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Rivers Monarch Cautions Youths Against Lawlessness
Youths in Evo Kingdom in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, have been charged to jettison all forms of lawlessness, and do well to showcase behaviours that will project them as ambassadors of peace.
King Leslie Eke, Eze GbakaGbaka, gave the charge while inaugurating the interim executive of Evo Youth Council in his palace in Woji Community, recently.
King Eke noted that the best way to carry oneself was to embrace peace and not to act in a brazenly violent manner.
The Nyerisi Eli Woji XII said that since no meaningful venture could be achieved via violent means, it would be nicer to handle such without regard.
He stressed the need for the youths to be law-abiding if they planned to succeed in any endeavour.
The Nyerisi Mbam Oro -Evo and Eze Oha III of Evo Kingdom, also cautioned the youths against the danger of abusing the opportunity given to them by means of creating problems and confusion in the Kingdom.
“ Don’t use the the opportunity given to you to create problem for yourselves and others. Don’t also use such an opportunity as a means of scamming people, insulting constituted authorities and your fellow youths in the Kingdom”, he warned.
As leaders of tomorrow, he further tasked them on the need to be supportive of the state government’s policies and programmes in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Development.
“You must at all times ensure that there is peace, unity, growth and development in Evo Kingdom, Obio/Akpor and Rivers State at large, engage in meaningful activities, create an enabling environment where other clans and community youths will benefit”, he pleaded.
However, he charged them to learn how to build, produce and promote activities capable of enhancing their socio- cultural heritage and the mother tongue.
To make a good mark in their tenure, the royal father, pointed out that they must also focus on youth development programmes, leadership initiatives, vocational training opportunities, entrepreneurship, private partnership, value re-orientation and launchpad activities.
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.
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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