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Friday, 25 December 2015
Thursday, 24 December 2015
The Nigerian Army has warned the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, aka Shiites to stop making inciting comments intended to instigate a breakdown of law and order.
A statement issued yesterday by Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman said:
”The Army is aware of clandestine campaign of calumny and misinformation on the incident of Dec.12, 2015 in Zaria.
“A group of high-ranking members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), led by one Dr Abdullahi Danladi, a lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria was at the university on Wednesday soliciting for support and telling lies about the circumstances surrounding the incident and the incident itself.
“He also went further to make false and unfounded allegations of casualty figures and desecration of burial grounds.
“Dr Danladi and like-minded individuals should be warned to desist from telling lies and misrepresentation of facts capable of misleading the general public.
“This attitude will not be tolerated where people abuse their privileged position to mislead the public, and create disaffection.
“Nigerians and indeed all well-meaning people are please enjoined to be patient and await the outcome of the various enquiries instituted by various government and non-governmental agencies."
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday released his goodwill message to Christians who are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ today.
Read the President's Christmas Message here.
“I felicitate with all Nigerians, especially our Christian brothers and sisters, on the joyous occasion of this year’s Christmas. On this occasion of the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, let us all rededicate ourselves to the virtues of peace, love, honesty, justice, equity, piety, humility and service to others which he taught.
“I particularly urge you all to remember victims of terrorism and insurgency in the country, especially Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
“The Federal Government will continue to collaborate with state governments and other stakeholders to ease the harsh conditions in IDP camps, while the ultimate objective remains to quickly put an end to insurgency and return the IDPs to their homes.
“This administration has taken a number of measures to restore hope to our people. The2016 Budget defines our commitment to giving Nigeria a new lease of life. Our change slogan is not a campaign gimmick but a promise that must be kept. We are determined to bring about tangible changes in the lives of our people.
“In this regard, efforts will be intensified to recover stolen funds, block revenue leakages and enthrone due process, transparency and accountability.
"Public office is a public trust that must be held to the highest ethical standards. I wish all Nigerians a Merry Christmas. Please drive carefully."
A major tragedy was averted in Maiduguri, Borno State on Thursday when a vigilante group known as Civilian-JTF intercepted five large food flasks filled with already primed bombs outside the popular Medinatu Mosque.
The mosque was filled with thousands of adherents of the Tijjaniya Islamic sect who were marking the Maulud Nabiyi.(the birthday of the Holy Prophet Mohammed) .
The five suspects arrested with the bombs claimed that they were taking food to the people who had come to celebrate Eid-el-maulud.
A member of the Civilian JTF gave an account of the arrest.
“When we saw them coming with hand pushed cart filled with food flasks, we thought they were normal people that usually come here.
"We almost passed them on when one of our members instinctively asked what the content of the large food flasks were, and they said ‘hot rice to be delivered to the Sheik’s guests’. All of us were almost deceived but when we insisted on seeing the flasks opened for proper inspection, the conveyors became jittery, and by the time we forced them to open the flasks we were shocked to find primed bombs in all the flasks”.
The mosque headed by Sheikh Abdullahi was said to have over 5000 worshippers in it at time the terrorists tried to get access to it.
All the banks, where monies suspected to be slush funds from phoney arms deals connected with the Office of the National Security Adviser are domiciled, have been asked to restrict access to the accounts.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC said that Section 34(1) (2) of the EFCC Act permits it to place the restriction order.
According to a source at the anti graft agency,
“The PNB ( Post No Bill) order is limited to accounts where the slush funds were deposited and other traceable accounts . In some instances, we obtained court orders to freeze a few accounts.
“We decided to place restriction as part of our ongoing investigation into the scandal. We have informed all relevant banks that we are probing some transactions relating to such accounts.
“Those affected are the accused persons and all those named as having benefited from the disbursement of funds. The list is longer than you have been reading about. On the list are companies, individuals serving as fronts, accused persons, PDP stalwarts, and some serving or former members of the House of Representatives.
“We want to be at an advantage where we can recover looted funds as may be determined by the court.”
Justice P. O. Affen of a High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki, former Jigawa State governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, his son, Sagir Attahiru, Shuaibu Salisu and Bashir Yuguda.
Read the details of the stern bail conditions.
“It is ordered as follows: 1st( Bashir Yuguda), 2nd(Mohammed Sambo Dasuki), 3rd( Shuaibu Salisu), 5th Sagir Attahiru and 6th (Attahiru Bafarawa) defendants are hereby admitted to bail in the sum of N250million only with two sureties in the like sum, one of whom shall be a serving or retired public servant not below the status of a director in the public/ civil service of the Federation or any of the states of the Federation or any of their agencies and shall produce a valid documentation of his/ her status to the Registrar of this court.
“Each surety shall produce two recent passport-sized photographs and depose to an affidavit of means certifying that he has the financial wherewithal to discharge and forfeit the recognizance for the bail herein granted in the event that the Defendant for whom he is surety jumps bail and / or escapes from Justice.
“One of the two sureties shall produce and deposit the original title deeds of a property or properties owned by him and situate within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja which, when evaluated by an estate surveyor duly licensed by the Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers( NIESV) shall on the aggregate be worth the sum of N250 million being the amount of the consideration for the bail granted herein.
“The sureties shall be resident within the jurisdiction of this Court and their physical residential addresses shall be verified by the Registrar of this Court.
“The sureties shall be resident within the jurisdiction of this Court and their physical residential addresses shall be verified by the Registrar of this Court.
“During the continuance of the bail herein granted, in the event that the personal attendance of the defendants or any of them shall be required by the complainant for purposes of further investigation, they or he shall be required to appear between the hours of 9 o’clock in the forenoon and 6 o’clock in the evening and be allowed to return home the same day.
“In the event that their or his appearance shall be required at any other time outside the period aforesaid, this shall only be on the orders of a Superior Court Record.
“The orders herein contained are hereby expressly made subject to such further order(s)as may become necessary during the continuance of the bail herein granted.
“The 1st( Bashir Yuguda), 2nd(Mohammed Sambo Dasuki), 3rd( Shuaibu Salisu), 5th Sagir Attahiru and 6th (Attahiru Bafarawa) shall in the interim be remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Prison Service, FCT Command and shall only be released upon a Release Warrant issued by this Court upon being satisfied that the conditions herein contained have been complied with.
“In the unlikely event that the defendants (or any of them) arestill in the custody of the Nigerian Prison Service by reason of inability to comply with or perfect the conditions upon which they are being admitted to bail, they shall be produced before this court on the date(s)fixed for trial.”
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