By Utheman Baba-Naseer,Minna

The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Niger State,.Nasiru Mua’azu has stressed the importance of establishing the Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the death Thof 37 alleged illegal miners in the custody of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna.

He explained that the Commission of Inquiry was constituted to unravel the circumstance surrounding the death of the 37 individuals while in detention at the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corpse (NSCDC).

The Attorney General stated this at the inaugural sitting of the nine members of the Judicial Commission Inquiry Tuesday, in Minna.

According to the Attorney General,the Niger State governor Mohammed Umar Bago while constituting the Judicial Commission of Inquiry,mandated it to unravel the remote caused of the death,of the individuals,and other circumstances that led to their death.

He emphasized that the commission is tasked with the duty to investigate the circumstances surrounding the arrest,detention,and the deaths of the 37 individuals while in the detention facility of the NSCDC custody.

Adding that the nine members commission is bound by rules and guidelines and expected to hear from relevant government agencies,security authorities, families of the deceased and other stakeholders who may assist the commission with

The Attorney General explained that the constitution of the Commission follows a painstaking process in line with the provision of extant laws and the 19999 constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

He further added that the Commission is also expected to examine whether there were any lapses,violations of established procedures while the deceased persons were in custody and make appropriate recommendations to the state government based on its findings.

Fielding questions from journalists at the Commission Secretariat in Minna,the Secretary of the Commission, Mohammed Aliyu Kutigi Esq,disclosed that the Secretariat has only received three petitions and is still waiting for more.

He said with the inaugural sitting of the commission,it will commence its official sitting from Tuesday,the 13th,of October,2026 where it will take evidence and witnesses during the formal sitting.

The Commission,according to the Secretary, will listen to all testimonies and evidence of the witnesses that will appear before the Commission assuring that all evidence and the testimonies of witnesses will be given the desired attention.

“ Like I said so far, we have just received three petitions from witnesses. And we are still expecting more written petitions from individuals and members of the public including lawyers.

“ And the commission will treat each and every of the petitions received with absolute and deserving attention so that at the end of the one month timeline of the commission we submit our report and our recommendations to the governor for his final say,” he declared.

He called on members of the public to feel free to file their complaint and petition to the commission to look into it and submit its findings and recommendations.

By Our Correspondent

Gun men suspected to be political thugs, Saturday shot sporadically into the air and even shot somebody during the official campaign flag off of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, governorship candidate, Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa.

Ohaa, had just finished his address when gun shots rent the air and some party faithful took to their heels and began to flee the GRA, Enugu campaign office of the governorship hopeful.

Recall that similar incident occoured recently in Enugu when gun men equally attacked NDC meeting at Obuoffia, the country home of Sir Ohaa where many party faithful sustained gun shot injuries.

However not deterred by the attack, some party faithful stayed put and the activities at the venue continued.

The gun men who came with a motorcycle, a Highlander Jeep and a minibus, started shooting sporadically to disrupt the occasion, but security men that came with the campaign train, pursued them and recovered one of the motorcycles used by the gun men while the rest zoomed off.

The daredevils however did not leave without shooting one of the party faithful who was rushed to the hospital, and inflicting another with a matchet wound.

It was gathered that right from the airport when Ohaa landed, security men and thugs intereferred with the campaign train where vehicles windscreens were smashed and some tyres punctured.

Peeved by what transpired, the deputy governorship candidate, Okenwa Omeje said that no amount of intimidation would stop them from occupying the Government House, Lion Building, next year.

“No matter what they do, we shall go to the Lion Building next year. Nothing will stop us,” he said while reacting to the rude interference of their campaign.

Before the gun men attacked the venue, the NDC governorship hopeful, Sir Chinyeaka Christian Ohaa said that when elected, he would liberate Enugu indigenes from over taxation.

Ohaa said that people will do their business anywhere in the state without molestation or intimidation.

He promised to make sure that pensioners get better pay from the paltry sum they are receiving at the moment, adding that gratuity will be paid and as when do.

The governorship candidate also promised to ensure adequate security in the state, not only in the urban areas but the rural areas as well.

He further promised to provide steady power for the people for individual and for commercial purposes, saying that as a former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Power, he will use his position to ensure that electricity is enjoyed in the state.

“When I am elected Governor next year, I’ll liberate Enugu people from over taxation. I’ll increase the pay of the pensioners and make sure they receive their pension regularly. It is appalling that some pensioners earn as little as N400 a month.

“If we are elected next year, I’ll make sure that there is a steady power supply. I had been a permanent secretary in the Ministry of Power and I know what I’ll do to see that there is enough power for individuals and for industrial use.

“Business men will do their business in the state without molestation,” he

By Our Correspondent

In a bid to escape from capital punishment on assumption that he had killed his wife , a man who stabbed his wife multiple times Friday night in Mgbakwu Community, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has died after taking a poisonous chemical.

Reports have it that the deceased whose name was given as Ozoekwe Ezeudu had called some friends and told them that he would kill himself and his wife.

Narrarating the story, an eye-witness who spoke on condition of anonymity said that the deceased had told him that he will kill his wife and himself but declined to explain the reason for the decision.

The witness said he later reached out to the wife about the situation, but she took it lightly, saying that her husband was never serious.

He added, “Around 10 o’clock in the evening on Friday, the husband used a knife and stabbed her on the neck and two more on the waist before the children who were sleeping downstairs rushed to separate them.

“Shortly after, thinking that the woman had died, he locked himself inside the room and took a sniper.

“The deceased, Ozoekwe Ezeudu, was a traditionalist from Akamanato village, Mgbakwu.

“He had 8 children with the woman before he recently married a second wife.”

The situation however took the neighbours by surprise as they besieged the compound in confusion.

As at the time of filling this report, the wife who was rushed to a hospital is still receiving medical attention..