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  • Faleke, Audu’s son invited by DSS

    Faleke, Audu’s son invited by DSS

    It has been confirmed that the Kogi State deputy governor-elect, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke was invited by the Department of State Security, Abuja, for yet undisclosed reasons.

    An aide to Faleke confirmed to our correspondent that Faleke, along with Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, eldest son of the late Prince Abubakar Audu, reported at the DSS headquarters in Abuja early Saturday morning.

    Speaking under the condition of anonymity, the aide said Faleke’s invitation by the DSS might not be unconnected with statements credited to him that he will be unavailable for swearing-in as deputy governor of Kogi State on January 27.

    The Director, Media and Publicity of Audu/Faleke Campaign Organisation, Hon Duro Meseko who also confirmed the invitation and detention said he was surprised when Faleke and Audu were still being kept in an isolated office till yesterday evening.

    His words: “I am surprised my principal and the eldest son of our political leader, Mohammed, are still being kept as I speak with you which is 4pm. What could be responsible for this ill treatment by the DSS? Or could they be acting the intimidation script? Trying to armtwist them into abandoning the sacred mandate freely given to the Audu/Faleke team by the generality of Kogi people?

    “Let me make it abundantly clear that our mandate is sacred and no amount of of technical detention, intimidation and harassment would shake our resolve to get justice through the judiciary.”

    Pressed further on whether the presidency had any connection with their arrest, Meseko said, “I refuse to believe that the presidency has hands in the arrest, but we may not rule out the fact that the powers that be must have wielded their influence in the arrest, but we are not pertubed over the development, because we believe that God will ultimately vindicate us”.

    Faleke had vowed to be deputy to the Kogi governor-elect, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, insisting that he remains the rightful person to have assumed the position, following the demise of Abubakar Audu, at the verge of being declared winner of the November 21, 2015 governorship election in the state.

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was to later declare the election inconclusive, paving way for the emergence of Bello, who was first runner-up at the APC governorship primary.

    Faleke’s petition on the matter is presently before the Kogi State governorship election petition tribunal.

  • Controversial Joseph Mbu redeployed to Lagos

    … 27 other AIGs also affected

    The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Sulieman Abba, has redeployed 28 Assistant Inspectors General of Police to various departments, zonal commands and formations of the Force across the country.

    The IGP explained that their redeployment is because of recent promotions of some senior officers and vacancies caused by retirement.

    Amongst those affected by the posting is AIG Mbu Joseph Mbu who has been posted from Zone 7, Abuja to Zone 2, Lagos.

    This development is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Force Spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu.

    Abba while charging the officers to be more service-oriented in the discharge of their constitutional responsibilities, urged the public to also partner closely with the force in its determination to ensure improved security of Nigeria.

    The officers whose redeployment takes immediate effect are – Tambari Y. Muhammed, Mohammed Abubakar, Aderenle Shinaba, Musa A. Daura, Johnson A Ogunsakin, Patrick D. Dokumor, Christopher T. Dega, Usman Akila Gwarry and Bala A Haassan.

    Others are – Ikemefuna R. Okoye, Mohammed J. Gana, Sule Mamman, Adisa B. Bolanta, Edgar Tam Nanakumo, Sabo Ringim Ibrahim, Wilfred Eje Obute, Kalafite Helen Adeyemi, Ibrahim Maishanu, Jubrin Olawale Adeniji, Lawal Tanko, Ballah Magaji Nasarawa, Yahaya Garba Ardo, Buhari Tanko, Olufemi A. Adenaike, Umaru Abubakar Manko, Irimiya F. Yerima and Mark Adamu Idakwo.

    Meanwhile, the Police Service Commission has also approved the promotion of Commissioner of Police, Adenike Fehintola Abuwa to the rank of AIG.

     

  • I ‘ll fight infrastructure battle in Bauchi, says APC candidate

    I ‘ll fight infrastructure battle in Bauchi, says APC candidate

    Bauchi State All Progressive  Congress (APC) governorship candidate   Mohammed Abubakar has promised to fight the infrastructure battle in the state, if elected as governor. The flag bearer said that his administration will complete the Kafin-Zaki dam project.

