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Army kills 21 bandits, rescues kidnapped victims in Katsina

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2 years ago

September 26, 2020

The Nigerian Army under ‘Operation Sahel Sanity’, Thursday night in a gun duel killed 21 bandits, lost three soldiers and rescued three kidnapped victims including an eight-month-old infant who have been in the custody of the criminals for more than 23 days.

Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier-General Bernard Onyeuko, in a press release issued on Friday from, said troops of Operation Sahel Sanity responded swiftly and immediately mobilized to the general area where they successfully cleared the village of the marauders to the admiration of the locals.”

“During the encounter, troops successfully neutralized 21 bandits while others escaped with gunshot wounds into the forest as evident by the trails of blood along the criminals’ escape route.’’

“In the aftermath of the decisive encounter, the gallant troops successfully rescued three kidnapped victims including an eight-month-old baby who have been in the custody of the criminals for more than 23 days. The troops also recovered one AK 47 rifle, one AK 47 magazine and three Motorcycles from the fleeing bandits.”

Onyeuko also confirmed that one officer and two soldiers were killed in the encounter while two other soldiers were wounded in the action and were receiving medical treatment in a military medical facility and responding positively.

He said the troops remained committed to the safety of lives and properties of the people in the North-West and urged them to continue to avail troops with timely and credible information that would assist in the conduct of operations to rout the criminal elements in the area.

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FG names Nwabuoku to oversee Accountant General Office

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13 hours ago

May 22, 2022

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The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Mr Anamekwe Chukwunyere Nwabuoku to oversee the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF).

This follows the ongoing investigation of the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) over N80 billion fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Aliyu Ahmed, Permanent Secretary (Finance), Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, was quoted as saying this in a letter dated May 20, 2022.

The appointment will be pending the outcome of the investigation, according to a statement by Yunusa Tanko Abdullahi, Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning.

The statement also read in part, “Mr Anamekwe is expected to carry out his duty in strict compliance with extant rules and observe the highest sense of professionalism expected of an officer working at his level.

“Currently, he is director, Inspectorate Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, and presently he is overseeing the office of the Accountant General of the Federation.”

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56 people eating Nigeria like termites — Al Mustapha alleges

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1 day ago

May 22, 2022

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Former Chief Security Officer to late military Head of State General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al Mustapha

…Says Nigerian soldiers have turned into a police

‘I will completely overhaul the military, relocate to Sambisa ‘

Former Chief Security Officer to late military Head of State General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al Mustapha has alleged that Nigeria was being held hostage by a group of 56 persons who were eating the country like termites.

He said while he was in detention where he was tortured and told that he would not survive, he came to understand that these groups of 56 from all walks of life, were richer than in Nigeria and if they will decide to go on holiday, the country will prosper.

Al-Mustapha said if he becomes President in 2023, he will take far-reaching measures, without fear or favour to change the present state in which the country had found itself.

He boasted that if he becomes the President of Nigeria, he will end the Boko Haram insurgency that has bedevilled Nigeria, within 6 months.

Al-Mustapha spoke in an interview with the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC) monitored by Vanguard in Kaduna.

He said he would relocate and live in the Sambisa forest in Borno state which is regarded as the epicentre of the Boko Haram, where he will take the necessary steps to neutralize the insurgents.

According to him, he would ensure that what Almighty Allah said is being adhered to once he is sworn in as President, insisting that “I will deal with the problem of insecurity no matter whose ox is gored.”

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Buhari appoints Semiu Adeniran new stastician general

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3 days ago

May 20, 2022

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Semiu Adeniran as the Statistician General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics.

The appointment follows the demise of the former statistician general, Dr Simon Harry, on April 13, 2022, eight months into his five-year tenure.
A statement by Sufuyan Ojeifo, Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, said, “Adeniran is a professional statistician of repute with bias for Demography and Social Statistics. He has over three decades of statistical hands-on experience garnered from various local and international institutions.”

“Until his appointment, Mr Semiu was the Director of Demographic and Household Statistics at the National Bureau of Statistics.”