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Navy bans construction of storey building opposite Base
Navy bans construction of storey building opposite Base
The Nigeria Navy, NNS Jubilee, in Ikot Abasi, has said it would not allow the construction of a storey building opposite its Base main gate for security reasons.
The Base Operation Officer, Navy Cdr. Morgan Etuk, said this on Thursday while speaking with newsmen on the complaint by a Church of incessant harassments and disruptions of the church’s project work opposite the Base.
Etuk said that every military establishment must have a buffer zone.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a medical doctor and member of the Church, Dr Inemesit Ekanem, had alleged in a statement to newsmen that the disruption and harassment by NNS Jubilee had impeded the progress of the church’s work.
Etuk said that when the church workers came to the site on March 12, one of the officers of the Base told them of the need for a round-table discussion, which they had always ignored.
He said the Base had a dialogue with the Church leadership about four times on the need to relocate the structure from opposite the Base’s entrance.
According to him, this is a military establishment and every military establishment all over the world must have a buffer zone, a safety zone and this military establishment is not an exception.
He said that when the workers came on March 12, one of their officers told them not to continue with the work.
Etuk said that was not the first time they were told to stop work.
He added that they had also told them of the need to come for a round-table discussion because the church if elected, would become a security threat to the base.
“If you check our security architecture you will see drums and sentries stationed all over the place. These are some of the things we use to protect this place.
“Coming to erect that structure, which they said is even a storey building, somebody can go there and use it as an observation post to monitor what is happening inside the base.
“As a pastor, you will not tell me categorically hundred per cent that the members don’t have any criminal tendencies or intentions.
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“You heard about how criminals go about attacking military zones, killing personnel and carting away weapons, so we have to secure our base.
“We can’t just sit down and allow a structure erected in front of us which we know full well that it might become a security threat to us,” Etuk said.
Etuk denied the allegations that the church workers were beaten, saying that naval officers were law-abiding citizens and not animals that would start beating people up.
He said the Base had no power to give any approvals or authorisation for anyone to erect a structure, except the Office of the National Security Adviser.
He said that for now that approval had not been given, adding that the base would not allow such construction knowing fully well that it would be a security threat,” he said.
Army troops repel bandits in Katsina, rescue teenage girl with gunshot wound
By: Zagazola Makama
The Nigerian Army troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA in collaboration with the police repelled a bandit attack on Soro Daya village in Kankia Local Government Area.
Zagazola learn that the incident occurred at about 1:15 a.m. on Sept. 19 when suspected bandits invaded the village.
The troops were promptly mobilized to the scene. On reaching Soro Daya junction, the team was confronted by the hoodlums, leading to a heavy gun duel.
“The bandits damaged the front tyre and side glasses of a police Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) patrol vehicle before retreating into the forest.
“One female victim, Nabiha Mani, aged 15, was rescued with a gunshot wound on her thigh. She was rushed to the Comprehensive Health Centre in Matazu for treatment and later referred to the Orthopaedic Hospital, Katsina, for further medical attention,” said the sources.
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Troops neutralise armed militia in Plateau after failed escape attempt
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of 3 Division/Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have neutralised an armed militia in Plateau State after he attempted to disarm a soldier during an operation.
Zagazola gathered that the incident occurred on Sept. 5 during a follow-up operation to a hideout in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area.
A day earlier, on Sept. 4, troops had arrested the militia at Kaskra with an AK-47 rifle and 11 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition. During interrogation, the suspect confessed to involvement in several criminal activities within Barkin Ladi and volunteered to lead troops to the hideout of his cohorts to recover weapons.
Sources said that while the search was ongoing at the hideout, the militia made a desperate attempt to snatch a soldier’s rifle in order to escape.
“He was swiftly overpowered and neutralised by the troops in the process,” one of the sources said.
The remains of the deceased suspect were deposited at a hospital morgue, while follow-up operations are ongoing to apprehend his accomplices and recover more weapons.
The sources reaffirmed military’s commitment to sustain the momentum against armed militias and other criminal elements in Plateau, stressing that no effort would be spared in restoring peace and stability across the Joint Operations Area.
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Sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspects were apprehended on Sept. 4 during a fighting patrol to Yaka village by a quick response team.
The suspects, according to the source, are in troop custody for further investigation and action.
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