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IIP-SARS CHAIRMAN WARNS PETITIONERS, STRIKES OUT COMPLAINT
IIP-SARS CHAIRMAN WARNS PETITIONERS, STRIKES OUT COMPLAINT
By: Our Reporter
The Chairman of the IIP-SARS, Justice Suleiman Galadima (rtd) on Tuesday warned complainants before the panel to stop forum shopping in a bid to seek redress for human rights violations, saying that he will not hesitate to strike out any petition that is receiving attention before another authority.
The jurist stated this while reacting to an information from Barrister I.W. Izon, who told the panel that his client, Igwe Michael Chidozie has the intention to withdraw his petition from the panel.
The Chairman observed that a lot must have been spent in terms of publicity to bring these petitions to public attention only for some of the petitioners to withdraw them.
In view of the above, the complainant’s counsel made an oral application seeking to withdraw the petition which borders on unlawful arrest and detention, torture, inhuman and degrading treatment.
He also told the 11-Member panel that the matter is already being resolved via Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), even as he apologized for the inconveniences the case might have caused the panel so far.
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Consequently, Justice Galadima said, “the petition having been withdrawn is hereby struck out”.
In another petition, the panel adjourned till 22nd of November for continuation of hearing into John Ogbu’s matter involving unlawful arrest and detention, torture, inhuman and degrading treatment.
When the matter came up on Tuesday, the complainant’s counsel, Chikodili Emmanuella Ezeugwu told the panel that her client was down with fever and therefore could not come to the panel.
Earlier, the complainant had testified before the panel that police wrongfully arrested and detained him and also seized some of his television sets when they visited his shop in Gwagwalada, Abuja.
In the process, he stated that some police officers tortured him. He listed Inspector Edwin Kendiry of defunct SARS FCT, Commissioner of Police FCT and Inspector General of Police as 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents respectively.
He is therefore prayed the panel to order N5 million compensation for the torture and other human rights violations he suffered in the hands of some offices of the Force.
He also asked for N1 million as a refund to the medical expenses he incurred as a rest of the torture among others.
IIP-SARS CHAIRMAN WARNS PETITIONERS, STRIKES OUT COMPLAINT
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected ISWAP terrorists have killed the chairman of the hunters’ group in Garjang village, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Sunday.
The victim, identified as Habu Dala, 53, was abducted from his home by the terrorists, who took him through Mulharam to Forfot villages in Damboa LGA.
Villagers mobilised in search of Dala and later found his corpse bearing gunshot wounds.
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and the hunters’ group visited the scene.
The remains were evacuated to the General Hospital, Damboa, where he was certified dead and later released to his family for burial in accordance with Islamic rites.
ISWAP Terrorists Kill Hunters’ Leader in Borno
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
By: Zagazola Makama
Nine persons sustained machete injuries in a clash between Bassa farmers and Fulani herders in Gomoni Village, Kwali Area Council of the FCT.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the fight, which broke out on Aug. 9 at about 3:30 p.m., followed alleged destruction of melon and maize farms belonging to the Bassa community by cattle.
It was gathered that the Nigeria army troops
along with joint team of operatives, and vigilantes were deployed to the scene following a distress call.
Six Bassa and three Fulani victims with varying degrees of machete cuts were taken to Rhema Foundation Hospital, Kwali, for treatment.
Authorities confirmed that the situation had been brought under control and normalcy restored, while investigation was ongoing.
Nine Injured in Kwali Farmers–Herders Clash
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VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu
VP Shettima Attends Wedding Fatiha Of Aisha Shehu Aliyu and Muhammad Jalal Babangida Aliyu
By: Our Reporter
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday attended the wedding fatiha of Aisha, daughter of Shehu Aliyu, an Executive Director with First Bank of Nigeria, and Muhammad Jalal, son of former Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, Talban Minna, at the National Mosque, Abuja.
The solemnisation, led by the Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Dr. Muhammad Kabir Adam, alongside other Imams, featured prayers for the couple’s blessings.
Vice President Shettima stood in for the bride, while Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu represented the groom, culminating in the presentation of the dowry and the formal tying of the marital knot.
The event was graced by prominent dignitaries, including former Vice President Namadi Sambo, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, former Kaduna State Governor Ahmed Makarfi, former Minister of Special Duties Kabiru Turaki, Katsina State Deputy Governor Faruk Lawal Jobe, the Emir of Borgu, Niger State, Muhammad Sani Dantoro among many others.
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