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Buhari’s son-in-law, Gimba Yau Kumo declared wanted over N31bn fraud by the Independent Corrupt Practices

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Buhari’s son-in-law, Gimba Yau Kumo declared wanted over N31bn fraud by the Independent Corrupt Practices

Resident Muhammadu Buhari’s son-in-law, Gimba Yau Kumo, and two others were on Thursday declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, over diversion and misappropriation of 65 million National Housing fund. Mr. Kumo, a former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, who in 2016 wed Mr. Buhari’s second daughter Fatima, Mr. Tarry Rufus and Mr. Bola Ogunsola, were announced wanted over misappropriation and diversion of $65 million National Housing finance.

A statement signed by Azuka C. Ogugua, ICPC Spokesperson, urged the public to provide details about the whereabouts of Mr Kumo and his cohort. “The men whose pictures appear above, Mr. Tarry Rufus,” Mr. Gimba Yau Kumo and Mr. Bola Ogunsola, are hereby declared WANTED from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in connection with problems bordering on misappropriation of National Housing Funds and diversion of the amount of Sixty Five Million dollars ($65,000,000),” the commission said.

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Before today, Mr Kumo has been researched by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission within a N3billon fraud. Though Mr Buhari campaigned on riding Nigerian public service of corruption, saying Nigeria must kill corruption before it kills Nigerianshis allies and partners have been fingered in sundry corruption cases. Peoples Gazette reported late Isa Funta, an ally of Mr. Buhari, obtained millions of naira from the Federal Inland Revenue Service and how the current Acting EFCC Chair was included theft before he had been tapped for the job by Mr. Buhari. Back in January, Transparency International in its 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) reported that Nigeria’s ratings plunged to 149 on a categorized scale for”highly corrupt” states — down three places from its 146th position in 2019.

EFCC parades three persons including a police inspector

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EFCC parades three persons including a police inspector

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has paraded three persons — including a police inspector — for impersonating operatives of the agency. The Cable had reported how residents of New Horizon Estate in Lagos had nabbed two “fake” officials, while another individual, recognized as a police officer. The three guys were said to have stormed the estate with fake EFCC identity cards and that which seemed to be a court record ordering forfeiture of a house.

A resident of the estate, Samuel Otigba, had uttered the episode in a Twitter post on Wednesday, also said the men were handed over to EFCC. Confirming the episode on Thursday, the anti-graft agency identified members of this three-man gang as Pascal Ugwu Chijoke, Sodiq Ibrahim Adekunle, and Edwin Bassey — a police inspector. The agency warned Nigerians to become wary of impostors who use the identity of the commission to extort unsuspecting members of the public.

“The fraudsters were arrested at New Horizon Estate, Lekki, Lagos, at the center of the illegal operation to function a Court Order purported to have emanated in the Mushin Magistrate Court, on an unsuspecting victim,” Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman, said in a statement.

“The three-man gang of Pascal Ugwu Chijoke, Sodiq Ibrahim Adekunle and Edwin Bassey, a Police Inspector, posing as EFCC operatives allegedly stormed the house of their target with all the paraphernalia of average EFCC raid, wearing imitation EFCC branded coats and identity cards.

“Ahmed warned Nigerians to be skeptical of impostors, using the fantastic name of the Commission to extort unsuspecting goals. He encouraged citizens to be vigilant and report suspicious activities to the Commission.”

President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the immediate family observe the Eid Al-Fitr prayer in the presidential villa

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President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the immediate family observe the Eid Al-Fitr prayer in the presidential villa

President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the immediate family have observed the Eid Al-Fitr prayer in the presidential villa. The president’s choice to observe the prayer in the Aso Rock was in accordance with the COVID-19 protocol stipulated by the presidential steering committee (PSC).

