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Police kill notorious criminal in Kogi, recover weapons
The Joint Security Team in Kogi State, Thursday said it has gunned down a notorious criminal Kabir Bala who was responsible for the killing of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Women Leader, Mrs Salome Abu, woman Leader, burnt to death in her residence at Ochadamu, Ofu council area of the state in the November 2019 Governorship election
The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, CP Akeem Yusuf disclosed this on Thursday at the state Police headquarters in Lokoja, while addressing newsmen.
He said, “It would be recalled that the Kogi State Government in October, 2018 granted pardon in prerogative of mercy as part of rehabilitation to one notorious gang leader named Kabir Bala allas (Okwo) in Ejule, Ofu LGA.
“However, the said Kabir Bals remained an unrepentant criminal with lots of atrocities traced to him which includes; dealing in illegal arms, Kidnappings and killings in the State
“Several cases had been traced to him such as burning alive of Mrs Salome Abu, a PDP wuman Leader in Olu LGA in her residence on November, 2019 at Ochadamu, Killing of two Igala youths; Umoru Abeh and Unerwu Sule in 20 April, 2022 at Ejule
“He also killed Five Fulani Herders namely: Ibrahim, Haruna and Shuaibu along Alloma Road, Ofu Local Government Area in April, 2022 and Muhammed and Dauda in 3 March, 2023
“Other crimes committed by Kabir Bala and his gang are attack on troops of Nigerian Navy and dispossessed them of four rifles at Alloma village on 4th March, 2022. Though, the Firearms were later returned to the Navy following high-powered intervention.
“Attack on Elisha Aya, Pastor and founder of Kingdom Faith Assembly Ejule on 18″ March, 2022 who later paid 1 Million naira to Bala as levy for establishing a Church, invasion of Egane Fulani settlement, burning 213 huts, rustled 122 cows on 25th December, 2022, assault on the Lord’s Chosen Church, Ejule on 29 January 2023 for disturbing his Hotel with their Service, during which Joy Abuh, a worshipper sustained gunshot injury on her left hand.”
The Commissioner said that he was also responsible for seven kidnappings along Itobe-Anyigba highway from 5 to 28 May 2023.
“Based on the above facts, the decision reached at the State Security Council meeting held on 20th June 2023, is that, the state pardon granted to Kabir Bala in 2018 be revoked immediately, security agencies must go after Kabir Bala and arrest him immediately for prosecution and also all known agents of Kabir Bala in criminal activities must be apprehended to face the law.”
The Commissioner also discosed that the state also took the decision to recover all illegal arms in the possession of criminals in the Eastern Senatorial area for peace to reign in the State.
“Joint Operations should be set up comprising the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Police, DSS, Civil Defence to go after Kabir Bala and his gang to arrest them and recover the arms in their possession
“Today, 22 June 2023, at about 0430hrs in pursuit of the above, the Kabir Bala and his gang members on sighting the Joint Security team opened fire on them and started shooting sporadically.
“The team engaged the hoodlums; the said Kabir Bala was neutralized in the process while other members of his gang escaped with varying degrees of injuries.”
He said items recovered from his premises include, one AK 47 Rifle with three fully loaded magazines, six locally fabricated weapons
and two Phones and Charms
He said the ongoing onslaught against criminal activities will be sustained to ensure the safety of lives and properties in the State.
Transfer: Man United may give Ronaldo’s No. 7 shirt to Chelsea star
Chelsea star Mason Mount could be given Manchester United’s famous number 7 shirt at Old Trafford.
The England international is heading to Old Trafford, and the midfielder is ready to swap Stamford Bridge for the Theatre of Dreams.
The 24-year-old Chelsea star continues to be heavily linked with a move away from the side he joined when he was just four years old.
Man United’s first offer of £40 million was rejected by Chelsea, and a second bid of £50 million was also knocked back, but United are confident a deal can be done.
A total package of £60 million, made up of £55 million plus £5 million in add-ons, could be enough to land Mount.
