The Nigerian Army announced on Sunday that troops on live field exercises while marking the Nigerian Army Day Celebrations, NADCEL killed 11 armed bandits and cattle rustlers while on patrol of forests in Zamfara State.
A statement issued by Army spokesman Col Sani Usman said that the operation code named "Exercise HARBIN KUNAMA", has intensified patrol of the various forests in the state.
"It is in line with this that troops of 223 Battalion while on patrol encountered armed bandits at Madaka village, Maru Local Government Area in which they killed 9 armed bandits and recovered 3 AK-47 rifles, 2 AK-47 rifles magazine, 3 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition, 1 machete and 24 motorcycles.
"Similarly, local vigilantes at 'Yargada village, Gusau Local Government Area apprehended a fleeing suspected armed bandit and handed him over to troops deployed at Magami.
In a related development, troops have also raided a bandit camp at Gangamai village in Dansadau Local Government Area. During the raid there was an exchange of fire between the troops and the armed bandits. Unfortunately, the bandits escaped with gun shot wounds.
However, the troops recovered 2 Dane Guns bags containing marijuana (aka Indian hemp).
"Another team also carried out raid on cattle rustlers and armed bandits camp at Gidan Mai Jaja in Dansadau general area. Here, the rustlers and armed bandits fled on sighting the approaching troops abandoning 85 cows, 37 sheep and a donkey.
"Similarly, another patrol team also carried out a raid on a armed bandits and cattle rustlers camp at Gobirawan Kwacha where they killed 2 armed bandits and recovered a machete."
Since his compulsory retirement on June 9, 2016, Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma has not been a happy man.
In his bid to remedy the situation, he has dragged the Nigerian Army, Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Army Staff to the National Industrial Court.
In the originating summons filed by his counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, Major General Ijioma is praying the Industrial Court to declare his compulsory retirement from the services of the Nigerian Army illegal, invalid, wrongful, unlawful, unconstitutional, null and void and of no effect whatsoever.
He also prayed the court for an order setting aside the letter of compulsory retirement issued by the Army Council, purportedly retiring him from the services with effect from June 9, 2016, and an order directing the immediate reinstatement of his rank and payment of all entitlements and perquisites of office due him.
He also sought other reliefs including an "order restraining the Respondents from giving or continuing to give effect to the letter dated 9th June, 2016, purported to have compulsorily retired the Claimant from the service of the Nigerian Army.
“An order restraining the Respondents, whether by themselves, their agents, servants, privies and/or all officers from obstructing, disturbing, interfering, stopping or preventing the Applicant in any manner whatsoever, from performing the functions of his office as a serving Major General of the Nigerian Army in the last position and place of assignment, before the letter of compulsory retirement dated 9th June, 2016."
17 July 2016 | STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT BUHARI CONDEMNS COUP ATTEMPT IN TURKEY, CONGRATULATES ERDOGAN ON SURVIVING THE PUTSCH
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined President Obama and other world leaders in vehemently condemning the abortive coup attempt in Turkey by a group of rebel army officers and men, which resulted in the reported death of more than 100 people.
Reacting to the tragic events in Ankara, Istanbul and other centres, President Buhari says he is "deeply saddened by reports of a violent attempt to dismantle constitutional authority and disrupt the democratically elected government of Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey."
“The removal of a democratic government by force is no longer acceptable. Violence can never solve any problem but only complicates them and sets back the progress of democratic societies."
The President also notes that President Erdogan is one of Nigeria's close international partners and sincere supporters in its current war against terrorism, adding that all should resist the "destabilization of democratic countries through coups d’état in the 21st century."
According to the President, “democracy provides peaceful options of changing governments through the ballot box. The ballot box doesn't require violence to remove any government perceived to have lost its popularity and public support. Despite its limitations, democracy is still better and more durable than a violent change of government.”
The President praises the courage and immediate response of ordinary citizens who in face of guns and tanks defied the rebel soldiers and forced them to abandon their mad quest for power.
President Buhari calls on the President of Turkey to pursue reconciliation and offers Nigeria’s support to the government and people of Turkey in their hour of trial.
Mallam Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President
(Media & Publicity)
July 17, 2016
Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris has disclosed that the immediate past IGP Solomon Arase is being investigated over the disappearance of 24 police operational vehicles.