Buhari was joined by Ahmed Lawan, senate president Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives; Babagana Monguno, national security advisor; Ibrahim Gambar, chief of staff and other aides to observe the Truth. Aisha Buhari, the first lady, was also observed praying with her brothers in the presidential villa. Before, the president had said he will observe a personal Eid Al-Fitr in the presidential villa, without receiving visitors. Big congregational prayers usually come following the month-long Ramadan fast but using all the COVID-19 pandemic, the prayers have been limited to small parties.

Bende Divisional Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, in Abia State has reportedly been attacked by hoodlums

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Bende Divisional Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, in Abia State has reportedly been attacked by hoodlums

The Bende Divisional Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State has reportedly been attacked by hoodlums.
The attack, that our correspondent accumulated, happened on Wednesday night.  The Country learnt a policeman was shot in the leg and then hurried to the hospital for medical attention. The police station was also said to have been razed down by the hoodlums who also set some detainees free.

Details soon…

Gombe state deputy governor, Manassah Daniel Jatau secures loan to fight erosion

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Gombe state deputy governor, Manassah Daniel Jatau secures loan to fight erosion

Gombe State Deputy Governor, Manassah Daniel Jatau, has stated that the state government is thinking about taking a loan from the World Bank to address erosion problems at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Gombe. He told that a Presidential Visitation Panel led by Professor Kenneth Okiongbo, who had been in Gombe State within an assessment trip to the school yesterday, that although it is a federal establishment, the people of this nation are major benefactors of the faculty.

He received the presidential board on behalf of this state, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya. According to him, the intervention for the college wouldn’t be out of place, hence, it is to the benefit of the nation. The deputy governor said the state authorities had already intervened in the erosion management of the school via the diversion of some major structures at the state mega park which is quite near the school.

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Jatau said the government was working assiduously to the fact and completion of their job on the erosion sites. He added that the government is constituted of many educationists, as such, it’s very sensitive to matters which has to do with the instructional development of the state. The deputy governor, therefore, called on the board, especially the school management, to assist the state-owned College of Education in Billiri, which can be in its tender phase, in a variety of facets of its development.

Earlier, the Chairman of the Presidential Panel, Professor Okiongbo, told the deputy governor they were in FCE (Tech) Gombe to evaluate the functioning of the faculty in the fields of governance, academic standard, physical infrastructure, finance and administration of the faculty. He called on the state authorities to do more interventions at the school in the areas of erosion control and road infrastructures, stating however that the faculty is well handled, as he gave kudos to its management.

Benue vigilantes arrest two members of kidnapping gang in Otukpo

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Benue vigilantes arrest two members of kidnapping gang in Otukpo

 

…hand suspects over to the police

A local vigilante group in Otukpo has arrested two suspected members of a notorious five man kidnapping and robbery gangs who have been terrorising residents of Otukpo, especially Igbanonmaje axis, following intel volunteered by some members of the public who wish to remain anonymous.

The suspects, 23-years old Abubakar Usman and 25-years old Usman sani were arrested at different locations around Otukpo. According to the Police in Otukpo, the two have confessed to some crimes of robbery and kidnappings which took place in Otukpo recently. Some of their victims also came forward and identified them.

The suspects are said to have given the Police some useful information about their activities.

Reacting to the development, the Executive Chairman of Otukpo Local Government, Rt. Hon. George Alli said, “This latest news of arrest of the suspects is a welcome development. I am particularly happy about the positive responses we’ve been getting from residents after the security summit we held on 30th April.”

Speaking further, Hon. Alli said, “the common language used at the security meeting was, “If you see something, say something”. I am glad that our people are responding positively to that”.

The Chairman assured residents of Otukpo and its environs of the commitment of his administration in fighting all forms of criminality and bringing it to its bareest minimum.

 

Eid-el-fitr 2021: DEPOWA, Israeli Embassy support families of fallen heroes, distribute food items

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Eid-el-fitr 2021: DEPOWA, Israeli Embassy support families of fallen heroes, distribute food items

 

 

A total of 360 families, including widows and orphans of fallen heroes of the Armed Forces of Nigeria residing within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and contiguous states have benefited from food items distributed by Defence and Police Officers’ Wives (DEPOWA) in conjunction with the Israeli Embassy in commemoration of this year’s Eid-il-fitri celebration.

