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Army rescues two more Chibok schoolgirls with kids
Army rescues two more Chibok schoolgirls with kids
The Nigerian Army says it has rescued two more Chibok schoolgirls, with their kids.
This is coming days after two girls earlier found wondering in the Borno forest were rescued.
They are among 16 Chibok schoolgirls recently rescued by the troops nine years after Boko Haram terrorists abducted them from their college in Borno State.
The two presented to journalists on Thursday are Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus.
They were said to have been rescued by the troops of 114 Task Force Battalion Bitta at Lagara.
Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai, Major General, Ibrahim Ali, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists in Maiduguri.
He said the new strategy of the theatre had yielded positive results leading to the rescue of the 16 Chibok schoolgirls.
He gave the names of other rescued girls as Aisha Grema serial number 11 on the abducted Chibok girls’ list; Hannatu Musa, number 7 on the list, and Sera Luka, number 38 on the list.
Ali also named Ruth Bitrus serial 41, Mary Dauda serial 46, Hauwa Joseph serial 18, Falmata Lawan serial number 3, Asabe Ali serial number 12, Jankai Yamal serial number 20, Yana Pogu serial number 19, Rejoice Sanki serial number 70 and Hassana Adamu on serial number 35.
The commander said, “On 21 April 2023, Esther Marcus and her one-year-old baby, Juwairiya, were rescued by troops of 114 TF Bn Bitta at Lagara during operations. She is on serial number 103 of the abducted Chibok girls list.
Ali said while in captivity, Hauwa got married at Gulukos, a village in the Sambisa Forest, to one Salman, a cameraman to Abubakar Shekau.
He said, “Salman later died in Lake Chad. Thereafter, Hauwa Maltha got married to one Mallam Muhammad in Gobara and had two children for him who later died due to sickness.
Army rescues two more Chibok schoolgirls with kids
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BREAKING: Court acquits Ex-AGF Adoke
BREAKING: Court acquits Ex-AGF Adoke
A former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has been acquitted of money laundering charges by an Abuja Federal High Court.
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, upheld Adoke’s “no case” submission against the money laundering charges.
In 2017, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Adoke and Abubakar Aliyu, a property developer, with laundering about N300 million.
While the EFCC acknowledged before Ekwo that it was a mortgage taken by Adoke from Unity Bank, it alleged before Justice Kutigi that the money constituted a bribe from the sale of an oil block by Malabu Oil & Gas Ltd in 2011.
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On March 28, 2024, Kutigi dismissed the charges against Adoke and others, citing contradictions and criticizing the EFCC for a four-year trial.
Justice Ekwo, on Friday, ruled that the EFCC failed to provide evidence to prove the essential elements of the offence against Adoke, acquitting him of the charges.
However, Ekwo mandated Aliyu, the second defendant, to open his defence, stating that he has a case to answer.
BREAKING: Court acquits Ex-AGF Adoke
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Army releases Delta traditional ruler detained over slain 17 soldiers
Army releases Delta traditional ruler detained over slain 17 soldiers
The Nigerian Army has released a Delta State traditional ruler, Clement Ikolo, arrested over the murder of 17 soldiers in Okuama community.
He was released on Friday during a briefing by the Director of the Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu.
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BREAKING: Tension in Benue as riot police take over APC secretariat
BREAKING: Tension in Benue as riot police take over APC secretariat
Anti-riot Police forces have assumed control of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Secretariat led by Comrade Austin Agade in Makurdi, the capital of Benue state.
This marks the second instance within a month. It’s noteworthy that Makurdi hosts two separate APC secretariats, with Agada heading one and Benjamin Omakolo overseeing the other.
The Agada-led APC State Working Committee (SWC) had scheduled the inauguration of members of the zoning committee for the upcoming council elections at their Secretariat on Friday the 19th.
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In a pre-emptive move, anti-riot police trucks arrived as early as 6 a.m., barricading all routes leading to the Secretariat.
At present, the situation is chaotic, with motorcycle riders, suspected to be aligned with the Benjamin Omakolo-led APC State Working Committee, occupying the area. Chief Of Staff Paul Biam has characterized this faction as the authentic APC.
Governor Hyacient Alia previously issued a ban on all political activities and public gatherings in Benue State, and it appears this directive remains in force.
BREAKING: Tension in Benue as riot police take over APC secretariat
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