Should he head to Manchester, he could be donning the iconic No. 7 on his back.
Man City to submit first bid for Rice today - Transfer
Manchester City are now expected to make their opening bid for West Ham United’s Declan Rice today.
Gianluca Di Marzio’s reports that David Ornstein is now claiming City have entered the race for Rice and will look to beat Arsenal to the signing of the West Ham captain.
And former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan said yesterday that Man City’s Kalvin Phillips could be used as a makeweight, a move that would greatly benefit West Ham.
Manchester City are now expected to make their opening bid for West Ham United’s Declan Rice today.
Gianluca Di Marzio’s reports that David Ornstein is now claiming City have entered the race for Rice and will look to beat Arsenal to the signing of the West Ham captain.
And former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan said yesterday that Man City’s Kalvin Phillips could be used as a makeweight, a move that would greatly benefit West Ham.
Responding to Phillips’ comments that he wants to stay at City this season, Jordan said: “What Kalvin Phillips says and what Pep Guardiola tells him might be two different things,” Simon Jordan said.
“If he says he wants to stay at Man City and Guardiola says, ‘That’s very commendable, son, but you ain’t playing,’ then his attitude will have to change.
“There are a variety of ways this deal can be done because West Ham are going to have a need; they’re going to have to replace this player, and Phillips could be the makeweight.
“Suddenly you’re doing a £75m deal with cash, plus you’re taking Kalvin Phillips, and you’re making it happen that way.”
Barcelona to kick off La Liga title defence at Getafe
Barcelona will begin the defence of their La Liga title away to Getafe on the weekend of August 12-13, while Real Madrid start the new season with a trip to Athletic Bilbao.
Atletico Madrid take on newly-promoted Granada in the opening round of fixtures for the 2023-24 season that will finish on May 26.
The first Clasico is scheduled for October 29 and will be played at the Olympic stadium on Montjuic, which is serving as Barcelona’s temporary home while the Camp Nou is being result.
A vast redevelopment plan is expected to be completed by 2026, with Barcelona due to return to their traditional home for the 2024-25 season at a Camp Nou not yet at full capacity.
Barcelona and Madrid will meet for the second time on April 21 in the Spanish capital.
LP, PRP ask tribunal to compel Gov Mbah to appear, answer questions on alleged certificate forgery
Both the Labour Party, LP, and the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, have asked the Enugu state Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal to compel Governor Peter Mbah to to appear before the tribunal to answer charges of alleged falsification of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, certificate, the Governor tendered to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
At the resumed hearings of the Petitions by both political parties, on Thursday, counsels to the Labour Party, raised for motion interrogatories, seeking for answers from the second respondent, which is Governor Peter Mbah.
Some of the questions being raised by the LP to Mbah which the petitioners want to answer are: when and where did he serve? When was he appointed as Chief of Staff, the date? When was he made commissioner for finance in Enugu State? We want to know the duration he served.
The LP wants Mbah to produce before the Tribunal, the letter of appointment as Chief of Staff, the letter of appointment as commissioner for finance under Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani and the institutions he said he attended; we want to have the documents showing that he attended those institutions.
The tribunal will deliver a ruling on whether Mbah will appear before it to answer the LP questions on Saturday 24th of June.
But the Tribunal ordered Governor Mbah to appear before it on Friday June 24 following an application made by the PRP through its counsel, Ozor Alex Amujiogu.
Governorship Candidates of the LP and PRP, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga and Elder Christopher Agu, respectively, were in court.
Agu is seeking to upturn the declaration of Barr Peter Mbah as the winner of the March 18 governorship election is also claiming that Mbah was not qualified to contest the election, having allegedly forged National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, discharge certificate and also for not obtaining the highest number of votes in the state to be declared winner.
Amujiogu told the tribunal that Mbah was supposed to be in court as a subpoenaed witness. He, however, said from the affidavit deposed to by the bailiff of the Tribunal, it had been difficult to serve Mbah the summon.
