08/29/18

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The Commissioner of Police in charge of Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS), Mr Haliru Gwandu said on Wednesday that Human Rights Desk Officers have been mandated to receive complaints from the public on rights abuses by operatives of the special squad.
Gwandu said that the police had set up human rights desks in all the 36 states and FCT, assuring that the complaints would be treated with dispatch by the Force Headquarters.
The CP made this known while sensitising officers and men of the Kaduna State Police Command to the new Standard Operational Guidelines and Procedures, and Code of Conduct for all F-SARS personnel.
He urged members of the public who have any complain in the past or present of the violation of their rights by any SARS personnel anywhere in the country to report via the designated channels for investigation.
According to him, the new F-SARS personnel would strictly adhere to the rule of law in all operations.
“The F-SARS should not involve themselves in civil and commercial cases and they cannot go and be escorts for Very Important Persons (VIP’s),” he added.
Gwandu further said F-SARS was now saddled with the responsibility of fighting Armed Robbery and kidnapping, adding that the aim was to have a consistent and coherent approach in the identification and management of armed robbery and kidnapping.
He also gave assurance that the F-SARS will henceforth conform to democratic laws in providing services to all Nigerians irrespective of the their status and background.
“Periodic training programme, medical and psychological screening in collaboration with some Civil Society Organizations, local and international NGOs, and other Human Rights Organizations on core police duties, observant of human rights and handling care and custody of suspects have been directed by the Inspector General of police for all Federal SARS personnel nationwide with immediate effect.
“A new Standard Operational Guidelines and Procedures and code of conduct for all FSARS personnel to ensure that the operations of FSARS is in strict adherence to the rule of law and constitutionally guaranteed rights of citizens has been unveiled and being enforced in totality.
“Henceforth, FSARS personnel are not to be seen on stop and search duties except on distress call to respond to armed robbery and kidnapping offences only.
“And they must appear in their police uniform with full identification pending the launch of new F-SARS uniform with identity name tag by the Inspector General of Police for all F-SARS personnel throughout the country,” he added.
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British Prime Minister, Theresa May, says she had an excellent time in Nigeria and hopes to see increased trade and investment between Nigeria and the UK.
She spoke with newsmen at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja on Wednesday in Lagos, shortly before departing the country at 8:10 p.m.
“I was in Abuja and also in Lagos to see the thriving business community here.
“We want to see increased trade between Nigeria and UK, increased investment, bringing jobs here in Nigeria, jobs in the UK.
“This will be good for both countries and I have had an excellent time in Nigeria, and I am very pleased to be here today,” she told newsmen.
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, who was at the airport to see her off, said the important visit centered on improving investment in the state and the country in general.
“She has visited Abuja earlier in the day.
“The important part of this visit was discussion on how investment in Lagos can be improved by British investors.
“We realise that Lagos is the commercial capital of Nigeria and a whole lot of British investment are domiciled in Lagos,” he said.
The governor said they spoke about how to improve investment planning and what Lagos has been doing to attract investors.
“We have been doing a lot of judicial sector reforms and security sector reforms and she is pleased with the progress we are making in Lagos.
“She is ready to complement our efforts by opening up export credit facility and also with the development of finance to some of the things that we are doing in Lagos,” he said.
Ambode said the discussion also centred on boosting technology and improving infrastructure and the creative industry.
“We spoke about things related to technology, infrastructure and also the creative industry.”
On the relationship between Lagos and Britain, Ambode said: “we need to make sure that a whole lot of British investment is coming to Lagos. She is willing to do more with us.
“You know, Lagos in 1861 was a British colony. The history has been so long, so, we also need to reactivate that,” Ambode said.
NAN reports that the state government, in a statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Habib Aruna, shed more light on Ambode’s discussion with May.
Ambode, according to the statement, said that much of Nigerian education, cultural and political systems were influenced by Britain and there were more Nigerians living in the UK than elsewhere in the world.
The governor said that Lagos remained a place of choice for British investors, especially given that stability in the government, the size of Lagos economy and population, as well as the particular focus of his administration on the rule of law and justice sector reform.
He also said that it would be of particular importance to Lagos State if British investors could explore the various opportunities that exist in the State in the areas of energy, technology, export finance, infrastructure and the creative industry.
“So, we spoke about how we can improve the investment climate in Lagos and then the other parts of what Lagos has been doing to attract investors.
“You know we have been doing a lot in judicial sector reforms and security sector reforms and the Prime Minister was pleased with the progress that we are making in Lagos and ready to complement our efforts by opening up export credit facility and development finance to some of the things that we are doing in Lagos State.”
The Governor expressed optimism in the strengthening of the relationship between Britain and Lagos and avowed that his administration would do whatever it takes to achieve that goal.
According to the statement, May, on her part, said that export credit finance to the tune of 750 million pounds sterling, as well as considerable development finance was available, which Lagos State could look towards.
She also spoke about the role that British could play in the development of the technology industry in Lagos given the particular capability of the UK in that area.
The British Prime Minister also noted the special strength of the London City as a financial hub that could be of considerable importance for Lagos State, just as she emphasized sustainability and growth in Britain/Lagos relationship.
Finally, she expressed the desire of the British government to assist Lagos in the development of her creative industry and alluded to the fact that the jacket she was wearing when she met with the Governor was actually made in Nigeria.
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The State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, has started investigation into the allegation of bribery against the suspended Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Pen Cinema Division, Harrison Nwabuisi.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the DPO and other policemen alleged to have been involved in the raid were arranged for an identification parade before some residents of Alimi Ogunyemi Street, Ijaiye, who accused them of extortion.

