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POLICE ACCUSES COMPLAINANT OF ACTING ON HEAR SAY OVER THE DEATH OF A VICTIM
POLICE ACCUSES COMPLAINANT OF ACTING ON HEAR SAY OVER THE DEATH OF A VICTIM
By: Michael Mike
Counsel to the police at the Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violations by the defunct SARS and other units of the Nigerian police Mr. Malik Taiwo has accused a complainant before the panel of being coerced to testify before it.
Mr. Taiwo while cross examining the complainant on the case of alleged extra judicial killing however said he was not at the scene of incident hence cannot act as if he witnessed it.
He therefore pointed that everything contained in the petition the complainant had before the panel were hear say, following the narration of the complainant.
responding the complainant Mr. Charles Ogu confirmed that he was not there but he receive a call by his father in-law who happens to be the father of the decease. According to Mr. Ogu his in-law narrated to him what transpired at the scene of the incident.
When asked by the panel if he knows where the corpse of the deceased is, Mr. Ogu told the panel that he was informed that the then Governor of Imo state had ordered for mass burial of the entire corpse at that time.
Testifying before the panel, Mr. Ogu narrated how it all happened in March 2004 when the victim Chibuikem, a trader was travelling from Onitsha in Anambra state to Okigwe in Imo state. On reaching Okigwe, he boarded another vehicle going to Owerri and on the way according to him, they ran into a chaotic scene involving the police in the convoy of the Governor, shooting at some suspected Members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra.
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The incident, he noted, compelled the driver to stop and all the passengers ran out of the vehicle in different direction to seek for safety including the said chibukem who took cover at a nearby shop.
Narrating further Ogu stated that Chibukem was heard shouting “My head my head “he was said to be hit by a stray bullet from the men of the Nigerian Police. Ogu stated further that the victim kept screaming “I am not a member of MASSOB but a trader from Ndianiche the son of Mazi Emeka Nkaru”.
However, according to Mr. Ogu police on the convoy came and carried him to their waiting van, and when they could not stop him from shouting and crying for pain, he was shot on the chest and he died.
Meanwhile, the complainant told the panel that some eye witnesses at the scene of the incident, having heard and seen what transpired traced the parents of the victim to their town and informed them of the death of their son.
Moreover, the Father of the deceased Mazi Nkaru followed the informants to the scene of the son’s death, thereafter he visited several police stations looking for the body of his son and later located the corpse in the mortuary of the Federal Medical Centre Owerri. He immediately requested the corpse which was denied them till date.
Hence Mazi Emeka, his wife and family members tried all they could to secure the corpse of late Chibukem but to no avail and they later died out of frustration and shock.
A second witness in the matter Mr. Samuel Oyinkalu corroborated the testimony of the complainant. He narrated how he traveled to Owerri severally in the company of his father now late and other family members to retrieve the corpse but all plea to the police fail on deaf ears.
The matter has been adjourned to 29 March 2022 for adoption of written address.
POLICE ACCUSES COMPLAINANT OF ACTING ON HEAR SAY OVER THE DEATH OF A VICTIM
Troops Arrest Suspected Gunrunners in Plateau State
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested two suspected gunrunners during a sting operation in Bokkos Town, Plateau State.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspects, identified as Mr. Kenneth Mayas, 31, and Mr. Bulus Yilfo, 60, were apprehended at a hideout in White House Hotel on Friday while attempting to procure an AK-47 rifle for N1.45 million.
Both suspects hail from Forop District in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.
During the operation, troops recovered the cash sum of N1.45 million from the suspects, who are believed to be part of a larger criminal syndicate.
The sources said the arrested suspects and the recovered money are currently in custody for interrogation, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other members of the syndicate.
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Illicit drugs: NDLEA strengthens airport operations as officers undergo advanced trainings
. Deploy new skills, tools across airports operations, Marwa charges officers
By: Michael Mike
Selected Commanders and officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, have undergone series of trainings in Advance Passenger Information System (API) and Passenger Targeting/ Intelligence Gathering as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen NDLEA’s operational efficiency at the country’s major airports.
