Rep in certificate forgery. University says he never attended the programme he claimed in his biodata

Rep in certificate scandal •Disowned by varsity | Print | E-mail Written by Isaac Shobayo, Jos Sunday, 21 October 2012 The authorities of the University of Jos have disclaimed a member of House of Representatives, representing Ningi/Warji Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, Mallam Abdulrazak Nuhu Bature, who had reportedly said he was a holder of  Advanced Diploma Certificate in Public Administration from the institution. He was said to have claimed to be a 2006/2007 graduate of the ADPA programme of the institution in his curriculum vitae but the university insisted that he was never its student. The authorities of the University of Jos through the office of the Registrar recently issued a disclaimer on the federal lawmaker in a national daily on the premise that he was never at any time a student of the university. Surprisingly, within two weeks,  there was  another counter rejoinder  emanating from the same institution retracting the earlier disclaimer. The purported rejoinder as published in two national dallies was said to have emanated from the office of the registrar entitled: “Re-Disclaimer,” and had claimed that the published disclaimer did not emanate from the university, urging the public to discountenance it. Worried by rejoinder  which could discredit  the Institution,  the university authorities through its Deputy Registrar (Information and Publications), Mr. Steve Otowo,  described the advertisement as a forgery designed to confuse the public and re-affirmed its earlier publication that the legislator was never a student of the institution, adding  that the university stood by the earlier disclaimer. "The recent publication claiming that the disclaimer did not emanate from the university is clearly a desperate attempt to confuse issues and it cannot stand. The person was never a student of this university. "For the avoidance of doubt, I wish to reiterate that Abdulrazak Nuhu Bature never applied for, nor was he ever given admission into, the ADPA Programme of this university. He, therefore, did not graduate with the 2006/2007 set as he claimed nor with any other set for that matter. "The ADPA testimonial and certificate that the said Abdulrazak Nuhu Bature claimed to have obtained are forged as the documents did not originate from the university", Otowo said. He said the matter had been reported to the police while the university's lawyer had been contacted over the recent publication which he described as a forgery.

EFCC re-arraigns, Arisekola’s son, others over subsidy scam

  October 11, 2012 | 3:44 am News BY  ABDULWAHAB  ABDULAH, ONOZURE DANIA & MICHEAL OLADEPO For the third time,Abdulahi, the son of the Ibadan based business tycoon,  Alhaji Abdulazeez  Alao Arisekola was yesterday arraigned alongside four others over their alleged involvement in N1.1bn fuel subsidy scam. Abdulahi was earlier arraigned before Justice Habeeb Abiru as well as Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo on a nine count charge for subsidy fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in July, 2012. In a fresh six-count N1.1 billion theft charge brought against Alao,  he was accused alongside Opeyemi Ajuyah, Olanrewaju Olalusi and two companies; Majope Investment Limited and Axenergy Limited before Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the state  High Court, Ikeja. The defendants were arraigned on a six count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, forgery and uttering of  docu- ments. They were said to have conspired amongst themselves on February 14, 2011 to obtain the sum of N1,110,049,444.35  from the Federal Government of Nigeria by falsely claiming that the sum represented subsidy accruing to them under the Petroleum Support Fund, PSF, for the importation into Nigeria of 15,206.733 metric tons of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), This according to EFCC is an offence contrary to Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006. The Commission also accused the oil marketers of obtaining by false pretence the sum of N1,110,049,444.35  from the government on April 18, 2011, by falsely claiming that the sum represented subsidy accruing to them under the Petroleum Support Fund for the importation into Nigeria of 15,206.733 metric tons  of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). They were also alleged to have forged a document enitled, “Shore Tank Certificate” dated 22nd of January, 2011 purporting the document to have been issued by an officer of Q & Q Control Services Nigeria Limited,  the offence allegedly contravened section 467 of the Criminal Code Cap. C17, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2003. They all pleaded not guilty to the offences.  However, the court adjourned the case till  October 19, 2012 for hearing.

EFCC re-arraigns, Arisekola’s son, others over subsidy scam

  October 11, 2012 | 3:44 am News BY  ABDULWAHAB  ABDULAH, ONOZURE DANIA & MICHEAL OLADEPO For the third time,Abdulahi, the son of the Ibadan based business tycoon,  Alhaji Abdulazeez  Alao Arisekola was yesterday arraigned alongside four others over their alleged involvement in N1.1bn fuel subsidy scam. Abdulahi was earlier arraigned before Justice Habeeb Abiru as well as Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo on a nine count charge for subsidy fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in July, 2012. In a fresh six-count N1.1 billion theft charge brought against Alao,  he was accused alongside Opeyemi Ajuyah, Olanrewaju Olalusi and two companies; Majope Investment Limited and Axenergy Limited before Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the state  High Court, Ikeja. The defendants were arraigned on a six count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, forgery and uttering of  docu- ments. They were said to have conspired amongst themselves on February 14, 2011 to obtain the sum of N1,110,049,444.35  from the Federal Government of Nigeria by falsely claiming that the sum represented subsidy accruing to them under the Petroleum Support Fund, PSF, for the importation into Nigeria of 15,206.733 metric tons of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), This according to EFCC is an offence contrary to Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006. The Commission also accused the oil marketers of obtaining by false pretence the sum of N1,110,049,444.35  from the government on April 18, 2011, by falsely claiming that the sum represented subsidy accruing to them under the Petroleum Support Fund for the importation into Nigeria of 15,206.733 metric tons  of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). They were also alleged to have forged a document enitled, “Shore Tank Certificate” dated 22nd of January, 2011 purporting the document to have been issued by an officer of Q & Q Control Services Nigeria Limited,  the offence allegedly contravened section 467 of the Criminal Code Cap. C17, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria 2003. They all pleaded not guilty to the offences.  However, the court adjourned the case till  October 19, 2012 for hearing.

Gaddafi’s son will receive a fair trial at home’ The Guardian Nigeria LIBYAN government lawyers have guaranteed Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of its former dictator, a fair trial should he face trial in Tripoli. Philippe Sands, counsel for the Libyan government, told the first day of the two-day hearing on whether Saif al-Islam should face justice at home or at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague that accusations by ICC defence lawyers acting for the Muammar Gaddafi’s son that he was physically mistreated by Libyan authorities are false. However, ICC judges will rule on whether Libya is capable of properly trying the man once seen as Gaddafi’s heir-apparent or whether it should extradite him to the Hague. They have no way of enforcing their decision. British-educated Saif al-Islam was caught in the Libyan desert last November and the international court’s prosecutor has charged him with crimes against humanity committed during the uprising that toppled his father. An ICC-appointed defence lawyer who was detained in Libya along with three colleagues for almost a month told reporters in July that her experience showed the dictator’s son could not get a fair trial in his home country. The lawyer, Melinda Taylor, will have an opportunity to speak later in the hearing.

The Guardian. Police Walkie Talkies rendered useleess.

NCC claims due process in police spectrum allocation. A NEW twist has been added to the lingering case involving the sale of the 450MHz spectrum band said to belong to the Nigeria Police Force. The band was allegedly sold by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to a private company, Open Skys Limited. The frequency band 450MHz occupied by the police since 2009 was said to have been sold to Open Skys Ltd. without any competitive bid process as provided by the NCC Act 2003, nor consideration for national security. But the NCC said at the weekend that due process was followed in the allocation and that the process was initiated long before the existing leadership of the commission. The Guardian learnt that the police surveillance system has been left in dire straits, as all walkie-talkies recently acquired by the force have been rendered mere toys in as they are actually not in use due to the displacement of the police from the frequency band. An industry source and an expert on spectrum allocation, who spoke to The Guardian quietly corroborated the claim, saying that the 450MHZ frequency was valued at over $50million, but was sold for less than $6million by the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Dr Eugene Juwah, on September 26, 2011, to Open Skys Ltd, a company said to be owned mainly by Mr. Emeka Offor and his associates. NigComSat Ltd is said to own 25 per cent of the company’s shares. According to the source, “nothing can be far from the truth. There is actually fraud in the sale of the spectrum. As a result of the illegal sale, I can tell you that the police surveillance system has been left in dire straits, as all walkie-talkies recently acquired by the force have been rendered useless, since the spectrum to which they are supposed to be connected has been illegally hijacked by the NCC.”

Banks record N5.8bn loss to fraudsters

B about 20 hours ago CRIMINALS' penetration into the banking sector operations is gradually slowing down, as the sector recorded a loss of N5.8 billion last year, compared to the preceding year’s figure, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The decline in the criminal activities at the nation’s money deposit banks came on the heels of report that the volume and value of cheque transactions nationwide increased by 11 per cent and 13 per cent respectively. The revelation was contained in the 2011 Financial Statement by the apex bank, obtained by The Guardian, in Abuja, yesterday. The development, according to the report, showded a decline from the preceding year’s record. On the banks’ fraud, the statement said in part: “The number of reported cases of attempted or crystalised fraud and/or forgery in the banking industry declined in 2011. There were 2,527 reported cases of attempted fraud or forgery, involving N29.5 billion, as against 5,960 cases involving N19.7 billion and $19.2 million in 2010. “Of this amount, the actual loss to the banks was N5.8 billion, compared with N11.4 billion and $10.98 million at end of December 2010. The reduction in actual loss was accounted for by improvements in risk management practices in the banking sector. “The fraud cases were perpetrated through various means, including pilfering and theft, suppression and conversion of customer deposits, illegal funds transfer and fraudulent ATM withdrawals, among others.”

