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Prosecuting Nnamdi Kanu while ignoring bandits is nepotism – Ohanaeze chieftain tells Buhari
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chuks Ibegbu, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of treating bandits with kid gloves.
Ibegbu said the Buhari government was more concerned with the prosecution of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, and other pro-Biafra than dealing with the menace of banditry.
The chieftain was speaking with DAILY POST in reaction to the declaration of bandits as terrorists by an Abuja Federal High Court.
Justice Taiwo Taiwo had declared banditry as an act of terrorism in all parts of Nigeria.
The Judge also outlawed the activities of some groups linked with acts of banditry and declared bandit activities as acts of terrorism.
Justice Taiwo, in a ruling on an ex-parte application filed by the federal government specifically declared the activities of the “Yan Bindiga Group and the Yan Ta’adda Group and other similar groups” in any part of the country, especially in the North West and North Central geo-political zones as “acts of terrorism and illegality”.
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Reacting, Ibegbu said the decision of the Federal Government to treat banditry and Boko Haram with kid gloves is not the best way to move Nigeria forward.
According to Ibegbu: “It’s obvious that the Federal government is treating the issue of banditry with kid gloves and it’s very clear to everybody.
“Federal Government is treating them (bandits) with levity and is more concerned with Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB, and pro-Biafra agitators. Any little issue in the Southeast would be taken with all seriousness, but bandits, kidnappers, marauders, and Boko Haram are treated with kid gloves.
“This is not how to move a country forward or how to unite the country. Everybody should be treated equally.
“Those agitating are patriots. If you are agitating for something and you are not a bandit, killer, but pushing for fairness; you should not be seen as a terrorist.
“To be treating those killing and abducting people for ransom with kid gloves shows a high level of nepotism in the system.”
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Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
Lydia Simon, another abducted Chibok schoolgirl, was rescued by troops from Operation Desert Sanity III, part of the North-East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), on Wednesday.
She was rescued along with her three children by the troops of the 82 Division Task Force Battalion in Gwoza LGA of Borno State on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, exactly ten years after she was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists alongside over 200 schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14, 2014.
Intelligence sources, according to Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region, revealed that Lydia, who was tagged serial number 68 among the abducted schoolgirls, escaped from the camp of Ali Ngulde in Mandara Mountain where she was held in captivity for several years.
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She surrendered to troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion at Ngoshe in Gwoza LGA of the State. The rescued Chibok girl was five months pregnant and claimed she was from Pemi Town in Chibok LGA.
April 14, 2024, marks the 10th anniversary of the violent abduction of 276 girls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram insurgents.
While 57 of the girls escaped from their captors in the following days, 16 were later rescued and 107 had at different times been released through negotiations.
The Federal and Borno State Governments, including the Nigerian Army, have pledged their commitment toward rescuing the rest of the abducted schoolgirls that were still held in captivity by the terrorists.
Troops rescue another Chibok girl with three children in Borno
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Pandemonium at Awka bus stop as cultists gun down revenue collector in Anambra
Pandemonium at Awka bus stop as cultists gun down revenue collector in Anambra
Gunmen believed to be affiliated with cult groups have fatally shot an individual at the bustling Aroma junction in Awka, the capital of Anambra State.
The incident, which occurred on Wednesday evening, sparked chaos, prompting traders in the vicinity to hastily shutter their shops and flee for safety.
The victim, identified as a resident of Amudo Village in Awka, was reportedly a tricycle revenue collector who had previously worked as a Keke operator himself. According to a source, the assailants trailed him from the Ifite area of the state capital and executed him at close range at a filling station, a popular bus stop for buses and tricycles.
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Following the shooting, businesses in the area swiftly closed down, while roadside vendors abandoned their wares and fled. The surrounding roads quickly emptied as individuals deserted their vehicles and sought refuge on foot.
As of the time of reporting, the victim’s lifeless body remained at the filling station. Awka has been grappling with a surge in cult-related violence, with gangs perpetrating killings of their rivals in broad daylight.
Pandemonium at Awka bus stop as cultists gun down revenue collector in Anambra
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Police nab man for allegedly killing his wife in Adamawa
Police nab man for allegedly killing his wife in Adamawa
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested Riba Kwanta, a 40-year-old man from Bode in the state’s Shelleng Local Government Area, in connection with the alleged gruesome murder of his wife, Godiya Akwale.
Kwanta allegedly hacked his wife to death before locking her body inside their home and escaping to Ondo State.
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They had been married for more than three years.
SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the spokesman for the command, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to our newspaper.
He assured that Kwanta would be prosecuted after the conclusion of investigation.
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