05/09/18

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Mr. Kayode Fayemi


The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has denied reports that he stormed out of a meeting of the South-west leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The APC leaders had met with the governorship aspirants in Ekiti State on Tuesday in Abuja, days after the primary election conducted ended inconclusively.
Fayemi, who is also one of the candidates, faulted the claims that he walked out of the meeting in a statement on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode.

He said there was no basis for him to storm out of the meeting which was called by the leaders to proffer way forward for the party, in the face of the rescheduled Ekiti governorship primary.

The former governor maintained that he left the venue like other attendees at the end of the meeting.

He, however, said he could not make the second part of the meeting when it reconvened later in the evening, having earlier taken a permission from the leaders to attend another meeting.

“It is thus worrisome and highly embarrassing reading reports of purported ‘walk out’ on our leaders when nothing like that actually took place.

“We implore well-meaning members of the society and members of our great party to disregard the misleading reports.” the statement read.
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IGP Ibrahim Idris


The Senate has declared the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, as an ‘enemy of democracy’ and that he is unfit to hold a public office.

Senate President Bukola Saraki announced this on Wednesday during plenary at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

The announcement followed the refusal of the police boss to appear in person before the lawmakers after he was summoned earlier on two different occasions.


Earlier, the Senate entered a closed-door session which began at about 12:24 pm and lasted for about almost an hour.

Upon resumption of the plenary, Dr Saraki revealed that the lawmakers deliberated on the non-appearance of the IGP after a series of invitation.

According to him, Red Chamber noted that the development was disrespectful to the institution and constitutional authority.

“The Senate resolves to declare the IGP as an enemy of democracy and not fit to hold any public office within and outside Nigeria and that the refusal of the IG to appear before an investigative committee, as also ruled by a court of competent jurisdiction, is a great danger to our democracy” the Senate President said.

Meanwhile, some senators have criticised the police boss over his non-appearance at the Red Chamber.

The Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, said “It is very unusual for a public servant to act like this; I have never seen this before anywhere in the world. We need to take a decision because this affects security in the entire country.”

For Senator Enyinaya Abaribe, the action of the IGP shows that there is “no respect for the law” in the country.

He decried that the nation’s democracy is dying bit by bit and accused Mr Idris of abuse of power and office.

On his part, Senator Isah Misau said although the action was not against the Senate but against the Presidency, he noted that the IGP is not competent to be in the office.

“This is unacceptable and disrespectful. It requires immediate action and I think this Senate needs to take serious action in looking for a way forward,” Senator Emmanuel Bwacha also told his colleagues.
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Mr Garba Shehu


The Presidency has blamed the repeated killings in parts of the country as an attempt by some individuals to create a war in Nigeria.

Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja during his appearance on Channels Television’s breakfast programme.

He added that while the herdsmen might have a share in the killings, the nation is being attacked by some elements of the outlawed Islamic State who sneaked into the country.

“It is very clear that there is an attempt by some people, within and outside the country, to create a war,” Shehu said on Sunrise Daily.

“There is intelligence available that clearly indicates that, yes, there are Fulani herds people who kill but this country also suffers from attacks by ISIS which has come into the country and they found a place in the cleavages that divide the country,” he added.


Several people have lost their lives since the beginning of the year in Benue, Taraba, Zamfara, and some other states as a result of the series of attacks on their communities.

While many have accused herdsmen of attacking farmers in the affected states, President Muhammadu Buhari said the herders-farmers clash is an age-long crisis.

He had also noted that it would be wrong to make such allegations, blaming the killings on fleeing men recruited by the late Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi.

Speaking about the situation, Shehu noted that it is the north-central region of the country that is being affected most by the killings.

He stressed that members of the Islamic State were taking advantage of the fact that the region is the ‘dividing line’ between the Muslims and the Christians, as well as the northern and southern parts of the country.

The President’s spokesman further decried that the terrorists were carrying out massive attacks on innocent citizens, citing the arrest of a suspected member of the group who attempted to kill the Muslim deputy governor of Taraba State.

He also recalled the reported killings of several persons in Benue by wanted criminal suspect Gana, stating that the Federal Government has gotten to the root of the situation.



On the proactive measure taken by the government to stop the killings, Shehu said arrests are being made while people are being declared wanted.

He, however, maintained that there was a huge mix of criminality linked to the killings while a group of people was not helping the government in solving the crisis.

The presidential aide said. “Yes, the Fulani herdsmen who taken to this criminality; there is also the Islamic State in West Africa factor, and the fact that the opposition political party seems to be operating from a different country.

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has pumped $210 into the market to boost the inter-bank Foreign Exchange.
The Bank again on Tuesday offered the sum of $100 million to authorized dealers in the wholesale segment of the market.
The Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) segment received the sum of $55 million while the sum of $55 million was apportioned to invisibles such as tuition fees, medical payments and Basic Travel Allowance (BTA).
The Bank’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, said that the bank has the capacity to continue to sustain the foreign exchange intervention.
Okorafor urged authorized dealers to help sustain the confidence in the foreign exchange market by continuing to honour requests from customers with genuine needs.
It will be recalled that the Central Bank of Nigeria last Friday, May 4, 2018 intervened in the Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) to the tune of $349.34m.
Meanwhile, the Naira has continued to maintain its stability in the FOREX market, exchanging at an average of N362/$1 in the BDC segment of the mark. LR News
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris, has again failed to appear before the Senate.

This is the third time the IGP will fail to appear before the Senate.