It was gathered that Nwabuisi denied collecting money for bail, just as the residents insisted paying money to a police sergeant who allegedly handed over the money to him.

Our correspondent had reported that Nwabuisi, a Superintendent of Police, led a police team to the area last Wednesday and arrested residents, some of whom had just finished praying in a mosque.

About 37 arrested residents were allegedly taken to the police station where the police allegedly demanded N15,000 from each of the victims.

The senior police officer, in connivance with a police sergeant, identified as Bigi, was alleged to have collected N30,000 from three of the residents.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, after the report, ordered the suspension of the DPO as he appointed officers to investigate the allegations.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the SCIID, Yaba, DCP Yetunde Longe, was asked to head the team.

One of the witnesses, Ibrahim Aranjure, said he was contacted by the DCP on Monday, adding that he went to the SCIID along with three other witnesses.

Ibrahim, whose brother, Sheriff, and two others, were arrested during the raid, had claimed that he paid N30,000 for their bail.

He said, “The DCP treated us well and we were not harassed by anyone. When we arrived at the SCIID around 11am, all the policemen that were part of the raid that night were brought before us and we identified three of them, including Bigi, who took N30,000 from me. The DPO was also there.

“We were taken to an office to make statements. Later, we were taken to the office of the DCP, where we had a face-to-face encounter with the DPO and Bigi.

“They both denied collecting any money from us. I was, however, able to establish that I gave Bigi the money and he passed it to the DPO, who put the money in his pocket. The DPO asked how N30,000 would enter his pocket and I wanted to argue with him, but the DCP intervened.

“I was the only witness who saw him collect the money because I paid. One other person, who followed us, also confirmed that Bigi collected money that night. The man said he (Bigi) rejected electronic transfer, saying he wanted cash.”

Our correspondent learnt that the DPO alleged that Ibrahim was sponsored by The PUNCH, citing a 2017 report on the notoriety of the police station.

The report, ‘Notorious police station where no one is innocent,’ had chronicled the travails of some residents who alleged that they were being harassed by policemen at the station who extorted money from them.

“The DPO said The PUNCH sponsored me in a desperate attempt to nail him. I insisted that I was not sponsored by anyone. I told the DPO that he collected the money in my presence, but he denied it.

“When the DCP asked him that when the suspects were released, who brought them out, he could not answer. She also asked him some other technical questions, which I think he did not answer well,” Ibrahim added.

PUNCH Metro gathered that some other residents who were arrested on the night of the incident did not get to the station after paying their way out.

One Nnaemeka Ogu, who responded to The PUNCH’s report of the raid on Twitter, claimed that he paid N4,000 for his worker.

“Had to pay N4,000 for bail the same night at the Area G Police Station for the release of my worker who was raided at Ogba bus stop. That was the only reason he was not moved to Pen Cinema  Police Station,” he wrote.

On Instagram, one rahcarter, said he had been extorted in a similar fashion.

He wrote, “Pen Cinema Police Station is a …, if you stay around the Ogba area, I am sure you won’t escape them. That was how I was arrested on a Friday by this people and I was given two choices: bail yourself with N10,000 or be detained till Monday. I bailed myself with N8,000 after a lot of begging.”

The state Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti, said investigation was ongoing into the case.

He declined further comment.

Meanwhile, Lagos residents have commended the state CP, Imohimi, for his dispassionate and prompt responses to allegations against men and officers of the command.

