04/12/18

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Several persons are feared killed following fresh violence in Taraba and Benue states, both in Nigeria’s North-central region.

The attacks, which reportedly started in Taraba State on Wednesday, was said to have spread to Akaanya and Nenchi villages in Ukun Local Government Area of Benue State, leaving 10 persons dead.

Chairman of Ukun LGA, Mr Tyokaa Iberlogo, confirmed the attacks to Channels Television on Thursday but said details on the incidents were still sketchy.

Jandeikyula, a Tiv village in Wukari Local Government Area in Taraba State was allegedly the first to come under attack yesterday (Wednesday) evening, resulting in the death of more than 20 persons, including a soldier.

our correspondent also gathered that more casualties might have been recorded as some of the villagers are said to still be missing.

In Benue State, gunmen suspected to be armed herdsmen carried out a fresh attack on Agbo community in Makurdi, the state capital on Thursday.

The attacks came a few days after the withdrawal of troops on Cat Race Exercise deployed in the region to stop the attacks by herdsmen on the communities in the North-central.

Prior to the withdrawal of the troops, President Muhammadu Buhari had visited Taraba and Benue states to condole with the families of those who lost their lives in the wake of the herdsmen-farmers crisis in the region.

Addressing Benue leaders in Markudi on March 12, President appealed to them to convince their constituents that the Federal Government was doing its best to end the recurring attacks by armed herdsmen.

Responding, Governor Samuel Ortom urged the President to upgrade Exercise Cat Race to a full military operation.

He noted that the attacks by armed herdsmen predated the current administration, stressing that the recent attacks have displaced more than 170,000 people with children of school age constituting 60 per cent. LR News
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The President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki has said that the Senate’s decision to suspend one of its members, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege was because he took the legislative house to court.
Omo-Agege had sued the Senate to stop his appearance before the committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions over comments made on the amendment of the Electoral Act, 2018.
A letter addressed to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, also copied the Ethic Committee, said the subject matter for which Omo-Agege was to appear before the committee was already in court.
The letter dated March 26, 2018 was signed by  Ifeoluwa Ojediran for Summit Law Chambers.
Omo-Agege during the consideration of the amendment, kicked against it and later briefed newsmen saying that the move to adjust the electoral sequence was targeted at President Buhari.
However, Saraki who spoke during plenary on Thursday, regretted that the senate had to get to the point of having to take such decisive action against one of its members.
However Saraki who frowned at the senator for taking internal matters of the senate to court, insisted that preserving the institution of the Senate and the National Assembly was very paramount which was why issues that border on the sanctity of the senate have to be dealth with according to the rules of the Senate.
“Distinguished Colleagues, a number of points have been raised. One borders on the issue of preserving the integrity of this institution. To me, that is what i think is the most important thing for us.
“Distinguished Colleagues I hope we will not have to come to these sorts of situations again at this point in this democratic process. We can cue on this and move forward,” he said.
On the parliamentary support group for President Buhari, Saraki said that the group lacked sincerity adding that based on actions and inaction, he (Saraki) was the right person to chair such a group in the National Assembly.
He said that the formation and chairmanship of the group was done to present some of them in better light and others in the wrong lights.
“Sometimes some people decide to act like they are holier than thou or more committed – at the expense of others. This is not something that we should tolerate, and I believe that in an institution like this we must show discipline, but at the same time we must also show compassion.
“Distinguished Colleagues, there must be discipline. We must show that such groups must be suspended and the case in court must be withdrawn.
The Senate during plenary on Thursday, suspended Senator Omo-Agege for 90 legislative days. With the suspension, the senator will not participate in legislative activities till 2019.
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A house wife, Asma’u Sulaiman, on Thursday prayed a Sharia court at Magajin Gari Kaduna to dissolve her marriage with her husband over frequent demand for anal sex.
Suleiman also told the court that her husband, Nura Ahmad, has been assaulting and accusing her of infidelity.
“There was a time I went to my parents house over a misunderstanding I had with my husband, when I returned, he accused me of aborting my pregnancy which was not true”, she told the court.
The complainant said she came to court to get justice as she could no longer endure the pain and was scared of contracting disease from anal sex.
However, Ahmad denied the allegations made against him, saying they were untrue.
The Judge Malam Musa Sa’ad asked the wife if she had any witness that would testify for her and she answered in affirmative except for the intimacy scene.
The judge then adjourned the case to April 18 for the complainant to present her witnesses. LR News
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Dangote truck conveying “illegally refined petroleum products

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested three suspected illegal oil dealers conveying the petroleum products in a Dangote truck.
Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
Uwujaren said the suspects were arrested by the Army in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.
According to him, men of the 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army stationed in Uyo nabbed the trio with the Dangote truck conveying “illegally refined petroleum products”.
“The suspects were arrested by soldiers during a routine check.
“It was later discovered that instead of cement the Dangote truck with Kano State registration number KNC 145 XA, was conveying illegally refined petroleum product.
”The products were concealed in huge cellophane bags numbering about 190  and were being conveyed to an unknown destination.
“At the time of their arrest, the suspects could not produce any licence that authorised them to deal in petroleum products.
“There was also no way bill to cover the conveyance of the said product,” the EFCC spokesman said.
Uwujaren said the suspects were handed over to the Uyo zonal office of the EFCC on Tuesday.
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