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Ondo, Edo Police Trade Blame Over Justice Dogo’s Abduction
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The police in Edo and Ondo states have begun trading blames over the abduction of Justice Abdul Dogo of the Federal High, Akure, Ondo.
Both police formations are embroiled in blame games over whose jurisdiction should have been responsible for Dogo’s rescue.
SaharaReporters had reported how Justice Dogo was seized by gunmen on Wednesday with his driver.
The Federal High Court judge was abducted on the Ibilo axis of Edo/Isua Road.
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The abductors had contacted the family through his wife and demanded for N50m.
The abduction of Justice Dogo has continued to stirr different reactions and controversies on the social media.
However, the police in Ondo had claimed that the Isua/Ibilo spot where the judge was kidnapped was outside its jurisdiction.
Femi Joseph, spokesperson of the Ondo Police Command, said they shall be working to ensure the safe release of the judge.
He said, “Much as we empathise with the family of the victim, we want to make it clear that the incident did not happen anywhere in Ondo State.
“The incident actually occurred in ibilo, Edo State. However, we are working with our colleagues in whose jurisdiction this incident occurred to ensure that the judge is rescued unhurt and also apprehend the perpetrators.
“We appeal to anyone with useful information that could lead to his rescue and the arrest of the culprits not to hesitate to let the police know.”
However, Edo Police Command disputed the claim, noting that the judge was kidnapped in Ondo according to their own finding.
Speaking to SaharaReporter, Mr Chidi Nwanbuzo, spokesperson for the Command, revealed that they were not to blame.
He said, “I would meet the OC in charge of Anti-kidnapping but let me state that the jurisdiction is not part of our command.
“It’s the Ondo Police Command that should be responsible for it because it happened in Ondo State.”
In a related development, the Nigeria Bar Association has called on security agencies to ensure the safe rescue of the judge whose whereabout is still unknown.
Daniel Olawale, NBA Chairman in Akure, made the call in a message obtained by SaharaReporters.
He condemned the kidnapping of the judge and raised concern about incessant abduction for ransoms in the country.
He said, “We urge security agencies to do all within their capacity to ensure his (Justice Dogo) release.”
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Drama In Court As Judge Asks Maina To Stop Looking At Him
There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday as presiding judge, Justice Abang Okon, told the embattled former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to stop looking at him.
Okon stated this when he was about to rule on the application for bail filed by Maina’s lawyer , Ahmed Raji.
Okon said, “Please I don’t want the 1st defendant to look at me when I am delivering my ruling so that I can concentrate.”
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The court registrar in an attempt to amplify the directive of the judge, further compounded the matter as he asked Maina to look at the prosecution, who brought him to court.
The judge later continued with his ruling as he ordered the defendant to be remanded in prison custody.
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Commuters Stranded In Abuja As Police Cordon Off Major Roads To “Allow Buhari Pass” From Airport
Commuters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, are currently stranded due to the cordoining off of major roads leading to the presidential villa in anticipation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s return from the airport.
Buhari, who was in Russia for a summit, arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Friday evening.
An eyewitness stuck in the girdlock, Tosin Adeniji, who spoke to SaharaReporters, said, “It has caused a lot of traffic for people going towards Banex, Maitama, Secretariat.
“We’ve been waiting for over 30mins now. Buhari has still not passed and no movement.”
Another commuter, who only wanted to be identified as Suleiman, said, “I’ve been stuck here for about 30 to 35 mins.
“I know he is the President of the Federal Republic but the way they are going about it is not good.
“For example, he is not passing through this road, he is passing under a bridge. 10 minutes to his coming is enough to stop everyone and pass.”
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Just In: Adoke, Etete, No Longer Under Arrest, Court Rules
Justice Danlami Senchi sitting of the High Court in Abuja has ruled that Mohammed Bello Adoke, former Attorney-General of the Federation, and Dan Etete, former Minister of Petroleum, are no longer under arrest.
The judge nullified the bench warrant issued against the two alongside four others over the OPL 245/Malabu affair.
The court had on April 17 issued a bench warrant against the six defendants.
