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My Elder Brother was killed by three complainants, Witness tells IIP-SARS
My Elder Brother was killed by three complainants, Witness tells IIP-SARS
By: Michael Mike, Abuja
A witness before the IIP-SARS, Simon Akor on Friday narrated how his elder brother, ASP Akor Ude was allegedly killed by three men from Odekpe Community in Anambra state when he led a police team to the Community on a peace mission.
Testifying before the 11-member panel chaired by Justice Suleiman Galadima (rtd), Simon said that those who slain his brother are the complainants before the panel concerning death custody, arbitrary arrest and detention, unlawful use of firearm resulting in extra-judicial killing and abuse of office.
According to Simon, the witness, the complainants and killers of his brother are Chief Peter Ikechi, Peter Ekwealor (deceased) and Mr. Ekene Okona from Odekpe Community in Anambra state.
Giving an account of the death of his brother, he said that he had arranged with the late ASP Ude to attend their sister’s traditional wedding slated for 25th April, 2020 and the occasion was close to the period he led a police team to Odekpe Community on a peace mission.
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Specifically, he informed the panel that his elder brother had then asked him (Simon) to proceed from Kaduna state (where he resides) to their village, Otukpa in Ogbadigbo local government of Benue state for the proposed traditional wedding of their sister.
He told the panel that he travelled to his village waiting for his brother, who earlier informed him of his peace mission in Odekpe Community, only to discover that he was not in the village as agreed.
He said that the family waited for him and he was nowhere to be found and he asked the suitor and his kinsmen that accompanied him to the traditional wedding that ASP Ude, his elder brother is the one permitted by their tradition to give out the sister for wedding and as well bless the wedlock.
For that reason the family and their in-laws performed the traditional wedding rites pending the blessing of ASP Ude who could not make it to the village.
He disclosed to the panel that on the 26th of April, 2020 he suddenly received an “anonymous call” from his elder brother’s phone informing him that his brother had been killed in Odekpe Community and that the caller informed him that he would not call him again over the matter.
Following the bad news, he told the panel that he wrote a petition to the Inspector General of Police twice demanding that the police should state the whereabouts of ASP Ude Akor.
In addition, he said that he wrote a similar letter to the Commissioner of Police, Anambra state Police Command demanding that police give explanation about what happened to his brother who they had earlier on sent on a peace mission in Anambra Community known as Odekpe.
He informed the panel that the letters he wrote to the police authorities did not yield any result and they have not set eyes on his brother or received his corpse till date.
On cross-examination by complainant’s counsel, R.O. Adakole, Simon insisted that the three aforementioned men from Odekpe Community were actually those who killed his brother and that he has video evidence to buttress his claim.
Essentially, he told the panel that the video of how his brother was laid down and butchered by the three men from Odekpe Community is still saved on his handset and that he was ready to tender the same before the panel.
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Adakole told the witness that he has something to hide having not shown the willingness to disclose the source of the video of the alleged killing of his brother in Odekpe Community. Continuing, Adankole told the panel that the witness did not prove that the three complainants in the petition were responsible for the death of ASP Ude.
It will be recalled that a police witness, Abdulmumuni Mohammed had earlier told the IIP-SARS that Peter Ekwealor, a member of Odekpe Community in Anambra state and one of the three complainants in the petition slumped after his confessional statement that he participated in the killing of ASP Akoh Ude when he led other policemen on a peace mission in June, 2020.
Peter Ekwealor, one of the petitioners (now deceased) was arrested and detained alongside Chief Peter Ikechi and Mr Ekene Okona from the same Odekpe Community.
Testifying before the 11-member panel presided over by Dr. Garba Tetengi (SAN) on behalf of the Chairman, Justice Suleiman Galadima (rtd), the Police witness said that Peter Ekwelor (now deceased) confided in some police officers to reveal that it was some members of the Odekpe Community that killed ASP Akoh Ude when he led a Police team on a peace mission to the area.
According to Abdulmumuni, the late Peter informed the police in his statement that he and some other members of Odekpe Community took an oath of secrecy at Attah Okakwu palace (the paramount Ruler of the Community) not to reveal the death of ASP Akoh, (whom they allegedly killed) to anyone.
“After making the confessional statement while he was in police detention with his casemates, Chief Ikechi Peter and Ekene Okona, he slumped”, the witness stated.
The matter was adjourned till 2nd December, 2021.
My Elder Brother was killed by three complainants, Witness tells IIP-SARS
Chinese Embassy Mourns Buhari
By: Michael Mike
The Chinese Embassy has mourned the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The Embassy in a message on X commiserate with the government and the people of Nigeria.