On most social media platforms, residents wished police commissioners in other states would emulate his example to reform the police. LR News

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Lagos Gov., Akinwumi Ambode & UK PM. Theresa May


British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday visited Lagos State.

She was received at the Murtala Muhammed International airport by Governor Akinwumi Ambode, accompanied by his deputy, among other state officials.

The Prime Minister and Governor Ambode later held a brief meeting at the presidential wing of the airport, discussing trade and business-related issues.

Mrs May is expected to later visit Salvation Army Headquarters in Lagos and meet with some victims of modern day slavery.

She is also expected to meet business leaders at FMDQ Security Exchange building in Victoria Island.

Mrs May earlier arrived in Nigeria today and met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja.
May’s visit to Nigeria is part of her tour of some African countries.
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The Nigerian Police have arrested a customs officer for shooting a motorist at Iya-Afin checking point, Badagry, on Wednesday.
Police sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry that the customs officer (name withheld) allegedly shot the victim at the right arm because he allegedly refused to stop for a check.
According to the source, the motorist, who was coming from Seme Border, refused to stop at the check point and the officer opened fire which hit him at the right arm.
“Friends and relations of the victim who were around, mobilised the people to attack the officer and it almost degenerated into chaos,” a witness said.
However, SP Samson Akinromen, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Badagry, immediately visited the scene and ordered the arrest of the customs officer.
“The officer was taken to Badagry Police Station while the victim was rushed to an unknown hospital for treatment,” the source said.
The source further said that some of the relatives of the victim who visited the police station were told that the case had been transfered to Police Area “K” Command at Morogbo.
Saidu Abdullahi, Seme Border Customs Spokesman, told NAN that the incident was yet to be reported to the command.
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The UK Government has announced a new £70million programme to create 100,000 jobs in Nigeria says the Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin.
Baldwin said this during a business event as part of the activities for Prime Minister Theresa May’s visit to Nigeria on Wednesday.
Baldwin, who led a business delegation to the event, said that the programme would raise the income of three million people from the poorest parts of Nigeria.
“We are here today to talk about technology links between the UK Fintech sector and the Nigerian Fintech sector and will bring inward investment in terms of this important sector of technology.
“Today, it is all about celebrating those links through technology and I am very excited that the Prime Minister is announcing today a new £70 million programme that will create some 100,000 jobs in Nigeria and will also raise the income of three million people from the poorest parts of Nigeria.”
The minister said that the event was celebrating the role of growing businesses and entrepreneurs and also highlighted the partnerships of both countries in the area of technological development.
She added that the delegation consisted of various UK businesses were willing to invest “the kind of capital that creates jobs”.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Ministers of Finance and Power, Works and Housing, Kemi Adeosun and Babatunde Fashola respectively, attended the event.
Osinbajo said that the Federal Government was keen on driving technology development in the country in support of the government’s economic growth plan.
The vice president said there was the need to create the right environment for technology companies to thrive and further gave an assurance of the government’s commitment to support innovation in the country.
“I think just looking at some of the start-ups that we see today, many of them started while the recession was on and they proved, by just a number of jobs, value and wealth created, that this is the future starting today.
“This is why we have started up first with the creativity and technology advisory group; many of these start-ups are members of this group where they help to formulate policies with Federal Government policy makers especially in fintech, which are some of the new areas we need to formulate policies.”
NAN also reports that the event, held at Ventures Park, an innovation hub and co-working space for entrepreneurs, showcased a number products from start-up entrepreneurs.
The founder of Ventures Park, Mr Kola Aina, said that the government’s `ease of doing business’ policy had been “relatively helpful” to the growth of small and medium-scale business in the country.
“There is also a lot of talk about incentives like the pioneer start-ups programmes that we are looking to see how start-ups can begin to benefit from.
“More than ever before, we are starting to see a lot of support from the government.”
The event simultaneously held a panel discussion highlighting opportunities for doing business among businessmen of both countries.
The panel included Fashola, Adeosun and other key government representatives.
The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Charles Bowman, was also part of the discussions alongside several other UK businessmen.
May’s visit to Nigeria is part of her tour of some African countries.
The Prime Minister is expected in Nairobi on Thursday, where she will meet President Uhuru Kenyatta and see British soldiers from Kenya and other African countries in the techniques needed to identify and destroy improvised explosive devices before they go to fight Al-Shabaab in Somalia.
The prime minister is on a trade mission in an attempt to bolster Britain’s post-Brexit fortunes. This is her first visit to Africa since she became prime minister in 2016.
She is accompanied by a 30-man business delegation as part of her efforts to “deepen and strengthen” partnerships around the world as the UK prepares to leave the European Union next year.
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Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has decried the increasing rate of poverty in the country.