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Allow Nnamdi Kanu Come Home To Bury His Mother, Monarchs Tells Buhari
The traditional ruler of Orlu in Imo State, Eze Gideon Ejike, on Thursday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to allow the leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to return to Nigeria for the burial his mother, Sally.
The royal father, who spoke at an event, said, “Kanu is not a terrorist. Terrorists kill but we are yet to see any bloodshed by Kanu.
“He is our hero and should be allowed to bury his mother before the beginning of next year.
“He deserves the honour and right as the first son to bury his mother.”
Ejike also called on the United Nations to prevail on the Nigerian Government to allow Kanu to visit home for the burial of his mother without harassment from law enforcement agencies.
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E2%80%99s-2020-budget-not-ready-says-budget-office Cross River State’s 2020 Budget Not Ready, Says Budget Office
The Budget Office of Cross River has disclosed that the 2020 budget of the state is still underway.
Governor of the state, Ben Ayade, was billed to make a radio broadcast of the budget on Friday but the presentation was stalled because the budget was not ready.
Director-General of the state Budget Office, Abeng Onoh, made this known on Friday in Calabar, the capital, adding that the budget would be ready by next week.
He said, “When the governor asked us, we told him we have not finished. I just finished speaking with the consultant.
“By Wednesday or Thursday (next week) the budget will be okay.
“The problem why the budget was not finished is not from us but the consultant.”
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US Court Sentences Nigerian To Six Years, Six Months In Prison
A court in Tennessee, United States, has sentenced Olufolajimi Abegunde, a Nigerian residing in that country to 78 months in prison following his conviction for cyber fraud.
The US Department of Justice made this known in a statement released on its website.
According to the statement, Brian A. Benczkowski, Assistant Attorney-General of the Criminal Division, and D. Michael, an attorney in Dunavant of the Western District of Tennessee, announced that Sheryl Lipman handed out the judgment on Tuesday.
The judge ordered Abegunde, who has an MBA from Texas A&M University in College Station, to pay $57,911.62 in restitution to the victims of his offence.
Abegunde and one Javier Luis Ramos-Alonso, 29, were convicted in March after a seven-day trial.
Ramos-Alonso received a 31-month sentence for his role in the scam.
The convicts are said to have received more than $10,000,000 to the detriment of US citizens and businesses.
Evidence presented during the trial showed that the Nigerian engaged in black-market currency exchanges over the life of the conspiracy.
The statement said, “Purporting to hold himself out as a legitimate businessman, Abegunde claimed association with a business entity that was not yet operational in late 2017, so for his primary source of income he relied on his off-the-book currency exchanges.
“Through this network, Abegeunde played a key role along with Ramos-Alonso in laundering fraud funds from an October 3, 2016, business email compromise (BEC) of a land title company located in Bellingham, Washington.
“The proceeds of another BEC perpetrated in July 2016 upon a real estate company in Memphis, Tennessee, also moved through parts of the same criminal organisation.
“While incarcerated and awaiting trial in the Western District of Tennessee, Abegunde continued his conspiratorial activities, trying to convince his fake spouse, who has since filed for divorce to refuse to testify against him.
“Abegunde also engaged in witness tampering by sending a self-written motion to dismiss bearing his former attorney’s name and professional attestation.
“The evidence at trial established that Abegunde drafted and sent the motion, which his attorney expressly did not authorise to his faux spouse in an effort to deceive her into not testifying against him.”
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Police Arrest Three Men For Allegedly Stealing Pants In Niger
The Niger State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has arrested three men for allegedly stealing female underwear at Lapai and Gurara local government areas of the state.
Spokesperson for the command, Muhammadu Abubakar, made this known on Friday.
He said the incident was reported at the Lapai Police Division on October 18 and the suspects were subsequently arrested.
Mohammed Ali, 24, Abubakar Sadiq, 18; and Ephraim Isaiah, 19, were arrested for the offence.
The police said the suspects have been handed over to the appropriate unit for investigation.
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BREAKING: Court Sentences Maina To Prison
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has remanded former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, in prison custody.
Maina was arraigned on Friday and pleaded not guilty to the 12-count charge bordering on money laundering, operating fictitious bank accounts and fraud brought against him.