Fury over govt’s refusal to appeal ruling on Bakassi abo

ut 18 hours ago THE stark reality that they have permanently lost their homeland, Bakassi, finally jolted them from their long-held hope that fortune could still smile on them. And with the loss of hope came outrage yesterday. It was fury against the Federal Government that refused to appeal the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) 2002 judgment that ceded Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroun. But Second Republic Minister and Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) and Femi Falana (SAN) supported government’s position. Chanting songs like “Bakassi is our birth right, Bakassi is our birth right and we will never let it go”, the Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly Larry Odey, led a protest to the state Governor’s Office in Calabar yesterday. Odey expressed shock over the government’s refusal to appeal the verdict. Some members of the House of Assembly who were a bit rowdy in the protest asked journalists not to cover them as they called for an impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan for not seeking a review. The state governor, Liyel Imoke who received the protesting lawmakers expressed his appreciation for the action of the House of Assembly. “It is a spontaneous reaction born out of concern and out of passion for those you represent, like you said 3.2 million Cross Riverians that you represent, they have your mandate and come before your authorities and query an issue that affects their wellbeing. “Your comments regarding the recent meeting in Abuja are exactly as you stated. I was in attendance, there were clear directives from the president and if you recall I even spoke to the press and commended the president’s leadership… “What we know is that about 12 mid night today will be the last chance that we have to retain or to even have a fitting chance of the review of the very intractable problem of Bakassi, a problem which has been very careful to manage so that we don’t politicise it because there is a number of humanitarian considerations, a number of security issues and of course being a part of a country.” Imoke continued: “Cross River State on its own has no locus standi to file an action at the ICJ. For us what is important is the authorities at the Federal Government understand the passion and the pain that the people here feel… “We may not meet the deadline for review, I hope we do, in the event that we don’t, I believe very strongly that there is still another opportunity which we will pursue to ensure that justice is done.”

Rights body, NBA, others oppose death penalty about 18 hours ago • EU decries torture in Nigeria AS the world marks “World Day Against Death Penalty”, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), ASF France (Lawyers Without Borders France), the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Access to Justice and Hurilaws on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to review the death penalty regime in Nigeria. Meanwhile, the European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the alarming rate of torture in Nigeria in spite of concerted effort to address the trend. In a joint statement issued by the groups, they noted that “Nigeria is one of the countries where death penalty is still legally enforceable with over 800 inmates on death row across its prisons.” They also observed that “some of these inmates were sentenced to death for various offences by military tribunals during the military regime with no option or possibility of appeal.” According to them, “the denial of the right of appeal guaranteed by Section 241 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to this category of inmates on death row erodes their fundamental right to fair hearing and is also a violation of their right to life.” He lamented that “the mandatory nature of the death penalty in Nigeria for capital offences leaves no room for the exercise of judicial discretion on the part of the judges in favour of the accused person.” Consequently, they called “for an urgent review of this rigid provision in the Nigerian law to enable sentences to be handed down on a case-by-case basis.” They urged the Nigerian government to make an official declaration on a moratorium on death penalty as a first step and subsequently to ratify the second optional protocol to the ICCPR aimed at the abolition of death penalty. “We also decry the spate of awaiting trial inmates in Nigerian prisons who often spend as much as 15 years or even more awaiting trial for alleged offences. We are of the view that this amounts to a flagrant violation of the rights of these inmates who are entitled to fair and speedy trial by a court of competent jurisdiction. The practice of keeping Nigerian citizens incarcerated for years under the guise of the unwholesome practise called ‘holding charge’ negates the very principles of fair hearing, which forms the pillars of every justice system”, they stated. It will be noted that Nigeria abstained from the last vote of the UN General Assembly Resolution on a Moratorium on the Use of the death penalty in 2010; another voting session on death penalty will come up in December 2012. The National Human Rights Commission, ASF France, the Nigerian Bar Association, Access to Justice and Hurilaws urge Nigeria to vote in favour of the moratorium. They said “death sentence does not serve as a deterrent to crime but rather has a note of finality and absoluteness giving no room for reversal in the event of an error, we hereby urge the Federal Government of Nigeria to follow the current global trend and review the death penalty in her laws.”

Oshiomhole sacks 20 teachers for absenteeism about 20 hours ago TWENTY teachers of three schools who were absent from their duty posts on Tuesday when Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole paid unscheduled visits to the schools have been dismissed. Oshiomhole who disclosed this during an unscheduled visit to Asoro Primary School, Emokpae Model Primary School, Western Boys High School, George Idah Model School and Esonere Primary School in Benin City also ordered deductions from the salaries of some teachers who got to their schools after the 8 a.m. resumption time. The governor who decried the lackadaisical attitude of some teachers to work said: “The state government has provided suitable environment in the schools, the teachers are paid good wages and inducement allowances. These beautiful classrooms are useless if teachers don’t teach the students.” Oshiomhole was at the Asoro Primary School by 7:45 a.m. He went through the teachers’ attendance register and discovered that names of teachers who were not present in school were signed in. He then directed that adequate punishment be meted out to those who filled in the names of the absent teachers.

EU decries torture in Nigeria AS the world marks “World Day Against Death Penalty”, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), ASF France (Lawyers Without Borders France), the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Access to Justice and Hurilaws on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to review the death penalty regime in Nigeria. Meanwhile, the European Union (EU) has expressed concern over the alarming rate of torture in Nigeria in spite of concerted effort to address the trend. In a joint statement issued by the groups, they noted that “Nigeria is one of the countries where death penalty is still legally enforceable with over 800 inmates on death row across its prisons.” They also observed that “some of these inmates were sentenced to death for various offences by military tribunals during the military regime with no option or possibility of appeal.” According to them, “the denial of the right of appeal guaranteed by Section 241 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to this category of inmates on death row erodes their fundamental right to fair hearing and is also a violation of their right to life.” He lamented that “the mandatory nature of the death penalty in Nigeria for capital offences leaves no room for the exercise of judicial discretion on the part of the judges in favour of the accused person.” Consequently, they called “for an urgent review of this rigid provision in the Nigerian law to enable sentences to be handed down on a case-by-case basis.” They urged the Nigerian government to make an official declaration on a moratorium on death penalty as a first step and subsequently to ratify the second optional protocol to the ICCPR aimed at the abolition of death penalty. “We also decry the spate of awaiting trial inmates in Nigerian prisons who often spend as much as 15 years or even more awaiting trial for alleged offences. We are of the view that this amounts to a flagrant violation of the rights of these inmates who are entitled to fair and speedy trial by a court of competent jurisdiction. The practice of keeping Nigerian citizens incarcerated for years under the guise of the unwholesome practise called ‘holding charge’ negates the very principles of fair hearing, which forms the pillars of every justice system”, they stated. It will be noted that Nigeria abstained from the last vote of the UN General Assembly Resolution on a Moratorium on the Use of the death penalty in 2010; another voting session on death penalty will come up in December 2012. The National Human Rights Commission, ASF France, the Nigerian Bar Association, Access to Justice and Hurilaws urge Nigeria to vote in favour of the moratorium. They said “death sentence does not serve as a deterrent to crime but rather has a note of finality and absoluteness giving no room for reversal in the event of an error, we hereby urge the Federal Government of Nigeria to follow the current global trend and review the death penalty in her laws.”

