Kano declares phone snatching as armed robbery

Kano state Security Council has declared phone snatching as an armed robbery and any individual or group caught in the act will be treated as such.

The outgoing commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Muhammad Garba disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano on Sunday.

He said the council, which was presided over by the outgoing Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje during its valedictory session, noted that perpetration of the act in recent times had reached a worrisome proportion, calling for drastic measures to tackle it.

Garba also stated that the council had agreed to put in place a special squad within the security system to deal with the menace and other acts of criminality in the state.

The commissioner added that the council, while deliberating on the swearing in of the new governor said that all necessary measures had been taken to ensure peaceful ceremonies.

He warned miscreants who might use the occasion to cause violence in the name of celebrations to refrain from such act.

“Destruction of properties belonging to the public, individual or the opposition will not be tolerated as adequate measures have been taken to deal with such act decisively,” the statement added.

He said during the meeting, Mr Ganduje reiterated the need for a smooth transition of power in the state, calling for peaceful ceremony.

“He thanked the security agencies in the state for all the cooperation extended to him throughout his tenure and urged them to maintain the tempo.

“The meeting was attended by virtually all the heads of the security agencies and other members of the council,” the statement concluded.

From Umar Dankano, Yola

The National Directorate of Employment,NDE, has commenced the disbursement of N2,480,000 loan facility to 74 beneficiaries in Adamawa state.

Director General of the Directorate, Mal. Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo charged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the monies with a view to developing their businesses and to reduce poverty in the societies.

Represented by the state Coordinator, Mal. Mohammad Jimada Ibrahim at the ceremony in Yola Thursday, Fikpo said the orientation and loan disbursement was meant to support trainees of Start Your Business (SYOB) and Micro Enterprise Enhancement Scheme (MEES) schemes for development of their businesses.

Jimada urge the beneficiaries with the training gotten under the small scale enterprise department of the Directorate to ensure prudent financial management of the loan.

He explained that SYOB is a scheme under SSE to give beneficiaries the opportunity to identify business venture, business plan and how to run it effectively while MEES is a scheme design for those (beneficiaries) with poor business background so as to improve their own ventures.

“The two schemes are designed to develop personal business enhancement for more development.

“ So, please use the loans judiciously with a view to grow your businesses for employment creation and reducing of poverty in the societies.

“Once more again, know that the money is a loan facility not a grant and is repayable at the stipulated duration”.Jimada added.

In their sperate addresses at the occasion,Head of departments for Small Scale Enterprise and Vocational Skills Development,Mrs Na’amar Jonah and Nuhu Bello charged the beneficiaries to apply the knowledge they acquired through various trainings from the Directorate positively. Our Correspondent reported that the 3 beneficiaries under SYOB category will process N500,000 loan facility while the 71 beneficiaries under MEES category will access N20,000 each with moratorium period of six (6) months repayable in 3 years respectively.

Ahmad Muhammad, Bauchi

Arewa Youths for the Sustenance of Democracy and Good Governance (AYSDGG) has explained that the senator-elect representing Imo West, Senator Osita Bonaventure Izunaso is the best to lead the 10th National

Assembly as Senate President. The group advised and pleaded with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President elect Senator Kashim Shettima and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Adamu to look for technocrat who has no any case or allegations of corruption, a true democract who can unify the National Assembly National President of the group Alhaji Alhaji Salihu Magaji stated this when he addressed reporters at Hazibal Conference room recently in Bauchi.

He said “We have very great respect for the president-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his vice Senator Kashim Shettima, and we know as people of integrity, they need a Senate and National Assembly leadership that will assist them to give optimum performance to the nation in order to leave a lasting legacy in nation building. Magaji said after examining the credentials of all the senatorselect eying the presidency and concluded that Izunaso ranked the best”