Boko Haram started with youth protests - Governor Zulum warns #EndSARS promoters

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The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has warned youths taking part in #EndSARS protests across the country to be careful of the demonstration. 

 

Zulum who spoke with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday November 6, stated that the Boko Haram crisis in the North Eastern part of the country started with protests by youths against the use of motorcycle helmets in the state capital in Maiduguri.

 

The Borno state Governor said; 

 

“On the issue of #EndSARS, I am calling on all Nigerians especially the youths to be very careful.

“The whole Boko Haram saga started as a result of the protests by some youths in Maiduguri against the use of helmet by motorcycle riders. You have seen the situation now.

“Over one million people have been displaced and the most affected population are the vulnerable, the youth.

“Some of those that led the protests have left Borno State, they are either staying in Abuja or Lagos or abroad. we have to be very careful.”

 

Zulum added that the #EndSARS protest didn't take the twist it took in Lagos because youths were advised to think it through. 

 

He added; 

 

“Now, there is emerging peace in Borno State and we don’t want anybody to disrupt the peace.

“The youths are with us, we are taking very good care of them, palliatives are being distributed to them as and when due.

“We are giving them some certain financial supports and I think the best way every Nigerian should seek for his/her right is through legitimate means, otherwise we are not going anywhere. Peace is very important."

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CBN gets court order to freeze accounts of #EndSARS promoters till January

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The Federal high court sitting in Abuja has granted the Central Bank of Nigeria’s request to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and a public affairs company linked to the #EndSARS protests.

 

The request, granted by Justice Ahmed Mohammed, was filed by the CBN on October 20.

 

The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1384/2020 listed those affected by the order to include Bolatito Oduala, Chima Ibebunjoh, Mary Kpengwa, Gatefield Nigeria Limited, Saadat Bibi, Bassey Israel, Wisdom Obi, Nicholas Osazele, Ebere Idibie, Akintomide Yusuf, Uhuo Promise, Mosopefoluwa Odeseye and Adegoke Emmanuel.

 

Others include Umoh Ekanem, Babatunde Segun, Mulu Teghenan, Mary Oshifowora, Winifred Jacob, Victor Solomon, and Idunu Williams.

 

The order reads

“A mandatory order is made empowering the plaintiff/applicant to direct the head office of Access Bank of Nigeria Plc, Fidelity Bank Plc, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc and Zenith Bank Plc to freeze forthwith all transactions on the 20 bank accounts listed for a period of 90 days pending the outcome of investigation and inquiry currently being conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

“It is, however, directed that the 90-day freezing order, when it lapses, may be renewed upon good cause shown by the applicant.

“It is also directed that any person, whether artificial or natural, that is affected by this order may apply to the court to have his grievance or complaint heard by the court. The suit is adjourned till February 4, 2021.”

 

According to the court paper, the lawyers representing the CBN were led by a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Michael Aondoakaa (SAN).

 

Justice A.R Mohammed ordered that the accounts should be frozen for the next 90 days subject to renewal.

 

The judge did not order that the defendants be served with any court process thereby leaving them unaware of the restriction of their accounts.

 

Recall that one of the promoters of the protest, Modupe Odele, had her passport seized while on her way to the Maldives for her birthday.

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Two abducted as Gunmen attack Adamawa speaker’s residence

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Two people have been abducted following an attack launched by unknown gunmen at the residence of Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Aminu Iya-Abass in Mbamba. 

 

It was alleged that the gunmen who kidnapped two family members of the speaker, killed a vigilante.

 

Spokesperson of Adamawa Police Command, Suleiman Nguroje who confirmed the incident said; 

 

“Yesterday ( Thursday), a certain house was attacked by unknown gunmen who killed a vigilante and went away with two persons from the residence.

“Our people got to the residence around 4 am to halt the operations of the gunmen, at that material time what mattered to them was to rescue the two persons that were abducted by the gunmen and not who owns the house.”

 

Nguroje said the state Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adeyanju have deployed police detectives who are on the trail of the gunmen. 

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Lagos state government confirms fresh COVID-19 cases in a boarding school in the state

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Lagos State Government has confirmed the discovery of fresh COVID-19 cases in a secondary boarding school on the mainland.

 

The state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, disclosed this today November 6. According to Professor Abayomi, a member of the school’s staff tested positive for COVID-19 on November 2.