Female students protest sexual harassment Posted by: Sam Ibok Posted date: October 04, 2012 In: Campus Life | comment : 26 Students of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH), have protested the alleged sexual harassment of female students, molestation and extortion by some staff of the institution. The students, numbering about 2,000, blocke the traffic at Eleven-Eleven bus stop on their way to the government house, Calabar to register their grievances. Some of the placards carried by the students had inscriptions such as “sexual harassment of female students must stop”, “female molestation must be checked in CRUTECH”, “no more extortion of money from students”, and “no better CRUTECH, no better lecture hall” among others The CRUTECH Students’ Union president, Ekong Eka, accused the state government of neglecting students of the university, adding that two months ago, some group of people came to the school to tell them that government wanted to pay them bursary. Advertisment Read This And Money Will Never Be Your Problem again! Discover Secrets of Generating N175,000/Month Online working For Just 2Hours/Day and You Will Never Broke Again. 0 inShare digg ‹ Previous Next › Related posts Strengthening our varsity system (2) Building young leaders Nigeria @ 52: Students angry with govt on state of education OAU students decry ‘brown water’ Comments (26) mr abdul October 4, 2012 at 8:21 am When u r told 2 dress decently u refuse,u say its fashion…this is d result of ur so called fashion Reply Mike Jimm October 4, 2012 at 3:19 pm Mr. Abdul, may God bless u for this comment, it was like u heard our discussion before reading your comment. Reply jagudax October 5, 2012 at 4:53 pm I understand your point but is sexual harassment now the appropriate response? There are still tribes to date that move around with little body cover… Are you telling me that the natural thing to do is to start raping and harassing their females? Reply Adamu Ahmed October 7, 2012 at 6:50 pm Jagudax the truth is that if you keep your food open to the public, interested dogs and cats will definitely put their mouth inside. Is it not better you cover it and keep it inside your cupboard ? A lady who scored “F” would like to get minimum of “E” thereby exposing herself as a short cut to pass. As we condemn sexual harassment so shall we condemn indecent dressing and encourage hard work. Reply charlimann Uzon October 8, 2012 at 3:24 pm Female students have to dress in buba and sokoto, cover their head to sholder before you will call them decently dressed, this is 2012, get yourself some life, we need responsible teachers or lecturers in our universities as we need responsible leadership in Nigeria Reply Simpleman October 4, 2012 at 8:43 am They are in vouge Reply Meshach October 4, 2012 at 10:44 am Thank God u now realise the implications in dressing indecently,of course the way dress is how u’ll be addressed. keep men in suspence in wat u have under the cloths. Reply kk October 4, 2012 at 1:11 pm is everywia …go n odas in odas institutions Reply Mike Jimm October 4, 2012 at 3:27 pm Even look at the dressing of some of those protesting, half-naked dresses and they are complaining of being harassed. Why won’t they when they put on dresses that are suggestive in nature! In the name of being socialise, they expose their nakedness for people to see. They expose chest, laps and other sensitive parts which ordinarily should be covered. This is one of the great evil the Western world has caused us. Reply Humanitarian October 6, 2012 at 4:44 am Whether they decently/indecently dress isn’t the issue to be address but urgent concern should be geared toward utter eradication of this rampant&incessant sexual harassment Nigerian not only on campus but also withing the community.GOD BLESS NIGERIA Reply Abdullahi Remi October 6, 2012 at 6:26 am Gals of compus in Nigeria institutions try keep decently dress pls Reply ayo October 6, 2012 at 7:13 am i know of decent girls being sexually harassed.while indecent dressing should be discouraged it is not an excuse for harassing female sexually.not only in school it is a common practice in place of work where married women with kids are being harassed. Reply Lanre Akinwumi October 6, 2012 at 9:08 am Female students should learn to dress decently. There is no way we will look at it that we wont see that indecent dressind is a factor! Let all Nigerian Universities’ authorities come out with dress code for our female students on campus, violation of which should attract very stiff penalties. Nevertheless , Cross River State Goverment must investigate this and bring whosoever involved to face proper sanction(s). God bless all Nigerian students. Reply Ogene uno October 6, 2012 at 2:27 pm Our universities is now a dead trap. Female students dress so indecently and seductively.When checked,they will complain of being harassed sexually. They all want to get their husbands before they leave. Who is fooling who? This is not an excused for men to harass them sexually anyway. Reply Basilo October 7, 2012 at 9:51 am govt should encourage decent female student by stop sex before pass, a female student was asked to fix attachment on her hair before obtained extra mark by those evil lecture Reply Basilo October 7, 2012 at 9:56 am govt should encourage decent female student by stop sex before pass examination, a female student was asked to fix attachment on her hair before obtained extra mark by those evil lecture Reply Afamefuna October 7, 2012 at 8:22 pm Brother, thank you very much. Though we know that some lecturers are he-goats yet many girls on campuses are instruments of destruction. They are the ‘harassers’. They are ready to go to any length to get what they want if not resort to blackmail and mischief. Reply eskor October 8, 2012 at 8:21 am right from d begining satan has been using d females to draw d males into pit. look at what is hapening now, d satanic fashion industry have realy take time to produce sexy dresses for d ladies, and they sample them through their music and movie artists on TV whom our young ladies ignorantly take them to be their models whereby desire their style and want to dress and do everything they do. The rationale behind these is to plot the fall of man. Men striev to resist d plan of d devil. Reply JP October 8, 2012 at 12:15 pm It served some of dem right, when they used 2 go half naked on the street in the name of western fashion. Unless Fed. govt address the mode of women dressing in Nigeria b/4 thyings can go well. Reply Long Mangs October 8, 2012 at 12:26 pm When a woman married/unmarried attract men in a conducive manner publicly, what is she expecting ? Unless parents check and advice their daughters on their mode of dressing indoor/outdoor, they will continue to experience harassment from men always, whether in or outside school. Women generally should adhere to Godly moral mode of dressing to avoid dis. Reply Johnson P. Datal October 8, 2012 at 12:36 pm I do strongly believe that a decently dressed woman will never be harassed by a any decent man. That is why I praised Deeper Life church members (women) and other church member on dressing. Most Muslim women do dress well that some so-called Christian women who claimed to be Christ example. Some parents even advice their daughters to dress indecently and go out. If their’s God fearing, a woman can’t dress indecently. Reply Domshak October 8, 2012 at 12:48 pm Pls the truth should be told. Most of women going half naked to seduce men on the street called themselves Christians & they claimed to shining light for Christ. Why deceiving ourselves ? Our clergies should continue to preach the true gospel and stop false teaching like some of them even preaching that smoking & drinking alcoholic is not Reply Tunde Awe October 8, 2012 at 3:13 pm Who is harassing who? I think some Lecturers who are decent and upright that are being harassed by most of their female students should stage their own protest too. It is common knowledge that most of these ladies are not ready to study hard again and they want to graduate with 2-1 at least, so they rsort to all gimmicks to take the Lecturers to bed. As it takes two to tango, some Lecturers oblige, while some go for the fun. Ironically, the decent ones that refuse to go the whole log with them are backmailed as being wicked. Most times,the ladies set their male friends who are mostl cultists after such lecturers for his “stuborness” You can now see that head or tail, the lecturers are the loosers. With due respect, some serious minded brilliant ladies are all over the campuses and they will never be part of such disgraceful manners. This protest is just a window dress, any affected lady/ies should be bold enough to lodge complaints against erring Lecturers with genuine proofs, then if nothing is done, they should cry out loud for masses to hear them out. Reply Cee October 9, 2012 at 7:07 am IF YOU STUDENTS ARE REAL IN YOUR PROTEST, YOU WOULD HAVE MENTIONED AT LEAST TWO NAMES IN YOUR PLACARDS. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS A REAL PROTEST. Reply Let us desist from corruption October 9, 2012 at 8:10 am Educatnl system has fallen, & we urgently need 2 declare a state of emmergency, addressn the menace holistically. An HND holder that has being mobilised for NYSC can not write a simple applicatn letter, yet they want 2 pass, govt underfund the institutn, meagre salary 4 the lecturer, & absolutely no welfare package, like opportunist ordinary political office holder who get bumper package of salary, allowances, & fridge benefit, & they institute lots of grammer & policies wanting them 2 discharge their responsibilities in an emty stomach @ d faces of opresn & cheatn. Hwever lecturers are doin their best. The same is replicatn itself in the ministry where directors & wker has 2 resultd 2 the selling, hiring & steelling of govt property 2 urgment their deficiency. Govt in it rightful sense shd address this by bridging the gap btw the lecturer, political ofice holder,& wker at large by doing this who so ever violated human right shall be sensibly & collectively brought 2 punishmt. & for the student what is religiously bad can never be morally or societally right, shun antisocial behaviors, machineries etc. Reply Paprich October 9, 2012 at 8:34 am Dress or no dress, teachers and lectures should be professional. Most of these girls they lay in bed before passing are younger than their first child. Teachers reward they you to say is in heaven, nowadays, they want it on earth – both cash and kind. I think the whole thing has to do with the present high level of poverty, corruption and indecency ravaging the country. The state government need to investigate this and put a stop. As for our young girls, yes, a la mode, but you lot need to move closer to God. Dress properly in public. When going to disco, you can me in your nightgowns. 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UNIPORT 4: Students burn houses •Reps summon IG •Parent petitions Senate •Police charge 11 to court •School closed indefinitely | Print | E-mail Written by Bolaji Ogundele, Ayodele Adesanmi, Jacob Segun Olatunji, Kolawole Daniel, Chris Agbambu and Olayinka Olukoya Wednesday, 10 October 2012 Student Protesters Hijacking Police Van THE situation surrounding the killing of the four students of the University of Port Harcourt worsened on Tuesday evening, as students of the institution, led by the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), stormed Omuokiri-Aluu, burned houses and forced the closure of the school. Matters went out of hands when members of NANS from institutions in the South-South and South-East organised a protest, demanding justice for the murdered students. Speaking during the protest, South-East and South-South coordinator of NANS, Iyere Prosper Onono, said they would not leave until either the vice chancellor, Professor Joseph Ajienka, or Governor Rotimi Amaechi addressed them. However, when the vice chancellor attempted to address the protesting students, he was booed and sachets of water were thrown at him. Situations got worse when the students marched over to the community where the students were killed and set a few houses on fire. In response to the escalating crisis, the university, speaking through its public relations officer, Dr William Wodi, announced the indefinite closure of its campuses, adding that the school would remain closed until normalcy returned. The number of houses torched could not be immediately ascertained at the time of filing this report. Police charge 11 to court Meanwhile 11 persons suspected to be part of the mob that killed the four students have been charged to a High Court in Port Harcourt. The state Police Commissioner, Mohammed Ndabawa, who made this known on Tuesday when the Executive Secretary of the National Human rights Commission, Professor Ben Angwe and his team visited him at the police headquarters in Port Harcourt, said a total of 13 persons had, so far, been arrested in connection with the incident. Represented by deputy commissioner of police, Thomas Etomi, the Rivers police boss said two persons out of the 13 were kept behind to aid police investigation. Senate tasks security agencies Worried by the murder of four students of the university on Friday, the Senate, on Tuesday, directed security agencies to apprehend the killers. This followed a resolution arrived at during a motion sponsored by Senator Ayogu Eze, condemning the manner the three male students of the University of Port-Harcourt and their friend were brutally murdered in the full glare of a cheering crowd. The Senate, therefore, ordered the police and other security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the crime, including the spectators captured on video and try them for murder. Eze, in the motion, informed that the lynching and burning of the three students was dehumanising and unacceptable. Senate President, David Mark, condemned the act, adding that the attacks showed how incapable the police were in securing lives, having failed in their duty of apprehending the perpetrators. Meanwhile, the bereaved mother of Chiadika Biringa, in a petition addressed to the Senator Mark, said “we do not want this thing to be swept under the carpet like most investigations. We seek the help and intervention of the Senate to ensure that justice is done. Justice is the only thing that can assuage the pains and emotional traumas consuming us and clear the name of our son, so that he can rest in peace.” Reps summon IGP over killings The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, summoned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Muhammed Abubakar, over the recent attack on students of Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State and last Friday’'s murder of four students of the University of Port Harcourt, over allegation of theft and rape. The police chief is expected to face the House Committee on Police Affairs, “to explain the perceived late or outright absence of response of the police and other security agencies while the attacks lasted.” The resolution to summon the IGP was sequel to a motion moved by Honourable Abubakar Wamba, who condemned the killings. The House observed a minute silence in honour of the deceased students and resolved to set up a visitation panel to visit Mubi, Port Harcourt, and, by extension, Maiduguri, where over 30 people, including soldiers were killed on Monday. NANS gives FG, Rivers ultimatum NANS has given the federal and the Rivers State government 48-hour ultimatum to apprehend the perpetrators of the killing of undergraduates of the University of Port Harcourt. The students’ body described the killings as “inhumane, barbaric and uncalled for.” The body, in a statement signed by its national public relations officer, Clement Olusegun, threatened a showdown with the Federal Government if it failed to meet its demand by the expiration of ultimatum. Mubi killings: Police arrest 30 suspects No fewer than 30 suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with the killing of over 40 students of the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi. Informed police sources disclosed to the Nigerian Tribune that out of the 30 arrested suspects, three of them were students, 12 confirmed Boko Haram suspects; while others were involved in the killing. The source revealed that two of the students were from the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, while the other one was a student of Federal University of Technology, Yola. How To Last Longer In Bed. 7 Effective Secrets That Work. Guaranteed Fast Re

