Police DIG Dies In Hotel Room

After several hours of waiting for a meeting scheduled at 10am between the inspector-general of police, Hafiz Ringim with senior officers of the force yesterday, the IGP and his crew stormed the conference room, venue of the meeting and announced the death of Mr. Ganiyu Dawodu, a deputy inspector-general of police in charge of Force Investigation Department.

The IGP said the meeting could not hold due to the fact that it was a mourning period for members of the force.

Narrating the circumstance of his death, he said Mr. Dawodu died on Thursday while representing the IGP on an official assignment in Lagos. While in Lagos, he was in the company of some friends when they visited another friend in his hotel room. At the hotel room, the deceased was said to have slumped, and before any medical attention could come, he had passed on.

Ringim revealed that before his death, Mr. Dawodu was suffering from a heart disease which he had been managing through constant medical check-ups. He added that it is a wake-up call to all members of the force to go back and ensure that they do a proper medical examination and take their health seriously.

He also said that despite the fact that the deceased was a Muslim, there is the need to conduct a post-mortem examination for the purpose of documenting the actual reason behind his death.

He further charged all commissioners to ensure that maximum security is maintained in their various designations. “Ensure that appropriate deployment is carried out, let officers maintain their posts and they should discharge their obligation to the best of their ability. We must rise to the present security challenges in our country, especially at this festive period.

“With the problems in this nation, ranging from the bunkering of petroleum products in the South-South, acts of terrorism, banks are broken into, amidst various other challenges, at this point civilians have a lot to do in order to  ensure that unity  is achieved. This will fight against the natural enemy,” he added.

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Court Remands Ndume In Kuje Prison

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the remand of Senator Mohammed Ndume, in Kuje prison till Monday when his bail application will be determined.

The Federal Government had, on Monday, re-arraigned  Ndume  over a four-count criminal charge bothering on non-disclosure of security information to the appropriate authorities.

Ndume had pleaded not guilty to the charge.

When the matter came up on Friday, counsel to Ndume, Ricky Tarfa (SAN) had prayed the court to admit the accused person to bail on grounds that he is a serving senator and that he needs medical attention from time to time.

He prayed the court to admit his client to bail on liberal terms, adding that he will not interfere with the proceedings of the court.

Opposing the application, the prosecuting counsel, O.O Fatunde, argued that the accused person might abscond since the offence for which he was standing trial carried a 20-year jail term.

After listening to all the parties, the trial judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole adjourned till Monday for ruling on the bail application.

The court also fixed February 2,7 and 14, 2012 for trial.

Ndume was re-arraigned by the government after the State Security Service (SSS) withdrew the charge filed against him before an Abuja Magistrate Court.

He, alongside the former spokesperson of the Boko Haram sect, Ali Kodunga, had earlier been arraigned before the Magistrate Court on one-count charge of criminal intimidation by anonymous communication.

The court had sentenced Kodunga to three years imprisonment after pleading guilty to the charge.

The court, in turn, struck out the charge against Ndume following the application brought by the SSS on the ground that the government had filed a fresh charge against him at the Federal High Court.

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Protesting Women Block Lokoja Highway

The Lokoja-Abuja highway was again blocked yesterday by women,protesting the outcome of the recently held governorship election in Kogi State.

The placard carrying women  who came from local government areas across the state said they were saddened with the outcome of the process,which they alleged was manipulated.

The development led to unusual traffic hold up for some hours,before the demonstrators finally dispersed to their destinations.

Speaking in an interview with newsmen,the leader of the group,Hajia Zainab Isa said they decided to stage the peaceful protest because they didn’t vote for PDP in the just concluded election.

She alleged that their mandate was stolen, as the outcome of the poll was never the true reflection of the people,insisting that even members of the ruling party knew they didn’t win the election.

She noted that the electorate voted for Prince Abubakar Audu of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN),and wondered why he was denied the mandate freely given to him by the people of the state.

She therefore, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to prevail,even as she asked the head of the electoral umpire,Prof. Attahiru Jega to return the mandate.

