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  • Ogun 1 customs command gets new controller

    Ogun 1 customs command gets new controller

    Deputy Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu has been appointed as the new the new Customs Area Controller for Ogun 1 Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).

     According to a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Hammed Bujoye Oloyede, DC Shuaibu in his inaugural address on Tuesday expressed his commitment to strengthening Ogun I Command’s core mandates of revenue generation, border security, and trade facilitation.

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    He emphasized the importance of teamwork, innovation, and engagement with border communities and other stakeholders to achieve these objectives.

    “It is an honour to lead this strategic Command, which plays a vital role in safeguarding our nation’s economy and security. I pledge to uphold the highest standards of professionalism, discipline, and dedication in fulfilling our responsibilities,”Shuaibu

  • Court grants bail to ex-governor Yero

    The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna on Wednesday granted bail to former governor of Kaduna State, Ramalan Yero and three others standing trial over alleged money laundering.

    Yero was arraigned alongside a former minister, Nuhu Wya, ex-PDP chairman in the state, Abubakar Gaya-Haruna and former secretary to the state government, Hamza Ishaq.

    They were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) on a four-count charge bordering on laundering over N700 million in 2015.

    The Newsmen reports that when the case came up on May 30, all the four defendants had pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    The court had remanded them in prison custody and fixed today to consider their application for bail.

    At the resumed sitting on Wednesday, counsel to the defendants, Yunus Ustaz ( SAN ) asked the court to grant his clients bail, saying they would not interfere in any way to thwart the trial.

    “The defendants were early in 2016 invited by EFCC and at no time were they found wanting when they were granted administrative bail as they did not default.

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    “If granted bail, the defendants would not jump bail nor commit any offence and would not tamper with EFCC investigation.’’

    The prosecution counsel, Joshua Saidi, however opposed the application for bail, saying that the defendants may use their influence to tamper with investigation and prayed the court to remand the defendants.

    The Judge, Justice Mohammed Shua’ibu after listening to the arguments of both sides granted the defendants bail in the sum of N1 million each with two reliable sureties each in like sum.

    He said that the sureties should have landed property within the jurisdiction of the court.

    The judge also ordered that the defendants should surrender their International passport to the Registrar of the court.

    The case has been adjourned till Sept. 26, for hearing.

    Meanwhile, one of the lawyers for Yero has said that the former governor would sue the EFCC for releasing his mugshot on the social media.

    NAN

     

  • Police ordered to arraign detained suspect in court

    Police ordered to arraign detained suspect in court

    The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to charge to court one Mohammed Shuaibu who has been in police detention since 2012.

    Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave the order while ruling on an application filed on behalf of Shuaibu by his counsel, Mr. A.O Emmanuel.

    Justice Mohammed held that the IGP, who is the respondent in the matter, could not justify the continuous detention of Shuaibu.

    “I hereby make orders directing the respondent to release the applicant.

    “If the respondent has a case against him, he should be arraigned in a court of competent jurisdiction within three weeks of service of this order,” the judge said.

    Justice Mohammed, in his ruling, recalled that Shuaibu was arrested by the army in Kaduna in 2012 and transferred to the police over allegations of possessing a stolen vehicle.

    He noted that Shuaibu had been in detention since then without being charged to court.

    This, he said, was a breach of his fundamental rights as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution, which frowned at unlawful detention.

    NAN

  • BREAKING: House of Reps Clerk slumps, dies

    BREAKING: House of Reps Clerk slumps, dies

    A Committee Clerk in the House of Representatives died in the National Assembly on Monday.

    The Clerk named Mohammed Shuaibu was said to have slumped at the NASS Annexe and brought to the Clinic in the White House. He, however, could not be resuscitated.

    Shuaibu, who was said to have driven himself to Abuja from Zaria on Sunday, also reportedly drove himself to work in the morning before his sudden death.

    According to reports, Shuaibu came in early yesterday ahead of the meeting of the Committee on which he served.

    The meeting was however said to have been postponed due to his death.

    He was said to have worked with the committee on Internal Security before he was moved to the House committee on Agricultural Production and Services,

    As at noon yesterday the Nass management was trying to decide if his body should be conveyed to Zaria or not.

    As at the time of filing this report, he was the Clerk of the House Committee on Agricultural Production and Services, under the Chairmanship of Mohammed Monguno.

  • Police bust gun-running syndicate

    Police bust gun-running syndicate

    Seven suspected members of a gun-running syndicate allegedly involved in the sale, manufacture and repair of locally made guns have been arrested by the police in Kaduna State.

    They were paraded yesterday in Kaduna by Police Commissioner Olufemi Adenaike, who said that the suspected gun-runners were arrested following a tip-off from a member of the public.

    The suspects include the village head of Sabon Gidan, Kakau, in Chikun Local Government Area of the state, Aliyu Yahaya.

    Investigation is still on, according to Mr. Adenaike with a view to arresting other members of the syndicate and others involved in the manufacture and repair of locally made guns.

    According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), he urged the public to continue to support security agents by providing them with useful information that would aid efforts to safeguard the state against terrorism and other crimes.

    Speaking to newsmen, Yahaya, who was accused of harbouring some of the suspects and being in illegal possession of guns, confessed his complicity in the crime, saying that he regretted his action.

    The village head said that he bought the gun from Mohammed Shuaibu for N150, 000 to enable him to protect his household against the menace of armed robbers and assailants.

    He said that Shuaibu told him that the gun was licensed, adding that he paid him half of the price with a pledge to pay the balance when all the gun’s registration documents were given to him.

    Yahaya advised the public against engaging in criminal acts or possession of arms, irrespective of the circumstances.

    He stressed that people should rather report anything that could breach the peace and security of the society to security agencies.

    Also speaking, Shuaibu (45) confessed that some years ago, the police arrested him in connection with illegal possession of arms.

    He said that he had jettisoned the gunrunning business for over two and a half years before Yahaya contacted him to procure a gun for him.

    He said that he usually bought guns from his tailor, Mohammed Abdullahi.

    Abdullahi (55) said that he had been in the gunrunning business for sometime; adding that he usually purchased guns from a Nigerien (now at large) for subsequent sales to his customers.

    He attributed his involvement in the crime to economic hardship, saying that he had three wives, 21 children and nine grandchildren, left behind by his deceased son, to cater for.