He said this during his appearance on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily.

“Poverty is increasing, children out of school have moved from 10 million to about 12 million,”  Mr Obi said on Wednesday.

He accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government of continuously borrowing money rather than fixing the economy to enable the rich and poor fit in comfortably.

The former governor claimed, “You are borrowing money and the issues that it is supposed to affect are not coming down. In 2017 unemployment moved from 14.8 per cent a high rate which means more people have lost their jobs; the economy is shrinking.”

He stated that Nigeria’s debt level has increased, stressing that the entire capital vote for the year was borrowed, including the previous debt which the country has been living on.

According to the former governor, state governments are in distress as a result of the debt level of the nation.

He said this was meant to be a major concern for the Federal Government.

Mr Obi also decried the increasing rate of illiteracy in the country, purporting that the case is severe in the North East.

He said, “In a state in the North, the number of children that sat for the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is 128; a state that is about five million people”.

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The Commissioner of Police, Bayelsa State Command, Mr Austin Iwar, says the command will embark on extensive training and development programmes for officers and men of the command.

He made the promise at the Police Officers’ Mess in Yenagoa, the state capital, during his maiden address to the command, with the decoration of newly promoted 36 inspectors to the rank of assistant superintendent of police.

Iwar said the training was aimed at broadening and sharpening their (personnel) skills for effective discharge of their duties.

The CP said, “Capacity building for personnel in the Nigeria Police Force is an essential tool for improved service delivery. Therefore, the police command will embark on extensive training and development programmes for officers of the command.

“This is aimed at broadening and sharpening their skills for improved performance of their duties, which will in turn improve their service delivery.”

Iwar said that the best policing practices emphasised problem solving approaches, noting that social problems when left unsolved might eventually result in security problems.

He said, “Therefore, we shall build the capacity of personnel to have the ability to solve problems in partnership with relevant stakeholders.

“We will always proffer solutions to identified problems of our communities applying appropriate models.

“Incidentally, as a sign of better days to come under my leadership, we are also gathered here to celebrate and formally decorate 36 inspectors who were newly promoted to the enviable rank of assistant superintendent of police.”

He added, “Their elevation is strategic as they have moved from the junior cadre to the senior cadre of the Nigeria Police. While I congratulate them, it is important to remind them that the new rank comes with greater responsibility. The force demands much more from you.

“Therefore, you must exhibit utmost discipline, resourcefulness, diligence and professionalism in every role assigned to you. You must be acquainted with relevant laws, regulations, and attributes of a police officer, force orders and instructions.”
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Ese Aibaingbe and Michael Eriarebhe

Edo State Police Command has arrested a former police corporal, one Michael Eriarebhe, for alleged armed robbery in the Aduwawa area of the Benin metropolis.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Johnson Kokumo, said Eriarebhe had been dismissed for criminal offences pending in court before he was arrested.

“He is on court bail and like a leopard that can never change its spots, was arrested for another criminal activity. This is a vindication that the police are right in the first place to have earlier dismissed him,” Kokumo said.

But the ex-policeman denied the allegation, saying, “I did not engage in robbery. I do not know why they are charging me with robbery. I was taken to court for (allegedly having) canal knowledge (of a female).

 “They (police) said that the girl was 17 years old, but the girl was above 17 and she had a baby for me.”

Meanwhile, the police commissioner said three persons were arrested for allegedly threatening to abduct and kill a retired professor, Joshua Aiseku, if he (Aiseku) failed to pay them N5.7m.

Kokumo explained that the suspects, whom he identified as Adamu Aminu, 23; Tamuno Samuel, 19, and Ovie Raymond, had advised the professor, through a text message, to pay the money into a Turkish account in order to have his life spared.

Narrating his role in the alleged act, Adamu, who was said to be the son of Aiseku’s guard, noted that he came up with the idea in order to raise money for his education.

He said, “I came up with the idea of the kidnapping and I decided to involve my friends, Prince Diepriye Samuel. The professor was a good man to me. He has never punished or tortured me before, but I was not that comfortable living with him.

“He was a nice man to me, but my parents were poor and I was not able to raise money to go further in my education after my secondary education. That was why the idea came into my mind.” LR News
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