According to her,they would stop at nothing to ensure that justice and fairness prevail,saying the right thing must be done,to sustain the harmonious peaceful co-existence in the state.

Hajia Isa further decried the alleged distortion of electoral process,so as to put democracy on sound footing,stressing that the electorate should be allowed to freely decide who governs them.

Some of the inscriptions in the placard read: ”INEC return the money and give us our mandate,” “No going back on Audu,” “We voted for CAN”, “No retreat, no surrender,” among others.

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Supreme Court sacks two CPC Senators, eight Reps in Katsina

The Supreme Court yesterday ordered two senators on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Katsina State to vacate office.
They are Abdu Yandoma (Katsina North) and Ahmed Sani Stores (Katsina Central).
Also affected are eight House of Representatives members.  
The apex court held that they were not the duly sponsored candidates of the party. 
Besides, it held that the Federal High Court which affirmed the nomination of the appellants lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the suit.
Justice Walter Onnoghen, in the  judgment, said the Federal High Court should have struck out the suit because issues raised were purely domestic affairs of the party.
He held that political parties must duly sponsor a candidate for an election.
The affected candidates are to vacate for the duly sponsored candidates of the CPC in Katsina State.
The beneficiaries are Sadiq Yar’Adua (Central Senatorial District), Hadi Sirika (North Senatorial  District), Ahmed Kaita (Kankia/Ingawa Federal Constituency) and Salisu Salisco (Kaita/Jibiya).
Also to go to the House of Representatives are Sheik Umar Abubakar (Katsina), Salisu Daura (Daura/Maiaduwa/Sandamu), Isa Doro (Mani/Bindawa), Sani Mashi (Mashi/Dutsi), Abbas Machika (Kankara/Faskari/Sabuwa) and Dr. Mansur Funtua (Funtua/Dandume).  

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Gunmen Raid Airforce Secondary School in Kano

Armed men suspected to be members of the Yusiffiya Group aka Boko Haram, have attacked the Nigerian Airforce Military Comprehensive School base at Kwa a 15 kilometers town outside Kano, killing about three of the guards on duty.

Confirming the incident to newsmen the 303 Flying School Commander, Air Commodore Sani Ahmad, said some suspected gunmen struck at the school on Thursday night opening fire on his men and carted away many valuables.

He said when they attacked the base at about 7.30 to 8pm, his men quickly responded and a gun battle that lasted for about one hour ensued which resulted in the death of the two military officers instantly while one out of the two that were injured died at Mallam Aminu Kano Hospital after sustaining bullet wound.

Ahmad who refused to categorically state that the men were Boko Haram members, added that the only thing he know is that anybody who carried arm is a criminal whether he is Boko Haram or whatever, promising that they will soon get to the root of the incident.

He said that all the 110 children studying in the school were hale and hearty and that they tried to give them some sense of relief by being close to them, adding that they are studying the whole scenario and may deploy additional security personnel to the place.

'We are going to visualize the whole level of the security threat, analyse it and see whether we will send additional security attachment or not but for now we are keeping high vigil in the place and to us this people are armed robbers because after carting away some properties they also vandalized some houses nearby the school,' he said.

The suspected members of the Boko Haram who struck at the Military Comprehensive school were reported to have opened fire sporadically from the gate of the school for about half hour while unconfirmed report said that the military officers responded with heavy fire.

Our reporter who arrived the scene of the Friday morning hours saw some expended bullets at the gate of the school while the window glass the office of the security office at the school was shattered.

A team of journalists on a fact finding mission were harassed at the gate of the Airforce base on Airport road by the military officers manning the gate and turned them back.Also some heavy armed military personnel were seen guarding the school while every visitor to the school was made to pass through security scrutiny before being allowed into the school.

The police spokesman in the state Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Magaji Majiya, told journalists that they received information that suspected.

He said a police mobile attached to Nigeria Police Force MOPOL 9, Alhassan Safiyanu was shot at around Hotoro near the NNPC and sustained some wound and now receiving treatment at the hospital, adding that the invaders are suspected criminals.

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