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  • Police IRT not disbanded, am still in charge, says Kyari

    The Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has not been disbanded, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)  in charge of the unit, Abba Kyari, has said.

    Kyari told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday that the clarification became necessary in view of IRT’s reported disbandment in the social media.

    He said that IRT was not among police formations recently disbanded by the Acting Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mohammed Adamu.

    He said reports that one DCP Ben Okolo took over as new IRT commander was false, saying that he is still in charge.

    According to Kyari, DCP Ben Okolo was sent to IRT as head of the Routine Audit Team to audit arms, exhibits, operational vehicles, suspects etc.
    “Such audit was not only applicable to IRT, but likewise many other senior officers were sent to other police departments as heads of routine audit teams.

    “Ignore the fake news going round. IRT has not been disbanded as clearly shown in the IGP’s speech and other IGP signals that followed,” he said.

    NAN reports that the new IGP had, during his maiden meeting with commissioners of police in Abuja, ordered the decentralisation of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

    With the decentralisation, commissioners of police in each state have assumed full command and control of all SARS operation in their various commands.
    The IGP also announced the disbandment of the Special Investigation Panel (SIP) and Special Tactical Squad (STS), and other investigation teams.
    NAN further reports that IRT had been a nightmare to kidnappers, armed robbers and other criminals, since inception. (NAN)

  • PDM backs Buhari for second term

    The People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) on Friday backed President Muhammadu Buhari for second term in office.

    The leadership of the group led by its National Chairman, Senator Abubakar Maadi, met with President Buhari on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

    Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar facilitated the meeting, which started around 11.02am when the President arrived the Council Chamber.

    Maadi, disclosed that the leadership of the party across the country endorsed President Buhari for second term on the 4th of January, 2019.

    Recalling that the party was formed by late Shehu Musa Yar’ Adua in 1987, he said that the PDM decided to endorse the President because of his giant strides in the development of the country, especially in the fight against corruption, successes against Boko Haram and improved power supply, among other achievements.

    At the meeting, the former National Chairman of PDM, Faruk Abdullaziz presented to Buhari, the signature of all the 36 states executives of the party endorsing the President for second term.

    Bauchi Governor, while making brief remarks explained that he was not a member of PDM.

    “I am a friend to the National Chairman of PDM and I facilitated this meeting.” he said

    According to him, the PDM has sat and resolved to support President Buhari for second term.

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    He said that the delegation comprises of national, state, zonal, coordinators of the PDM.

    The President commended the members of the group for remaining committed to the organization over the years.

    According to him, the bottom line of everything is patriotism.

    Government officials in attendance included the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed.

    Others include National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Danbazzau, Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.

  • Buhari, DSS, IGP, NSA meet in Aso Rock 

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday again met behind closed doors with some security chiefs at the Presidential Villa.

    Those at the meeting included National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi and members of the Police Service Commission (PSC).

    Read Also:Buhari, Service chiefs meet over soldiers’ killings

    Also at the meeting was the Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari.

    The meeting was still in progress at the time of filing this report.

     

    Details later

  • Buhari mourns Abba Kyari

    President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his condolences over the passing of the former Military Governor of the defunct North Central State, retired Brig.-Gen. Abba Kyari.

    President Buhari’s condolence message is contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday evening.

    The president also condoled with the government and people of Kaduna, Katsina and Borno states over the demise of the elder statesman.

    He said: “We are extremely saddened by the news of Gen. Abba Kyari’s passing away, an officer and a gentleman for whom we have a lot respect.’’

    President Buhari prayed to God to accept his soul, and grant fortitude to the family and friends he left behind to bear the loss.

    (NAN)

  • Presidency dismisses corruption allegations against Abba Kyari

    The Presidency has frowned at what it described as improbable and outlandish publication by a national daily on Saturday alleging corruption against the Chief of Staff to the president, Malam Abba Kyari.

    The publication alleged that Kyari collected N29 million bribe from a contractor.

    Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, condemned the publication in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.

    Shehu explained that Kyari did not have any private meetings with the person making those allegations.

    The statement read: “Presidency takes strong offence to the improbable and outlandish publication by national daily today (Saturday – Sept. 8) in a dig at presidential aide Abba Kyari who was alleged to have collected a 29 million naira bribe for the awarding of a contract.

    “We wish to state with full authority that the allegation is wrong and the Chief of Staff did not have any private meetings with the person making those allegations.

    “What is even more surprising is the decision by the newspaper to run the cooked up lies despite obvious loopholes in the story, such as the Bureau of Public Procurement’s denial that a major source for the story was a member of their staff.

