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Stop fueling ethnic, religious crisis, Epe monarch warns Nigerians

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October 30, 2021

Nigerians have been urged to stop spreading tales that can lead to ethnic and religious crisis, which may further cause division among the people.

This advice was given by the Oloja of Epe, Oba Kamorudeen Ishola Animashaun, urging them to always profess positivity about the country and its armed forces.
He spoke in his Epe palace Lagos during a courtesy visit by members of a media advocacy group, Prayer and Support for the Armed Forces and other Security Agencies.
He commended the group for coming up with such a great initiative of supporting the security agencies by praying for them while urging others to do same.
The monarch said, “I am deeply touched by the activities of this group. Quite nice that we have people in the media who realise that our armed forces need support spiritually. I promised to pass on the message to all our people in this town.
He also commended the armed forces while praying that almighty God would touch the hearts of the bad eggs among them.
The monarch said, “We really need to pray for our security agencies because it’s when they succeed that we are safe and can have rest of mind too.”
He called for a synergy among all the security agencies in order to truly achieve peace and security in our nation.
“Despite the fact that our military personnel have played major roles in various countries using all the resources at their disposal, human and capital, to restore peace in many nations, we are still finding it difficult to restore peace in our country.
The group’s convener, Mrs Mary Abayomi Fatile, queried.
She recounted many feats of the armed forces in the Gambia and other countries.
The monarch, who received members of the group in the presence of his chiefs, reiterated the need to love one another for us to achieve a united nation.
“Let’s stop the tales of woes, ethnic rivalry, negative tales. We should not allow people with evil minds to rule us or lead us astray. Let’s stop flaming anger and negativity,” He said.

“It’s indeed a great idea to have a group like yours that has self-consciousness to look at issues dispassionately.”
The group also paid a courtesy visit to the Commandant, Nigerian Army Ordinance School in Epe, Major General Adeyemi Alabi.
According to him, prayer is very important and prayer being a cardinal strength of the nation cannot be overlooked.
He urged members of the group to continue what they had started and be vanguard of the new generation of people ready to make the needed change.
According to him, security is everybody’s business. He therefore urged the populace to give security personnel all the necessary and useful information.
In her remark, a member of the group, Hajia Sekinah Lawal, reiterated the need for unity of purpose and sincere prayers “as we have all noted the challenges, succeses recorded by our security agencies in the ongoing fight against insurgents in the North-East Nigeria, and the lingering kidnappings and banditry across the country.
“As a group of media professionals, we believe we need to engage in mobilising Nigerians for special prayers and unique support for our gallant soldiers and other security personnel.”
As part of the group’s planned activities, there was a sensitisation talk with some students of Yaba College of Technology, Epe Campus.
The students were reminded on the importance of security agencies in our society, educating them on security as a social contract, changing their perception of security personnel treating them as heroes and heroines, advocating for oneness, cooperation and love among all security agencies for seamless operations among others.
In addition, another member of the group, Mr. John Obot of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, admonished the students to remain focused and shun all forms of drug abuse and cultism.
Mary Abayomi Fatile urged them to keep blessing and praying for their nation and the armed forces.
“As citizens, let’s continue to say that God bless Nigeria. And always have firm belief in oneness of Nigeria.”
The group had also joined some church services and jumat prayers for awareness creation and prayers.

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The Nigeria Police Force has ordered the dismissal and prosecution of officers involved in the extrajudicial killing of 28-year-old Mene Ogidi in Effurun, Delta State, describing the incident as “criminal and unprofessional” and inconsistent with police standards of engagement.

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Police said the suspects were arrested during coordinated intelligence-led operations in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The operation followed days of surveillance after the killing of the teenager, who was reportedly targeted after returning from an examination centre.

According to the Commissioner of Police, CP Tijani Fatai, the arrests are part of broader security operations that led to the detention of 118 suspects in one month for offences including armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, and illegal possession of firearms.

Investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly confessed to killing the 17-year-old to cover up another crime. Police sources said the victim had reportedly identified one of the suspects before his abduction and killing.

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