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Again 43 persons killed in Benue, Buhari orders security review
Again 43 persons killed in Benue, Buhari orders security review
Orgy of violence continued Friday night in Benue State with the killing of at least 43 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, by suspected armed herders.
The killing was said to have taken place when the marauders invaded the camp of the IDPs at the LGEA Primary School, Mgban, in the Guma Local Government Area of the state.
A report by the Vanguard stated that the IDP camp was attacked at about 10pm on Good Friday.
The report quoted a source as saying among the 43 corpses so far recovered from the scene of the attack were those of pregnant women and children.
Many others were said to have sustained severe injuries just as some people were declared missing.
The attack came a few days after a similar attack at Umogidi village of the Otukpo LGA that claimed 52 lives.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the use of terrorism as a tool in inter-communal conflicts, urging that the attackers be found and dealt with swiftly under the law.
He directed the secret services, police and military commanders to enhance surveillance on every front and immediately review the security management in the affected areas.
Buhari, in a statement on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, condemned the recent bout of killings in Benue communities, urging that all efforts be made to end the “extreme violence.”
Again 43 persons killed in Benue, Buhari orders security review
It stated, “The President condemned the use of terrorism as a tool in inter-communal conflicts, urging that the attackers be found and dealt with swiftly under the law.
“He conveyed his grief and sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives due to the attack and directed the secret services, police and military commanders to enhance surveillance on every front and to immediately review the security management in the affected areas.”
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JUST IN: Four police officers face trial in Imo for bribery
JUST IN: Four police officers face trial in Imo for bribery
The Imo State Police Command has commenced an Orderly Room Trial of four officers caught in a viral video extorting money from a Content creator by name Young C.
Young C in the video had tagged the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and activist, Very Dark Man, narrating bitterly how operatives of the Command’s Anti-Narcotics Unit and the State Criminal Investigation Department attacked, brutalised and maltreated him and his crew.
Reacting to the allegation, the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma on Tuesday directed the Assistant Commissioner of Police overseeing the IGP X squad to conduct thorough investigations into the allegation and assured the general public that those found culpable will face appropriate disciplinary actions according to the Forces guidelines.
However, in a short message by the Commands Spokesperson, Henry Okoye on Thursday, the command has commenced an orderly room trial on four of the officers involved in the allegation.
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He said: “The Imo State Police Command has commenced an orderly room trial against officers caught in a viral video extorting money in Owerri.
These officers, who have been in detention, are:
1.Inspector Ibrahim Nainna
2.Inspector Unaka Maxvirgin
3.Inspector Miller Ibinitta
4. Sergeant Antony Alozie
“The results of the proceedings will be communicated in due course.”
In another development, the state Commissioner Of Police CP Aboki Danjuma and his management team embarked on an inspection across the various police divisions and tactical teams in the state
The initiative according Okoye “aims to assess the conditions of suspects in detention and ensure that no individual is held beyond the legal limits.
“This move reflects a commitment to upholding the rights of detainees and improving overall police accountability.”
JUST IN: Four police officers face trial in Imo for bribery
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Cement company, Lafarge, to face trial over subsidiary alleged funding terrorism
Cement company, Lafarge, to face trial over subsidiary alleged funding terrorism
Cement maker, Lafarge, a subsidiary of Swiss-listed Holcim, is set to face trial in France on charges that its Syrian operations financed terrorism and violated European sanctions to maintain factory operations, according to France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor and a key plaintiff.
The company, which merged with Holcim in 2015, has been under investigation since 2016, marking one of the most significant corporate criminal cases in recent French history.
On Wednesday, Paris investigative judges ordered Lafarge to stand trial.
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In response to the decision, Lafarge stated in a message to Reuters on Thursday that it “acknowledged the decision of the investigating judges.” Following the announcement, Holcim’s shares briefly fell nearly 2% during late Wednesday trading before closing 0.7% lower.
The investigation also examines allegations that Lafarge was complicit in crimes against humanity. Sherpa, an anti-corruption organization that initiated the criminal complaint, noted that the case focuses on how the company kept its Syrian factory operational after civil conflict erupted in 2011.
In January, France’s highest court dismissed Lafarge’s appeal to drop the complicity in crimes against humanity charges.
The sanctions-related charges involve breaches of a European prohibition on financial and commercial links with Islamist militant groups, including Islamic State and Al-Nusra, according to Sherpa.
Separately, in a 2022 investigation in the United States, Lafarge admitted that its Syrian subsidiary made payments to groups designated by the U.S. as terrorist organizations, including Islamic State, to safeguard staff at the plant amid the country’s prolonged civil war.
Cement company, Lafarge, to face trial over subsidiary alleged funding terrorism
(REUTERS)
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BREAKING: Senators pass vote of confidence on Akpabio
BREAKING: Senators pass vote of confidence on Akpabio
Senators on Thursday passed a vote of confidence on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
The vote of confidence on the Presiding Officer of the Senate came on the heels of reports that his colleagues have plans to impeach him.
Some online media platforms on Wednesday speculated that the presidency had drafted a large number of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) into the National Assembly Complex to stop Senators from performing their constitutional responsibilities including a plot to remove Akpabio as the Senate President.
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Akpabio had denied the report, saying the red chamber remained united.
The presidency, also in a statement, said there were no impeachment threats against Akpabio.
BREAKING: Senators pass vote of confidence on Akpabio
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