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Police charge man for banditry after reporting Immigration officer for raping wife
Police charge man for banditry after reporting Immigration officer for raping wife
Yusuf Samaila is currently being incarcerated at the prison after spending days in Police custody for reporting a Deputy Superintendent of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Sani Muazu to the authority that his wife was raped.
Subsequently, the victim’s husband and complainant were later detained on the accusation that he was “aiding and abetting” kidnapping.
While speaking with journalists in Bauchi, she accused the Commissioner of Police, Auwal Mohammed of failing to investigate her rape case but swiftly arrested her husband, Yusuf Samaila on an allegation of defamation based on the suspect’s (Immigration officer’s) complaint.
The victim had approached a human rights civil society organization, African Child Development and Human Rights Protection in Bauchi seeking justice. However, the organisation has petitioned the Commissioner of Police to re-arrest the suspect for justice but to no avail.
She expressed regret that the police had failed to respond to her complaint but arrested and detained her husband on the request of the suspect for six days.
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During a press briefing on Wednesday, the founder of African Child Development and Human Rights Protection, Barrister Muhammed Alkassim, condemned the Bauchi CP for failing to investigate a serious crime of rape.
The victim “is crying for help and justice. We condemn the failure of the Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State, Command to investigate the case of alleged rape. It is important to state categorically that the police have derailed from the general and specific objective of the establishment of the newly established police act as provided under section 1 and 2 of the same act.
“As human rights organization it is also important to further draw the attention of the Bauchi CP in further discharging his primary duty of the Nigeria Police pursuant to Section 4 of the Nigeria Police Act which is to prevent, detect crime and protect the right and freedom of every person in Nigeria as provided in the constitution,” he said.
“It is a capital offense, an investigation is still ongoing and the outcome of the investigation will be revealed to the public”
Commenting on the arrest of the victim’s husband, Wakil said that he has been charged to court on allegation of criminal defamation.
“He is also charged for aiding and abetting offenses to within kidnapping and the command received petition from Nazir Umar and Co chambers on behalf of their client Sani Saleh Mauzu (who was accused of rape) against the said Yusuf Samiala and based on that the suspect (rape victim’s husband) was arrested,” he said.
Police charge man for banditry after reporting Immigration officer for raping wife
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Adeleke imposes curfew on Osun communities over fresh violence
Adeleke imposes curfew on Osun communities over fresh violence
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has again imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on two warring communities in the state.
This followed an outbreak of fresh communal attacks between Ifon and Ilobu, two neighbouring communities.
Last year, the governor imposed a curfew on the two communities twice within two months and deployed security operatives in the towns to curb incessant violence and killings in the area.
Members of the two towns rekindled their agelong crisis over land on Tuesday, leading to two persons sustaining gunshot injuries.
To curtail the crisis, the governor, in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, on Thursday ordered a fresh curfew between 7pm and 7am daily.
It read, “Following the outbreak of another communal clash between the people of Ifon and Ilobu, the Osun State government has taken the following decisions aimed at ensuring lasting peace in the warring communities.
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“That a 7pm to 7am curfew be imposed with immediate effect starting from today, Thursday, the 16th of January 2025 until further notice.
“That a contingent of all security personnel, comprising the Army, Police, and Civil Defence has been accordingly deployed in the warring communities to forestall further anarchy.
“All stakeholders in the areas are advised to cooperate with the State Government to resolve the issues amicably to ensure lasting peace.
“That an enlarged Committee of Stakeholders which shall consist of the representatives of the communities, the Service Chiefs, the representatives of the State Council of Obas and other relevant bodies be immediately constituted to resolve the issue permanently.
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Nothing wrong with Third Mainland Bridge – FG
Nothing wrong with Third Mainland Bridge – FG
The Federal Government has dispelled the rumour that the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos has opened up and is shaking.
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olukorede Kesha, told journalists on Thursday during the tour of the bridge that the rumours were driven by ulterior motives.
She stressed that the bridge is safe and nothing is wrong with it.
There were claims on different social media platforms that a part of the bridge had opened up and the structure was shaking.
But Kesha urged Nigerians to disregard the messages.
She said, “The honourable minister has directed that I come out and tell Lagosians and Nigerians that there is nothing wrong with the bridge.
“The rumour is the handiwork of mischief columnists – those who are idle and those who think that the political atmosphere is too quiet for them.
“That is why we have come here. I took time with you people (journalists) to go through the entire length of the 11km bridge.
“We drove round this; we came back and we saw that there is nothing amiss.
“We are using this opportunity to tell the motoring public, Lagosians and all Nigerians that the bridge is safe, the integrity is not in doubt.
“After all, it is the same bridge that we ply. Lagosians ply and the ministry’s officials ply.”
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Govs Uzodimma, Diri, senators, Abike Dabiri, others lose prime Abuja land
Govs Uzodimma, Diri, senators, Abike Dabiri, others lose prime Abuja land
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revoked the prime land allocated to some governors, senators and other top political figures.
Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma; his Bayelsa counterpart, Diri Douye; Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, and the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Samuel Anyanwu, are among the 568 persons whose land allocations in Maitama II, Cadastral Zone A10, Abuja, were withdrawn by the minister.
According to the media aide to the minister, Lere Olayinka, the withdrawal of the Right of Occupancy of the 568 land allottees came after the expiration of a two-week grace period granted them to pay their Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) bills.
Other notable public figures on the list of the 568 allottees are former Governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani; Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro; and Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
In early October, a total of 3,273 people were offered two weeks to pay their bills or lose their R-of-O titles, out of which 2,511 complied, leaving 762.
The 762 allottees were further allowed another grace period of two weeks to pay. But as of January 15, this year, 12 days after the expiration of the weeks, only 194 paid, leaving 568.
The latest notice read, “The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA wishes to inform the allottee(s)/ title holder(s) of plot(s) of land in Maitama II, Cadastral Zone A10, Abuja, who have failed to make payment for their Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) bills after the expiration of grace period granted by the Honourable Minister, Federal Capital Territory that their Right of Occupancy to the land/property has been withdrawn.”
It added, “The general public is, however, invited to note that allottees/title holders who have completed their payments on or before 15/01/2025 are not affected by this publication.”
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