N1bn subsidy scam: Accused claims to be deaf •Stalls arraignment | Print | E-mail Written by Lanre Adewole, Abuja Wednesday, 10 October 2012 A drama enacted by one of the accused in the alleged N1 billion fuel subsidy scam led to the stalling of the planned arraignment of four new accused in the on-going multiple trial being conducted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the controversial issue. The commission had charged the quartet of Alhaji Saminu Rabiu, Jubril Rowaye, Alminuur Resources Limited and Brila Energy Limited for alleged fraudulent claim of N1,051,030,434,63 as payment for the purported importation of 10,000 metric tonnes of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS). After being docked on Tuesday before an Abuja High Court, Gudu, counsel for Rabiu who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alminuur, Blessing Omoaghe, told the trial judge, Justice Adebukola Banjoko, that his client had medical challenge in his hearing ability which required information being shouted into his ear-drum. At this point, the trial judge had to stop the accused from taking their plea, though she granted the leave sought by the prosecution to prefer the criminal charge against the accused. She subsequently fixed 17 October, 2012 for the reading of the charge and taking of the accused plea.

Bakassi: C-River challenges Adoke, Says ‘we presented new facts’ On October 10, 2012 · In Headlines 12:00 am.. By Our Reporters LAGOS — THE Cross River State Government, yesterday challenged the Federal Government over claims that there were no fresh evidence to challenge the International Court of Justice, ICJ, judgment of 2002 ceding Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon. In a statement, it said it was not true that no fresh facts were presented to the presidential committee. Political stakeholders in Cross River State and some of the committee members were also peeved by the declaration by the AGF that the government would not be appealing the decision. Emotion overflowed in the Cross River State House of Assembly, yesterday, as members called for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan should he not countermand the AGF at the end of today. In Abuja, however, emotion was more subdued as stakeholders from within and around the region expressed mixed feelings on the declaration of the AGF that Nigeria would not be appealing the judgment. Adoke, it was learnt, successfully pushed his case that there was no material evidence to retrieve Bakassi from Cameroon despite a presidential directive for the country to appeal the judgment of the International Court of Justice, ICJ, which awarded the disputed territory to Cameroon 10 years ago, today. A man petting his daughter who was crying for attention as Bakassi Peninsula indigenes awaited solution of their problems at the Ikang Resettlement Camp, Akpabuyo Local Government Area, Cross River State, yesterday. Following consultations with the National Assembly leadership and other stakeholders last Wednesday, President Goodluck Jonathan had directed a committee comprising stakeholders from the National Assembly, the National Boundary Commission, among others, to prepare the grounds for an urgent appeal to the ICJ. Resolving the problem At the meeting in the Presidential Villa, the President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, had reportedly summarised what emerged were three options by the National Assembly on how to resolve the problem. The options were to go to war, do nothing or seek a review of the judgment. Senator Mark, it also emerged, inclined himself towards the third option with nearly all present at the meeting agreeing that it was best for Nigeria to uphold its interests primarily ahead of whatever is the opinion of the international community. At the end of the meeting that Wednesday, an eight-man committee comprising select legislators from Cross River State including Senators Victor Ndoma Egba, SAN, Senator Bassey Otu who represented what was until today Bakassi in the Senate, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Nnena Ukeje,among others was mandated by the president to prepare the grounds for an immediate appeal. However, when the committee members gathered at the residence of Senator Ndoma-Egba for a meeting, animosity immediately developed as members of the committee were angered by what they claimed was a dilution of the assignment given the committee by the president. Adoke, it was learnt, told the committee members that the mandate of the committee was to pursue a review of the human rights contents of the judgment and not to appeal the territorial handover of Bakassi to Cameroon. Faced with a deadlock, it was suggested that the committee members revert to their principals, that is Senator Mark for the legislators and President Jonathan for Adoke for a confirmation of the mandate of the committee. It was learnt that both President Jonathan and Senator Mark agreed that the mandate of the committee was for a review of the judgment but the body language of the presidency officers according to committee members was that a review would not go ahead. FG lied, says CRS govt Countering assertions by the AGF that there was no evidence to demand a review and assertions of lack of time, the Cross River State Government in a statement issued by its Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Attah Ochinke said: 1. Last night the Federal Government through the Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke announced its decision not to seek a review of the ICJ judgment on Bakassi despite a preponderance of oppinions to the contrary. 2. The Federal Government adduced severally reasons for its decision, including the claim that the Committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan could not get new information from the proponents for a review to warrant seeking a review of the judgment. 3. While Cross River should not be seen as joining issues with the Federation Government, it is however, pertinent to state our own side of the story for the sake of posterity. 4. First, it must be emphasised that for us in Cross River Bakassi is not about oil; it is about the people. 5. Having said that, I regret to say that it is not true that new facts were not made available to the committee that would have compelled Nigeria to seek a review of the ICJ judgment. If anything, the Federal Government decision is coming after several days of frenzied activity towards applying for a review of the judgment. While we concede that the Federal Government has the prerogative not to apply for a review, we find the reasons given for that decision most unfortunate in the least. 6. A lot of work was done on this and about seven grounds were raised upon which the government could have based a review. And these were well documented, copies of which we have for any further scrutiny. 7. To say that there were no fresh facts to apply for review is to insist that the Nigerian Bar Association, the Institute of International Affairs, the several professional bodies and the National Assembly that called for the review acted in total ignorance. 8. It must be stated that since Bakassi was a Nigerian territory, the Federal Government also had the responsibility of looking for new information that would warrant a review. It is therefore, baffling when it said proponents of a review failed to furnish it with new information. 9. To convince the Federal Government that facts exist upon which the application could have been made, an international law firm based in London was briefed to examine the case and advice. The firm did this and advised that there are sufficient facts upon which a review may be based; more importantly the firm prepared the papers for Nigeria to file at the ICJ. All the Federal Government needed to do was to simply dispatch the papers for filing. 10. The claim that seeking a review will tarnish Nigeria’s image in the committee of nations is also very unfortunate. 11. Several countries applied for a review of similar judgments delivered against them without losing credibility. El Salvador against Honduras in 2002 applied for a review of a judgment given almost ten years earlier on September 11, 1992. The application for review of the judgment in Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina case was presented in 2001 for a judgment delivered in July, 1996. The ICJ statute provides that an application for a review cannot be entertained unless the party applying first complies with the judgment prior to submitting the application for a review. So the fact that Nigeria had complied with the judgment is the ground that should qualify us to apply for a review and should not be the reason why we should be ashamed to do what is necessary to protect Nigerians.” Another member of the committee also rebuffed suggestions of shortness of time given by the presidency team, saying that the superiority of the fresh facts would have expressly reverted the peninsula to Nigeria. “We had facts Senator Bassey Ewa-Henshaw showed to us including that although the British signed the 1913 Anglo-German treaty, the German ambassador to Britain, Prince Lichnowsky stated that his country did not sign the treaty before the first world war broke out which rendered it inchoate, meaning that Cameroon and Nigeria were citing an illegal document. “It was unknown to both Nigeria and Cameroon that the treaty was inchoate and was not recongised in the 1919 treaty. There were also revelations by Prof. Walter Ofanogoro that the April 1893 boundary between