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  • Alleged assault: Falana, Jibrin, Aisha Yesufu demand sack, prosecution of CCT Chairman

    Alleged assault: Falana, Jibrin, Aisha Yesufu demand sack, prosecution of CCT Chairman

    Eminent Nigerians have condemned the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Umar Danladi for physically assaulting a security guard at Banex Plaza in Wuse, Abuja.

    They also called for his immediate dismissal and prosecution by the Nigerian government.

    Recall TheNewsGuru (TNG) reported how Mr Umar was caught in a viral video clip kicking and slapping a security guard.

    Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has tasked the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, to take an action on the assault allegation leveled against Danladi Umar.

    He made this suggestion while speaking at a webinar orgainsed by the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC). He urged the NBA to take the matter seriously.

    Falana said, “Just last night, and this is in the social media now, the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal was fighting in the market,”

    He added, “He (Mr Umar) slapped the security man in the market, and this has been shown to the whole world. The NBA must take this matter very seriously.”

    Speaking on Umar’s shameful act, Professor Ibrahim Jibrin, who is highly revered in the northern academia space, unequivocally demanded for the immediate sack of the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

    Jibrin made the call on Wednesday in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle @JibrinIbrahim17.

    According to the Prof. the CCT Chairman lack decorum and doesn’t deserve the highly revered post of a CCT Chairman.

    Prof. Jibrin Ibrahim was a member of the Electoral Reform Committee during the administration of former President Umaru Musa Yar’adua. He has observed elections in Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi, Togo, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia and Guinea for the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

    Similarly, Nigerian Socio-Political activist, and Co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, Aisha Yesufu, demanded Umar’s sack over the ‘Biafran Boys’ tag labelled on his victim of assault by his media aide.

    Responding on Wednesday in a video posted on Twitter, Aisha said Danladi did not have “the neutrality to manage that position”.

    “What the heck is going on? I mean all of this nonsense have to stop. That man should either be made to resign, be sacked or whatever! If he can think of a group of people and label them Biafran boys then he doesn’t have the neutrality to manage that position.

    “I am absolutely shocked. Did the chairman of the CCT Justice Danladi Umar just referred to people as Biafran boys? Really? What?

    “What a freaking hell is going on in Nigeria. In his mental mind, in his thoughts, he refers to people as Biafran Boys. Yet he has the guts to also put it in black and white. Oh my goodness!!!

    “There is so much and absolute disrespect in the country from charlatans, hooligans – a let my people go mentality. If it was based on merit and the same capacity that is used for everyone when they are entering primary, secondary schools and all of that.

    “You have cut off marks, some people have 4 or 6 or whatever, if it was based on competence that employment was being given, would he have been the justice of the code of conduct tribunal?

    “When he cannot even conduct himself in public. He assaulted someone, and then he comes to make a statement and then on that statement he poured petrol on fire,” she said.

    In an official statement released by his spokesman on Tuesday, Danladi’s camp alleged that the security man was rude and had threatened the CCT Chairman.

  • Banditry: What Sheik Gumi revealed to me – Shehu Sani

    Banditry: What Sheik Gumi revealed to me – Shehu Sani

    Immediate past Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has revealed the content of his meeting with Islamic cleric, Sheik Abubakar Gumi on Monday.

    Sheik Gumi over the last few months became more popular following his two visits to the criminal bandits enclave discussing with them on ways forward.

    In a tweett on Tuesday, Senator Sani disclosed that the Islamic cleric told him that the newly independent Islamic terrorist group, Ansaru are giving the bandits huge support which will make interventions very complicated.

    “On my visit, Sheikh Dr Ahmad Gumi revealed that the Islamist terrorist group Ansaru, actually infiltrated some of the bandits in the North West. And that is complicating interventions,” Senator Sani tweeted.

    TNG reports Ansaru is an Islamic fundamentalist Jihadist militant organisation based in the northeast of Nigeria. It originated as a faction of Boko Haram, but became officially independent in 2012.

    Despite this, Ansaru and other Boko Haram factions continued to work closely together until the former increasingly declined, and stopped its insurgent activities in 2015.

    Since then, Ansaru is mostly dormant though its members continue to spread propaganda for their cause.