Idris told newsmen that the police has written to Arase and some retired Deputy Inspectors-General who also went away with vehicles to return them.
He added that Arase was only entitled to 4 vehicles and not 24.
“A week before I was announced, when you look through my office window, you could see so many cars. But the cars all disappeared when I came in.
‘’What I did was to assign a directive to the Special Investigative Unit, SFU, for them to investigate all vehicles’ purchases and donations to the police in the last three years.
“When I took over, there were no vehicles. I discovered that the last IG went away with 24 vehicles, including two BMWs.
‘’The DIGs took seven, others eight. And they left me with an old vehicle. Even the one I follow the President with the last time I went for an engagement, the President asked what I was doing with that kind of vehicle.
‘’The headlight has changed colour, which means it was parked for long under the rain. But the new ones that were bought, including an Armoured BMW 7 series, he took them away. So, I wrote to him and reminded him of the need to return the vehicles.
‘’When a policeman retires as IG, DIG, AIG or CP he is entitled to some vehicles. And so, he should take his entitlement and return the extra. I believe four vehicles are enough for an average person. What does one need 24 vehicles for?”
Erstwhile Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe has explained how he spent the various sums of money he received from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA.
Speaking to newsmen on Sunday, Okupe berated the EFCC for disclosing his medical record to the media without seeking his consent.
In a statement which he made available to the press, Okupe denied media reports that he was involved in N162million and N85million fraud.
"I confided in the officers of the commission about my health situation for them to understand why where and how I sleep was important to my overall well being.
"Without clearance or authorization by me this information was revealed to the media.
"I woke up to hear it on radio broadcast nationwide and was published in many newspapers. This is a sad development and a definite breach of the confidence I reposed on the commission as an institution of government.
"I was born with sinus bradycadia, a non disease based slowness of the heart. It precluded me from vigorous exercise from childhood but I have by God's Grace been able to live a normal and active life.
"With age the slowness grew worse and life threatening. I sought medical help and went through a procedure at the Arrhythmia cardiac Research center in Atlanta, where this defect was corrected. Its just a year ago and I am still under satellite monitor from the USA.
"Why I received N50m from the office of the National Security Adviser at the onset of my appointment, and what I used the money for.
"Why I was paid N10m monthly by the Office of the National Security Adviser.
"Why I received another sum of N50m from the NSA in October 2014.
"The initial N50m was approved by the President to be paid to me from His Security vote. N10m was to furnish my rented living apartment and another N10m for my office. The balance N30m was approved as take off grant for my office.
"The N10m I received from the Office of the National Security Adviser monthly was to run my office, pay salaries of staff, including overheads, pay expenses for our numerous press conferences, pay for publications in newspapers, magazines, local and foreign, television programs, bulletins, and media consultants who assist and facilitate our work.
"I had about 23 staff, 11 were graduates out of which 5 were Masters degrees holders. Details were submitted to EFCC.
"The second N50m was approved again by Mr President when I reported to him that the monthly allowance has been cut from N10m to N5m and that I was no longer in a position to keep running a 1hr NTA network program called INSIGHT which was aired 9-10am every Friday and some other days of the week.
"We paid NTA about N1.2m monthly for airtime. Two presenters were paid N600,000 monthly. We paid for tapes and Editing per program.
"Besides we also paid honorarium for guests either directly or inform of hotel bills for those outside Abuja, or transportation.
"This cost averagely N500,000 weekly or about N 2m monthly. All in all we spent about N4m monthly on the program.
"Mr President promised to help with the expenses. About a few months later when we had incurred some debts, the NSA sent me a sum of N50m which was to cover the cost of the program for 12 months(12×N4m=N48m)."
Following the directive of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Etisalat Nigeria has implemented the 'Do Not Disturb', DND code that enables subscribers to completely or partially opt out of unsolicited messages and phone calls from the company.
The NCC gave the directive following incessant complaints from dissatisfied customers across all the mobile telecommunications services providers.
To access the service, subscribers on the Etisalat network are to send ‘STOP’ to 2442 to stop all unsolicited messages and calls or 'HELP' to 2442 to receive only selected types of messages, eg, sports, religion etc.
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