The message read: “The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria extends our deepest condolences to the people of Nigeria on the passing of His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), Former President of Nigeria.
“We mourn a resolute leader whose unwavering dedication to Nigeria’s unity and progress leaves an enduring legacy.
“His pivotal contributions to advancing China-Nigeria relations will forever remain etched in our shared history. Our thoughts are with his family and Nigerian people.”
Chinese Embassy Mourns Buhari
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NTAC DG Mourns Former President BuhariAdvocates the Naming of the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, after the Deceased
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Advocates the Naming of the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, after the Deceased
By: Michael Mike
Director General of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Buba Yakub has joined numerous individuals, groups and countries across the globe to mourn the passing of Nigeria ‘s former President, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (Retd) who passed away at 82.
In a message he personally signed and made available to the public, late Sunday, the former lawmaker said the entire nation was particularly saddened by the sudden passing of a man who gave his all to Nigeria as a soldier, a politician, a mentor to many as well as a nationalist.
Yakub, who emphasized that the former Nigerian leader, would forever live in the hearts and minds of generations of Nigerians who knew him and those who would, eventually, read about his incorruptibility and altruistic approach to service, conveyed heartfelt sympathies to President Tinubu, the former President’s immediate family and to all Nigerians.
Yakub message read in part: “On behalf of the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) and its Management, I convey our heartfelt condolences to the family, government and good people of Nigeria, under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
“While we mourn this great soldier, nationalist and Leader, we remember his dedication to democracy, regional stability, and the unity of Nigeria, as well as his unwavering commitment to the anti-corruption crusade, which endeared him to many Nigerians.”
The NTAC boss while praying for the forgiveness of the sins of Buhari, suggested
that a great national monument, like the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, be named after the late leader.
He said: ” May Allah grant him Aljana firdausi and grant his family and entire Nigerians the fortitude to bear the loss.”
Born in Daura, Katsina State in 1942,the former President distinguished himself as a soldier,a politician and a national hero of all time.Having held the position of Nigerian leader twice, a Federal Commissioner of Petroleum,a Military Governor of what is today the Northeast Geopolitical Zone as well as the head of Abacha’s development behemoth,the Petroleum Trust Fund,among others, Buhari in service was acknowledged to have lived above board and held his head high as an incorruptible Nigerian.
He will be remembered more by the principles he espoused in leadership than the monuments he built for self, kith or kin.
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Tuggar: Buhari was a Statesman of Uncommon Integrity
By: Michael Mike
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has described late President Muhammadu Buhari as a statesman of uncommon integrity, and a towering figure in our nation’s history.
The Minister gave this description in an official condolence message on Sunday.
The message read: “It is with profound sorrow and a deep sense of national loss that I mourn the passing of His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR — former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, a statesman of uncommon integrity, and a towering figure in our nation’s history.
“President Buhari served Nigeria with unwavering dedication, both in uniform and in civilian leadership. His legacy is marked by a lifelong commitment to discipline, national unity, and the fight against corruption. His calm resolve in moments of turbulence and his steadfast belief in the promise of Nigeria will continue to inspire generations.
“At home and abroad, he was a symbol of Nigeria’s strength and dignity — a leader who carried the burdens of state with humility and a deep sense of duty.
“When President Muhammadu Buhari spoke at his inauguration in 2015, he said: ‘I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody.’ He was sending a signal not just to Nigerians, but also to the region, to Africa and the world. He was not for sale, Nigeria was not for sale, Africa was not for sale. He was a soldier by training and a patriot by instinct – and a committed champion of democracy: he was instrumental in the peaceful resolution of Gambia’s electoral crisis in 2016, and an unprecedented transfer of power. He worked tirelessly to support regional efforts to roll back the scourge of violent extremism in the Sahel, just as in the 1980s he supported the liberation movements fighting for democracy in South Africa and Namibia.
“He was committed to the rules-based international order and worked to deepen ties between Nigeria and ECOWAS, the AU, UN and Commonwealth, and was a firm advocate of institutional reform. He had friends and allies in the four corners of the globe, but national interest always trumped sentiment: he bought fighter planes from the US, fertiliser from Russia and sealing the gas pipeline deal with Morocco. Nigeria has lost a dedicated patriot; Africa has lost a noble son. We salute you.
“On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nigeria’s diplomatic community, I extend heartfelt condolences to his family, the Government and People of Nigeria, and all who mourn this irreparable loss.
“May Almighty Allah (SWT) forgive his shortcomings and grant him eternal rest in Aljannatul Firdaus.”
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