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Insecurity: Gani Adams distributes 10 motorcycles to Southwest Security Group

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As part of the contributions to find lasting solution to the worsening state of insecurity in the country and the dangerous incursion into the southwest region by murderous bandits and herdsmen, the Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams on Tuesday presented ten motorcycles to the leaders of Southwest Security Stakeholders Group (SSSG).

The motorcycles, which he facilitated through Afenifere leader and Grand Patron of Yoruba Summit Group (YSG), Chief Ayo Adebanjo, were to be used for information gathering, surveillance and other security activities across the southwest region.

The ten prominent security groups that benefitted from the gesture include the OPC, Agbekoya, Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Hunters and the Community Security Awareness Initiatives Corps of Nigeria (COMSAIC) among others.

While presenting the motorcycles to the groups,Iba Gani Adams expressed appreciation to Pa Ayo Adebanjo, saying the gesture would enhance security efficiency across the southwest and boost the operations of the security outfits.

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He said the bicycles would serve as one of the tools for proper surveillance.

The Yoruba generalissimo, who is also the convener of the SSSG, insisted that the group would embark on continuous security surveillance across the region.

“This is a testimony of our resolve to beef up security across the southwest region. With the spate of kidnappings, killings and banditry in Yorubaland, it is without doubt that we have endured the most difficult moment in the southwest and this new development was part of the
measures and strategies toward ensuring the safety of our people across the region,

“As a group that is determined to secure the southwest, we are ready to complement the efforts of other security agencies and we would not relent in our efforts to get rid of criminal Fulani herdsmen.”

In his remarks, an Afenifere chieftain, Mogaji Gboyega Adejumo, urged the groups leaders to ensure that they use the motorcycles for the purposes for which they are meant, stressing that efforts are on to improve on this gesture in the future.

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“We use this new security measure to build lasting synergy between the SSSG and YSG in ensuring that the southwest is safe for our people across the country.
“As leaders, it is our responsibility to support the Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams in his efforts to secure the southwest and as the traditional chief security officer of our race, the Yoruba, both home and in Diaspora look up to him as the generalissimo of Yoruba land.”

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I’ll not govern Rivers on my knees, says Fubara

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Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, says he will not govern the state from a position of subservience or weakness.

Fubara made the remarks on Saturday, during a condolence visit to the Ubima, Ikwerre LGA country home of Celestine Omehia, a former governor of the state.

 

Omehia was laying Cecilia Omehia, his mother, to rest.

 

“I have come here with very few respected elders of the state, to come and support you and say to you that we sorrow with you,” Fubara said.

 

“The most important thing is to show our concern and love. Any human being who shows enmity to death, that person is not even normal.

“We also rejoice with you for a life lived well to fulfilment by Mama. We wish Mama a safe journey. Let her stay well where she has gone.”

 

He said politics of bitterness will impede the development of the state and that “it is only in unity that we can move our state forward”.

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“Anybody who claims to love this state should not be party to anything, directly or indirectly that will bring us backwards. We will continue to support every course that will advance the interests of our dear Rivers state,” he added.

“And I am happy to say, and I’ve said it over and again, it doesn’t matter the number of people that are standing with me, I will stand on that side of truth.

“I will not, I repeat, I will not govern our dear state on my knees. If that was the purpose, I will not do that.”

 

Fubara has been locked in a battle for the control of the political structure of Rivers with Nyesom Wike, his predecessor and minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).

 

The governor recently redeployed some members of his cabinet who are loyal to Wike.

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Good Morning! Here Are Some Major News Headlines In The Newspapers This Beautiful Sunday: Benin Traditional Council suspends five chiefs for visiting Ooni

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1. Five officials in the Benin Kingdom have been suspended for allegedly engaging in sacrilegious conduct against Benin custom. The Benin Traditional Council, BTC, said their suspension was because they visited the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, where they “falsely” claimed to be emissaries of the Oba of Benin and rendered inaccurate account of the connection between the Benin Royal Dynasty and the Ooni-ship of Ife.

 

2. The executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has appointed Michael Nzekwe as his chief of staff. He also appointed zonal directors for each of the 14 zonal commands of the commission.

 

3. One person died on Saturday when a gas tanker explosion occurred after an accident at Ita Oshin area of Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Chief Route Commander and Education Officer for Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Florence Okpe, who confirmed the incident, on behalf of the sector commander, Anthony Uga, said the accident occurred at about 4:16 pm.

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4. The Naira yesterday recovered against the US dollar at the parallel market as it appreciated to N1280/$, according to market information obtained by Nairametrics from currency traders. This implied that the Naira appreciated by N120, representing a gain of 8.57 per cent when compared to the N1,400 to a dollar at which it traded on Friday.

 

5. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has said there is a fierce fight to destroy the state. He said this at the country home of Sir Celestine Omehia in Ubima community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers, on Saturday.

 

6. A resident of Osogbo, simply identified as Seun and the motorcyclist conveying her have been crushed to death in a road accident that occurred in Osogbo, Osun State. Seun was said to be a fashion designer and was also working with a real estate firm. It was gathered that the accident occurred Friday evening around OgoOluwa Area of Osogbo.

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7. The All Progressives Congress has demanded the cancellation of the just conducted local government election in Oyo State. The party claimed that the election was a “sham”, warning that if allowed to proceed, it may damage the state’s reputation.

8. The retired Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye has recounted how he fought the dreaded Niger Delta militants, the Book Haram terrorists in the North East and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, insurgents in the South East and survived all of them without a scar. Speaking during his pullout ceremony at the Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka, Adeoye said it was the grace of God that saved him during the dangerous moments.

 

9. Tragedy struck in Rivers State on Friday night when fire from a fuel-laden tanker consumed four persons and about 100 vehicles at the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Rivers State. It was learnt that the tanker collided with another vehicle, exploded and burst into flames that spread to other tankers and many other vehicles trapped in the gridlock.

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10. The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 16 notorious cultists and declared 21 others wanted. In a statement by the command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in Awka on Saturday, the feat was achieved following intensified efforts to end the resurgence of cult-related killings in Awka, the state capital.

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Shake-up in EFCC as Olukoyede appoints chief of staff, 14 directors

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Ola Olukoyede, chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has appointed Michael Nzekwe as his chief of staff.

 

As part of a restructuring drive, Olukoyede upgraded all the zonal commands of the EFCC to departments and appointed 14 new directors.

 

A statement by Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, said the security unit of the agency has been upgraded to a department with a chief security officer at the helm.

 

“To this effect, 14 new directors have been appointed to head each of the zonal commands,” Oyewale said.

 

Additionally, to bolster and fortify the security architecture of the commission, the security unit of the EFCC has been upgraded to a department with a seasoned officer appointed as director, security and chief security officer.

 

“A new department has also been created in the executive chairman’s office and it is headed by former Makurdi zonal commander of the EFCC, Mr. Friday Ebelo who also doubles as director and coordinator, special duties at the corporate headquarters of the commission.”

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Nzekwe was the commander of the Ilorin zonal command and a course one officer.

 

Nzekwe, a lawyer and an investigator, has served in various departments in the anti-graft agency — including legal and prosecution, operations (now department of investigations), internal affairs (now department of ethics and integrity), Servicom, and asset forfeiture.

The new chief of staff has attended trainings and courses at home and abroad, including the Advance Defence Intelligence Officers Course organised by Defence Intel Agency (DIA).

 

 

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