The food items tagged “COVID-19 Ramadan package” include rice, beans, noodles, vegetable oil and semovina which were donated by the Israeli Embassy, Chabad-Aid and the Jewish community in Nigeria. The gesture was also aimed at commemorating the 60 years of diplomatic relationship between the nations of Israel and Nigeria.

The DEPOWA President, Barr. (Mrs) Vickie Irabor while addressing the beneficiaries reassured the military widows of DEPOWA’s commitment towards addressing their welfare needs. The DEPOWA President further maintained that the sacrifices of their husbands, the fallen heroes will never be in vain, as the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), DEPOWA and the nation will continue to remember their loyalty and patriotism.

Mrs Irabor conveyed the goodwill message of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), and the Service Chiefs in which they further assured the widows of the commitment of the AFN in working closely with DEPOWA to support them and their children to quality live.

The DEPOWA President lauded the Israeli Embassy and the entire Jewish community for touching the lives of the widows and orphans of fallen heroes. This gesture, she said, has opened new vista of relationship between DEPOWA and the Jewish community.

She urged other corporate organizations and individuals to emulate the gesture, by supporting DEPOWA’s humanitarian efforts, as the association is ready to partner with Nigerians and the international community in its numerous humanitarian and social intervention programmes aimed at bringing succor to less privileged persons in the society.

Speaking earlier, the Israeli Deputy Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Yotam Kreiman, while presenting the relief items, commended DEPOWA for providing humanitarian services for families of fallen and other vulnerable groups.

Mr Kreiman noted that the Isreali Embassy share in the grief and pains of the widows. He commended the AFN and other security agencies for working assiduously in the defence of Nigeria as well as protection of lives and property.

Speaking on behalf of the Jewish communities, the Rabbi of Chabad, Mr Israel Uzan, disclosed that the humanitarian donation was significant as it demonstrates the peaceful coexistence between the Jewish and Muslim communities. He added that both the fallen soldiers and their families are the nation’s true heroes.

Mr Usan explained that the Jewish community will equally partner with DEPOWA in others areas of human endeavours.

The National Secretary of the Military Widows Association (MWA), Mrs Deborah Abel, thanked DEPOWA and her collaborators for putting a smile on the faces of the military widows and their families during this festive period. She thanked the DEPOWA President and the CDS for supporting their families since their assumption of office.

DEPOWA is a Non Governmental Organization responsible for the execution of humanitarian and social intervention programmes on behalf of the AFN.

FG increases panel to research NPA, Reps desire project for EFCC

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FG increases panel to research NPA, Reps desire project for EFCC

He’d last Thursday got the nod of President Muhammadu Buhari to increase the panel, resulting in Usman being arranged to step apart until the investigation is concluded. While inaugurating the committee, meanwhile in Abuja, Amaechi billed the members diligence, telling them that he hadn’t provided a time period for their own report, since the”findings will be forwarded to the President and it could be made public”He explained: “I’m not giving them some time period due to the number of earnings and procurement which might have come in because 2016.

Therefore, for the committee to perform a comprehensive job, we won’t give them a particular time period, but they will need to look at these problems and come to some fair decision.”The panel, composed of five members in the six and ministry against the office of the Head of Service, is chaired by the Director of Maritime Services, Suleiman Auwalu. Its terms of reference, the minister mentioned, include analyzing and exploring the administrative policies and plans adopted by Usman and evaluate compliance with extant rules and laws throughout the period under review. The Minister of State, Gbemisola Saraki, jeopardized the dust that the issue had created in certain quarters, clarifying the stunt was part of their ministry’s attempts to oversee the agencies under it.