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, which facilitated the trainings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and Abuja, the workshops were designed to enhance the capacity of the Agency’s Commands at Airports to target and intercept high-risk passengers, cargo and mail, to help combat illicit drug trafficking. They will also help to facilitate communication and coordination between countries of origin, transit and destination in order to destabilise illicit cross-border flows and criminal networks.
While the Commander of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Strategic Command of NDLEA, ACGN Usman Ali Wadar and his counterpart at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, CN Mohammed Ajiya participated in the six-day training in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 13 other officers drawn from the MMIA and NAIA Commands took part in the five-day training that held in Abuja. They are all expected to impact the knowledge and skills acquired during the sessions on their other colleagues.
The trainings were funded by the European Union, Australia, Canada, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States under the AIRCOP Airport Communication Project, implemented by the UNODC.
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) commended the facilitators: Ms. Fabienne Russel of UNODC and Anderson Leme Siqueira of Brazilian Customs Administration for taking their time to be in Abuja for the training after the engagement in Abidjan.
He equally praised the two NDLEA Commanders and other officers who participated in the Abijan and Abuja training sessions for their interest and commitment. He charged them to immediately reflect the new skills and tools in their operations across the international airports in the country.
Femi Babafemi
Director, Media & Advocacy
NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja
Friday 20th December 2024 Illicit drugs: NDLEA strengthens airport operations as officers undergo advanced trainings
. Deploy new skills, tools across airports operations, Marwa charges officers
Selected Commanders and officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, have undergone series of trainings in Advance Passenger Information System (API) and Passenger Targeting/ Intelligence Gathering as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen NDLEA’s operational efficiency at the country’s major airports.
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, which facilitated the trainings held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire and Abuja, the workshops were designed to enhance the capacity of the Agency’s Commands at Airports to target and intercept high-risk passengers, cargo and mail, to help combat illicit drug trafficking.
They will also help to facilitate communication and coordination between countries of origin, transit and destination in order to destabilise illicit cross-border flows and criminal networks.
While the Commander of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Strategic Command of NDLEA, ACGN Usman Ali Wadar and his counterpart at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja, CN Mohammed Ajiya participated in the six-day training in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 13 other officers drawn from the MMIA and NAIA Commands took part in the five-day training that held in Abuja. They are all expected to impact the knowledge and skills acquired during the sessions on their other colleagues.
The trainings were funded by the European Union, Australia, Canada, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States under the AIRCOP Airport Communication Project, implemented by the UNODC.
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) commended the facilitators: Ms. Fabienne Russel of UNODC and Anderson Leme Siqueira of Brazilian Customs Administration for taking their time to be in Abuja for the training after the engagement in Abidjan.
He equally praised the two NDLEA Commanders and other officers who participated in the Abijan and Abuja training sessions for their interest and commitment. He charged them to immediately reflect the new skills and tools in their operations across the international airports in the country.
Illicit drugs: NDLEA strengthens airport operations as officers undergo advanced trainings
15 Boko Haram Fighters Killed in Fierce Supremacy Battle with ISWAP in Tumbum Kare
By: Zagazola Makama
A deadly clash of supremacy between rival terrorist factions has claimed the lives of 15 Boko Haram fighters, with five Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) members sustaining injuries.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama that the confrontation occurred when ISWAP launched a coordinated attack on Boko Haram fighters loyal to the Bakura Buduma faction.
The assault, aimed at asserting dominance, led to significant losses on the Boko Haram side, with ISWAP fighters seizing an undisclosed number of weapons during the confrontation.
The incident marks the latest in a series of violent infightings between the two groups, which have been engaged in a bitter rivalry over resources, territorial control, and influence in the Lake Chad region.
Sources said that the clashes have intensified in recent months as both groups seek to expand their foothold in the area with the Boko Haram faction already gaining upper hand against the ISWAP.
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