Nigeria and Cameroon was valid and they were internationally recognised.” C-River House members protest Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Chief Larry Odey, at the end of the session of the House led members on a protest march to Governor Liyel Imoke at the Government House. He said that the reports in the newspapers, yesterday, were contrary to the directive of Mr. President that the eight-man committee should pursue the review of the judgment. Receiving the lawmakers, Imoke said he had no confirmation as at the time of the protest that any appeal had been sent to the ICJ from the Federal Government for a review of the judgment and that the only thing he knew was that the window of opportunity to appeal would expire by mid night today which should be the last chance. He, however, appealed that the issue should be carefully managed and should not be politicized even as he told them that the state lacked the locus to file any action at the ICJ, adding that the consequence of the judgment on the people was significant and that to the best of his knowledge, not much had been done over the matter. The governor advised them to be calm and also understand that there were processes and procedures to follow such a matter, adding that though one end of the matter may have been reached, there were still other opportunities that could be followed. Call for impeachment Some Hopuse of Representatives members before the protest march, had called for the impeachment of President Jonathan over alleged breach of the oath of office which he swore to uphold and protect. One of the initiators of the call, Joseph Bassey, representing Calabar South Local Government Area, said there was no need to allow the president to remain in office for his alleged treason to the country and that Nigerians should, by the action of the president, not allow him to hold any other position in the country. He said: “We have lost confidence in the presidency. The president himself has failed. We have also proposed to the National Assembly that by tomorrow (today) if he does not file any appeal to the ICJ, the National Assembly should commence an impeachment against him, because he has betrayed his people he swore to protect. Bassey who said he was an Efik son, but has Bakassi as his ancestral home, further said: “I feel so sad and I always make this known to the people. The issue of Bakassi I knew will not be resolved because of the interest involved. Bakassi was sold out by the stakeholders of Nigeria especially former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Donald Duke and a former senator. “They sold out Bakassi for their personal interest and the president of Nigeria today, Goodluck Jonathan, does not want to have a loggerhead with all these big wigs. They are still playing politics with Cross Riverians, playing politics with our inheritance, playing politics with our own origin; it is something that was very sad. “Now that we have lost Bakassi, what is the way forward? I will like to say that Bakassi is not gone, the ICJ appeal might go, Bakassi is not gone, this is peoples inheritance, we will always go back to Bakassi. By tomorrow we in the Cross River State House of Assembly have already proposed, we do not have much to say, most of us are ready to sacrifice to go on hunger strike and pray. it shows that the neck of the woman is bent. I think the mistake was done ten years ago by the then government, so I absolve the present government.” Reacting to the development yesterday, Senator Ewa-Henshaw described the situation as regrettable noting that it appeared that some persons had made up their minds to cede Bakassi believing that nobody will challenge their action. Henshaw said: “I think it is very regrettable the position our government has taken. It looks like there are people that have determined that Bakassi must be sold out by all means and there is nothing they believe anybody can do about it. Nigerians have not heard the last “The president set up a committee on Wednesday night last week in which we understand that the mandate was for them to obtain the necessary papers and prepare documents to file, then suddenly we heard that there was not going to be any filing. We as a people, we are determined that this will not be the end. Nigerians have not heard the last on the issue concerning Bakassi “We also in the Bakassi Support Group have consulted solicitors and the solicitors had produced papers for us that we could have filed if government officials were not able to do that. All they needed to do was to ask for the papers so that they could go and file. The papers had been prepared and we are going to publish it to the world and Nigerians in particular to see and let Nigerians ask the government why they have refused to file the appeal, what the problem is, what kind of promise did we make to the Cameroons, to the international community, to the International Court of Justice. “If by the wisdom of those that drew this statute that sometimes it will be necessary for litigant to come and produce evidence of fundamental nature, what is wrong with Nigeria taking advantage of it. Let them ask Nigerians what commitment was made and to whom. Was it so strong that the fate and well-being of Nigerians must be sacrificed to honour commitment?” Rep Nkoyo Toyo in her reaction told Vanguard yesterday that her people would not give up the fight for justice. She said: “Much as we are not happy that the Federal Government did not use the option of engaging the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as a basis for further addressing the problems of the Bakassi people, our belief is that the proposal which was mentioned in the statement of the Attorney-General yesterday morning has opened up a new vista for engaging even the ICJ and many other United Nations bodies including the Secretary General. “This, therefore, means that we have to go back and organize ourselves and take many other things into account. This is because it is obvious to us from what has happened so far that the Federal Government would not go out on its own to protect the interest of the Bakassi people. We have to protect our people’s interest and then come to present it to the Federal Government. “You would have expected that it is the Federal Government that should seek to find out if there is a problem and then consider what to do about it. But this is not the case now since the Federal Government is too busy to address problems concerning its citizens. As a result of this, the ordinary citizens of Bakassi have to go and find out new facts which they can present to the ICJ. This is how the Nigerian Government operates now. “So we have to go and search for those affected who would then come and tell us their stories and present the fresh facts that are needed. “My only worry is that the Attorney-General spoke about not wanting to create diplomatic problems for the nation. I do not know what those diplomatic problems are. He has also said that what we have talked about so far do not constitute fresh facts; I do not know what kind of facts we shall present before he would become convinced that we have fresh facts to warrant asking for a review of our case before ICJ. “At this stage we are appealing that the failures of the Green Tree Agreement which would expire by August 2013, should be addressed. “We are hereby giving them a one year notice and they should not say that the people of Bakassi came late”. FG has failed Cross River people — Monarch The Paramount Ruler of Efut nation, Muri Munene Effiong Mbukpa, said it was unfortunate that the Federal Government had failed the people of Bakassi and indeed the people of Cross River State over the decision to cede their ancestral land to Cameroon. Mbukpa said everybody had hoped and relied on the Federal Government to start the process of filing documents for the review of the ICJ ruling which did not consider human beings and the right to self determination before giving its judgment. The monarch said even if the Nigerian government would abandon the people, there was the belief that God will not abandon them and commended the Cross River State government for taking the pains all the time with the meager resources to take care of the displaced people. Call for the resignation and trial of Adoke Meanwhile some members of the Cross River State House of Assembly yesterday called for the resignation of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Bello Adoke, for allegedly misinforming the nation that there were no fresh facts that would warrant appealing against the ICJ judgment. Read more here

Monarch shot dead in Enugu On October 9, 2012 · In News 11:27 pm.. By Tony Edike ENUGU – The traditional ruler of Umuode community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, Igwe Moses Nwoye has been reportedly shot dead. Sources said that Nwoye was assassinated at about 7. 30 pm Tuesday by two young men who fired several shots at him, leaving him in a pool of his own blood before escaping. The Royal father was said to have visited his shop at Akpoga Nike where he was killed. His body has been deposited at the Annunciation Hospital, Emene, near Enugu by some of his relations who confirmed the incident. Umuode, where the immediate former Minister of Power, Prof Bartholomew Nnaji hails from had been engaged in communal crisis with its neighbouring Uruku community over indigene and non-indigene tussle which had lasted for over 20 years. The current crises erupted soon after Prof Nnaji lost his position leading to several deaths in the last few weeks.