At the resumed hearing of the case, the defence counsel, Ahmed Raji, asked the court to allow the defendant more time and facility to prepare for his defence.
Prosecution counsel, M.S Abubakar, in his submission told the court that they were ready for the commencement of the trial since the defendant was in court.
The prosecution urged the court not to consider the application filed by the defence for bail, describing it as incompetent.
Delivering his ruling after he had listened to the arguments of both prosecution and defence counsels on bail application, the presiding judge, Justice Abang Okon, ordered Maina to be remanded at the correctional service and be allowed to see his lawyers.
Abang also fixed November 19, 2019 to consider the competence of the bail application filed prior to Maina arraignment
He therefore adjourned the matter to October 30 for commencement of trial.
He added that the trial would be day to day and no frivolous application for adjournment would be entertained.
After a four-year manhunt, Maina was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services at a hotel in Abuja after allegedly sneaking into the country from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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University Of Maiduguri: CSOs, Students Kick Against Increase In Tuition
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The civil society organization and some social media users inMaiduguri have described the recent decision of the University ofMaiduguri’s management to increase tuitions as reckless andinsensitive to the plight of the people.They asked the federal government to wade into considered the fact ofthe serious challenge facing the state.The Chairman of CSO of Borno State, Amb. Ahmed Shehu, said thedecision was uncalled-for and must be reversed with immediate effect.”The increment (of school fees) by (the) University of Maiduguri atthis moment is unjustifiable and uncalled-for especially at thismoment and time that all stakeholders are making efforts to ensurethat the disparity in education is addressed in the state inparticular and the northeast, in general, considering the fact thatBorno State has the highest number of people that don’t have access toeducation, with this indices and problem on ground.”The increment means we are trying to force the poor children our ofschool because I amsure they can’t afford based on the socio-economic status of theirparents and guardians,” Shehu stated.He added, “I call on Unimaid management to reverse this decision orelse this is not going to be healthy. It is one way or the other totell people to stay away from western education, also it is likedenying people their rights. I think it is condemnable from the CSO’spoint of view and advise the university to consult widely, sit withSUG, members of the community and (other) stakeholders.”Continuing, he said, “This is discrimination against poor people inthe state, the poor people are discriminated by this hike in tuitionfees, it is the only federal institutions in this state with thisdevelopment is the management telling us that education is not a rightin this country? Are they telling us to go to Chad or Niger to startstudying?”Even with the falling quality of education in our higherinstitutions, the citizens agree to manage. But giving us this SantaCruz gift before December will force us to rethink and decide that thepriorities of the leadership of our educational institutions are notnational interest.”They warned that the increase in school fees might be another way ofdepriving discourage their ward to western education which insurgentsvehemently against it.A resident of Maiduguri, Abba Maina, wrote on his Facebook timeline:”I see no difference between the University of Maiduguri and BokoHaram Sect, they have the same ideology of stopping people fromwestern education, if this increase in tuitions (registration money)is real then they’re worse than Boko Haram.”Where on earth our suffering people of Borno and the Northeast willget this amount of money to pay for their children, this heartlessincreased tuition (registration money), in this insurgency period?#Terrible.”A social worker and journalist, Junaid Jibril Maiva, also wrote:”Unimaid and its unpopular decision. The news is all over that theUniversity of Maiduguri has increased its tuition. Even though noofficial statement was released from the university on the increment,if it turns to be true, then, the university needs to reconsider thisdecision, if not for itself, at least for its host.”A lot of students especially from Borno and North-east states willdrop out if this decision sees the light of the day and they maybecome a social menace to the society. It is for the management toconsider our situation and denounced this hectic, unpopular andungodly decision.”I want to passionately appeal to the university, it host, the stategovernment and any other critical stakeholder of the institution toplease have a meeting towards addressing this unpopular decision.”We hope the Prof. Aliyu Shugaba led administration will look inwardand find an alternative to this increment because I don’t think itwill be in the interests of the larger society to have a huge numberof dropouts. No matter what, SUG University of Maiduguri should resistthe pressure from the management, protest if need be and make sure,the management comes to its senses.”
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