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Responding, the committee chair, Auwalu, vowed to discharge their responsibilities diligently. In the Same Way, that the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has advocated that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) research Usman for its alleged N165 billion thieving. In an announcement by Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu (PDP Delta), the team insisted that”such enormous financial crime against the country shouldn’t be left to an administrative board of enquiry to take care of.”The caucus claimed that it behoved that the anti-graft bureau to violate the axed chief executive if found wanting, including that the evolution has been”another sad commentary about the brimming corruption at the All Progressives Congress (APC) government at one time the nation has been writhing in the throes of penalizing hardship.

“Also yesterday, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) required the immediate sacking, prosecution and investigation of Amaechi and Usman within the alleged looting of N165 billion at the bureau. In an announcement by its National Publicity Secretary,” Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP noted that”the filthy stench of corruption phased from their NPA, NDDC and other agencies of government in the past six years has proven our MDAs have come to be the cash cows and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of greedy leaders of their APC and their cronies in government in the unbridled looting of their patrimony under President Muhammadu Buhari’s watch.”The most important opposition party included: “The fact that it required the minister a definite six years (2016 to 2021) to question with the NPA’s Managing Director within the alleged looting of N165 billion unremitted working excess of this bureau, which will be under his purview, is the defendant and increases public perception which he (Amaechi) just listened apparently to protect himself following indicting audit records had already been subjected.”

35,000 personnel, 736 patrol vehicles deployed by Lagos FRSC for Eid El Fitr holidays

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35,000 personnel, 736 patrol vehicles deployed by Lagos FRSC for Eid El Fitr holidays

LAGOS — The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has set 35,000 of its own personnel and 736 patrol vehicles into the highways after its coming Eid El Fitr holidays, slated for this Thursday. The corps also stated that 120 ambulances, 25 tow truck and also more than 200 bicycles are on the street during the particular operation that could commence from 11 to 17 May 2021.

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An announcement by Mr Bisi Kazeem, Corps Public Education Officer, stated that the corps had commenced massive mobilisation of its employees and operational gear for the vacations. He said that the installation of the equipment and personnel would ensure a safer street environment, before, during and following the festive period. He explained:

“The assignment of the exceptional performance will be to ensure free flow of traffic, provide immediate relief solutions and timely clearance of obstacles on all significant streets and crucial corridors throughout the nation prior to, during and following the festive period in addition to minimizing the incidence of road traffic crashes across the nation’s highways during successful patrol operations and sustained public enlightenment campaigns.

“FRSC includes a convention of constantly organising special patrols during festive periods as a means of preventing the turmoil which characterises the street during the parties, like this; this year’s Eid-el Fitr wouldn’t be an exemption.”He appealed to drivers to eschew traffic offences and stay aware of the security to prevent not only prosecution and arrest by members of the corps, but falling prey to avoidable road accidents.

Within 3 hours interval police recover stolen car in Ebonyi state

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Within 3 hours interval police recover stolen car in Ebonyi state

The Police in Ebonyi, on Monday, said it recovered a vehicle that was carjacked from its owner at gunpoint within three hours of the incident.

Mrs Loveth Odah, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki.

Odah also said three armed robbers were arrested.

According to her, the men of the command were on patrol when the car was snatched and that they immediately ignited their investigative prowess, which eventually led to the recovery of the car.

She said the car in question was later handed over to the owner.

“The police trailed the armed robbers who used the car for robbery operations but had to abandon it immediately the police closed in on them,” Odah said.

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She, however, debunked social media reports alleging high incidences of car theft in Abakaliki.

Odah said the police were yet to receive any reports of stolen vehicles in Abakaliki or its environs in recent times.

“For me, I’m not aware of any incessant car theft in Abakaliki lately.

“But the only thing that I know is that the other day, our men were on operation when a car was reportedly snatched at a gunpoint and within two to three hours, the vehicle was recovered and brought back to the owner. (NAN)

“If there are cases of car theft in any part of the town, the victims did not report such incidents, hence we are not aware of such,” Odah said.

She appealed to residents of the state to report incidents of criminal activities to the police for prompt action.

The PPRO who attributed the present security challenges in the state to the aftermath of #EndSARS protest of 2020 expressed hope that Ebonyi would soon return to its peaceful nature.

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