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COVID-19: Kwara Intends to Free Minor Offenders from Prison
COVID-19: Kwara Intends to Free Minor Offenders from Prison
The Kwara State Government has unveiled that it would grant amnesty to nursing mothers and aged persons among others in the four correctional centers in Kwara state.
The state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Salman Jawondo, said this on Monday in Ilorin. He, however, emphasized that those to be released in the correctional centres in llorin, Mandalla, Omu-aran and Lafiagi were those who committed minor offenses.
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According to Salman Jawondo, aged inmates in bad state of health as confirmed by a qualified medical practitioner and those who have nearly completed their jail terms will benefit from the government’s kind gesture.
The commissioner said the gesture was in consonance with the Federal Government’s directive to states in the quest to prevent the spread of COVID-19 Jawondo, who did not specify the number of those to be freed, said the pardon would involve awaiting trial inmates and convict He further said that the exercise would be carried out in collaboration with the state Ministry of Justice, judiciary and religious leaders.
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Gunmen Attack NDLEA Headquarters in Ebonyi, Kill One Police Officer
Gunmen have attacked the headquarters of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ebonyi State, killing one police officer. The incident happened on Tuesday, the Ebonyi State Police Command spokesperson, Loveth Odah, said. According to her, two of the gunmen were also killed in the duel.
While narrating how the incident happened, she said the Ebonyi Police Commissioner, Aliyu Garba, got a distress call from the NDLEA Commandant in the south-east state at about 2:30 am on Tuesday informing him of the attack. According to her, the gunmen drove into the NDLEA headquarters in a Toyota 4Runner Jeep, shooting sporadically at the men on duty.
The Commission immediately mobilised a combined team of a mobile police force and military personnel to the area and promptly repelled the attack. Some of the gunmen later escaped with bullet injuries while two rifles (AK-49 and K2) with 140 K2 live ammunition, 30 AK-47 live ammunition, and 36 GPMP were recovered from the assailants.
Other things recovered were 65 Barreta Pistol live ammunition, one Toyota 4Runner Jeep, some chairs, and other incriminating items, the police spokesperson added. Efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing gunmen, she said.
Aside from security officers, other public establishments including offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been attacked.
Stakeholders fear that the rising wave of gunmen attacks in the southeast may affect the 2023 elections.
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Boko Haram Fighters, Terrorists Killed in Borno and Katsina States
Reports are coming in that Nigerian troops have successfully neutralized around 100 Boko haram/ISWAP terrorists while another 174 have surrendered to the Nigerian military.
Maj-gen. Bernard Onyeuko, Director, Defence Media Operations, disclosed this, Thursday while speaking to the press concerning military operations across the country.
Accoring to him, this comes after weeks of operations by the Nigerian armed forces. Troops of operation hadin kai, between the 24th of February and 10th march, 2022, conducted clearing operations in the fight against insecurity in Nigeria.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has come out to say that over 30,000 Boko haram/ISWAP terrorists along with their famines have surrendered in the north east of the country.
The SGF stressed the government’s dedication to ending insecurity in Nigeria with the use of kinetic and no-kinetic approaches.
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BAMISE’S MURDER: BRT Driver Remanded for 30 Days
A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has remanded for 30 days a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Mr. Andrew Nice, over his alleged involvement in the death of his passenger, Oluwabamise Ayanwole.
The Court made the order following an application by the Police on the count charge of alleged murder, sexual assault, misconduct and interference with a corpse.
Bamise, 22, was found dead last Monday on Carter Bridge, Lagos Island, nine days after she was declared missing after she boarded Nice’s vehicle.
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