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IPOB, Kanu’s family differ on Soludo’s offer to stand surety

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Leader of Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the family of its leader Nnamdi Kanu yesterday disagreed on the offer by Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo to stand surety for him.

Soludo, at the weekend, said he was ready to stand surety if the detained IPOB leader could not be released unconditionally.

The governor said: “I am making a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally.

“If he cannot be released unconditionally, I want him released to me and I will stand surety for him.
“We need Nnamdi Kanu in the roundtable conversation to discuss the insecurity in the Southeast.

“We must end insecurity in the Southeast and we need Nnamdi Kanu to be around.”

Kanu’s brother, Kanunta, expressed the family’s gratitude to the Anambra governor.

He tweeted: “@CCSoludo Governor Anambra State. The Kanu family is grateful.”

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But IPOB said while it appreciated Soludo’s gesture, its leader deserved to be released unconditionally rather than granted bail.

It said the governor’s offer came long after the Court of Appeal, Abuja, on October 13, 2022, discharged and acquitted the IPOB leader.

The group’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, said in a statement: “It is important therefore, to clarify that our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has no any form of indictment or even charge pending against him today before any court by the authority of this judgment.

“The issue of granting bail or otherwise does not arise by any stretch of consideration or imagination because it is the Federal Government that is today in breach of this order of a superior court of competent jurisdiction.

“It is to be emphasised further that Onyendu, who was discharged on October 13, 2022, by the Court of Appeal does not have any need for surety because there is no charge hanging on his neck today.

“We have gone beyond the issue of surety or no surety.

“Every genuine call/demand in the prevailing circumstance should be firmly directed at calling out on the Federal Government of Nigeria to immediately obey the order for the unconditional release of Onyendu made by its court.”

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Also yesterday, Kanu thanked Soludo for the gesture.

His special counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, tweeted: “I just concluded a visitation with #MNK. He directed me to publicly convey his appreciation to Gov. Chukwuma Soludo for the political courage he displayed by demanding his unconditional release.

“On a sad note, he told me that his nutrition The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) backed Soludo on the need for the Federal Government to release Kanu unconditionally.

Its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement, said constructive dialogue rather than the use of force was critical to achieving a peaceful election.

“We urge President Buhari to hearken to the voice of reason and release Kanu now to stop the heightened threats to lives, and property of citizens of Southeast and to open up vistas of constructive dialogues towards peaceful polls all over Nigeria, and especially in the Southeast,” the group said.

A lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, argued that Soludo cannot legally stand surety for Kanu because should he violate the bail terms, he (the governor) cannot be arrested or held to account due to the immunity he has.

Kanu, who was tried on terrorism charges, is in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).

The Federal Government has appealed against the Court of Appeal judgment freeing him.

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Excessive speed, substandard tyres caused Kaduna, Kano fatal crashes – FRSC 

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Excessive speed, substandard tyres caused Kaduna, Kano fatal crashes – FRSC 

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists against the use of substandard tyres and excessive speeding while driving to avert road accidents.

The warning came after two crashes that claimed the lives of 18 people at Gaya Junction, Kano State, and Tashar Yari, Kaduna State.

The Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, in a statement posted on the FRSC X handle attributed the main causes of the two road accidents to use of bad tyres and speed limit violation.

Biu urged motorists to comply with maximum safety requirements, according to the statement signed by Jonas Agwu, an Assistant Corps Marshal and spokesman for the corps.

It stated that investigation reports submitted to the Corps Marshal showed the Kano crash involved two vehicles, a Toyota Hiace Bus and a Hijet Bus, occurred on Friday 19 April, 2024.

The report added that it involved 28 people, comprising 17 male adults, five female adults, two male children and four female children.

“From the number, 16 victims comprising five male adults, five female adults, two male children and four female children were injured while 12 persons including the driver, all male adults got killed.

“The FRSC rescue team that conducted the rescue operations has taken the injured victims to Gaya General hospital for emergency medical attention, while the dead bodies have been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital,” it stated.

The statement also disclosed that the Kaduna (Tashan Yari) crash occurred on Thursday involved a total of 57 people comprising 30 male adults, 22 female adults, and five female children.

It stated, “From this number, 30 victims were injured comprising 12 male adults, 15 female adults and three female children as six of the victims all male adults were reported killed.

“The crash which involved a trailer was caused by speed limit violation, use of worn-out tyre that eventually led to loss of control.

“The injured victims and the corpses were conveyed to General Hospital Makarfi, Kaduna State.”

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BREAKING: Court acquits Ex-AGF Adoke

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Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello 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.

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Army releases Delta traditional ruler detained over slain 17 soldiers

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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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