  • BREAKING: Heavy gun Shots in Abuja as Shiites clash with security forces

    BREAKING: Heavy gun Shots in Abuja as Shiites clash with security forces

    Reports just reaching TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) indicates that there is an ongoing armed clash between Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) aka Shiites members and Government security Forces.

    The Islamic group and the government Security forces are currently exchanging fire at the Shehu Shagari Way, Central Area, Abuja where the federal secretariat is located.

    TheNewsGuru.com gathered that the security forces are firing live bullets to disperse the IMN members.

     

    Details and developments coming soon……

  • JUST IN: Police nab suspected killers of Kastina businessman, rescue 30 kidnapped victims

    JUST IN: Police nab suspected killers of Kastina businessman, rescue 30 kidnapped victims

    The Nigerian Police has announced the success of a rescue operation that led to the freedom of 30 human trafficking victims, made up of twelve males and eighteen females, at a hideout in Mai’adua, Bakori local government area of Kastina State. Mai’adua is a border town with the Niger Republic.

    The victims who are between 24 and 41 years of age, are from Edo, Imo, Osun, Ogun, Lagos, Delta, Benue, Ekiti, Enugu and Cross Rivers States.

    The spokesman of the Kastina State Police Command, Gambo Isah, said that the kidnapped victims were on their way to the Niger Republic, en-route Libya to Europe.

    He said that efforts are being intensified, to arrest their agents, and other members of the trafficking syndicates.

    The police spokesman while parading some suspects also said that , 25-year-old Bara’u Dauda and Idi Tinau of Jargaba village in the Bakori Local Government Area,were suspected notorious bandits, arrested in connection with the murder of a businessman, Ibrahim Jargaba, and the abduction of his 2 children.

    According to Isah, a land deal disagreement led to the initially planned abduction of the deceased, before he was shot dead, after he recognised one of the 10 bandits that stormed his house at night.

    The 25-year-old suspect, Bara’u Dauda, while speaking to newsmen, did not deny the crime.

    He promised to cooperate with the police, to ensure that the deceased’s abducted 2 children are rescued, as 2 AK 47 and some ammunition were recovered from them.

    Similarly, another suspected kidnapper, 25-year-old Mikailu Ilyas, was arrested for allegedly threatening one Dahiru Usman, demanded ten million Naira, or he risks being abducted.

  • Kaduna Abduction: Two weeks in kidnappers den, no response from El-Rufai, parents lament

    Kaduna Abduction: Two weeks in kidnappers den, no response from El-Rufai, parents lament

    Today makes it exactly two weeks since the dare devil Kaduna bandits invaded the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation Afaka Igabi LGA Kaduna State, where they kidnapped 39 students.

    Parents of the kidnapped students have raised concerns over the continuous silence of the state government over the progress made so far in the attempt to rescue their wards.

    Speaking to TheNewsGuru.com in an exclusive Interview one the parents of the diseased Mr. Ibrahim (incomplete name) said he is afraid for the situation not to become like that of the Chibok girls going by the unthinkable reports that suggest that the bandits Currently have an alliance with Boko Haram.

    “I am afraid of the situation in Kaduna my Daughter is currently in captivity, despite people’s talk I still have faith in this government that this situation will not be like that of the Chibok girls.”

    “I am calling on the Federal government to support governor Nasir El-Rufai to see that this situation did not enter three weeks” Ibrahim said.

    Another parent who claimed his daughter is among the hostages expressed displeasure over the continuous silent.

    “We are bittered by the Kaduna government’s silence, this is not fare, the rains are here and out children are dying….” He said

    “….This government must wake up….” He added

  • BREAKING: Governor Ortom escapes death as gunmen open fire on his convoy

    BREAKING: Governor Ortom escapes death as gunmen open fire on his convoy

    Reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com.com has it that gunmen on Saturday afternoon attacked the Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom.

    According to reports, the attack happened at Tyo Mu along Makurdi/Gboko road in Makurdi Local Government Area of the state.

    Governor Ortom was said to be on his way to Makurdi when the gunmen opened fire on his convoy but were repelled by his security men.

    According to sources close to the governor, “herdsmen numbering 15 attackers trailed the governor to the river bank where he was on foot inspecting a farm….”

