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PANDEF Tasks FG On Rejig Of Security
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has said calls for hiring of mercenaries to fight the dreaded Boko Haram have reinforced the various calls for rejigging of the country’s security architecture and sack of the service chiefs
PANDEF spokesman, Ken Robinson, who stated this during a chat with The Tide correspondent described calls for the military to hire mercenaries to fight insurgency as shameful.
Robinson said: “In fact, the Governor of Borno State suggested it. It’s a shame that validates the insinuations and assumptions earlier that the Nigeria military are incapable of overrunning the insurgents. It is a shame for us to be discussing about mercenaries. Nigeria is a funny country.
“There are mercenaries in all countries who support the military in such countries. It is known, but no country discusses that. No country comes out to say we want to hire mercenaries to fight insurgency in our country. It’s a shame! There are mercenaries in Syria, there are mercenaries in Iran, Iraq, even in Afghan, across the globe helping the forces of those countries to decimate insurgence.
“So, it’s a shame that we are coming to discuss it. That the Governor is saying he needs that permission from the government, it’s a shame. It shows clearly that these country’s leaders have issues. We have leadership issues in this country that clearly reveal that the high command of the Nigerian military has deficiencies and it again brings up the demands and calls from across the country that there is need to rejig and overhaul the military high command and of course, the sack of the service chiefs,” the PANDEF spokesman added.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.
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