01/25/19
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen.

The President made the announcement at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
In his place, he immediately named Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed, who is from Bauchi State.

The President followed it up by inaugurating Mohammed as the new CJN.

In the line of seniority, Mohammed is next to Onnoghen and had been long touted to take over from him amid the raging asset declaration trial controversy.

Buhari stated that he carried out the suspension on the orders of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, which was given on January 23.

The new CJN had prior to the ceremonies, arrived at the Forecourt of the Presidential Villa about 4.28pm.

The President had announced Onnoghen suspension and the inauguration of Mohammed shortly after signing law, a new Executive Order 007 that allows private firms to fund roads projects.

They are to be reimbursed through a tax credit.

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A suspected armed robber has been reportedly set ablaze by a mob in Agbarho Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.

The suspect whose identity could not be ascertained was set ablaze by the mob around 8:20pm on Thursday at the popular Five-Junction in the community.

Our correspondent learnt that the suspected robber was set ablaze after dispossessing and killing his victim during a robbery incident.

It was learnt that the suspect who was a member of a three-man armed robbery gang was apprehended by residents after killing his victim.

Two of the robbers were said to have escaped.

A source said, “The suspected armed robber in his bid to escape shot indiscriminately into the air with a locally made pistol until he ran out of bullets. He was apprehended and beaten thoroughly before he was set ablaze.”

The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the incident on the telephone when contacted.

But he, however, warned residents against jungle justice, saying that the law enforcement agencies must be allowed to do their job.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will require 11,000 security personnel for the conduct of the 2019 general elections in Adamawa State.

INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa, Mr. Masim Gaidam, said this at a workshop organised on election security in Yola on Friday.

“We need no fewer than 11,000 security personnel to man the 4,102 voting points across the state.

“We need the security personnel to ensure free and fair elections; they are also expected to maintain peaceful atmosphere during the elections,’’ he said.

Gaidam said that during the elections, the security personnel would be deployed across the state to safeguard the lives and properties of the citizens, while maintaining law and order around the polling and collation centres.

He said that adequate security arrangements would be put in place to ensure the safety of election officers and materials during and after the elections.

Gaidam said that the workshop was aimed at equipping the security personnel, who would be involved in the elections, with the requisite skills and knowledge about election security.

He also said that the training was also planned to enhance the service delivery of the security personnel in the forthcoming elections.

He charged the participants to endeavour to report at their duty posts punctually, adding that they also be aware of the stipulations of the Electoral Law while discharging their respective duties.

“I want you to display a high level of professionalism; you should not exhibit any form of partisanship or interfere with the electoral process,’’ he said.

News Agency of Nigeria reports that more than 100 senior security personnel attended the two-day workshop.

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Daredevil armed robbers, on Thursday, attacked a branch of Polaris Bank located in the Oke Ejigbo area of Ila Orangun, Osun State.

The robbers reportedly killed a policeman, simply identified as Oloke Mewa, who was one of the security guards working at the bank, and a medical doctor, who was simply identified as Moshood.

Two other people were also injured during the robbery.

A resident of Ila Orangun, who gave his name as Alhaji Animasahun and whose vehicle was parked few metres away from the bank premises when the robbery began, told our correspondent that the robbers, who were armed with dangerous weapons, stormed the bank around 3pm and left after about 30 minutes.

He said the residents of the area ran in different directions as the robbers shot continuously in the air before gaining entrance into the bank premises.

An eyewitness, who preferred anonymity, also told our correspondent that the robbers shot at one of the security doors in the bank and destroyed it.

The source stated, “I could not count their number, but they were between eight and 10. They might have been more. Before they entered the bank, they shot at the building from a close range and destroyed the security door.

“They managed to escape through the Ayegun Road, which leads to Ikoro-Ekiti and Okemesi, both in Ekiti State. From where I was hiding, I saw the robbers carting away money in three bags.”

A security source, who volunteered information on the development to our correspondent, said the robbers were still trying to find an escape route out of Osun State as of 6.30pm, adding that policemen were still on their trail.

“The robbers abandoned one of the vehicles they brought for the operation in a village called Onipanu. We are still on their trail,” the security source said.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Folasade Odoro, confirmed the incident and promised to provide details as soon as more information was available.
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The police have banned vigilance group from the streets as well as wearing of any insignia of political party on election days in Kwara.
The Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Mr. Bashir Makama, issued the ban in Ilorin at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the 2019 general elections.
“On election, I don’t want to see any vigilante member in uniform parading the streets in Kwara,’’ he said.
The commissioner also warned politicians not to wear or put on any insignia of political party on election day.
According to Makama, any politician caught will face the wrath of the law.
“Canvassing and soliciting for votes and wearing of a party insignia in polling areas will not be allowed,” he said.
The commissioner further warned politicians to caution their supporters against violence on election day.
“Any political thug arrested on election day would be made to face the music with their sponsors,” Makama said.
Makama gave an assurance that the police would provide adequate personnel to accompany INEC staff and sensitive materials to voting and collation centres.
He also said offering food to voters at polling centres would not be allowed as this would amount to inducement.
The NYSC Coordinator in Kwara, Mrs Esther Kupolati, assured the stakeholders of the readiness of the corps to participate fully in the elections.
She, however, appealed to all stakeholders to ensure the safety of corps members that would participate as ad-hoc staff during the elections.
Kupolati said corps members constituted more than 50 per cent of the ad-hoc staff INEC would use for the elections.
She appealed to parties and their candidates not to offer inducement to the corps members.
The IPAC Chairman in the state, Abdulmumuni Onagun, pledged the support of all political parties to the success of the elections in the state.
Onagun, who is also the state chairman of Labour Party, said all the 29 political parties that signed a peace accord would abide by it.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was attended by representatives of security agencies, leaders of political parties, members of civil society organisations, religious leaders and persons living with disabilities.
Also in attendance were international observers from the European Union, local observers and representatives of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, NURTW and NOA. (NAN)