“Those who have decided to test our resolve will meet their waterloo like these ones,” Mr Mbah assured.
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IPOB to Tinubu: We’ll resist land donation for ranching in South-East
IPOB to Tinubu: We’ll resist land donation for ranching in South-East
The Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday vowed to resist any attempt by state governors in the South-East region to donate lands for cattle ranching in a bid to end the farmer-herder crisis.
IPOB said no Igbos ancestral lands would be ceded in a bid to resolve the crisis.
President Bola Tinubu had vowed to end the crisis in three weeks if state governors could donate lands for the provision of ranches.
But spokesman for IPOB, Emma Powerful, warned that the South-East is a “no go area” for Fulani herders.
A statement by Powerful read in part, “The attention of the global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by the great and indefatigable leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has been drawn to the careless call from President Bola Tinubu to the state governors to provide Land in each State for Fulani ranching.
“IPOB considers such a call as careless, thoughtless, and a great insult to the indigenous peoples in Nigeria who have been massacred by the same foreign marauding Fulani terrorists nicknamed herdsmen.
“Nigerian dailies yesterday reported what could be considered as the most reckless and thoughtless call by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu during a political inauguration of his Agricultural Programme in Niger State. He was said to have asked the state governors to provide land to Fulanis for RUGA and ranches in the contraption called Nigeria.
“Perhaps President Tinubu has forgotten that political campaigns where careless promises are made to win elections are over.
“The recent public call for the state governors to provide land to murderous Fulanis that have committed mass murder against the indigenous peoples in Nigeria is thoughtless, careless, and is emboldening of the herdsmen terrorists.
“Nevertheless, we in the IPOB movement and family will never allow ceding or selling any part of our ancestral land to these dangerous Fulani terrorists and bandits for whatever reason. The Biafra region has no land for Fulanis for whatever purpose.
“Biafrans are farmers and pastoralists, too. Our lands are not sufficient for Biafrans to farm and rear livestock, let alone ceding some to the dangerous terrorists. President Bola Tinubu can cede part of the South-West land to his Fulani political masters. Moreso, the North has the largest land mass. They can cede some to the Fulanis but definitely not in the South+East and South-South.
“Fulani herdsmen and bandits must know that Biafra territory is a no-go area. We call on the people of the South West and Middle Belt to rise up and reject Tinubu’s and his Fulani Masters’ Fulanization agenda. Any region that allows Fulani occupation either by RUGA or ranching is doomed.”
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Suspected killers of Enugu market leader arrested
Suspected killers of Enugu market leader arrested
The Enugu State Police Command, on Friday, paraded two members of a daredevil robbery gang behind the killing of the Chairman of the Ogbete Main Market Traders Association, OMMATA, Enugu, Chief Stephen Aniagu on 14th September 2024.
The suspects, Chukwudi Aboshi, a 28-year-old native of Anike in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and Ani Innocent Ebuka (a.k.a. Excellent), a driver and native of Isigwe-Ugbawka in Nkanu East Local Government Area, who also confessed to the crime in their interaction with journalists, were paraded at a press briefing by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Daniel Ndukw.
This was even as the criminal suspects said that that Aniagu and one other were shot for “proving stubborn.”
However, six members of the gang are still at large as police intensify manhunt for them.
Briefing newsmen at Enugu Police Command’ headquarters, the police spokesman said, “You will also recall that the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, swiftly directed the state security forces to intensify efforts and ensure that all those involved in this crime are apprehended and held accountable.
“Consequently, through diligent intelligence work and coordinated efforts between Police Detectives of the Anti-Robbery Section (D9) of the State CID and Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad of the Command, the police arrested two male suspects involved in the crime on November 8 and 9, 2024.
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“During interrogation, both suspects confessed to their active involvement in the crime. They provided detailed accounts of how they attacked Mr. Aniagu, snatched his vehicle, and similarly shot another male driver severally at the same location on the night of the murder, snatching his Toyota Corolla as well. Fortunately, he is stable and undergoing treatment.