    More details soon…

  • [UPDATED] Kaduna school attack: Bandits spare pupils, kidnap teachers instead

    [UPDATED] Kaduna school attack: Bandits spare pupils, kidnap teachers instead

    The Kaduna State Government said only three teachers from the Rema Primary School, Magajin Gari Ward 2, of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area, Kaduna State were kidnapped Monday morning has called following the attack by armed bandits at school.

    In Press briefing on Monday, Commissioner of Internal Security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan told journalist that the State Government has compiled and analyzed all the security reports and can confirm that there was indeed an invasion by gunmen but only three teachers, namely; Rabiu Salisu, Umar Hassan, and Bala Adamu have been kidnapped.

    “Pupils who had just arrived the school to begin the day’s activities, took to their heels in the course of the commotion, as the bandits invaded the premises on motorcycles. This led to two pupils going missing, identified as Ahmad Halilu and Kabiru Yahaya.” Aruwan said.

    “However, we are happy to inform you that the two missing pupils have been found. We can also confirm that no single pupil was kidnapped from the school. Other than the three teachers previously mentioned, no staff or pupil of the school is missing following the attack.” He added

    Recall that TheNewsGuru.com, TNG had earlier reported on Monday morning that the gunmen stormed the school around 8:50am on Monday 15th March 2021 attempting to kidnap the students who scamper for safety.

    Security reports according to the commissioner have also revealed that the bandits rustled several cattle and went away with five motorcycles and other valuables.

  • BREAKING: Again, gunmen storm Kaduna primary school, abduct teachers, pupils

    BREAKING: Again, gunmen storm Kaduna primary school, abduct teachers, pupils

    Bandits have abducted students and teachers from UBE Primary School in Rama, a village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

    According to a report coming in, members of the community said that the incident occurred while pupils where trooping into the school around 9am on Monday.

    A resident said the gunmen came on about 12 motorcycles.

    “I have been told that three teachers and some pupils have been abducted but we are trying to ascertain the true situation. Right now, our vigilante boys and other volunteers have gone after the bandits,” he said.

    “We are in the school right now, what we are trying to do is comb the bushes because some of the children ran into the bush. So, we don’t know how many were abducted at the moment.”

    Another resident, said: “There is a particular parent whose name is Halilu. He said he saw them carry his son on a motorcycle. Most of them decided to brave it by going after the bandits. We are in the school and we have sent for security agents but they have not arrived yet.”

    Mohammadu Birnin Gwari, a resident of Birnin Gwari, said two of his brothers were among the teachers abducted.

    He gave their names as Umar Hassan and Rabiu Salisu Takau.

    Details later…

  • Troops Repel Another Attack by Bandits in Kaduna Airport

    Troops Repel Another Attack by Bandits in Kaduna Airport

    Troops mostly made up of the officers and men of the Nigerian Airforce have foiled fresh attempts by armed bandits to kidnap another set of workers residing in the staff quarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at the Kaduna airport.

    It’s the second time in two weeks the Gunmen attacking the aviation workers.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports less than two weeks ago that 12 staff including a staff of Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and his entire family and that of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) where Kidnapped when the bandits attacked previously.

    The recent foiled attempt which occurred Sunday morning attracted a gun battle between the bandits and the military who stormed the airport to rescue the victims

  • JUST IN: Gunmen release video of kidnapped Kaduna students, announce N500 million ransom

    JUST IN: Gunmen release video of kidnapped Kaduna students, announce N500 million ransom

    Gunmen that kidnapped the students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi LGA in Kaduna State are demanding for 500 million naira ransom to free the students currently in their custody.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the students who are made up of 23 females and 16 males where kidnapped on Friday after the gunmen broke into their school shooting sporadically with sophisticated weapons.

    https://twitter.com/tngbreaking/status/1370780469357379584

    In a video released by the bandits on Saturday, the Gunmen showed the students mostly looking tortured and terrified.

    One of the students in the video named Blessing Emmanuel seek the federal government’s assistance in securing their release.

    In his words “…. My name is Blessing Emmanuel, we are the students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation kidnapped on Friday. We are pleading with government to come to our rescue, our abductors have been torturing us , they have injured us here , we have been suffering…..”

    Attempts to reach the Kaduna state Commissioner of Internal Security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan, proved abortive as at the time of filing this report.

    More details soon….