08/11/17

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Mr. Debo Adeniran, Executive Chairman of the Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has called on the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development allow the law to take its full course with regard to the recent Appeal Court ruling on the dispute between the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and the Lagos Waterways Authority (LASWA), over who has the constitutional power to control the waterways in Lagos State.

He was reacting to the reported directive by Mohammed Abass, a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry which gave its licensed dredgers in the state to go about their businesses without hindrance in spite of the July 18 decision of the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal which clearly vested on the state government the power to control the “intra-inland waterways.

“To put it bluntly, it will amount to total disrespect for the rule of law, if the Lagos state government yields to the directive of by the Federal Ministry. It can only breed anarchy in the system.

Disregard for the laws is quite antithetical to the core values of democracy and such antics should definitely not emanate from a democratic government that is bounded to defend the laws of the land.”

“We encourage the Federal Ministry to pursue the lawful option which is to approach the Supreme Court for ultimate adjudication if it’s disgruntled enough with the ruling of the appellate court. This is much more reasonable than letting the dispute degenerate into anarchy.”

“Beyond the dispute between the Federal Ministry and Lagos state government, we haste to resound our position that dredging in the inland waterways and sand-filling on the coastal lines should be halted as they are injurious to the environment ultimately.”

“We believe that at the heart of the causes of the recent floods in Lagos can be linked with the nature of the relationship the government (State and Federal) has maintained with the environment in terms of planning and policies for infrastructural development.

Basically, the approach has been inconsiderate of the environmental consequences of dredging and sand-filling activities. Sustaining these activities is a recipe for avoidable environment disasters.” Adeniran averred
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They were traveling from Verona to Munich when they were caught

Some illegal immigrants have been arrested by German police. The immigrants, who are all of African descent, were reportedly from Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Somalia.

They were caught while hiding under a train on its way to Europe German police, on Wednesday, August 9, caught twelve African immigrants hiding under a train, near the Austrian border, in a bid to sneak into Europe illegally.

There were seven adults and five unaccompanied children under the train when the police discovered them. They were traveling from the Verona in Italy, to Munich when police found them during a spot check using heat detection cameras.

Most of the immigrant claimed they were from Nigeria while the others said they were from Somalia and Ivory Coast.

One of the immigrant had injury on his leg and was unable to walk without help from the officers.

Meanwhile, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said it rescued no fewer than 600 people since April 2017 through a new search and rescue operation that targeted migrants stranded in Sahara Desert. The UN migration agency, however, regretted that 52 migrants, mostly from The Gambia, Nigeria, Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire, died over the period, according to its statement on Tuesday, June 27.

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Some clothes and other personal items is discovered at a site suspected to be a kidnappers den. An eye witness says the hideout was being used by a mad man.

Three suspects believed to be ritualusts from the scene are whisked away by the police to prevent them from being lynched.

A hideout of suspected kidnappers has been uncovered at the Ile Zik area of Oshodi-Ikeja by vigilant residents.

Premium Times reports that some clothes and other personal items discovered at the alleged den was set ablaze by the mob following the  discovery

“About three days ago we discovered that there is a cage and we went there, beside the CCTV camera, a man who has been taken away now by the police lives there and we used to think he is a mad man.

“Some items Discovered include ladies underwear and lots more, we later saw that he is normal, many human items were found there," Prince Adeyanju, a resident, said.

Officers of the police Rapid Response Squad were deployed to the scene.
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Three suspects believed to be ritualists from the scene were whisked away by the police to prevent them from being lynched by the crowd. One of the suspects was arrested with an i-Phone, according to a statement from the Rapid Response Squad. He was smoked out of the drainage hole with tear gas.

Security men comprising of the police, army and neighbourhood watchers were deployed to the area to forestall the break down of law and order.

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This latest discovery comes days after a tunnel used by suspected ritualists near Obadeyi bus stop, along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway was uncovered by residents.

The finding followed the arrest of an alleged kidnapper after passers-by said they heard a cry for help by a female victim.

Two suspects were apprehended by the residents following a search of the tunnel. While one of the suspects was set ablaze by a mob, the other allegedly ran out of the other end of the hole but was eventually caught, Premium Times reports.
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The soldiers had served in various units under Operation Lafiya Dole

Some soldiers of 29 battalion who have overstayed operating in the northeast are sent back to their families.

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Nigerian Army, Major General EO Udoh, applaud the soldiers for their selfless sacrifices to the nation, The GOC urges the soldiers to pray for their colleagues who are still in the theatre for God’s protection and victory over the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists.

Some soldiers of 29 Battalion based in Port Harcourt who served in various units under Operation Lafiya Dole have returned to their main unit amidst cheers and jubilation from their families and friends.

The return of the soldiers to their base follows a rotation policy being implemented by the chief of army staff (COAS), Lieutenant General TY Buratai, to ensure that soldiers who have overstayed operating in the northeast are sent back home and replaced by fresh deployments.

According to a statement by Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, the deputy director army public relations, 6 division, the troops had served in various units under Operation Lafiya Dole where they contributed immensely to the successes of routing out and defeat of the Boko Haram terrorists in the north east.

When welcoming the troops back to their base, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 division Nigerian Army, Major General EO Udoh, applauded the soldiers for their selfless sacrifices to the nation.

General Udoh enjoined them to pray for their colleagues who are still in the theatre for God’s protection and continued victory over the remnants of the enemies of our great nation, Boko Haram terrorists.

The GOC further reassured the troops on their welfare and that of their families. He also enjoined the troops to remain professional in discharging their duties with the love of their country at heart as they would soon be deployed for the division’s routine operations after their disembarkation leave.
One of the soldiers took picture with his family after he came back home

According to the army, the rotation of overstayed soldiers in Operation Lafiya Dole is ongoing as more troops are being inducted while those that stayed long are de-inducted from the theatre of operations.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army has assured soldiers fighting insurgency in the north-east of adequate medical care and support.

This was made known by the acting corps commander medical of the Nigerian Army, Clifford Wanda, on Tuesday, August 8.
Wanda, a brigadier general while visiting some of the wounded soldiers of Operation Lafiya Dole at the 7 Divison Medical Services and Hospital (DMSH) in Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri commended the soldiers for their bravery.

Wanda, accompanied by some other senior military officers of the medical corps also made a tour of the facility in the 7 Division Hospital. He said his visit was aimed at familiarizing and ascertaining the performance of the medical personnel and equipment deployed to the region.
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