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Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia

Why I ordered suspension of my Attorney General – Alia

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has explained that he ordered the suspension of his Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Bemsen Mnyim because he failed to play by the rules of the administration.

Recall that the government Wednesday evening in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula ordered the immediate suspension of the Justice Commissioner for allegedly involving the state in the suit by selected state governments seeking the proscription of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The states are contending that the EFCC is an illegal entity as the processes leading to its establishment failed to follow the provisions of Section 12 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.

Speaking on why the Commissioner should go on suspension, Governor Alia said, “I feel quite disturbed and uncomfortable with the position of my Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.

“Benue State has been rogued by past governments and we are only seeing how we can get something back to develop the state. We have been deprived of our own financial resources here in the state.

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“So why all of a sudden my administration will get back there to take the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that is even helping the state, or the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, that is helping the state to do some recovery of what is stolen from the state, to court.

“We are looking for money to develop the state so why would we go back to say we are taking these people to court for proscription. That is not the position of Benue state.

“And we strongly feel that if we just let that go, lessons will not be learnt here. Therefore the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the State has to pay quite dearly for this.

“Any person who is representing the state and you are sent out to do any meetings to hold forte for the state must revert to the state. We have the standard by which we are working. You are not independent once you are working within the confines of the government. So you have to revert to know the position of the government before you take a final decision.

“So you cannot be a lone wolf over there making your own personal decisions for the state. It is highly unacceptable

“We feel very strongly that it is very inappropriate for my Justice Commissioner to go and speak on behalf of the government, to have the EFCC proscribed. That is not the Benue state position.

“So as I am speaking here the Attorney General stands suspended until he explains very fully and we are satisfied as a body to have him back with us.

“But Benue stands very clear, if you do not play by the rules or keep the rules you will answer for it. This is very clear to our administration. There are rules of conduct, there are ethics and we must keep to it.

“So I cannot have saboteurs within the system. Why am I spending all my time to recover the resources of the state that were lost and the only establishment to help me do this is the EFCC.”

Why I ordered suspension of my Attorney General – Alia

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200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS

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Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa

200,000 repentant terrorists surrender, drop arms in North East – CDS

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that about 200,000 repentant terrorists have so far dropped their arms and surrendered to troops in the North East, noting that the twin strategy of kinetic and non-kinetic operations was responsible for this achievement.

The CDS made this known at the Security and Justice Symposium organised by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in collaboration with the British High Commission, which began at the National Counterterrorism Centre in Abuja on Tuesday.

He disclosed that the theme of the symposium, ”Securing Peace, Ensuring Justice, Protection, Conduct, and Accountability,” speaks volumes about the deluge of security challenges the armed forces and security agencies are facing.

His words, “All the challenges we are facing today have to do with fairness, equity, justice, and accountability.

“There will not be peace without justice, equity, fairness, and accountability. In our operations, we are conducting both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies, which have to a large extent yielded significant successes, and we want to particularly thank the National Security Adviser for his great support in this regard.

“Nigeria is going through so many challenges, and we feel we’re able to address this, and everybody has a sense of belonging. A lot of the security challenges we are having, we are sure, will go down. I want to thank the National Security Advisor for all the support he’s given us, both the kinetic and the non-kinetic.

“We have said it; the kinetic aspect is just less than 30%. The non-kinetic has a lot to play. The non-kinetic, because when you have democracy, people must have the evidence of democracy. As long as it tells people to sleep well and be peaceful, and they are hungry, their children cannot eat, and all this creates more problems.

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“The issue of informants. We have to look at how we tackle this issue of informants. Because these are the people who have created the issue.

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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police

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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police

The spokesperson for the police in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state.

Mr Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri, said that the deceased were killed from the bullets shot by their gang members.

According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.

Mr Edafe explained that the deceased were leading the police surveillance team attached to the Ekpan Division to their hideout when they were caught during a shoot-out.

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“The suspects were arrested at Effurun roundabout with a bag containing 57 live cartridges and other items. They were leading the surveillance team to their hideout at Warri/Sapele road when their gang members, on sighting the vehicle of the police team, engaged them in a shootout.During the gun duel, the arrested suspects that were leading the police team were fatally wounded by the gun shot of their colleagues. The two injured suspects were taken to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment,” he said.

Mr Edafe said that items recovered from the hoodlums hideout included: one English pump action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and eight live cartridges.

Others were: six iPhones, Smart phones and a Rolex wrist watch.

He said that the command had intensified manhunt on the fleeing members of the gang.

 

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Akwa Ibom businessman abducted, driver killed, police orderly injured

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Dr. Samuel Ekerenam
Akwa Ibom businessman abducted, driver killed, police orderly injured
Gunmen kidnapped a prominent businessman, Dr. Samuel Ekerenam and k!lled his driver in Eket town, the headquarter of Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
Ekerena, the owner of Hephzibah Mall, was abducted about 10:00pm on Saturday, 23 November, 2024.
It was gathered that the gunmen trailed the victim to the shopping complex, shooting sporadically to scare the passers-by away before whisking him away to an unknown destination.
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The body of Ekerenam’s driver was discovered in the pool of his blood, while his police orderly was severely wounded in the gun attack.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Timfon John, who confirmed the incident on Monday, November 25, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph Eribo has deployed tactical operatives to comb for the abducted businessman.
The PPRO added that the police were on top of the game and very soon the kidnap victim would be rescued and the perpetrators made to face the full weight of the law.

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