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Court remands APC chieftain over call for resistance of Sanusi’s return to Kano palace
Court remands APC chieftain over call for resistance of Sanusi’s return to Kano palace
A Kano Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of a stalwart of All Progressive Congress, (APC) Abdulmajid Danbilki Kwamanda over an alleged call for resistance against the purported move by the Kano State Government to alter the current structure of Kano emirate council.
Kwamanda who was arraigned by Kano state Police Command for alleged breach of public peace was said to have promoted violence through a live program on a local radio station in Kano.
On arraignment Tuesday evening, prosecution counsel, Bar. Abdussalam Saleh Danmaidaki told the court that Kwamanda’s actions contravene Section 144 of the Kano State Penal Code Law.
However, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge leveled against him.
In response, the defense counsel, Ibrahim Abdullahi Chedi, pleaded with the court to grant the defendant bail, assuring that he would not jump bail.
Chedi also informed the court that the defendant was suffering from an ailment, appealing for the court to exercise its discretion in favour of his client.
The defense counsel further buttressed the bail application for his client on the provisions of Sections 35 (5) and 36 of the constitution, as well as the relevant provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law, ACJL 2019.
Meanwhile, the prosecution counsel, Bar. Danmaidaki, opposed the bail application.
After listened to the arguments the presiding magistrate ordered the remand of the party starlwart, Kwamanda and adjourned the matter to 29th January, 2024 for ruling on the bail application.
Prior to his arraignment, the police has detailed Kwamanda for the comment made where he called Kano residents to reject the NNPP administration to dissolve the five emirates.
Kwamanda was quoted “I am calling on Kano people to stand against government plan to dismantle our five emirates and their emirs. And any attempt to dismantle them will be met with resistance. We would make Kano ungovernable and make sure state of emergency is declared in Kano.”
The CP Gumel said the suspect, while featuring on a local radio station, and in a viral video, called on residents of the state to resist attempts by the state government to reorganize the current structure of the five Emirate Councils in the state.
The commissioner said that he had profiled the suspect and found that he had separately and severally been using the same medium to disseminate hate-speech, recorded on various social and conventional media channels, as a money-making venture.
He urged citizens, especially Kano residents, to note that those potentially harmful messages were ill-intended and cannot project anything good or promote political interests, and should, therefore, “quietly ignore the subversive content” when they come across them.
“A word is enough for the wise. There is no more space for any form of criminality in our area of supervision as competent intelligence officers have been deployed in and outside the metropolis to build confidence of the people and beef up the desired relentlesslyrelentlessly,” CP Gumel said.
Court remands APC chieftain over call for resistance of Sanusi’s return to Kano palace
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My husband sold our TV to gamble, woman tells court
My husband sold our TV to gamble, woman tells court
A housewife, Muinat Ibrahim, on Thursday, filed for divorce in an Area Court in Ilorin on grounds that her husband, Jamiu Abdulmumini sold their television set and other valuables to gamble.
The petitioner told the court that she discovered her husband’s addiction to gambling immediately after their wedding and had tried her best to stop making him stop.
“My husband sold our television set, fridge, and my two Android phones to gamble.
“He also lost two commercial motorcycles and spent my school fees on gambling.
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“I moved out of his house but returned after he promised to stop. He never stopped,” she said.
Ibrahim told the court that her husband moved out of their house to live with his parents when he could no longer get money from her.
The respondent, however, told the court that he was sorry and promised to change.
“I promise to stop gambling. Please give me another chance to make amends.
The presiding Judge, Hammad Ajumonbi, advised the respondent to stop gambling.
“If you continue gambling, you might lose everything you worked for, he said.
Ajumonbi, however, granted the plea of the respondent and gave him one week to change his behavior.
He also asked him to pay back the money he owed his wife and be a responsible husband.
He adjourned the case until May 23, for report of settlement.
My husband sold our TV to gamble, woman tells court
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7 more kidnapped Kogi varsity students rescued
7 more kidnapped Kogi varsity students rescued
The Kogi State Police Command has reported the successful rescue of seven additional abducted students from the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, bringing the total number of rescued students to 21 out of the 24 initially abducted.
SP Williams Aya, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed this development in a statement released on Thursday. He disclosed that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, had deployed a specialized Air Component of Police Security Apparatus, including helicopter crews trained for aerial surveillance and a Technical Intelligence Unit (TIU), to support the ongoing rescue operation and combat criminal activities in the state.
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Aya praised the combined efforts of the police and other security agencies, emphasizing their commitment to ensuring the safe rescue of all abducted students and bringing the perpetrators to justice. He also noted the satisfaction expressed by the Kogi State Government and the university community with the progress of the rescue operations.
The state Commissioner of Police, Benthrad Onuoha, lauded the IGP for the comprehensive deployment of security personnel and resources to address the situation effectively.
Additionally, unconfirmed reports indicated that the commander of the bandits responsible for the institution’s invasion was killed in a gun battle in the bush on Wednesday.
In a viral video, the alleged commander, dressed in military camouflage, was seen tied to a stick and paraded for scrutiny by other security operatives.
However, the state police command declined to confirm the reported killing of the bandits’ commander, highlighting the ongoing nature of the situation and the need for accurate verification before making official statements.
(DailyTrust)
7 more kidnapped Kogi varsity students rescued
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Troops kill ISWAP’s bomb squad commander
Troops kill ISWAP’s bomb squad commander
The troops of Operation Desert Sanity III, under Operation Hadin Kai, have successfully neutralized Mallam Muhammad, the prominent Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander overseeing Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIED) in Sambisa Forest.
Muhammad met his end on May 14 following strategic incursions into insurgent strongholds in Ukuba and Njimia, located in Bama Local Government Area.
The terrorist leader operated a significant fabrication workshop producing various types of explosives, including Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (PBIED), VBIEDs, and Roadside Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (RSBIEDs).
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Notorious for conscripting underage children and indoctrinating them with promises of paradise, Muhammadu was to have used his own three children as human bombs.
Intelligence sources told security analyst and counter insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, that the troops also intercepted a vehicle that was already armed with explosive which was designed to target advancing troops.
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