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  • Sokoto LG boss denies attempt to impeach council chair

    Sokoto LG boss denies attempt to impeach council chair

    Attempt to impeach, Aminu Ibrahim, Chairman, Sokoto North LG by his councillors has failed to yield results following their denial on Thursday.

    Ibrahim popularly nicknamed ‘No Delay’, sources said has for some time been allegedly rumoured and targeted for impeachment by his Councillors.

    Speaking to journalists  on the matter that has been brewing crisis in the Council where the Sultanate falls part of, the Councillors ‎while reacting to posts on social media on the alleged impeachment plot through the Councillor representing Sarkin Musulmi “B” Ward‎, Alhaji Abdullahi Sidi, said,” there was never any plan to impeach the chairman.

    ‎”The said deductions of taxes, educational and APC levies adduced to in the postings were legal and backed by a Circular from the Ministry for Local Governments,”he averred.

    ‎However, the social media post had earlier alleged that eight out of the eleven councillors in the area had reportedly signed the said impeachment notice.

    Also, the Councillor representing Waziri ”A” ward, Alhaji Kasimu Bashiru, corroborated earlier submissions by Sidi, stating that” there was no any to impeach Ibrahim. We were surprised to wake up this morning and see the social media awash with such obnoxious and destructive rumours.

    ”That was just being orchestrated by some retrogressive people who are bent on soiling the integrity of the chairman and the council.

    ”There has never been any illegal deductions from our salaries, while our relationship with the executive is very cordial.

    ”We are hereby pledging our loyalty to the three tiers of government and the APC.

    ”We are also dissociating ourselves from the alleged plot and  it only existed in the mischievous imaginations of the authors.”

    Similarly, while reacting to what he described as false and unfounded allegations, the Chairman denied syphoning the internally generated revenue, adding that “I have never misappropriated the salaries of any councillor as alleged.”

    ‎He continued: ”The alleged non-existent plot wasseque l to the evil machinations of some anti-people and anti-progress agents of doom.

    ”I have already briefed my lawyers and if they don’t‎ retract the postings, I will seek a legal redress.”

  • Councillors deny plot to impeach LG Chairman in Sokoto

    Councillors deny plot to impeach LG Chairman in Sokoto

    Councillors in Sokoto North Local Government of Sokoto State have denied plotting to impeach the Chairman, Alhaji Aminu Ibrahim.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the councillors made the denial when they spoke to newsmen in Sokoto on Thursday while reacting to social media posts on the alleged impeachment plot.

    Postings in the social media alleged that eight out of the 11 councillors had signed impeachment notice to remove the chairman.

    Speaking on the matter, the Councillor representing Sarkin Musulmi, ”B” ward, Alhaji Abdullahi Sidi, said,” there was never any plan to impeach the chairman.

    “The said deductions of taxes, educational and APC levies adduced to in the postings were legal and backed by a Circular from the Ministry for Local Governments.”

    Also, the councillor representing Waziri ” A” ward, Alhaji Kasimu Bashiru, said ”there was no any plan to impeach Ibrahim.

    “We were surprised to wake up this morning and see the social media awash with such obnoxious and destructive rumour being orchestrated by some retrogressive people who are bent on soiling the integrity of the chairman and the council.

    “There has never been any illegal deductions from our salaries, while our relationship with the executive is very cordial.

    “We are hereby pledging our loyalty to the three tiers of government and the APC.

    “We are also disassociating ourselves from the alleged plot which only existed in the mischievous imaginations of the authors.”

    In his reaction, the chairman denied siphoning the internally generated revenue of the local council or misappropriating the salary of any councillor as alleged.

    Ibrahim added,” the allegation stems from the evil machinations of some anti-people and anti-progress agents of doom.

    “I have already briefed my lawyers and if they don’t retract the postings, I will seek legal redress.”

  • Man docked for raping eight-year-old girl

    Man docked for raping eight-year-old girl

    A 57-year-old man, Aminu Ibrahim, was on Wednesday re-arraigned before a Jos Upper Area Court for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl.

    Ibrahim of Goda Sagai community in the Jos North Local Government Area was charged with criminal intimidation and rape.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accused was previously arraigned on May 26 this year.

    The Police Prosecutor, Insp. E.A. Inegbenoise, of the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, had told court that the mother of the victim reported the matter at the Nasarawa Gwong Divisional Police Headquarters on April 26.

    Inegbeniose said that the accused lured the girl into his shop with 50 kobo and Viju milk drink and then raped her.

    He said that the mother of the child noticed that her daughter was walking with difficulty, which made the victim to tell her mother what had her happened.

    The prosecutor said that the victim told her mother that the accused said he would kill her if she told anyone.

    He said the girl, thereafter, led her parents to the shop of the accused and identified a bench he used during the raping.

