumacheri near Damasak in the Northern part of Borno State.
This according to Brig Gen. John Enenche the coordination Defence Media operation was achieved through separate air interdiction missions carried out on 21 and 22 October 2020 on the heels of Human Intelligence reports as well as series of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions indicating that several terrorists had assembled at the 2 locations in preparation to launch attacks against nearby troops’ positions.
The hits by Nigerian Air Force fighter jets and helicopter gunships dispatched by the Air Task Force to attack the 2 target areas resulted in the destruction of some structures as well as the neutralization of dozens of terrorists
October 25, 2020