    Mohammed, who expressed concern over the abandoned project, said athe  legal, political and social issues militating against the project implementation  will be resolved.

    The former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice spoke with reporters in Bauchi, the state capital. He said: “I know that, beside geographical issues canvassed in the building of the dam, the project has been  over-politicised and the controversy surrounding the implementation blown out of proportion.”

    The dam is located in Ganjuwa  Local  Government Area. The project started in the Second Republic when Alhaji Shehu Shagari was the |President. But, it was abandoned. Therefore,  it has become a major issue of campaign during elections.

    Abubakar said: “I can assure you that the APC  government at state and national levels will sort that out by bringING all stakeholders to a round-table discussion and allow each to give convincing reasons.At the end,we will have an upper hand because millions of people will benefit from the project.

    “We should genuinely allow the people to reason with us that the project is not meant for Bauchi State alone, but for the people of Yobe, Kano, Jigawa, Gombe, Plateau and Borno states. Apart from getting drinking water from the dam, there will be irrigation, fishing and relevant cottage industries will come up to process farm produce for export.”

    He added: “This will not only provide food for millions of families, it will create jobs and generate wealth, especially for the youth and  this will certainly reduce crimes in the area to the barest minimum”.

    Mohammed also reiterated that his campaign will be issue-based, adding that it will not be characterised by mudslinging.

    The flag bearer said: “Nigerians want positive changes in their lives. Bauchi people deserve the good things of life such as potable water, functional health facilities and good roads that will link them to bigger towns to sale their farm produce.

    ‘The APC will provide additional resources that will enable us give quality education even in remote areas for the children of peasant farmers.”

    On security, Mohammed observed that bad governance will always create ill-wind that will blow nobody any good. He added: “Our security challenges will be critically looked into and all aggrieved people will express their grievances that will be amicably settled.

    “We will do everything humanly possible to stabilise the economy of the state as part of our top priorities. The welfare of the people, agriculture, health, and education will be on the front burner.”

  • Yuguda not sponsoring me, says Bauchi APC candidate

    The former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice   in Bauchi State  and the All Progressive Congress governorship candidate (APC), Mohammed Abubakar has rejected the claim that Governor Isa Yuguda introduced him to politics.

    He told reporters in Bauchi, the state capital, that the governor has insulted him and his followers.

    The APC chieftain said: ”I have never had any nonsense more  than that. I became the Commissioner for Justice and the Attorney-General in 1990. Then, Yuguda was a staff of the Federal Mortgage Bank and he was not the governor of Bauchi State . “There was no way I could have been his Attorney-General and he  did not introduce me to politics as alleged  in the media.  There is no blatant lie more than that”.

    Abubakar added: “I contested for the Senate and everybody thought he was supporting me in PDP. But, you saw what happened. If Yuguda was my friend and sponsor, he would have sponsored me to go to the Senate. He started by playing a trick when we were supposed to go for the completion of the term to fill the vacant seat of Bauchi South after Senator Bala Mohammed was appointed as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)Minister.”

    The flag bearer, who represented Bauchi State at the Constituent Assembly, recalled that a three-man Appeal Committee was set up by  the party  visited Bauchi to resolve the crisis generated by the outcome of the APC primaries.

    He said people were jubilating on the streets when he emerged as the flag bearer.

    He refuted the allegation that the shadow poll was rigged, stressing that, when it was investigated by the Appeal Committee, the panel affirmed the result.

    Abubakar said: “The election was the freest; it was transparent. The election was conducted in an enclosed Lawn Tennis Court on the premises of Zaranda Hotel. There was only one entrance into the venue, manned by the police, soldiers and other security operatives to ensure a smooth process.”

    The flag bearer also denied that there was over-voting, adding that no aspirant raised the issue before the panel.

    He stressed: “There was  no over voting. The process was conducted in the presence of everybody. But,  when agents of other aspirants  raised the issue of excess votes, the electoral committee, before it announced the result, recounted the votes and discovered what went wrong. They unanimously agreed and corrected the figures on the result sheet.”