 

“Contact tracing has revealed that a student and four contacts of the staff member are positive for COVID-19. The staff member fell ill for a few days and received first aid at the school clinic. She subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday 2nd of November at the Lagos State Biobank.

The Lagos State COVID-19 Incident Command System through the Emergency Operation Centre is investigating the incident, and we would like to assure members of the public and stakeholders of the school that the situation is completely under control.”

 

Abayomi said efforts are currently being made to contain the spread of the virus.

“All parents are being contacted first through the PTA and a family zoom call is being arranged to further allay their fears. It is important to note that COVID-19 presents with very mild symptoms in children and teenagers, compared to other age groups.

However, there is the risk of infected children transmitting the disease to adults who they interact with daily, and who may be at higher risk of severe disease and death.

The school authorities, supported by Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH), Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the Ministry of Education, are following the COVID-19 guidelines as set out by the government.

Students who test positive are to be isolated in the school premises and, if unwell, will be admitted in one of the accredited isolation centers in Lagos. Students are discouraged from going home to avoid infecting members of their families.” Abayomi said

This development comes barely a month after 181 students and staff of a private school in Lekki, Lagos state tested positive for the virus. 

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Ebonyi Government bans high-speed motorcycles

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The Ebonyi State Government has issued a ban on the use of high-speed motorcycles for both private and commercial purposes in Abakaliki and other urban centres in the state.

 

Ebonyi Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Uchenna Orji said the ban decision was taken to check the rate at which high-speed motorcycles are used to perpetrate crimes in different parts of the state.

 

Orji also disclosed that commercial and private motorcyclists have been barred from operating in any part of the state between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.

 

The commissioner said; 

 

“The ban on the use of high-powered motorcycles is an exco decision and it’s aimed at curtailing criminality in the state.

“Security report has it that some of the people that use high-speed motorcycles use them to hit their unsuspecting targets and zoom off. So it was banned.

“Government has also outlawed ordinary motorcycles for both commercial and private motorcyclists from operating in the state between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.

“The action is taken to effectively protect and secure the state, our citizens and their property.

“Our dear Gov. Dave Umahi is irrevocably committed to the protection of the lives and property of everybody living in the state."

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Dog dies after being 'gang-raped' and stabbed 30 times

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A dog has died after she was "gang-raped" by several people in a bestiality attack that left her with 30 stab wounds. Distressing footage shows the bleeding dog struggling to move on the streets of Bogota, Colombia on November 1.

 

Concerned passersby put a lead on the dog and place a sack under its bleeding body.

After the video ended, the group took the dog to the vets in the bag because it was too weak to walk on its own.

Marta Buitrago, the resident who took the dog to the vet, told the newspaper El Tiempo that the dog appeared injured and very weak when she found her.

 

Images and videos were shared on Facebook by Liliana Guerrero who said that the dog "was stabbed many times and sexually abused by several people".

 

She added: "Because she wouldn’t allow it, they stabbed her."

"They destroyed her genitals, stabbed her almost 30 times, punched her and caused other superficial injuries," she continued.

Tragically, Liliana later revealed the dog had died.

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Proposed #EndSARS protest: Lagos state police command withdraws its officers from individuals

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Press statement from Lagos state police command

''In preparation for the proposed Endsars protest to be staged by some individuals and hired groups to cause mayhem and security threats in Lagos State, the Lagos State Police Command has ordered the commanders of the Mobile Police Squadrons and Special Protection Unit in Lagos State to withdraw their men from  individuals who are not entitled to police aides and escorts in line with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, to augment its strength. 

The Command has deemed it necessary to mop up more mobile men to be deployed across the length and breadth of the state for any eventualities as the police is no longer ready to condone any act of lawlessness, brouhaha and state of anarchy in Lagos State.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has put all police personnel and other security agents in the state on red alert, while he charged them to be professional and act according to the provisions of the law, either in quelling riots or for self defence. 

The command had warned against any "peaceful" or violent protest whatsoever in the state to avert further breakdown of law and order, killings, burning and lootings that marred the recent Endsars violent protest in the state.

The Command therefore reiterates its commitment to  maintenance of law and order and prevent any act that is capable of causing pains, anarchy and losses of lives and property in the state.''

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