Blast kills Army Lieutenant, 31 others in Maiduguri On October 9, 2012 · In News 12:00 am.. BY NDAHI MARAMA & JOSEPH ERUNKE MAIDUGURI — A massive blast from an improvised explosive device, yesterday, in Maidugiri reportedly killed an Army lieutenant, a soldier and 30 civilians. The explosive was planted and targeted at a Hilux patrol vehicle of the Joint Task Force (JTF) by some suspected terrorists along Lagos Street of Gwange ward of Maiduguri, Borno State. The JTF, however, denied that an officer was killed in the explosion. Meanwhile, Nigeria and Canada have resolved to cooperate to enhance the operational capabilities of Nigerian security services to enable them respond adequately to internal and regional security challenges. Also consumed by the blast were over 100 houses and 50 vehicles on the streets close to the explosion. A shopping mall destroyed by fire during the Gwange blast in Maiduguri yesterday. It would be recalled that last Sunday, a similar incident happened along Gwange Lagos Street when some suspected terrorists detonated an IED at a patrol vehicle of the Task Force which led to the killing of two soldiers including a serving Lieutenant Colonel who later died in a hospital. Yesterday’s blast which occurred around 7:15 a.m sparked off volleys of gun shots from JTF soldiers leading to death of many civilians along the busiest road linking University of Maiduguri and the Teaching Hospital. Some people were trapped in their houses when the JTF forces descended on the town. Vanguard gathered that some suspected terrorists were killed by the JTF soldiers although the number could not be ascertained because the area was cordoned off by JTF. An eye witness who does not want his name mentioned told our correspondent that more than 50 people including some suspected terrorists were killed, while hundreds of houses and shops belonging to residents of Gwange were razed in the incident. The state’s Deputy Governor, Alhaji Zannah Umar Mustapha, who visited the area amidst tight security, sympathised with the victims and promised that as soon as Governor Kashim Shettima who travelled to India, Pakistan and Turkey comes back, government will compensate them. Confirming the incident, JTF spokesman, Lt. Col. Sagir Musa in a text message to journalists in Maiduguri said Boko Haram Islamic sect detonated an IED targeting a Hilux Patrol vehicle of the JTF which injured two soldiers aboard the vehicle. Twenty-year-old Dominic Yakubu (L) and Anselm Emmanuel sit after being discharged after suffering from gunshot wounds by unidentified gunmen at a private hostel, Tudunwada district, Mubi in northeastern State of Adamawa on October 5, 2012 . Twenty-seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, among other non-students, were last Monday massacred in their abode by yet-to-be identified gunmen in a night attack. AFP PHOTO Sagir, however, said no army personnel was killed in the blast, insisting that only two of his men were seriously injured and were taken to University of Maiduguri for treatment. Canada to train Nigerian security agents A communiqué released to newsmen said the agreement was reached at an inaugural Nigeria and Canada Bi-National Commission meeting in Abuja, yesterday. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Olugbenga Ashiru, according to the communiqué, signed on behalf of Nigeria while Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baid, signed for his country. “While recognizing that lasting security demands a multi-level approach, including development, education, democracy and human rights, both countries resolved to effectively cooperate particularly to enhance the operational capabilities of the Nigeria Security Services to enable them to respond adequately to internal and regional security challenges,” the communiqué read. “Welcoming the rapid growth in trade and investment between them, the two countries committed themselves to aim for the reduction and elimination of barriers to increased economic and commercial relations. To this end, both countries have decided to initiate discussions and negotiations on such agreements as may be necessary, particularly that will lead to the signing of a Foreign Investment Protection Agreement, FIPA,” it further said. The two countries also resolved to work closely on areas of power, mining, aviation, education and skill acquisition training. “Recognising the importance of power, mining, aviation, education (including skills acquisition training) to address youth unemployment) to national development and poverty eradication, both countries reaffirmed their commitment to support and facilitate foreign investment in these areas”, the communiqué said. It said both countries also welcomed the rapidly growing private sector interest in trade and investment including the establishment of the Canada-Nigeria Business Association and the increasing involvement of the Canadian-Nigerian Diaspora. ”The two countries also pledged to encourage new links between institutions at Federal and State/Provincial levels, and the expansion of people to-people ties particularly through improvement in the delivery of Both countries reaffirmed the underlying principles of the BNC and pledged that the BNC will be the basis for constructing a lasting strategic partnership between the two federal and multicultural democracies”,it further said. Considering that security and prosperity are inextricably linked, the two countries agreed that effective political, economic, security and development cooperation among them will contribute to building a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria. They further committed themselves to promoting human rights for all, good governance and democratic development just as they restated their commitment to work together on issues of common regional and global challenges, including counter-terrorism especially in Mali. Middle East and Commonwealth reform as well as visas by both countries were in the agenda. The two countries resolved to support programmes enhancing human and social development including free and fair elections through building capacity of electoral institutions. Canada pledged to work with Nigeria in improving its health care, especially maternal and child health,according to the communique.

Nurse Wins Landmark HIV case By Patience Ogbo. A Landmark judgment that will change the way people living with HIV/AIDs has been delivered by the Lagos State High court. The judgment delivered by Justice Y.O Idowu bothers on the lawsuit instituted by Georgina Ahamefule against the Imperial Medical Centre and Dr.Alex Molokwu over allegation that Mrs Ahamefule was dismissed from the Imperial Medical Centre as a result of her HIV/AIDS status. The judgment delivered on September 27th 2012 was instituted by the Social and Economic Rights Action Centre(SERAC) on July 14th,2000 held that the termination of Mrs Ahamefule'employment as an auxillary nurse by the Imperial Medical Centre on the ground of her HIV positive status is illegal,unlawful and actuated by Malice and extreme bad faith. The jugdgment stated in part that "the purported termination of the plaintiff's (Mrs Ahamefule) employment is illegal,unlawful and actuated by malice and extreme bad faith". Also "that the Defendants'(Dr. Molokwu) action in denying the Plaintiff medical care on grounds of her HIV positive status constitutes a flangrant violation of the right to health guranteed under article 16 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples'Rights. The court also ruled that the sum of N7million be awarded to Mrs Ahamefule being compensation for unlawful conduct of HIV testing without her consent and general damages for the wrongful termination of the her employment. Reacting to the Judgment,Felix Morka the SERAC Executive Director at a brief briefing in Lagos stated that the judgment will go a long way in checking discrimination against people living with HIV. "This is a landmark judgment in the first ever Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) discrimation lawsuit filed by SERAC twelve years ago challenging the termination of Georgina Ahamefule's employment as an auxillary nurse by the Imperial Medical Centre and its Chief Medical Director ,Dr. Alex Molokwu based on her HIV-positive status. We are happy that after twelve years of pursuing this case victory is finally ours. We believe that this epochal decision will go a long way in correcting the wrongs suffered by people living with HIV as many of them have been discrimated against and have lost their jobs due to discrimination just like Georgina" Mr. Morka however condemned the lengthy period of twelve years in getting justice. In her reaction an elated Mrs Ahamafule expressed her joy with the judgment stating that the emotional and psychological truama she suffered have been alleviated. "I joined the Imperial Medical Centre as an auxillary nurse in 1989. I discovered I was pregnant and my skin started having boils on my skin and sought medical attention from Dr. Alex Molokwu who carried medical examinations and diagnostic tests without disclosing the nature and outcome of the test on me.Dr. Omolokwu later asked me to see one Dr. Okanny at University of Lagos Teaching Hospital where further test was carried out and I was informed that I am HIV positive. I was not provided any form of counselling and Dr. Molokwu promptly terminated my employment on October 23rd 1995. As if that was not enough, I suffered a miscarraige of my four months pregnancy due to the truama but when I went to the Imperial Medical Centre ,to have an evacuation done,thesame Dr. Molokwu turned down my treatment as I was further victimised,rejected,humilated and put at great risk when Dr. Molokwu declined to carry out his own prescribed evacuation of the miscarried pregnancy on ground of my HIV positive status. It wass medical doctors at another hospital that carried out the evacuation.I have been positive despite the delay in the case. I trusted God and SERAc and today we have victory not just for ourselves but for persons living with HIV. I contracted this virus from the hospital while doing my job but its thesame hospital that sadly discriminated against me"Mrs Ahamefule said. In tackling discrimination against persons living with HIV virus,Mr Morka urged the government to sensitise and engligthen the public on HIV and to discourage every act of discrimination against persons living with HIV by passing the bill on discrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS into law

