Vice President Yemi Osinbajo with Emir of Kano, Alhaji Mohammed Sanusi II.
Thursday 3 November 2016
Following the sustained pressure from various quarters including the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, the National Judicial Council, NJC has barred judges being probed for certain offenses from sitting until the cases against them are concluded.
In a statement issued by its Acting Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, the NJC said that the decision was taken at its 79th meeting held between Wednesday and Thursday.
“Council decided that Judicial Officers shall not be standing trial for alleged corruption related offences and be performing judicial functions at the same time.
“Council however decided that it will ensure that judicial officers who are being investigated for alleged high profile criminal offences do not perform judicial functions until their cases are concluded.”
Wednesday 2 November 2016
A mansion belonging to former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, has been seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The property which is located at number at 1 Audu Ogbeh Street, Jabi, Abuja is said to be worth N2b, two billion naira.
Dikko is suspected to have fleeced the NCS of over N40b during his time as the Comptroller-General between August 2009 and August 2015.
Here is what a source at the EFCC said about the seizure of the mansion.
“The EFCC Act Section 71 (b) gives us the power to commence investigations into the property of any person if it appears to the EFCC that the person’s lifestyle and extent of properties are not justified by law.
“Section 28 says concerning those arrested under the Act, the commission will immediately trace and attach all the assets and seizures of such a person which have been acquired.
“Section 29 permits the assets of a person arrested under Section 28 to be seized by the state.
“Dikko was a customs officer and served for about 30 years. He has to explain where he got the money to buy a mansion of N2bn.”
Eight Boko Haram terrorists on a suicide bombing mission to Gubio town in Gubio Local Council in Borno State were on Wednesday thwarted by men of Operation Lafiya Dole at a checkpoint.
This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col Sani Usman.
"Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed at a checkpoint in Gubio, Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State at about 9.15am this morning, foiled a suicide attack on Gubio town by 8 Boko Haram terrorists. The suicide bombers who came in a Bedford pick up vehicle primed with Improvised Explosive Devices including suicide vests, attempted to force their way through the checkpoint but met stiff resistance from troops who insisted that the vehicle be thoroughly checked. The suicide bombers refused and blew up themselves by detonating one of the suicide vests killing all the 8 Boko Haram terrorists on board."
Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN protesting the continued detention of their leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakhzaky since December 2015 had an unpleasant encounter with men of the Nigeria Police Force at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja on Wednesday.
The IMN members protesting with placards bearing #BuhariFreeZakhzaky were dispersed with teargas.
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