    “With a slew of crucial elections ahead, some politicians and their media agents appear to be working together to build pressure on the Buhari administration by wielding non-existent scandals against it,’’ he said.

    The presidential spokesman also noted that the supply of 15 Hilux vehicles for the Presidency was an unlikely contract to have been awarded, as it did not exist anywhere in the 2016 and 2017 budgets.
    “Checking the Appropriation for 2016 and 2017, that request is not even there.

    How could Abba Kyari have asked for money to award a contract that did not exist anywhere at all?,’’ he said.

    Shehu added that the amount allegedly given in bribe was also suspicious, as the office of the presidential aide had been known in the past to receive monthly Imprest of N200 million and above with no one expected to give account.

    “It was only since Abba Kyari occupied that position that things changed.

    “In blunt terms, it is difficult to make a case of N29 million bribery against an official who spurned a monthly payment of N200 million to his office, money for which he didn’t need to account to anyone,’’ he said.

    He therefore cautioned against the media’s haste to publish unverified accusations against government officials simply for the sensationalism value without doing the due diligence required of them by their profession.

    The presidential spokesman observed that the newspaper was notified of “the various falsehoods contained in the allegations but still went ahead to publish the weak accusations.

    “They should be prepared to face Abba Kyari in court’’. (NAN)

  • Osinbajo, Chief of Staff meet in Aso Rock 

    Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday met behind closed doors with the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari.

    The meeting was held at the Acting President’s office at about 5.22p.m

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    The meeting is still in progress as at the time of filing this report.

    Details later…

  • Buhari has done well in Delta State more than Jonathan – Emerhor

    A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Olorogun Otega Emerhor on Wednesday night declared that President Muhammadu Buhari has done well in Delta State more than former President Goodluck Jonathan, who hails from the zone.

    He spoke with State House correspondents after meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari.

    On what are the chances of Buhari in the South South, Emerhor said, “In 2015, we had President Jonathan who is from the south south, that created an emotional issue but we have seen now that even when Jonathan was in power, he did not do for Delta what President Buhari has done for us.

    “The Ogoni cleaning exercise that is going on there is one of the major thing we can count on. The east west road is being completely rehabilitated and that did not happen when one of our own sons was the President.

    “So, we are very confident that the south south this time around wants to belong to the center and that is why we are going to be able to deliver the President there.” he added

    Giving more reasons why the South South will support Buhari, he said that the Buhari’s administration has reactivated the amnesty programme; the Maritime University in the Ijaw-Ishekiri side of Delta is now functioning.

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    He went on: “And he has done a lot for us in Delta. He has empowered a lot of our people in Delta.

    “We have the Minister of State Petroleum and the Minister of Transportation from South-South, the N-Power programme is working so all these have created the enabling environment for us to deliver the President in 2019.” he said

    Optimistic that the APC can take over the reins of leadership in Delta State from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), he said that the current Governor off the State has not done enough thus, clearing the coast for the APC to take over.

    “Let me tell you, we are so fortunate that the Governor of Delta Sate, who is a PDP man, is not doing anything. Delta has a lot of resources and the expectation is that the State should be doing better than Edo State for example, which is our neighbour but the APC Governor in Edo is doing so well; even Willie Obiano in Anambra that doesn’t having anything is doing so well.

    “So it’s so obvious that the finances of Delta State are not being applied and everyone in Delta is now convinced that APC must takeover because they produce performing Governors,” he stated.

    Commenting on alleged divisions in the APC in Delta State, he said the issue was not peculiar to Delta State.

    “The issue of congresses and division did not happen only in Delta. It happened across the country but this is the period of reconciliation. There is a group that did not work with the majority of the people in Delta; we formed a unity group in Delta that had so many Governorship aspirants and leaders working together.

    “But as you know, the Ogboru and Omo-Agege group put their own governorship aspiration ahead and decided to work separately but the move we are making is to bring everybody together, provide a level playing field so that all the Governorship aspirants will work together.

    “But the great objective we have is how to deliver the President in Delta State 2019. That is our priority and the ground is ripe for us to take over that State and deliver 2 million votes for President Buhari in 2019,” he said.

     

  • Abba Kyari dotes on family

    ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, who was influential in the arrest of notorious kidnapper Evans and other high profile crime cases is passionate about his family.

    The graduate of Geography from the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, and the youngest high-ranking police officer in Nigeria was seen spending some quality time with his children on a farm. The photos were shared on his Facebook page.  One thing is obvious; Kyari,who   has been labelled ‘Nigeria’s Jack Bauer’ due to his effort in bringing high-profile hoodlums  and criminals to justice dotes on his family and his children.