Parent of murdered Uniport student petitions Mark On October 9, 2012 · In News 3:25 pm.. By Henry Umoru & Abutu Agada The mother of Mr. Chiadika Biringa, one of the four students of the University of Port-Harcourt killed last week under controversial circumstances has petitioned the senate demanding justice for her son and others killed. In a petition addressed to the senate Mrs. Chinwe Biringa debunked allegations that her son was killed for the theft of a blackberry phone and a laptop computer, affirming that her son had possessed a blackberry phone and laptop computer since his primary school days. Mrs. Biringa whose husband is a very senior staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC in the petition completely exonerated her son from theft claimed that her enquiries showed that her son and the other three victims were on their way to lecture and were waylaid in what was a premeditated act. Calling for justice to be meted out, she said: ‘’My name is Mrs. Chinwe Biringa. I am the mother of Mr. Chiadika Biringa, a second year student of Theater Arts at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). My husband is a very senior staff officer at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. See video of the killed students here. Be warned it is gory ‘’My son turned 20 years old this week and we gave him pocket money to celebrate it with his friends. On Friday morning, we were called by my second son, also a UNIPORT student, that all was not well and he was hearing bad rumours that villagers at ALUU, the host community of UNIPORT had murdered four students. I immediately rushed to the scene only to see my son’s dead body being taken away naked to a mortuary in UNIPORT Teaching Hospital. I could not believe my eyes and collapsed. ‘’What did my son do? What did the other three young men who died with him do? First, we heard that the four students were alleged to have stolen a Blackberry phone and a laptop computer. This could not be further from the truth. My son has had a Blackberry phone and in fact a laptop computer since he was in primary school. No way could my son steal such a common thing as a cell phone which every village woman now owns. University of Port Harcourt students brutally beaten and burnt alive ‘’We have been subjected to several gory videos and pictures on the internet. This shows that someone filmed the whole barbarism from beginning to end. My son and his friends were savagely beaten and burnt to death while villagers at ALUU watched. All this has been caught on film! ‘’The video shows that all this was filmed in broad day light which suggests that they were killed after 7.30 am. Further investigation has revealed that they left their friend’s house at ALUU at about 7 am to go and prepare for lectures. ‘’To waylay them and beat them with planks until they died like chicken is the most savage thing one can witness in Nigeria of 2012. First they were stripped naked, marched around like frogs and then beaten to death. What savagery and bestiality. ‘’My husband and I want only two things, namely:a) To clear the name of Chiadika, b justice ‘’Your Excellency, every responsible parent knows what I, my husband, and the entire family are passing through over this beastly murder. ‘’Again, and for emphasis, the film shows everything in clear view and all the perpetrators must answer for their crimes. ‘’We want Justice. Those who murdered my son must face the wrath of the law. Heartbroken mother.’’

FG blames Mubi massacre on school authorities On October 9, 2012 · In News 7:54 pm.. By Demola Akinyemi ILORIN – Against the backdrop of the killing of 46 students at Mubi, Adamawa State, the Federal Government has said vice chancellors, rectors and provosts of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, respectively, would be held responsible for the safety of students, particularly those living off campus beginning from the 2013 academic year. Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, who made this known in Ilorin, blamed the recent violence on some students of higher institutions across the country on the chief executives of the institutions, saying the government’s new position followed its understanding that it was not the fault of the students to live off campus.

Police detain NPL stars over murder On October 9, 2012 · In Sports 10:08 pm.. Two unnamed Akwa United stars are being held by police over the murder of a lady, MTNFootball.com has learnt. The players hold top positions at the NPL outfit. One of them was a delight to watch last season as he scored vital goals from setpieces on Akwa’s return to the top flight. A top source at the Uyo-based club informed that the two players have been in police net for the past one month following the death of a lady, who was reportedly a girl friend to one of them. “The players have been in police custody over the murder of a lady for the past one month,” the source disclosed. “The police said they were tipped off that kidnappers were heading in their direction and they were in a black Toyota Camry, which was the same description as the one the players were driving on that fateful day. “The players’ version of the story is that the police opened fire on them and one of the bullets hit the lady and killed her, but the police insist they met the lady dead in the car.”

Lagos ACN appeals tribunal judgment in PDP’s favour On October 10, 2012 · In News 12:03 am.. BY ONOZURE DANIA with agency reports IKEJA – The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has appealed against the judgement of the Lagos State Local Government Election Petitions Tribunal which declared Mr. Babajide Obanikoro of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Chairman of Ikoyi/Obalende Local Council Development Area. The ACN and its candidate, Mr. Adewale Adeniji, filed the appeal yesterday before the Lagos State Local Government Election Petitions Appeal Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Babajide is the son of Ambassador Musiliu Obanikoro, a chieftain of the PDP and a former gubernatorial candidate in the state. The lower tribunal sitting in Ikeja, had on Oct 4 declared Babajide the winner of the election conducted on Oct. 22, 2011. The five-member tribunal presided over by retired Justice Dolapo Akinsanya held that Babajide scored the highest number of valid votes in the election. It said that the evidence before the tribunal showed that he scored 3,770 valid votes, while Adeniji scored 3,248 votes. The tribunal, therefore, ordered the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, to issue a Certificate of Return to the PDP candidate. However, in the appeal, the ACN stated that the tribunal erred on four grounds of law. The appeal was filed on the ACN’s behalf by its counsel, Mr. Olayinka Okedara. It said: “The lower tribunal erred in law when it held that the ward collation results tendered by the respondents cannot be ascribed any value, and that there is no credible evidence before the tribunal to relate them to.

N670m: FinBank arraigned On October 10, 2012 · In News 12:04 am.. BY Abdulwahab Abdulah & Bartholomew Madukwe LAGOS—A Lagos State High Court sitting at Igbosere has dismissed the objections raised by FinBank Plc (formerly First Inland Bank Plc) over a N670 million fraud charge instituted against it by Lagos State government. Justice Christopher Balogun explained that when the decision of preliminary objection was dealt with, the defendant could then be compelled for the arraignment. He said: “However, now that issue of preliminary objection has been dealt with, then it is now ripe to compel the defendant to be in court.” Dismissing the objection on perjury raised by the defendant’s lawyer, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the court held that it would be immaterial whether the testimony was given on oath or under any other section authorised by law. He added that it was immaterial whether the first testimony was given orally or in writing. In his ruling, Justice Balogun disagreed with the objection of the defence counsel that the offence of perjury was unknown in any written law in Nigeria, citing Section 999 of the Criminal Code, Part 317 Laws of Lagos State 2003. He said: “This court has carefully read the case of Onogoruwa v. the State 1993 (7) NWLR, part 308 and 31, which was hurdled through in the Abacha case supra. In both cases, prima facie evidence was said to be synonymous with sufficient evidence.” “It is evidence which on the face of it, is sufficient to sustain the charge preferred against the accused. It is evidence, which in the judgment of the adjectival law, is sufficient to establish the guilt of the offence the accused is charged with.”