    Sources close to the party chairman, Alhaji Nana, said that Appeal Committee has written its report saying “ it found anything wrong with the election.”

    Abubakar said: “Already, the APC national leadership  has  recognised me as the governorship candidate.

    “I’m the sole governorship candidate of the APC in Bauchi. There can’t be two candidates and I’m the only candidate of the party, which the national headquarters of the party has confirmed. I have done this to prove to the world that the people of Bauchi             State are with me and the APC.

    “Three aspirants congratulated me.  Others pledged their support to me and I am making efforts to reach out to other aspirants so that we can have a united and formidable  party to defeat the PDP.”

    Abubakar said the allegation that he is being sponsored by Yuguda is false, advising his supporters to ignore rumours.

    He said: “Since I lost an election under the PDP, which Yuguda pretended to be supporting me, but suddenly left me midway, I have had nothing to do with him , apart from greeting, which is part of my religious duties. Yuguda has nothing to do with me, alhough I respect him a lot as my governor.”

     

  • IG Abubakar places police on alert

    IG Abubakar places police on alert

    INSPECTOR General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered effective and extensive deployment of officers and men across the country.

    He has also ordered the deployment of other special operatives and logistics to ensure hitch-free Eid-el-Fitr celebrations nationwide.

    A statement yesterday by the Force spokesman, Frank Mba, said police commands and formations have also been directed to ensure that adequate security is provided in their various areas of jurisdiction.

    The statement added that special attention be paid to critical public utilities and other places prone to terror attacks, as dictated by realities in their various jurisdictions.

    “While congratulating the Muslim Umma, the IGP enjoins them and other citizens to maintain utmost vigilance and courageously continue to support the security agencies in their prayers and provide useful information towards preventing and unearthing crimes and their authors,” the statement said.

     

  • IGP orders tight security nationwide

    IGP orders tight security nationwide

    … Moves to probe Kaduna explosions

    The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered the tightening of security in all states in the country, particularly those perceived to be “more vulnerable to terror attacks.”

    He has also set up a high-powered investigative team to fish out the perpetrators of the twin explosions which rocked Kaduna on Wednesday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

    This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the force spokesman, Frank Mba.

    The statement named the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Legal Department, Mr. Nwodibo Ekechukwu, as head of the team.

    Others included DCP Chris Ezike of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), DCP Dan Mallam of the Monitoring Unit, and DCP Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi of the Interpol Unit.

    The statement said the team would work in close collaboration with other security agencies.

  • Terrorism: Security Council stops ethnic registration, deportation

    Terrorism: Security Council stops ethnic registration, deportation

    The National Security Council meeting presided by President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday stopped the registration and deportation of non-indigenes in any part of the country.

    To check the onslaught of Boko Haram, some state governments have reportedly commenced the registration of non-indigenes in their states.

    Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting at the Presidential Villa, the Director General of State Security Service (SSS), Ita Ekpeyong, maintained that such deportation and registration are more dangerous than Boko Haram itself.

    Ekpeyong, who was accompanied by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, said that Nigerians are free to settle anywhere they like.

    He said that the Council of State meeting will be held next week to discuss the issues.

    He said: “The IGP has told us what was discussed at the meeting, the fight against Boko Haram, the efforts made by government to rescue the Chibok girls and the issue of deportation, registration of Nigerians in states of the federation. We regard this as even more potent than Boko Haram.”

    “The Council discussed in detail the issue of registration of Nigerians in any part of the country, being subjected to registration, being subjected to deportation, being taken away from one part of the country to the other.

    “The Council discussed the reaction by some groups in Kano State and other parts of the country. We observe that this threat was more potent than Boko Haram and could disintegrate the country.

    “And we take this very seriously, for people to deport people, for people to take people from one place to the other, for registration of indigenes no matter where they are. No matter where they are they are free to settle anywhere they like.

    “The Council resolved that the issue of registration of Nigerians anywhere in the country and deportation should stop forthwith. To re-emphasis the importance, the President has attached to this that is why he asked the IGP and myself to address the press, this must stop forthwith.”