The Senate had invited him to appear at plenary to explain what the police is doing about the persistent killings of Nigerians in Benue, Zamfara and Taraba states.

Lawmakers are also concerned over the alleged maltreatment of the Senator representing the Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye.

The Senate has gone into a closed-door session to discuss the next action to be taken on the Police IG. LR News
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The scene of the attack in Maiduguri, Borno State


Two female suicide bombers were killed on Wednesday morning while attempting to attack a mosque in Borno State, North-east Nigeria.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Damian Chukwu, confirmed this in a statement personally signed by him.

He revealed the attackers tried to gain entry into the Alhaji Bunu Mosque during the morning prayers in Jiddari Polo general area on the outskirts of Maiduguri, the state capital.

Mr Chukwu added that the bombers who were between the ages of 13 and 16 years were, however, prevented by the policemen on patrol and unarmed vigilante men also praying in the same mosque.

“In the ensuing stampede, both bombers ran into an uncompleted building in the neighbourhoods, collided and simultaneously exploded, killing only themselves,” he said.

The police commissioner affirmed that no other casualty was recorded in the incident.
He noted that normalcy has been restored in the area and the remains of the girls have been evacuated.

Chukwu also said the police and the EOD team deployed have sanitised and rendered the area safe. LR News
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Anambra gun dealer Miracle Emmanuel and three others paraded today, along with their armoury

The Nigerian police said they have smashed two gun running and arms dealing ring and a gang of robbers and kidnappers in the Benue-Taraba axis,  making 11 arrests.
Among the suspects arrested was one Miracle Emmanuel, a 27 year-old gun dealer from Anambra, based in Takum, Taraba state. With his three-man gang, the police found five Ak-47 rifles, along with other ammunitions.
Police said they recovered in total 10 AK 47 rifles and two Beretta pistols  from the 11 suspects paraded today at the Benue police headquarters in Makurdi and claimed  the arrests were a major breakthrough in stopping the incessant killing of innocent people in the Middle Belt states of Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa.
One of the armourers arrested in Benue

In Benue state, Morris Ashwe,  36 years old from  Mbajima Village Katsina Ala LGA, was the sole armourer arrested. He was accused of supplying arms to the wanted criminal kingpin, Terwase Akwaza a.k.a Ghana.
According to Jimoh Moshood,  Ashwe  was found in possession of five AK 47 rifles, 238 AK47 bullets, 40 Smoke Grenade Canisters and  79 LAR Rifle bullets.
The busted  gun dealing gang in Taraba state comprised Takum-based  Kabiru Idris, 43, Miracle Emmanuel from Anambra state, said to be a  principal suspect and gang leader.  Also arrested was Husseini Safiyanu, also from Taraba.
Police said they found five AK47 Rifles with the Taraba gang, along with 13 AK 47 magazines and 83 bullets.
The Police spokesman also said a seven-man robbery and kidnapping gang was arrested in Benue, along with two Beretta pistols. The gang was on its way to kidnap a prominent person in Makurdi, the state capital.
Members of the gang were identified as  Emmanuel Ushehemba Kwembe, 28, Achir Gabriel, 30, all from Ushongo LGA, Sekad Uver, 28, from Koshisha LGA Benue State and  Ordure Fada, 22, from Kwande LGA.
Others arrested were Stephen Jirgba 18, from Vande kya LGA, Peter Lorham, 24, from Kinshisha LGA and  Lorhemen Akwambe 35, who hails from Guma LGA.
“The renewed strategies adopted by the Nigeria Police Force to stop the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians and curtail the proliferation of firearms across the country, most especially in the North-Central States have been yielding positive results”, the police spokesman said.
“The IGP Intelligence Response Team and the Police Special Forces mandated by the IGP to work with Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba State Commands, in the last two weeks arrested the 11 suspects mentioned above within Benue and Taraba States and recovered from them were Ten (10) AK47 Rifles and other assorted firearms and ammunition.
” In the first two cases, the suspects confessed to have been responsible for supply of AK47 rifles and other firearms and ammunition to armed bandits, militias, and criminal herdsmen/farmers in Benue and Taraba States.
” The first suspect, Morris Ashwe confessed and admitted to have been supplying firearms and ammunition to the notorious and most wanted vicious and notorious gang leader of militia, murderers and kidnappers Terwase Akwaza aka Ghana.
Akwaza was declared wanted by the Nigeria Police Force last year  March over  the  killings of many innocent persons at Zaki Biam and the wanton destruction of properties worth Millions of Naira.
He is also wanted for other violent crimes such as  the killing of Mr. Deneen Igbana,  the Special Adviser on Security to the Governor of Benue State.
The police said the Kabiru Idris gang confessed to have been supplying AK47 rifles and other firearms and ammunition to militia groups, armed bandits and other criminals in Taraba and Benue States,  who they admitted have been attacking and killing innocent people in villages in Taraba and Benue States.
As for the kidnappers, whose mission was aborted, the police said their arrest was made possible from intelligence gathered by the IGP Intelligence Response Team.
The police said the gangsters have admitted to have been responsible for several kidnappings in Benue, Taraba and Some part of Nasarawa State in the recent past.
“Investigation is being strengthened to arrest other suspects at large. All suspects will be arraigned in court on completion of investigation.
” The deployment of additional 15 Police mobile Force units to augment the strength of the Benue State Police Command has beefed-up security in the State and help in sustaining the peace that have been restored to the state”, Moshood said. LR News
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