BAKASSI GONE TO CAMEROON: We won’t appeal ICJ’s judgment – FG On October 9, 2012 · In Headlines, Top Stories 1:53 am.. By FINTAN IBEGWAM THE Federal government yesterday sealed Nigeria’s hope of recovering the Bakassi Peninsula, by saying that the government will not appeal the International Court of Justice, (ICJ) judgment of 2002 ceding the Peninsula to Cameroon. The Minister of Justice in a long statement released last night said that after consultation with experts, the government decided not to pursue the review of the case stating that it will be more damaging to the country diplomatically if she failed in her quest. Adoke’s release entitled, statement of Bakassi stated that: It will be recalled that on 10th October 2002, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered judgment in Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria, which covers about 2000 kilometres extending from Lake Chad to the Sea. Minister of Justice Adoke It will also be recalled that before the judgment was delivered, President Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR of Nigeria and President Paul Biya of the Republic of Cameroon gave their respective undertaking to the international community to abide by the judgment of the Court. The commitment and undertakings given by both Heads of Government were confirmed by the establishment of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC) pursuant to the Joint Communiqué adopted at a Summit Meeting on 15 November 2002 in Geneva. The CNMC is composed of the representatives of Cameroon, Nigeria and the United Nations and is chaired by the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for West Africa. The CNMC has held 29 Sessions since its inception and has peacefully, amicably and successfully: (a) Brought Cameroon and Nigeria back to negotiation table; (b) Supervised the handing over of 33 ceded villages to Cameroon and 1 to Nigeria in December, 2003 and received 3 settlements and territory in Adamawa and Borno States Sectors from Cameroon in 2004; (c) Initiated the Enugu-Abakiliki-Mamfe-Mutengene Road project as part of the confidence building measures between the two countries; (d) Supervised peaceful withdrawal of Civil Administration, Military and Police Forces and transfer of authority in the Bakassi Peninsula by Nigeria to Cameroon in 2008 in line with the modalities contained in the Greentree Agreement signed by Cameroon and Nigeria in 2006 which the United Nations, Germany, USA, France, UK and Northern Ireland witnessed; and (e) Commenced the emplacement of boundary beacons/pillars along the land boundary and initiated final mapping of the whole stretch of the boundary. It is instructive to note that about 1800 kilometres of the boundary have so far been assessed for Pillar Emplacement leaving only about 220 km to complete the assessment of the entire boundary. The Greentree Agreement was also signed by H. E. Paul Biya, and President President Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR, on 12 June, 2006, in Long Island, Greentree, New York, USA; reaffirming their willingness to peacefully implement the judgment of the ICJ. The Agreement contains the modalities for withdrawal and transfer of authority in the Bakassi Peninsula by Nigeria to Cameroon in pursuance of the ICJ Judgment. The Follow-Up Committee comprising representatives of Nigeria and Cameroon was established to monitor the implementation of the Agreement and settle any dispute regarding the interpretation and implementation of the Agreement. Nigeria handed over the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon in 2008. The Statute of the International Court of Justice provides that the Judgment of the Court is final and without appeal. However, following the Resolutions of both Houses of the National Assembly calling on the Executive to take steps to apply for a review of the judgment, His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR called a Stakeholders meeting comprising the leadership of the National Assembly, the Governors of Akwa-Ibom and Cross River States, the Members of the National Assembly from both States, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director General, National Boundary Commission to review the situation. The Stakeholders Meeting after due deliberations constituted a Committee comprising of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director General, National Boundary Commission and Members of the National Assembly namely: Senator Victor Ndoma Egba, SAN, CON, Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmed and Hon Nnena Ukaje to examine all the issues in contention and available options for Nigeria including, but not limited to the application for review of the ICJ Judgment, appropriate political and diplomatic solutions. Although the judgment of the ICJ is final and not subject to appeal, the ICJ Statute provides for circumstances under which its judgment can be reviewed. The relevant provisions are: (a) Article 61 (1) which provides that the Court can review its judgment upon the discovery of some fact of such a nature as to be a decisive factor, which fact was, when the judgment was given, unknown to the court and also to the party claiming revision, always provided that such ignorance was due not to negligence; (b) Article 61 (4) which stipulates that application for revision must be made at least within six months of the discovery of the new fact, and (c) Article 61(5), provides that no application for revision may be made after the lapse of ten years from the date of the judgment. The implication of the above provisions of the ICJ Statute is that a case for revision of the judgment of the court can only be successful if: (a) The application for revision is based on the discovery of a new fact; (b) The fact must have existed prior to the delivery of the judgment; (c) The newly discovered fact must be of a decisive nature; and (d) The party seeking revision (Nigeria) and the Court, must not have known of the fact at the time of the delivery of the judgment. The Committee proceeded to examine the case for revision against the requirements of Article 61 of the ICJ Statute and was constrained to observe from the oral presentations made to it by the proponents of the revision that the strict requirements of Article 61 could not be satisfied. This is because their presentation was unable to show that Nigeria has discovered a decisive fact that was unknown to her before the ICJ judgment, which is capable of swaying the Court to decide in its favour. This is more so as most of the issues canvassed in support of the case for a revision of the ICJ judgment had been canvassed and pronounced upon by the ICJ in its 2002 judgment. The Federal Government also retained a firm of international Legal Practitioners to advice on the merits and demerits of the case for revision. The firm after considering all the materials that were placed at its disposal against the requirements of Article 61 of the ICJ Statute came to the reasoned conclusion that “an application for a review is virtually bound to fail“ and that “a failed application will be diplomatically damaging to Nigeria”. In view of the foregoing, the Federal Government is of the informed view that with less than two days to the period when the revision will be statute barred (9th October, 2012), it would be impossible for Nigeria to satisfy the requirements of Articles 61(1) -(5) of the ICJ Statute. Government has therefore decided that it will not be in the national interest to apply for revision of the 2002 ICJ Judgment in respect of the Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria. Government is however concerned about the plight of Nigerians living in the Bakassi Peninsula and the allegations of human rights abuses being perpetrated against Nigerians in the Peninsula and is determined to engage Cameroon within the framework of the existing implementation mechanisms agreed to by Nigeria and Cameroon in order to protect the rights and livelihoods of Nigerians living in the Peninsula. Nigeria will also not relent in seeking appropriate remedies provided by international law such as the invocation of the compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ; Petitioning the United Nations Human Rights Council and good offices of the United Nations Secretary General which has played pivotal role in ensuring the peaceful demarcation and delimitation of the boundary between the two countries and other confidence building measures and calls on the United Nations to continue to provide assistance to the affected populations. Finally the Federal Government wishes to assure all Nigerians especially the people living in the Bakassi Peninsula of its determination to explore all avenues necessary to protect their interests including but not limited to negotiations aimed at buying back the territory, if feasible, the convening of bilateral meeting of the Heads of State and Government to ensure protection and development of the affected population. In the meantime, we call on all well meaning Nigerians in the Bakassi peninsula to be law abiding and to allow the various initiatives being undertaken by the Federal Government to bear fruitful results.

ake Soldier blames Poverty By Patience Ogbo Samuel Johnson,22 who was arrested by the police  for allegedly impersonating a soldier blamed the act on poverty. Samuel a graduate of Graphic Arts from the Adeniran Ogunsola College of Education Lagos. The police arrested Samuel  on September 17, 2012, wearing  military uniform   with the rank of lance corporal which he accorded himself. It was gathered that Samuel was inially arrested by soldiers over suspicion that he was impersonating and handed him over to the police after  he claimed he was  attached to the Ojo Cantonment, Lagos. However, before Samuel was arrested he had made brisk cash from selling security gadgets to security personnel. " I went into selling security gadgets because I discovered that with the insecurity in Nigeria people want to protect themselves so after leaving school I went into practising graphic arts but it was not lucrative. I thought that if I start claiming to be a soldier people will respect me as in this country you need to be respected before you can get any thing" Samuel said he got his uniform from his military friends and from the market. The police recovered three police walkie talkies, 10 pairs of military uniforms, four pairs of military boots and six military belts with different identity cards. The Commissioner of Police for the command,  Umar Manko, stated that  Samuel's arrest reveals how criminals impersonate security operatives for their selfish ends.  “I have always said that most of these crimes are sometimes not committed by genuine officers. Sometimes, you will see somebody in complete uniform  in action. The suspect has never gone for military training and yet he carries out  operations."Mr Manko said. Sent Mail

Police arrest bank  drivers;bank robbers. ...Parade  'one million boys'gang members. By Patience Ogbo The Lagos State police command  on Monday paraded   two drivers attached to two  banks who have allegedly provided  information  to armed robbers.    The police also paraded the suspect ed armed robbers who raided the two banks.   A muslim cleric who was also  alleged to be  the native doctor for the armed robbery gang was arrested.   Umar Manko the Lagos State commissioner for  police  gave the names of the suspects as ;Ahmed Ajofoba, Saheed Olwunmi, Taiwo Aremu (bank driver) Muktar Eleduwe, Lukeman Adekunle, Kola Adenuga, Idowu Adesola, Waheed Shuib, Rasheed Anifowoshe (another bank driver) Abdulahi Abdulkareem, Ahmed Adelakin and Adedokun Yusuf. Mr Manko said, “On Septemeber 26, 2012, one Ahmed Ajofoba and Saheed Olawumi were arrested by Area D Command headquarters Mushin  at a second genration bank at Matori, Lagos after a shootout when a gang of armed robbers went to rob at the bank. Ahmed Ajofoba and Saheed Olawunmi made confessional statements which led to the arrest of eight other members and the recovery of one locally made pistol with one live cartridge and the case was transferred to SARS Ikeja for further investigation. The suspects were further interrogated and they confessed that their armourer and gang leader named Adedokun Yusuf and Ahmed Adelakin are in Aiyetoro in Ogun state. Consequently,  SARS operatives went  to Aiyetoro where the duo were arrested and two locally made pistols with four live cartridges were recovered. The suspects who normally operate with the collaborating of insiders, confessed to have robbed another second genration bank on May 2012 where they carted away N8million at the Isolo branch of the bank.”Mr Manko said. The police boss also disclosed that a gang of suspected criminals  known as the 'one million boys, are in the  police custody. Mr Manko said the police arrested about 130 members of the gang at a hotel in Ajegunle recently. The gang is alleged to have raped women and engage in various crime in Ajengunle and environs.

Police arrest bank  drivers;bank robbers. ...Parade  'one million boys'gang members. By Patience Ogbo The Lagos State police command  on Monday paraded   two drivers attached to two  banks who have allegedly provided  information  to armed robbers.    The police also paraded the suspect ed armed robbers who raided the two banks.   A muslim cleric who was also  alleged to be  the native doctor for the armed robbery gang was arrested.   Umar Manko the Lagos State commissioner for  police  gave the names of the suspects as ;Ahmed Ajofoba, Saheed Olwunmi, Taiwo Aremu (bank driver) Muktar Eleduwe, Lukeman Adekunle, Kola Adenuga, Idowu Adesola, Waheed Shuib, Rasheed Anifowoshe (another bank driver) Abdulahi Abdulkareem, Ahmed Adelakin and Adedokun Yusuf. Mr Manko said, “On Septemeber 26, 2012, one Ahmed Ajofoba and Saheed Olawumi were arrested by Area D Command headquarters Mushin  at a second genration bank at Matori, Lagos after a shootout when a gang of armed robbers went to rob at the bank. Ahmed Ajofoba and Saheed Olawunmi made confessional statements which led to the arrest of eight other members and the recovery of one locally made pistol with one live cartridge and the case was transferred to SARS Ikeja for further investigation. The suspects were further interrogated and they confessed that their armourer and gang leader named Adedokun Yusuf and Ahmed Adelakin are in Aiyetoro in Ogun state. Consequently,  SARS operatives went  to Aiyetoro where the duo were arrested and two locally made pistols with four live cartridges were recovered. The suspects who normally operate with the collaborating of insiders, confessed to have robbed another second genration bank on May 2012 where they carted away N8million at the Isolo branch of the bank.”Mr Manko said. The police boss also disclosed that a gang of suspected criminals  known as the 'one million boys, are in the  police custody. Mr Manko said the police arrested about 130 members of the gang at a hotel in Ajegunle recently. The gang is alleged to have raped women and engage in various crime in Ajengunle and environs.