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#EndSARS Protest: NBA Lawyer Berates Commission For Striking Out Murder Case
One of the counsels, who represented the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Port Harcourt branch, Rivers State, at the just concluded commission of inquiry set up by the Rivers State government to look into the alleged acts of violence, torture, brutality, murder and violation of the fundamental rights of citizens committed by officers, and men of the Nigerian police in the state, Barr Higher Kings, has criticised the commission for striking out a petition that bordered on murder and arson brought before the commission for determination.
Higher King, a human rights activist says such decision by the commission to strike out such weighty petition has cast doubts on the ability of the commission to present a favourable report to the state government, that would bring the desired succour to the affected petitioners and family members of victims of police brutalities, who had approached the commission for redress.
The NBA lawyer stated this while speaking to journalists at the end of the public sitting of the commission in Port Harcourt recently, and noted that the decision of the chairman of the commission to strike out a murder case that had glaring evidences was regrettable
According to him, the NBA Port Harcourt branch,filed a petition to the panel brought by one Lucky Enyidah and Okechikwu on the burning of a 95-year-old woman and destruction of houses in 2019 at Omerelu, Ikwerre Local Government Area by the Nigerian Police Force.
“This matter dealt on the burning of 95-year-old woman in 2019 at Omerelu community. We wrote to police and there was no response, so we brought it here to seek redress but the commission chairman struck it out he stated.
This matter was listed for hearing on 17th, January 2021 but we mistook the date to be 18th, but the commission did not sit. So the NBA wrote for reenlistment of the petition which the commission did and the matter was fixed for 26th January, 2021. But it was so baffling that the chairman struck out the petition again justifying his actions that because we didn’t serve the police. Was it our duty or the commission’s to do so,” he queried.
The human rights activist opined that with the attitude of the commission, nothing tangible might come out of the recommendations made to the state government for consideration.
He averred that the experience of past commissions of inquiries in the state and the country had not yielded any fruitful impacts on the petitioners.
Take a look at justice Danago, Oputa, panel among others, what was the outcome? I have many petitions which I would have filed here but I’m aware that nothing may come out of it, that was why I refused bringing them here. Just that NBA assigned cases for me to come here and unfortunately, they were struck out “he stated.
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Delta Attorney-General Laments Hike In Human Trafficking
Delta State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole (SAN) has lamented the increasing rate of human trafficking, especially the girl child in the state.
Ohwovoriole decried the increase in his office in Asaba when the zonal commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Mr Nduka Nwawenne paid him a courtesy visit.
The Attorney-General stated that it was against the dignity of the state and disheartening to see that Delta State now ranked first in human trafficking, overtaking Edo State.
He stressed the need for stakeholders to tackle the menace, adding that if it was one single victim that was rescued, they would be rewarded for their efforts.
Ohwovoriole stated that young girls were the most vulnerable ones in the issue of human trafficking, stressing that children from poor family backgrounds also fall victim to human trafficking.
While saying that their request for an office space in the state would be looked into, to see how the government could be of assistance to them, he assured them of his ministry’s partnership in the fight against human trafficking.
He said that the Task Force on human trafficking and irregular migration, which he chairs, should be having regular meetings.
Earlier, the Zonal Commander of Naptip, Mr. Nwawenne informed the commissioner that Delta state had overtaken Edo state as the foremost state in human trafficking in nigeria.
He told the Attorney-General that their Zonal Command was the first to be established in Nigeria because of the prevailing issues of human trafficking in the area, noting that ika south was the highest in cases of human trafficking as a result of its proximity with edo state.
Nwawenne appealed to the Commissioner and the State Government to provide office accommodation for their officials to operate in Asaba.
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Army Arrests 50 Foreigners, Others For Job Racketeering
The Nigerian Army said it has arrested 50 suspects, including foreigners, for alleged international job racketeering in Lagos.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who addressed journalists in Abuja, on Wednesday, said the suspects were arrested during an operation jointly conducted by the Army and the Nigeria Immigration Service.
He also disclosed that no fewer than 13 criminals were killed and 88 arrested during various operations across 20 states of the federation.
Among those arrested include 50 suspects comprising foreigners who were nabbed for alleged International job racketeering.
Onyema said, “In the South-West region, on November 2, 2023, troops of 9 Brigade Nigerian Army in conjunction with personnel of Nigerian Immigration Service, Lagos State Command, conducted a raid operation on a suspected criminal hideout at Ifako Ijaye.
“During the operation, 50 suspects, including foreigners who specialise in international job racketeering, were arrested. In a similar development same day, the same troops arrested two suspects at a hotel in Ogba in the Ikeja LGA.
“The arrest was in connection with the murder of one Mallam Idris Ardo, the Ardo of Panya Village in Plateau State. Preliminary investigation revealed that one of the arrested suspects masterminded the killing of Ardo and fled the community since the incident occurred.”
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