Amujiogu then moved an application, urging the Tribunal to grant a substituted service of the summon on Mbah through his counsel.
Although the application was opposed by the three respondents, the INEC, Mbah as well as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on the grounds that it was supposed to come by way of motion, supported by an affidavit during pre-trial session, they were overruled by the Tribunal.
Chairman of the Panel, Justice K. M. Akano ordered that the subpoena be served on Mbah through his counsel and that he should appear before the Tribunal on June 23.
Earlier, the PRP guber candidate during the election, Agu, had also testified before the Tribunal as PW2.
An official of the NYSC from the National Secretariat, Abuja, Barr. Aliu Muhammed, who also appeared on behalf of the Director-General of the Corps, tendered an affidavit to the Tribunal, declaring that an order of a Federal High Abuja, was inhibiting them from tendering the disclaimer the Corps made against Mbah’s certificate.
The PRP lawyer, Amujiogu told newsmen after the Tribunal’s sitting that “our PW2 (Christopher Agu) has already testified before the Honourable Tribunal and he has given a clearer picture, the synopsis of what transpired during the election and we are urging the Tribunal to set aside the purported result in favour of Peter Mbah, the Governor.
“We had an issue of subpoena against Barr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, in which the Tribunal is urging him to appear before it to clarify certain issues against him, based on his NYSC certificate and other matters.
“Surprisingly, he was not in the Tribunal today and the bailiff informed the Tribunal that he is invading service, he cannot find him, the security cannot allow him to serve Mbah the subpoena.
“Then, the Tribunal in its own wisdom, after I have applied, has now permitted the bailiff or myself, to now serve Mbah through his counsel, for him to appear before the Tribunal tomorrow, being 23rd of June, 2023 and clarify certain issues against him before the Tribunal and we have already served him the said subpoena through his lawyer, Ik Onuoma today in court.
“So he must obey the summon of the Tribunal by appearing in person tomorrow, Friday.”
Fashola charges Nigerians to Change from knowing your rights to doing their duties
Former Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has charged Nigerians to change from a set of people who know their rights to those who know their duties and perform them.
He stated this on Thursday during the 26th convocation ceremony of the Lagos State University, LASU, where he was among those honoured with honorary doctorate degree.
“Nigeria will be better for it if we change from a set of people who are only concerned about knowing their rights, to become people who know their duties as responsible citizens and perform such duties. At the point we are now, it is pertinent to begin to positively project our dear country globally. Regarding our duties, we can also read what our constitution says and do our duties as responsible citizens,” he said.
Also, speaking on what LASU has achieved over the years, former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said he was a 200 level student at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, when LASU was founded in 1983 and that like some of his colleagues, he wondered whether the new university would be able to produce quality graduates.
*Forty years after, the skeptics have been proved wrong. LASU has gone ahead over the years to produce quality graduates who have been making positive impact in various fields globally. One must commend the efforts of the late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande who founded the university and other leaders of Lagos State who are building on that solid foundation,” he said.
Fayemi also lauded the management of LASU, led by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, for the passion and their commitment to work.
The Visitor to LASU, who is also the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, expressed delight that the institution has continued to live up to expectations.
“We are impressed with the giant strides recorded so far in LASU. And it is in recognition of that that our administration is supporting the university in every way possible. We know that huge financial commitment is required to move the university forward and that is why new faculties and departments are being set up,” he stated.
Sanwo-Olu also announced N10 million cash reward for Miss Aminat Yusuf, who broke academic record in LASU by getting a perfect CGPA of 5.00 in Law to emerge the best graduating student in the 2021/2022 academic session.
In her speech, the VC, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, thanked the governor for her support for the institution.
As part of the event, Prof Dapo Asaju and Prof. Babajide Elemo were conferred with the Distinguished Professor of the university.
Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi Kusenla 111,
Oba Sulaiman Raji Ashade, Oniba of Iba, Dr Daniel Olukoya of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the late Prof. Afolabi Olumide were among those honoured during the ceremony.
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