“Furthermore, the suspects confessed to having committed several other crimes, stating that their criminal camp was in a forest at Mmaku in Awgu LGA.
“They also mentioned the following names at large as members of their criminal gang and who were actively involved in the perpetration of the crimes: Obinna Nnamani (male), of Ndiagu Ogbo-Ezinne, Akpugo in Nkanu West LGA; Miracle (male, other names unknown, but has the nickname ‘C-C’ or ‘White’) of Mmaku community in Awgu LGA; Okoro Chisom (male) of Ihe community in Awgu LGA; Israel (male, other names and nativity unknown), Pius Anoja (male, a.k.a ‘Ezeobo’ and the chief priest of criminal group), Mosquito (male, real names unknown), and Anunti (male, real names unknown) all from Mmaku community in Awgu LGA and Inyiagboku (male, real names unknown), who hails from Akegbe-Ugwu in Nkanu West LGA.”
Suspected killers of Enugu market leader arrested
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Borno nurse escapes captivity six years after abduction
Borno nurse escapes captivity six years after abduction
Alice Loksha, a 42-year-old nurse abducted by Boko Haram in March 2018 while working at a UNICEF office in Rann, Borno State, has escaped after six years in captivity.
Major General Wahdi Shuaibu, Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, North-East, made the announcement during a press briefing at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri on Friday.
Major General Shuaibu also announced the release of another abducted woman, Fayina Ali, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents on October 19, 2020, while travelling from Kaduna to collect her late brother’s death benefits.
She spent approximately four years in captivity.
According to Major General Shuaibu, both Alice and Feyina were forced into marriage with the insurgents while under Boko Haram captivity.
Both women have undergone traumatic experiences and have shown remarkable resilience in the face of adversity.
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Representing the Theatre Commander, Deputy Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Chigbu, narrated Alice’s experience: “She was forced to marry Abu Umar, with whom she had a son, Mohammed.
“After Abu Umar’s death, she was forced into another marriage to ISWAP Commander Abu Simak. She later escaped from Dogon Chuku camp on October 24, 2024, and arrived at HQ TC on October 29, 2024, where she received medical attention.
“Fayina was initially held at Kangaruwa enclave for nine months, then transferred to Tumbunma for three years, and returned to Kangaruwa for another year before escaping.
“Alice, a 42-year-old nurse from Hawul LGA, Borno, was received on behalf of the Borno government by the Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development, Zuwaira Gambo.”
Gambo commended the Nigerian army for restoring peace in the North-East region and Borno state in particular. She assured the military that the two women would receive extensive care from Borno state.
“The women will undergo psychosocial support and rehabilitation before being handed over to their families for integration,” Gambo said.
Borno nurse escapes captivity six years after abduction
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Truck kills mother, two daughters in Oyo
Truck kills mother, two daughters in Oyo
Three family members have died in a fatal road mishap in Ogbomosho, Oyo State.
The deceased, a middle-aged woman and two of her daughters, were crushed to death by a truck on Wednesday night.
The incident occurred at Apake area of Ogbomosho when the victims were returning from their shop at Takie area around 11 p.m.
They were going back to their residence at Nana River/Atenda area on a commercial motorcycle when the accident occurred.
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It is gathered that remains of the victims — the mother, identified as Kudirat, and her two daughters, Mariam (13 years) and Azeezat (10 years) — have been deposited at morgue.
A local, who spoke in confidence with newsmen, explained that the motorcyclist and the driver of the trailer escaped unhurt.
“The three were crushed brutally. However, the motorcyclist escaped unhurt while the trailer driver also sped off; he was pursued but made his escape.”
All efforts made by DAILY POST to get a reaction from the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Rosemary Alo, proved abortive at the time of filing this report on Friday
Truck kills mother, two daughters in Oyo
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