Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State on Tuesday announced the arrest of 13 persons suspected to be traveling to Libya to join the terrorist group, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ISIS.
Ganduje made the disclosure at the Bompai police headquarters, Kano during a press conference.
He said that the suspects not only posed a threat to their country of destination but also to neighboring countries and Nigeria.
Confirming the arrests, Kano State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Muhmmad Musa Katsina said that the suspects were in possession of fake travelling documents to Libya.
He voiced the fear that they had the intention of joining a terrorist group once they got into Libya.
The Kano Emirate Council has suspended a village head in Goron-Maje town in Dambatta Council from office following allegations of sexual relationship with an underaged girl.
The council told newsmen that the suspension of Alhaji Usman Musa Muhammad was to make room for proper investigation into the allegation.
According to Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Abbas Sanusi , who briefed the press on Tuesday, a committee has been set up to investigate the allegations and establish the truth.
The committee has representatives from the Emirate Council and the Kano State Hisbah Board as members.
The village head, is alleged to have had carnal knowledge of the 14 year-old girl on many occasions.
Reports have it that the Commander General of the Kano State Hibah Board, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa has indicated interest in the matter and could invite the suspect for questioning.
The charges against former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro and his co-travellers in the Immigration recruitment fiasco, ex-Permanent Secretary, Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia, F. O. Alayebami , Mahmood Ahmadu and Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd revolve around the offense of advance fee fraud, aka 419.
The charge sheet reads:
“That you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, F.O Alayebami , Mahmood Ahmadu ( at large) and Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd on or about the 17th of March 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud conspired to induce a total number of 676,675 Nigerian job applicants seeking employment with Nigerian Immigration Service to deliver property to wit: cumulative sum of N676,675,000 which sum represents the sum of N1,000 per applicant under the false pretence that that you have followed the necessary procedure and that the money represents epayment for their online recruitment exercise into Nigerian Immigration Service and which pretence and you knew was false, contrary to Section 8 and 1(1) (b) and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, No. 14 of 2006.
“That you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or about the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited without advertising the contract contrary to Section 45 and punishable under Section 58(5) of the Public Procurement Act, No. 65 of 2007.
“That you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or about the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited without Needs Assessment and Procurement Plan, contract contrary to Section 16(1) (b) and Section 18 of the Public Procurement Act, No. 65 of 2007 and punishable under Section 58 of the same Act.
“That you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or about the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited to develop recruitment portal through selective tendering process by inviting four(4) firms without seeking approval of the Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) contrary to sections 40, 42 and 43 of the Public Procurement Act, No. 65 of 2007 and punishable under Section 58 of the same Act.
“That you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or about the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and signed by unregistered Drexel Tech Global Nigeria Limited when you knew that Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited was not responsive to mandatory pre-qualification contrary to sections 50(5) and 51 of the Public Procurement Act, No. 65 of 2007 and punishable under Section 58 of the same Act.
“That you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or about the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and signed by unregistered Drexel Tech Global Nigeria Limited when you knew that there was no budgetary provision for the exercise in the 2014 Federal Capital Budget and transferring responsibility to fund the project to applicants through mandatory payment of N1,000 without approval of the Board, contrary to Section 22(5) of the Independent Corrupt Practices Act 2000.
“That you Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and Mahmood Ahmadu(At large) on or about the 17th of March 2015 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court converted the sum of N202,500,000 part of the N676,675,000 obtained from 676,675 Nigerian job applicants seeking employment with Nigerian Immigration Service to buy property No. 1, Lahn Crescent Maitama, Abuja with the aim of disguising the illicit origin of the said sum, knowing same to be proceeds of illegal activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering ( Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same Act.
“That you Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and Mahmood Ahmadu(At large) on or about the 17th of March 2015 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court converted the sum of N120, 100,000 being part of the N676,675,000 obtained from 676,675 Nigerian job applicants seeking employment with Nigerian Immigration Service to upgrade property No.2 Sigure Close, Off Monrovia Street, Wuse II Abuja with the aim of disguising the illicit origin of the said sum knowing same to be proceeds of illegal activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering ( Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same Act.
“That you Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and Mahmood Ahmadu(At large) on or about the 17th of March 2015 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court converted the sum of N101, 200,000 being part of the N676,675,000 obtained from 676,675 Nigerian job applicants seeking employment with Nigerian Immigration Service to United States dollars for your personal use knowing same to be proceeds of illegal activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering ( Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same Act. “
Following the dismissal of their no case submission by Justice Evo Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, the quartet of former Nigerian Football Federation, NFF President, Sani Lulu, former First Vice President of NFF, Amanze Uchegbulam, a former executive committee member, Taiwo Ogunjobi, and ex-NFF Secretary-General, Bolaji Ojo-Oba are to be tried for corruption bordering on the fraudulent disbursement of the N1.5b given to the football federation for the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup.
They are also accused of stealing $125,000 through shady hotel bookings in South Africa during the World Cup.
The former Glass House top officials are equally accused of breaching the procurement procedure in the purchase of two Marcopolo buses for the national teams as well as the bribing of state chairmen of the NFF with N185m to influence their continued stranglehold of the football federation.
The accused were first arraigned for corruption by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on September 6, 2010.
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The Federal Government on Tuesday filed charges against former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro and three others at a Federal High Court in Abuja.
Charged alongside the former minister are the ex-Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Anastasia M. Daniel-Nwaobia, F. A. Aleyebami and Drexel Global Technology Limited.
In the 11-count charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/42/2016, Moro and the rest are accused of money laundering and obtaining under false pretence by allegedly inducing applicants in the botched Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment exercise of 2014 to part with N1,000 each.
They are also accused of breaching the Public Procurement Act by unlawfully awarding the recruitment contract to Drexel Global Technology Ltd.
Five soldiers attached to 176 Brigade Command, Abuja have been dismissed from service by the Nigerian Army for exporting money from members of the public.
The Guards Brigade Commander, Brigadier General M.S. Yusuf disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday during an interactive session in his office.
“I want to inform you that five soldiers attached to the 176 Brigade Command in Gwagwalada, Abuja, were dismissed recently for collecting money from members of the public.
“This has become necessary because we want the best from our soldiers, and this can only be achieved if we have good understanding with other citizens of Nigeria, as it would help in bridging the gap between us and the civilians.
”The entitlements of all the soldiers on guard in the various formations in the country, are always paid upfront before they are deployed and based on this, we would not tolerate anyone of them collecting any gratification whatsoever from people. We do everything possible to make them conducive at their place of primary assignments,” he said.
He urged the National Orientation Agency to educate the public on how to relate with the military.
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