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Bayelsa CP decorates PPRO, Musa Mohammed, 68 others with new ranks

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Mr Kayode A.Egbetokun,IGP
The Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa State, Francis Idu has decorated the command’s  Public Relations Officer, Musa Mohammed and 68 others personnel newly promoted to various ranks.
Musa Mohammed was promoted from the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).
Others include 29 personnel from SP to CSP, 18 personnel from DSP to SP and 21 others from ASP to DSP.
Commissioner of Police, Francis Idu, while speaking during the decoration ceremony held at the Police Officers’ Mess, expressed gratitude to the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun who factor it out that Men and Officers are promptly promoted and rewarded for their investment on security governance all over the country particularly in Bayelsa state .
He said the IGP, since assumption of office,has made sure that hard working officers and Men of the Nigerian police force are promoted as and when due.
He however urged the benefitting police personnel to reciprocate the gesture by putting in there best in securing life and properties, “We assured the citizens of bayelsa, that we would invest our capacity and competencies to ensure that law and order management issues is built to quarantee assurances of freedom from fear which is security and we have been able to do that”.
“IG seen what we have done make sure those who are due for promotion were promptly promoted. The newly promoted officers should reciprocate the gesture of the IG and ensure that this year is a year to develop intolerance techniques to crime and criminalities”
“We have been able to do crime mapping of the state, we have been able to compile crime footages which has been the fall back point for us to ensure that when things happen, we know where to check.”
” So, the men and officers promoted are assured that adequate mentorship is available .They are to double their efforts and commitment for the IG to know that the reward he has given has trigger optimum performance.”
“The IG requested everyone to input template on crime governance that we should holistically give everyone buy-in particularly those who are going to enforce the law and we should filters into them the need to ensure citizens concern on the enforcement template they have .
” We are at the receiving end of the citizens perception .Whatever we do and their is no buy-in by the citizens, we are wasting our time , they are the point of our services , they are the point of our assessment and in bayelsa here we always make sure the community based Organisations, various Youth groups, interest group are brought in to our law and order management strategies.
“We charge to go back to CBO and various community leaders to let them know this is new year and to say look what did we do wrong last year and what they  think we should do to improve upon this year to ensure that a holistic template is created to manage law and order issues here.”
“Bayelsa is a place that the nature has created it colony, harvest of creeks, meandering rivers and swampy terrain that only the citizens and google can collaborate and gives you point of impact . So if you neglect citizens input, you are looking for trouble.”
“We have electro technological equipments that we have married with google to give us feedback and their is dis link between the citizens and we depend on them 75 percent”.
He said the state command flew over 18 hours with about 8 drones on daily basis. Saying they are doing all they can to make sure citizens are free from fear.
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Niger CJ frees 45 awaiting trial inmates of Suleja’s Prison custody 

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By Uthman Baba-Al-Naseer, Minna

A total of Forty Five inmates on awaiting trial and Convicts have breath the air of freedom during the visit of the Chief Judge of Niger State, Justice ♎ Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik statewide working visit to Correctional Centres

The Chief Judge commenced the four days working visit on the 6th,March 2025 in Suleja Federal Medium Correctional centre where five convicts were pardoned for being remorseful while serving their jail terms.

Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik,in continuation of the visit to bring relief to the correctional facilities across the state, was at the Minna old Medium Correctional centre between Monday, 10th,and Tuesday,11th,2025 and a total of twelve Convicts were discharged.

Also, the Chief Judge ordered for the summary trial of fourteen others to be given lighter convictions from the date of their arrest and detention in the correctional Custody.

At the Minna new Medium Correctional centre in Tunga, a total of twenty five other inmates standing trial were discharged by the Chief Judge while twelve inmates standing trial on various Offences had their cases reviewed.

Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik concluded the working visit to Children remand home at Angwan Daji where she released five under aged children two among them were kidnapped.

Equally,the Chief judge granted bail to two siblings Anas Umar,and Mubarak Umar who were arrested at Gauraka in Tafa Local government area of Niger State.

They were alleged to have been in possession of aluminum believed to have been stolen and sold to scrap dealers (Yan gwongwon).

The Chief Judge directed the Ministry of women affairs to take the adoption of the two siblings with the aim of keeping them in their custody for proper upbringings.

Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik, while expressing her disgust on the increasing rates of crime among juveniles,in the state, she called on parents and guardians to leave up to their responsibility of inculcating proper upbringings to their children.

She noted that the involvement of Anas into crime was initiated by his brother stating that their parents have deviated from their parental responsibilities.

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Rivers Crisis: State Assembly in another troubled water  ……. Wants DSS to Probe CJ over alleged age forgery 

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Barely 24 hours in the fight against the state governor,  Siminalayi Fubara,  Rivers State House of Assembly has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the State Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi for alleged age falsification.
The call for investigation of the State Chief Judge was made following a motion by the leader of the Assembly, Hon. Major Jack during plenary on Thursday.
Recall that the Deputy Speaker of Rivers  Assembly, Dumle Maol, had raised an allegation of age falsification against the Chief Judge of the state, Simeon Amadi a couple of days ago.
He said, “These documents before me simply say that the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Simeon Amadi, falsified his age in service. Mr Speaker, that is a very serious allegation, and I do hope that this House takes legislative notice.”
The House debated on the topic and resolved to write a letter to the Director of the DSS to do its investigation and revert to the House on their findings.
In his remark, Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, called for an investigation into the alleged age falsification against the state chief judge, Justice Chibuzor Amadi.
Amaehwule also accused the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara of barring all heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies not to appear before the House or assist the lawmakers in the conduct of investigations.
He said, “The documents are only suggesting a case of age falsification by the honourable Chief Judge of the state, Simeon Amadi. What it means is that there has to be an investigation to that effect.
“Though the House is empowered to conduct investigation by the provisions of Section 128 of the Constitution, the Governor of the State has barred all heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies not to appear before the House or assist the House in the conduct of investigation.
“So, the House is calling on the Department of State Service to institute an investigation on the alleged age falsification by the Chief Judge with a view to ascertaining the veracity or otherwise of the allegation, which will be forwarded to the National Judicial Council (NJC).”
After a voice vote, the House eventually agreed to write the DSS to investigate the age falsification allegation against the Chief Judge.
Meanwhile, the Speaker had asked all Committees to endeavour to submit their reports to the House before the House proceeds on recess, particularly, the House Committee on Public Complaints and Petitions.
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How Kwara’s UBEC N5.78 Billion Funds Was Allegedly Diverted

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CJN of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat kekete -Ekun

 

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The trial of the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu, over alleged misappropriation of N5.78 billion in public funds continued on Wednesday, March 11, 2024, before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.

At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, the EFCC presented its second witness (PW 2), Dr. Musa Oladimeji Dasuki, a retired Permanent Secretary at the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), who served between 2011 and 2020.

Led in evidence by EFCC counsel Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, Dasuki testified that the Kwara State Government, under the leadership of the first defendant as governor and the second defendant as finance commissioner, requested UBEC funds for the years 2013 and 2014 to pay teachers’ salaries.

According to Dasuki: “The then Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, who is the second defendant in this case, initially made an oral request for the release of the 2013 UBEC Matching Grant to pay teachers’ salaries. However, we insisted that such a request must be made in writing. Subsequently, the commissioner sent a letter conveying His Excellency’s approval for the release of the funds. As a result, the money was deposited into the state government’s account domiciled with Skye Bank Plc.”

Dasuki further explained that SUBEB initially opposed the request because they knew it would affect ongoing projects. However, they eventually approved the release after receiving assurances from Banu that the funds would be repaid once the state received its allocation from Abuja.

“A letter was written to that effect from the office of the Commissioner for Finance, signed on his behalf, and the money was released immediately upon receiving the letter,” he added.

Despite the assurances, Dasuki stated that the money was never repaid.

“According to the 2013 action plan submitted to UBEC, the funds were intended for the construction of 40 standard classroom blocks with offices, 40 VIP toilets, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centers in primary and junior secondary schools across the 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State. However, many of these projects could not be executed because the funds had been diverted,” he said.

He further testified that many contractors protested due to non-payment for completed projects.

During cross-examination by Jimoh Mumini, SAN, counsel to the first defendant, Dasuki confirmed that neither the former governor nor the finance commissioner was a member of SUBEB. He also clarified that the loans were obtained on behalf of the state government, not in the defendants’ personal capacities.

Further hearing has been adjourned until Thursday, March 13, 2025.

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