  • Evans: Police Commission promotes Abba Kyari, Kolo, 56 others

    The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of Abba Kyari, Yusuf Kolo and 56 others for the roles they played in the arrest of Chukwudumuje Onuoamadike, aka Evans and his gang.

    Their promotion is part of the special promotion exercise conducted by the commission.

    The commission last year suspended special promotion exercise after an outcry by Senator Isah Misau and others.

    A statement in Abuja yesterday by spokesman Ikechukwu Ani said the promotion and acting appointments were based on the superlative performance of the officers in the arrest of the deadly gang, who terrorised Nigerians.

    He said the commission took the decision yesterday at its 27th plenary meeting presided over by the Chairman, Mike Okiro.

    A source at the commission confirmed to The Nation that Abba Kyari and Yusuf Kolo, who were part of officers who have led operations that resulted in arrests of kidnappers and other criminals, were among those promoted.

    The officers were promoted from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police to Deputy Commissioners of Police.

    The statement reads: “The Police Service Commission has approved special promotion of 45 police officers and acting appointments for another 13 officers who played major roles in the arrest of Chukwudumuje Onuoamadike, aka Evans, a notorious kidnapper and 21 members of his gang.

    “The officers are of the Intelligence Response Team, (IRT), Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Technical Intelligence Unit under the direct supervision and coordination of the IGP Monitoring Unit at the Force Headquarters Abuja.

    “The promotion and acting appointments were also necessitated by the need to match rank with schedules of duty either being performed or to be performed by the officers and for their acts of gallantry and courage exhibited in the course of duty.”

    Dr. Okiro said the new ranks would motivate the officers for improved performance.

  • Evans: Police promotes Abba Kyari, Kolo, 56 others

    The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of Abba Kyari, Yusuf Kolo and 56 others for the roles they played in the arrest of Chukwudumuje Onuoamadike, aka Evans and his gang.

    Their promotion is part of the special promotion exercise conducted by the Commission.

    The Commission had last year suspended special promotion exercise after the outcry by Senator Isah Misau and others.

    A statement in Abuja Thursday by the Spokesman of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani stated the promotion and acting appointments were based on the superlative performance of the officers in the arrest of the deadly gang who terrorized Nigerians.

    Ani explained that the Commission took the decision on Thursday at its 27th Plenary meeting which was presided over by the Chairman of the Commission, Mike Okiro.

    A source at the Commission confirmed to The Nation that Abba Kyari and Yusuf Kolo who were part of officers who have led operations that led to several arrest of kidnapper and other criminals were amongst those promoted.

    The two officers have been promoted from  the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police to Deputy Commissioners of Police.

    The statement reads: “The Police Service Commission has approved special promotion of 45 police officers and acting appointments for another 13 officers who played major roles in the arrest of Chukwudumuje Onuoamadike, aka Evans, a notorious kidnapper and 21 members of his gang.

    “The officers are of the Intelligence Response Team, (IRT), Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Technical Intelligence Unit under the direct supervision and coordination of the IGP Monitoring Unit at the Force Headquarters Abuja.

    “The promotion and acting appointments were also necessitated by the need to match rank with schedules of duty either being performed or to be performed by the officers and for their acts of gallantry and courage exhibited in the course of duty.”

    Dr. Okiro said the new ranks would greatly motivate the Officers for improved performance.

    The statement continues : “45 officers promoted included DCP Habu A. Sani, the Head of the IGP Monitoring Unit, who however, has been directed to appear before the Commission tomorrow, Friday, April 20th   2018 for an interactive session in line with the Commission’s policy for officers transiting to the rank of Commissioner.

    “Others are two Assistant Commissioners of Police to Deputy Commissioners, one Chief Superintendent of Police to Assistant Commissioner of Police, one Superintendent of Police to Chief Superintendent, sixteen Assistant Superintendents of Police to Deputy Superintendent and twenty four Inspectors to Assistant Superintendents. One Assistant Superintendent was appointed acting Deputy Superintendent while twelve Inspectors were also appointed acting Assistant Superintendents.”

    The Commission’s Spokesman said the acting appointments were approved for officers who were not due for promotion.

    On why the ban on the special promotion was lifted,   Ani said: “The special promotion was suspended because we wanted to be properly guided.

    “We gave a guideline for special promotion to be effected to the IG and the ones we are treating now are the ones that followed the guidelines.

    “We gave the IG the guidelines for him to give us proof of what those people have done to deserve the promotion,” he said.

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