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Kaduna massacre intentional, Gumi hits military
Kaduna massacre intentional, Gumi hits military
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a renowned Islamic Scholar in Kaduna State, has stated that the Sunday bombing of villagers in Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area, is deliberate.
The scholar stated that it was wrong to target women and children, including the elderly, during wartime, but the military decided otherwise, believing they were terrorists’ families.
The scholar, who was delivering his weekly lecture at Kaduna’s Sultan Bello Mosque, questioned whether the first bomb dropped on the people was a mistake, as claimed, and what about the second bomb, which targeted those evacuating the bodies 30 minutes later, as claimed by the villagers.
According to him, God exposed some of the atrocities committed by the military in the forest, claiming that he had been warning people that innocent villagers were being targeted by security forces in the forest but that no one listened.
“I kept telling you not to invite people who see war as a solution,” he said, “but people refused to listen.” It’s finally here. War is never a laughing matter because it affects everyone. I warned you about this, but you still believe they should be killed.
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“It will be you who is killed. That bomb was intended to kill the children and wives of some people’s families. I visited a village in a remote forest where women and children were massacred.
“A large number of people have been bombed. Nobody said anything until they got closer to the city. I’ve been saying that whatever is between us, whether bandits or Boko Haram, should be resolved peacefully.
“Nobody can tell me anything in this country; I tried to solve the problem, but we were not supported.” The government was using a double standard, believing that they could win through war while also believing that they could win through negotiation.
“These people gathered in a location where women and children were, and the drones had cameras, so they saw the people but suspected they were children and wives of some people.” If they got the families of those people, I’m sure you’d all justify it.
“However, they inadvertently targeted people who were not their intended audience.” Nobody, in our opinion, should be the target of such bombings. This is because killing women and children, including the elderly, is wrong, and we do not support it, even if they are IPOB members.
“We will never condone the murder of IPOB wives and children.” Face-to-face combat is preferable to bombing people. After all, nobody is going to bomb IPOB. Did you hear anyone dropping bombs on those attacking Fulani settlements in Oyo?
“These bombs were designed to target certain people specifically, but God exposed them because He was not pleased with the deaths of innocent people.” We pray that the victims died as martyrs. But no one should ever tell me I made a mistake. No, it was done on purpose because the target was intended for someone else. Whoever planted the bomb should be brought to justice.
“The people claimed that the first bomb killed some people and that the second bomb was dropped 30 minutes later.” Should the second bomb be a mistake if the first bomb was a mistake?”
Kaduna massacre intentional, Gumi hits military
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Minimum Wage: Labour returns for negotiation with FG Tuesday, looks beyond N100,000
Minimum Wage: Labour returns for negotiation with FG Tuesday, looks beyond N100,000
The oganised labour says it will honour the invitation by the Federal Government for Tuesday, May 21, 2024 to continue the negotiation for a new minimum wage.
Even as it has announced readiness to back down on its earlier N615,000 proposal, it vowed not to accept N100,000 as the new minimum wage.
The organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, pulled out of the negotiation meeting last Wednesday when the government offered N48,000 as new minimum wage.
However, Chairman of the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage, Alhaji Bukar Goni, in a letter to the organised labour calling a meeting to be held tomorrow, indicated interest that the government would shift ground and asked the labour to do so too.
A report by Vanguard quoted the NLC Head of Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah, as saying the organised labour would honour the invitation tomorrow but advised the government to be serious.
He said, “Our expectations are that government should be serious this time around. We expect them to take more seriously the issue of wages of workers.”
‘’So if the government is serious, it should not be thinking about N100,000. You know that when you create poor citizens, you create a poorer county,” he added.
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I’ve never taken bribe since joining police in 2005 – Force PRO Adejobi
I’ve never taken bribe since joining police in 2005 – Force PRO Adejobi
Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has boasted that he has never for once accepted a bribe of any kind since he started active service as a police officer.
Adejobi, who is an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), made this revelation in a post on his verified X account on Sunday.
The Force PRO, while responding to a netizen who asked if he had ever taken bribes before, said accepting bribes is a taboo for him as a royal prince.
According to him, accepting a bribe is not just ungodly but also affects someone somewhere anytime it is taken.
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He noted that the essence of life is to put smiles on the faces of others and not to be the source of their tears.
He further revealed that he has taken it upon himself to preach against accepting bribery to his fellow police officers and other people around him.
He wrote, “No. It’s a taboo for a royal prince to take a bribe. Taking bribe definitely makes someone somewhere cry for many reasons, and it’s ungodly to do so. Your main purpose in life is to put smiles on people’s faces. It’s Godly and rewarding. It’s my personal principle and a call to duty. I preach this to my colleagues and many others always. May we have the grace to remain steadfast and purposeful in life.”
Adejobi, who is a prince from Orile-Owu Community in Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State, was reappointed as the Force PRO by the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, in August 2023.
I’ve never taken bribe since joining police in 2005 – Force PRO Adejobi
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Oba of Benin receives 2 looted ancestral stools from Germany
Oba of Benin receives 2 looted ancestral stools from Germany
The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, has received two looted royal stools carted away during the invasion of Benin City in 1897, from the German government.
The artefacts — bronze and wooden royal stools (Ekete), were looted during the reign of Oba Eresoyen and Oba Esigie several centuries ago.
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The returned artefacts were handed over to the National Commission for Museums and Monuments, NCMM, on behalf of the Nigerian government by the German authorities in 2022.
Presenting the items to the Oba of Benin in his palace, the Director-General of National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Mr Olugbile Holloway, pledged to work-hand-in hand with the Benin Royal Court in uplifting and displaying Edo heritage.
He said as the Benin bronzes and other art works are gradually making their way home (Nigeria), adding that the NCMM will join hands with the Royal Court to create a befitting destination for people around the world to come and appreciate these works.
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