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Bali: Plateau councils, kingmakers clash over burial rites
Controversy on Saturday trailed the burial rites of a former Minister of Defence, General Domkat Bali, who died on December 4, 2020.
Kinsmen of the late minister led by the chairmen of Langtang North and Lantang South local government areas of Plateau state Dr. Joshua Laven and Nimchak Rims, respectively had at a press conference accused the military of exclusion in the burial rites of the late minister.
They warned that anarchy was looming in the land should the military go ahead with the burial arrangements without involving the joint traditional council in the two council areas, insisting that he must be buried in line with the tradition as the Ponzhi Tarok, according to a report by Sunday Punch.
But a statement on Saturday by five kingmakers to the throne of Ponzhi Tarok disowned the late minister as the Ponzhi Tarok and insisted that he never occupied the stool while he was alive.
Those who signed the statement included Ponzhi Tumwat, Nicholas Musa; Ponzhi Dambar, Nanman Bale and Ponzhi Mbin, Binfat Zitta.
The kingmakers said, “While we mourn the late Gen Bali, let us state for the record that Gen Bali was never installed at any time as Ponzhi Tarok. The December 2010 election of Ponzhi Tarok was marred with several controversies and needless intuitions.
“As kingmakers, some of us were deprived of the opportunity to participate in the exercise; and truly, there was no election that day. Government, however, went ahead to appoint Gen Bali who was one of the contestants into the office.
“That fiat by government triggered various litigations in courts. Some of the cases are still ongoing and there are subsisting judgments that stopped Gen Bali from performing the role of Ponzhi Tarok or presenting himself for installation as Ponzhi Tarok.
“While these cases were yet in court, Gen Bali resigned from the position and his resignation was duly acknowledged by the government.”
The kingmakers appealed to the people to desist from politicising the death of the late minister and allow his burial to take place as announced by the military authorities.
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BREAKING: EFCC freezes 300 illegal forex accounts
BREAKING: EFCC freezes 300 illegal forex accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen 300 illegal forex accounts trading on a peer-to-peer platform.
The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, revealed that the accounts were suspended on Monday following a court order.
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Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday, Olukoyede explained that over $15bn passed through one of the forex platforms in the last one year, outside the financial regulations.
He said the EFCC action was taken to ensure the safety of the foreign exchange market and protect the economy.
BREAKING: EFCC freezes 300 illegal forex accounts
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Updated: Policeman shot corps member dead at LAUTECH convocation party
Updated: Policeman shot corps member dead at LAUTECH convocation party
A policeman on Tuesday killed a National Youth Service Corps member identified as Iyanda Damilola in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
The cop, Saheed SARS, who is an operative of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad attached to the Oyo State Police Command reportedly shot Damilola in the head at a post-convocation party organised by graduands of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology LAUTECH.
The deceased’s brother, Iyanda Oluwafemi, who graduated from LAUTECH on Monday, claimed he was also wounded by bullets fired by Saheed. Oluwafemi, a graduate of Accounting and Management Sciences from the institution, said the deceased was his brother and that he had attended his convocation, after which they headed for the party the same day where he was shot dead by the cop.
He said the late Damilola was serving in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
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He said, “Yesterday was our convocation, and we were at a lounge (name withheld) for a convocation party around 2am when we heard that some people were fighting outside.
“When we discovered that the place was getting rowdy, we stepped out only to see policemen dispersing the crowd and shooting directly at the people.
“I sustained bullet wounds. But my brother, who came for my convocation, was shot in the head.
“He was confirmed dead at the LAUTECH Teaching Hospital and was taken to the mortuary this morning.”
When contacted, SP Adewale Osifeso, the state police public relations officer, stated that an investigation was ongoing and that updates would be given when available.
Updated: Policeman shot corps member dead at LAUTECH convocation party
Education
Abuja British school shut over student bullying viral video
Abuja British school shut over student bullying viral video
Abuja-based Lead British International School has been shut down for three days after a viral video showing an incident of bullying in the school.
This was announced on Tuesday during a press briefing attended by concerned parents on the school premises.
The viral video, which captured a female student being subjected to physical and emotional abuse by her peers, had sparked public outrage.
The footage depicted the victim being repeatedly slapped by another female student in an interrogation session.
The incident prompted widespread condemnation and calls for swift action to address the issue.
Head of Lead British International School, Abraham Ogunkambi, issued a statement on Tuesday, in response to the incident.
He stressed the school’s disapproval of the incident, adding that an investigation into the matter had commenced.
“The school management is treating this matter with the utmost seriousness,” Ogunkambi said.
He added that the school had already been in contact with the victim and her parents, offering support and counselling services to help them manage the emotional and psychological effects of the incident.
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