  • IGP meets police chiefs over rising insecurity

    IGP meets police chiefs over rising insecurity

    The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on Thursday in Abuja met with high ranking police chiefs to strategise on how to curb the rising insecurity in various parts of the country.

    The police chiefs, who met in closed-door session at the Force Headquarters, were said to have deliberated on how to adequately equip officers and men towards evolving modern day intelligence gathering and crime fighting techniques.

    A statement issued after the meeting by the Force spokesman, Frank Mba, said deliberations centred on the incessant terror attacks and herdsmen/farmers clashes in some parts of the country.

    Mba added that the rising wave of kidnapping, trans-border banditry, illegal possession of arms and ammunitions as well as other forms of crimes and criminality were also examined.

    Abubakar was reported to have charged the senior officers to improve on their surveillance network and high police visibility across the nation and to commence early preparations for the 2015 general election.

    He was also quoted to have directed them to strengthen the existing threat analysis in the Force and to intensify capacity building for best practices in election policing.

    “The IGP reminded the police top brass of the immense trust and confidence reposed in them by the public and charged them to bring their professionalism, skills and experience to bear in the discharge of this onerous but statutory mandate of solving crimes, maintaining law and order, protecting lives and property and ridding the country of terror, amongst others.

    “The IGP reiterated that the country is passing through one of its most trying moments as a nation and therefore demands of its officers, utmost loyalty and commitment to duty.

    “He assured the citizenry of the commitment of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies to their well being, noting  that the police will continually do their best possible towards eliminating all threats to internal security of the nation,” Mba added.

  • Police deploy personnel, equipment for Ekiti poll

    The police authorities have deployed personnel and equipment to Ekiti State, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

    The personnel, who on Monday left Abuja in their numbers, were equipped with surveillance helicopters, armoured personnel carriers, patrol vans, sniffer dogs and other enforcement gadgets.

    Addressing the team at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, shortly before departure, Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, warned the officers and men against conducts that could dent the credibility of the election or tarnish the image of the police.

    The IGP said: “We have a very important assignment in Ekiti on Saturday and I expect from all of you a high sense of responsibility, civility, honesty and sincerity in the discharge of your duties.

    “You are going to be watched not only by the police authorities but also the people, civil society organisations, local and international election monitors among other interest groups.

    “You must respect the citizens’ rights, the rule of law and other rules guiding the conduct of the election. The police code of conduct must be your guide in the discharge of your duties.

    “Everyone of you will be given their duties when you get there. I will be joining you in Ekiti so I expect you to be good ambassadors of the police. Therefore I don’t expect you to do anything stupid.”

    Abubakar appealed to the political class in Ekiti, the voters, the parties, the contestants and other stakeholders in the state not to conduct themselves in manners that could jeopardise the integrity of the election.

     

  • IGP assures on adequate security for Ekiti poll

    IGP assures on adequate security for Ekiti poll

    The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has assured the Ekiti State people and other stakeholders of the readiness of the police and other security agencies to provide adequate security for the June 21 governorship election in the state.

    A statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, said the IGP gave the assurance during a brief meeting with the police management team on Friday.

    The IGP warned those he described as trouble-makers and anti-social elements to stay away from Ekiti throughout the period of the election.

    According to him, the police would not hesitate to arrest and prosecute persons that flout the law or cause a breach of the peace, no matter how highly placed they might be.

    “To this end, the IGP has directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, DIG Michael Zuokumor, to relocate to Ado-Ekiti, the state’s capital, to ensure adequate police presence and coordination of all security operations for the election in all polling units and collation centres in the state.

    “The IGP has ordered all police officers and men assigned to election duties in Ekiti State to ensure they work in line with the Police Code of Conduct and international best practices.

    “He has called on members of the public particularly politicians, gubernatorial candidates and other relevant stakeholders in Ekiti State to cooperate with the police and other security agencies in the onerous but patriotic task of guaranteeing a hitch-free gubernatorial poll,” the statement added.