Military ready to defend Nigeria's internal security - Army boss PAISCIUA DENNIS MINNA
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General Garba O. Wahab, has saJd the army as well as oUlcr security operative!, lncludIng the Pollee is prepared to defend Ute territorlallntegrlty of the country to ensure security of lives and properties of the citizens. Wahab said this while on a courtesy vlslton Niger State Governor, Dr: Mu'azu Babang1da AlJyu in Minna, yeste~ Cen Wahab, who acknowledge that army's participation in suppresslng securIty uprisings 0ccasioned by the activities of the dreaded Islamic fundamental group., SolID Haram, and other counterterrorism intrusions, had over-stretched the armed forces, maintaining that the service Is equal to Ule challenges orchestrated by the sect. In the words of Cen. Wahab, "'We are stretched, like any other COWltry that is invol\-ed in inlernal security operation or counter terrorism, we are over stn!tched but that Is
not to say we cruUlat perform and we are still performing our job to ensure adequate security of lives
due violence in any part of the naUon. He then appea1ed for understanding of the gen-
and prope~" While fielding q uesHons from reporters, he expressed the prepared路 ness of the army to sub-
eral public for the involvement of the army in internal security operations, whUe aSSuring the civil
society that his officers
and men had been trained
to carry out their operations in accordance with the rules of engagement and global best practices. Responding, Governor Mu'AzU, who thanked the army boss for the visit, commended the army
units in the stale for keeping the peace in the Power
State. The governor singled out the Commander
of 31 Artillery Brigade and Army Training and Doctrine (TRADOC) headquarters located in the stat e.
Court strikes out IGP's forgery case against Rep ADEYU IDAKWO lOKOJA
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LokoJa High Court yesterday
di.sJ?lsscd a case
instituted against a Member of House of Repreo sentatives, Honourable Sumalla Ina Husseini, representing Igalamelal Odolu, Ofu, Iba.lland ldah constituency of Kogi
State. The Inspector General of Police had brought a
case against Husseinl, of three count charges of forgery, impersonation,
and desertion of duty as a public omcee in an agreement with others to cause harm or injury ag3inst the law maker whOe in the Nigerian Navy before the court in Lokoja. The trial J udge, Justice Husseini, SoT, while delivering the judgement, saId the prosecution falled to prove the ingredient of all the offences alleged The Judge, who discharged and acquitted the lawmaker, told the prosecution that the court could not rely on post
hear say but a genuine proof as weli as evldenc., and dismissed the case. The lawmaker's ordeal was lnstJgated by a petition written by one oC the aspirants that he defeated in the People's Democratic party, PDP Primaries in the build up to the National Assembly election in 2011 10 the area_ Honourable Sumalla Husseinl, who spoke to journalists immediately after the judgement,. said he h ad been vindicated by the Judgment of
the court He thereCon! called on the aggrieved to drop his sword and join hands with him for the overall deve10pment of the area " PolItics must not be done in this way; let us stop runnin g ourselves down because there is no gain it," he stated_ Equally speaking, the coun.sel to the victorious law maker, Barrister Emeje ArUwa, said the judgement had been served and everything that brought the case up had been laid to rest.
Eviction order: Plateau communities alert of increasing danger J AMES A BRAHAM JOS
espite ongoing military operations in some communities in Platueau
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State in Ole wake of the killing of two lawmakers recently, inhabitants of the afTected communities have cried out sayIng theyr are still in fear for their IIves_There has been tension in Karku-
ruk , Kuzen, Song one and two In Rlyom and Barkin Ladl Local Government Areas of the state after the ignobJ;e attack on the law makers_ Rlyom council Chairmen, Hon_ Sam Gyang
Audu expressed this fear yesterday when Gov>:!rnor Jonah Jang led a delegation or security chiefs In the stale to greet and sympathize with the pe0ple over the recent ha ppenings in the area.
Borno awards N457m irrigation contract INUSA N OAHI MAlDUGU RI
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n its efforts to address yo uth unemployment and enhance wealth creation in the state. the Borno State Goverrunent has awarded a N457 million conU-act for the development of six irrigation centres across the th ree senatorial zones of the state. Signing the contract on behalf of the state government at the conference hall of Water House In MnldUgUri. the state Conunlssioner for Local Government and e Wefmlney Affairs, AlhaJl Baba Bashlr Garbai, said the project was meant to create jobs for the teeming youths in the state as weU as enhancing wealth creaUon and provide quality food for the pe0ple of the state. Garbal said that the ministry had constituted a monttortng team to ensure U1at apart from completing the project
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according to speclflcations, It wouJd also ensure sustalnablllty of the irrigation project The commissioner stated that the mhlis try also needs the collaboration of the state MInistry of AgrlcuJture and Natural Resource
as well as the state Agricultural Transformation Team for its success.. The commissioner saJd the N457 million contract Is going to be funded through the Subsidy ReImbursement Fund, adding that the government
of Kashim Sheltima has tha t the idea of Ule iraccorded priority to Job rigation scheme was to creation troUgh agricuJ- transform the mundane tura) transformation. method of farming to Also speaking at the modern and effective iroccas ion, Chairman of rlgatlon system, stressthe state's Agricultural Ing that 60 per cent of Transformation Team, Borno popuJaUon are _:E.n.g_r: _1 ~~~~ _~: _~I~_ . .r~~~~~._
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