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Vol. 9 No. 7
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
. . . putting the people first
Shawwal 3, 1433 AH
Police, NPS Ocean surge: contradict selves Six more bodies on Edo jailbreak recovered
Maku dispels N5bn external debt fears >> PAGE 2
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Gunmen kill 2 in Adamawa >> PAGE 6
State Police: You are wrong, Gambo Jimeta tells IBB …Says military ruined Police Force By Lambert Tyem
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ormer Inspector General of Police under the General Ibrahim Babangida military regime, Alhaji Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta, has taken a swipe at those campaigning for the establishment of state police particularly, General Babangida, saying such a move would not be in the interest of the nation. The ex-police boss, who spoke to newsmen at his Abuja residence to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration at the weekend, also blamed the military for the rot in the Police Force. Jimeta, who said he had in the past differed with Babangida's position on some issues even when he was serving in his government, insisted that it would be suicidal for the nation to kowtow to what he described as ‘minority’ demand for state police especially given the nation’s peculiar circumstance with regards to the diversity of its population. He said those who served in the police understand the workings of the system and from that point of view, will not support those canvassing for state police including Babangida. Contd on Page 2
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Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman’s horse riders, during a mini-durbar held to mark, Eid-el-Fitr at the emir’s palace in Bauchi on Sunday. Photo: NAN
West created Boko Haram, says El-Zakzaky From Muhammad Adamu, Kaduna
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eader of the Muslim Shiite movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim ElZakzaky, has accused Western powers of creating the Boko Haram phenomenon as well as being behind the current insecurity situation rocking the country. El-Zakzaky stated this when he
received a delegation of the Christian-Muslim Youth Peace Initiative of Nigeria (C-MPIN), a Kaduna based NonGovernmental Organisation, who visited him in his Zaria residence to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan at the weekend. The cleric told the delegation that the current insurgency; bombings, killings and destruction of properties especially in the north was
perpetrated by the West to destroy the region's economy and create crisis in the country. He said those working against the country were not interested in Christianity or Islam but were bent on destroying the nation's unity so as to pave way for the control and exploitation of the nation's resources. “The West is not interested in Christianity or Islam. All they are after is to create chaos in any form
to milk the country's oil and other resources. The West are enemies of citizens of Nigeria and are never happy to see the country in unity”, he said. He therefore urged Nigerians to follow their religions and not allow themselves to be used by the enemies of the country to achieve their selfish aims. “I therefore urge the followers of the two religions not to allow Contd on Page 2