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N10 Billion Debt: FCTA seals Federal Ministry of Works, others
N10 Billion Debt: FCTA seals Federal Ministry of Works, others
The FCT Administration, on Tuesday, sealed the Federal Ministry of Works, Federal Character Commission and Merit House Maitama over the N10 billion waste collection debt owed Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB).
Addressing newsmen during the exercise, the Director of AEPB) Mr Osilama Briamah said the board provided waste management and other environmental services for their service providers and they refused to pay. He explained that the board had a huge amount laying without a response from the defaulters.
“We try to negotiate to have a better way to achieve results but there was no positive response, we have given them a payment plan but many of them refused to take this opportunity seriously.“The board then resort to legal means to recover the debts. The board obtained court orders to seal the premises.
“The exercise which has just begun will cover all public and private offices owing to the board,’’ he said. A senior magistrate court sitting in Wuse II, Abuja had served the defendants with a summons to appear before the court on March 30, but they failed to honour the court.
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The breakdown of the debts showed that the Federal Ministry of Education owed N25,838,275, the Federal Ministry of Defense –N17,220,775.00 and the Federal Character Commission, N10,128,906.25. Others include Civil Service Commission-N2,451,649.50, Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission, N21,683,750.00, and Federal Ministry of Health N14,204,843.75. Also owing are; the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment, N19,222,287.50, Federal Ministry of Works, N9,998,625.00 and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps Wuse, N16,583,031.25.
Speaking, Mr Ikharo Attah, Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, said the operation followed the initiative put together by the FCT Minister and the FCTA Permanent Secretary to recover debts owed to the board.
Attah stated that the FCT Administration was worried about the huge amount being owed FCTA.
“FCT Administration needs enough funds to build infrastructure and keep the city running. The administration has decided to go after the Ministries, Parastatal Agencies and Private individuals.
“We cannot wait to see government money tie-down, it is wrong for people not to pay for services rendered,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that AEPB said it may lockdown some government offices, hotels, Plazas and other business premises due to debts owed to the board.
The Director of AEPB, Mr Osilama Briamah, made the disclosure in a statement, on Monday in Abuja.
Briamah explained that the measure was coming on the heels of the Task Team set up by the FCTA Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola, to recover over N10 billion owed the AEPB by several government agencies, business premises and residential apartments.
Dismissed soldier surrenders to police over murder case in Ogun
By: Zagazola Makama
A dismissed soldier, Yemisi Poroye, who is the principal suspect in a conspiracy and murder case reported earlier on June 25 has surrendered to the Police in Ogun state.
Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspect turned himself in at about 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, following intensified police efforts to track him down.
The sources said that three other suspects earlier arrested in connection with the case, along with relevant exhibits, had already been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Abeokuta, for discreet investigation.
The sources added that the circumstances surrounding the murder and the dismissed soldier’s alleged role are currently under investigation.
Dismissed soldier surrenders to police over murder case in Ogun
Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) along with other security forces, successfully repelled coordinated attacks on three communities in Riyom Local Government Area by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias.
Zagazola Makama report that the affected communities Rim, Angwan Wereng, and Cum came under attack between 10:50 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. on Thursday night.
The troops responded promptly to distress calls and engaged the attackers, forcing them to flee the area.
“On receipt of the information, army troops and other sister security agencies moved swiftly to the scenes and repelled the attackers,”said the sources.
No official casualties were confirmed as of the time of this report, but the situation is said to be under control while normalcy has returned to the affected areas.
Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities
Gunmen abduct Fulani leader in Kogi, injure wife and son
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed men have abducted a Fulani community leader, Mallam Iliyasu, during a midnight attack on his residence at the Fulani Camp in Shagari Village, Lokoja, Kogi State.
Zagazola Makama learnt that the incident, which occurred around 12:20 a.m. on Thursday, also left two of his family members his wife and his son, Abdulsalam with gunshot wounds to the arm and leg, respectively.
The sources said the attackers stormed the home, fired several shots into the air, and forcefully took the community leader to an unknown destination. The assailants also reportedly injured the victims while trying to resist the abduction.
Both injured victims were taken to Ashafa Hospital for medical attention, where they are said to be responding to treatment.
Seventeen expended AK-47 ammunition shells were recovered from the scene of the attack by security forces.
A relative of the abducted victim, Alhaji Ahmadu Yusuf, confirmed the incident and appealed for urgent intervention to secure his release.
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