Today's Headlines: Obi decries endless bloodletting across Nigeria; Release Kanu, fix deplorable S’East roads, Ubani begs Tinubu
Obi decries endless bloodletting across Nigeria
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25, 2023 Election, Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over what he described as the endless bloodletting and the killing of innocent Nigerians nationwide.
He appealed to the government to up their game and rejigg the security architecture and show greater concern for human life.
Obi said this in a tweet on Thursday. He explained that the rising insecurity in the country leading to mindless bloodlettings, particularly in the North Central and South East part of the country was becoming very worrisome.
He said, “The violent attacks in the North Central states of Benue and Plateau lately took a new twist with high records of kidnapping, arson, and loss of human lives.
Obi noted that the 1st Quarter Mass Atrocities Casualty Tracking Report shows that over 1230 Nigerians were killed 79 of them security operatives with over 600 abductions in the first quarter of this year alone.
He said, “With what has been happening in the North Central and Zamfara state lately, the figure as of today will be mind-boggling even far more than the deaths recorded in Russia/Ukraine ongoing carnage.
Release Kanu, fix deplorable S’East roads, Ubani begs Tinubu
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Former chairman, Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, Dr. Monday Ubani, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to kickstart the healing process in the South East by releasing the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and fixing the deplorable roads in the region.
Ubani in a letter to President Tinubu commended the recent drastic measures taken by the President to tackle the numerous challenges in the country and pleaded that similar efforts should also be extended to tackling the insecurity and poor infrastructure problems in the South East
The rights lawyer said the first step towards ensuring peace in the South East was a political solution to the endless incarceration of Kanu and advised the President to release him to the governors of the region.
Police parade 53 suspects in Imo
The Imo State Police Command on Wednesday paraded 53 suspects on various crimes in Imo state, at the command’s headquarters in Owerri.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Henry Okoye, stated this to newsmen in Owerri, while parading the suspects.
The police said the suspects were arrested because of the operational strategies the command introduced.
According to the police, “Imo State Police Command has continued to roll out workable administrative and operational strategies aimed at discharging the Constitutional mandate of the Force and providing a security atmosphere for socio-economic activities to thrive in the State.
“These strategies have proven to be effective as I parade before you today a total of 53 suspects, largely males with just 2 females. These are suspects that were, evidentially linked with various Criminal cases ranging from Conspiracy, Armed Robbery, Murder, Defilement, Kidnapping, Child Trafficking, IPOB/ESN terrorism activities, Unlawful possession of prohibited firearms, Receiving of Stolen Properties, and Car Snatching and Vandalization of NEPA cables.”
DSS Charges Emefiele To Court
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has charged suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to court.
This is sequel to an Abuja High Court order of Thursday, July 13, 2023 that Emefiele be charged to court within one week or released.
DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, confirmed that Emefiele has been charged to court in compliance with the court order.
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