    Inegbenoise said that during police investigation, the accused confessed to having committed the crime.

    NAN reports that the accused, who was previously on remand was granted bail in the sum of N200, 000 with a surety in like sum.

    This was after his counsel, Mr. David Adudu, prayed the court to grant his client bail.

    Adudu in his prayer, claimed that the accused was hypertensive and needed medical supervision.

    He assured that if the bail was granted, his client would neither jump bail nor interfere with police investigation.

    But the prosecutor prayed court to deny the bail application as there were qualified medical doctors in prisons, who could take care of inmates with health challenges.

    Inegbenoise also argued that owing to the nature of the crime, the offence was not bailable, unless special circumstances.

    The Judge, Mr. J.Yahaya, however, admitted the accused to bail in the sum of 200, 000 and a surety in like sum.

    Yahaya said that the surety must be a ward head, residing within the jurisdiction of the court.

    However, the case which was assigned for continuation of hearing could not hold as judges of the lower courts are currently on strike.

    The matter was adjourned to July 21 for continuation of hearing.

  • Man arraigned over rape of minor

    Man arraigned over rape of minor

    A 57-year-old petty trader, Aminu Ibrahim, was on Tuesday brought before a Jos Upper Area Court over the alleged rape of a minor.

    He was also charged with criminal intimidation.

    According to the charge read out by the Prosecutor, L.C. Ocho, the incident happened on April 26 at about 6:00 p.m.
    Ocho told the court that Mrs Mariam Abdullahi, the victim’s mother, reported to the police that her 9-year-old daughter, Mariam Isah, had been raped.

    Abdullahi told the police that her daughter was lured by the accused into his provision shop and raped, after giving her a pack of Viju milk.

    Abdullahi said that Ibrahim also threatened to kill her daughter if she told anyone what transpired between them.

    Mr D.A. Audu, counsel the accused, pleaded for his bail, but the Magistrate, Mr Yahaya Mohammed, denied him bail and ordered his remand in police custody.

    The Magistrate adjourned the case to June 1, for further investigation.

  • Sokoto to train 23,361 civil servants on computer literacy

    Sokoto to train 23,361 civil servants on computer literacy

    Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state says the state government plans to train 23,361 civil servants to enable them become computer literate.

    Malam Imam Imam, the Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs to the governor said this in a statement he issued in Sokoto on Sunday.

    Imam said that the governor’s disclosure followed the granting of approval to the Head of Service in the state, Dr Buhari Kware, for the commencement of the exercise to enhance the progression of the civil servants.

    The governor said: “We are embarking on this important project to increase efficiency in the civil service of the state.

    “In this age and time, no progress can be made without the knowledge of computer and by extension, information and communication technology (ICT).

    “The milestones achieved in the sector in the state as can be seen from award of best state in ICT from the Nigerian Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Abuja should be sustained and built upon.

    “We have involved the leadership of labour unions for easy mobilisation. We hope the workers, who are direct beneficiaries will show enough dedication and commitment to the training.”

    The governor’s aide further quoted Tambuwal as adding that the special computer training would be conducted in six centres situated at three state-owned tertiary institutions and the Sokoto Education Development Trust Fund.

    The institutions are: Sokoto State University, Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic and Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), Sokoto.

    “The Central Coordination for the training will be located at Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic, under the supervision of the Rector of the institution, Prof. Aminu Ibrahim, to be assisted by five others.

    “Already, Head of Service of Sokoto State has met with the coordinating team and the leadership of the organised labour in the state.

    “This is to ensure that all the stakeholders are carried along in ensuring that the 70-week training is a success.

    “Consequently, all civil servants are hereby enjoined to avail themselves with this golden opportunity provided by the government.”

  • Man sentenced to death for armed robbery

    A Katsina State High Court sitting in Malumfashi on Friday sentenced one Aminu Ibrahim of Rogo Local Government in Kano State to death by hanging, for armed robbery.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the convict, on hearing the verdict, immediately attempted to commit suicide in the court’s cell room using an iron bar.

    He was, however, overpowered by prison warders who struggled with him for minutes before pinning him down and dragging him into a waiting vehicle.

    Ibrahim was convicted and sentenced by Justice Abbas Bawale for armed robbery, an offence contrary to section 1, (2) CAP. R.11 of Robbery and Firearms Act, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

    The charge was filed on October 13, 2011, while the offence was committed in September 2011 on Kafur-Malumfashi road, where victims were robbed of their valuables.

    In his Judgment, Bawale held that the prosecution had succeeded in proving its case beyond reasonable doubt.

    He said the court was satisfied with the testimonies of the five witnesses, including some of the robbery victims and the investigating police officers, presented by the prosecution counsel, Mr. Aminu Garba.

    Garba had also tendered five exhibits including a locally made gun, used fillets and a stick, all used during the commission of the crime and which were admitted by the court.