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  • Weah thanks departing 108 Nigerian Police personnel as they end tour of UN mission in Liberia

    The President of Liberia, George Weah, has thanked “specially” the last batch of 108 Nigerian Formed Police Unit (FPU) deployed to Liberia under the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) whose tour of duty will end after five years following the conclusion of their mission.

    The mission which ends at the end of the month will see the last 108 Nigerian FPU officers and the last UNMIL uniformed contingent in Liberia withdrawing as part of the UN mission’s termination.

    Liberian President George Weah commended UNMIL for its longstanding support to peace and stability, saying the Liberian people will forever remain grateful to them for their bravery and service.

    “Thank you for your hard work and sacrifice you have made over the years to keep the peace and stability of our beloved mama Liberia. As you leave us now, we will forever remember you,” Weah said.

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    A batch of 200 Nigerian peacekeepers had also withdrawn from Liberia in February as part of the termination of the mission’s mandate, scheduled on March 30, the mission said.

    “The Nigerian contingent has been deployed in Liberia since UNMIL was first established in 2003. Nigeria has been a main contributor of military and police to UNMIL.

    “The UNMIL has been a steadfast partner to Liberia for the last 15 years.

    “It has supported security and security sector reform, rule of law, efforts to disarm, human rights and sustainable peace.

    “The Mission will complete its mandate on March 30.

    “UNMIL was established in September 2003 with 16,475 uniformed personnel to monitor a ceasefire agreement in Liberia, following the conclusion of the Second Liberian Civil War”.

    108 NIGERIAN FORMED POLICE UNIT AT UN MISSION IN LIBERIA DEPARTS FOR HOME COUNTRY

    An official farewell ceremony was held in February in honour of the last departing 689 uniformed personnel – 404 military and 285 police personnel – who had served with the Mission.

    This symbolised the end of UNMIL’s military and police operations in Liberia, more than 14 years after UNMIL was deployed in compliance with Security Council resolution 1509 (2003).

    NIGERIAN POLICE PERSONNEL WITHDRAW FROM LIBERIA AFTER 15 YEARS OF SACRIFICE

    Nigeria’s Maj.-Gen. Salihu Uba is the Force Commander and Head of UNMIL’s Military component of men and women from various countries including: Nigeria, Pakistan and Ukraine.

    Uba was Commander of the Training and Doctrine Command of the Nigerian Army before his appointment as the Force Commander for UNMIL by the former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Jan. 9, 2015.

    The Formed Police Unit composed of Nigerian and Chinese personnel and since 2003, 61 contingents from various countries had served in Liberia, UNMIL said.

    According to Uba, the mission’s uniform component military and police have taken greater stride towards strengthening peace and security, rule of law, governance among others in Liberia.

    The Force Commander stated that it was not all roses particularly for the military which had the highest fatalities of 138 personnel while the police lost 21 persons.

    “As we are closing, the memory of those 159 persons and others in the Mission will continue to live in our minds.

    “We will continue to pay special tribute to them and those who contributed to peace and security in Liberia” the Major General said.

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    The Force Commander, on behalf of the Police Commissioner Simon Blatchly, expressed their profound appreciation to the uniformed component of UNSMIL.

    The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Farid Zarif, had in his speech, stated that the farewell signified an important benchmark in the history of the UN in West Africa.

    “While my colleagues in uniform are writing the last pages of the peacekeeping operations here, Liberians and their Leaders have started writing the first pages of a brand new chapter in their history.”

     

  • Nigerian Police drop charges against Audu Maikori

    The Nigerian Police have dropped charges against Audu Maikori, Chocolate City boss. Recall that Audu Maikori was arrested and detained last week after his tweets about the alleged killing of five students in Kaduna by Fulani herdsmen.

    LIB reports that the charges were dropped after police investigations showed that he was not guilty.

    According to Audu Maikori’s counsel Mark Jacob: “It is important that Nigerians begin to give due credit to the Nigerian police for the thankless work they do. The case that was brought against my client was duly investigated by the Nigerian Police and when they found out from the driver’s confession that he was simply trying to defraud his employer, they promptly dropped the charges levelled against Audu.”

    “Audu’s arrest, detention and subsequent release show me as a legal practitioner and a Nigerian citizen that there is hope for the country if we all continue to stick to democratic ideals. It is important that we do not allow justice to be hijacked by individuals who have it in their interest to abuse citizens who carry out their constitutional rights to free speech” he revealed.

    Audu issued an apology after it was discovered that the tale was told by his driver to swindle him.

     

  • Boko Haram: U.S. donates 8 military-grade tents to Nigerian police

    The United States on Friday donated eight military-grade multi-purpose tents to the Nigeria Police Force to ensure quick restoration of civil authorities in communities liberated from Boko Haram insurgents in Borno.

    Ms Rosalyn Wiese, the Director of the U.S. International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, presented the items to the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, at a ceremony in Maiduguri.

    Wiese explained that the gesture was aimed at supporting the country toward the re- establishment of civil authorities in communities liberated in the North East.

    “The U.S. Government is partnering with the Government of Nigeria to support efforts to deploy additional civilian security particularly the police to the North East Nigeria.

    “The tents are donated to the police because many areas have been ravaged by Boko Haram, many public buildings including police stations and barracks are still being rebuilt.

    “A successful transition to community oriented policing that focuses on working closely with all members of the community is crucial to build trust, establish relationships and improve communication.

    “We are also working with the Nigeria Police to improve training and equipment for its personnel in the North East,” she said.

    She said that the U.S. planned to donate additional equipment and furniture to the police to ensure the restoration of civil authority in the North East.

    Receiving the items, Idris represented by the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) Zone 12, Mr Yakubu Jubrin, thanked the U.S. government for the gesture and promised judicious usage.

     

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