Breaking News Monday Eveninig

Monday Evening Breaking NEWS (26/10/2020)

1) Buratai, Army commanders meet on insecurity, Lekki shooting


Chief Of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai, is in a meeting with top hierarchy of the military.


They include Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding (GOCs) and Commander of the Guards Brigade.


Also in attendance are commanders of the Army operations, unit commanders, among other senior officers.


The parley is holding at the Army Headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

On the agenda are insecurity in Nigeria, End SARS protests, violence and looting in states as well as the Lagos shooting.


The United States and others have called for probe of those who opened fire on unarmed protesters.


2) Apprehension as masked armed thugs take over Lokoja, Kogi capital

Masked thugs fully armed to the teeth have taken over Lokoja the Kogi State Capital.


They have been shooting sporadically since 9:30 am from zone eight, down to Ganaja junction, Paparanda square, old market road, Nataco, making many residents to scamper for safety.


The hoodlums were operating freely in a Sienna bus just as shops, restaurants and many banks have closed.


The ugly incident has created fear among residents in the state as a stray bullet hit a man in his shop located along Total Filling Station close to NEPA office in Lokoja.


Major streets in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital have been deserted.


3) Be at alert, deal decisively with any attack in your duty locations – Buratai charges Soldiers

Says Army was privy to Grand Design by Sponsors of the protests to drag it into crisis – Buratai.


Says detractors and international Collaborators mischievously and deliberately misrepresented troops efforts to ensure compliance with curfew imposed by legitimate civil authorities.


..Order’s PSOs, GOC, Field Commanders to respond quickly and decisively, to any act of arson, or attempt to kill or main any military or security personnel and law abiding citizens.


…Alerts of unscrupulous elements plots to acquire arms and ammunition at all cost from security personnel as 10 AK 47 rifles have been lost to the miscreants in last 2 weeks.


Reiterated that there is no choice between a democratically United, Nigeria and a nation disunited in a state of anarchy and retrogression.


5) More Trouble For Wike As Nnamdi Kanu Places N100m Bounty On His Head


The leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has placed N100 million on Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, south-south Nigeria.


Naija News had reported earlier that Governor Wike had directed security operatives to arrest anyone connected with the Federal Government proscribed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) in the south-south state.


Wike’s directive came after a clash between suspected IPOB members and security agents on Wednesday left two police officers killed. This was even as the IPOB members reportedly razed the Police Area Command, Obigbo, Afam Divisional Police Office, and a court, all in Oyigbo Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers.


Reacting to the development on Friday night in a statewide broadcast, Governor Wike placed N50 million bounty for the arrest of one Stanley Mgbere who allegedly led IPOB members to carry out the fatal attacks in Oyigbo.


The Rivers State governor said the proscribed group has continued to expand membership drive, holding meetings regularly, and expanding its logistical base.


“Security agencies are directed to stop any form of procession or agitation by IPOB in Rivers or any part thereof and arrest and prosecute any person or group that identifies with IPOB in the State. Government will issue executive order to strengthen effective enforcement of these measures.


“Today (Friday), IPOB continued with its devilish and destructive activities at Rumukwurushi, Iriebe and Oyigbo in open defiance of the State Government’s curfew on human movements,” Governor Wike said.


Displeased with Governor Wike’s decision, Kanu has doubled the bounty the Rivers governor placed on an IPOB leader in the state, placing N100 million on Governor Wike.


The IPOB leader placed the N100 million on Governor Wike on Sunday, days after his lawyer, Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, issued a legal notice in reaction to Governor Wike‘s order on IPOB in Rivers state.


6) Buhari Has Lost Control Over Nigeria – Fani-Kayode

The Minister of Aviation under the Goodluck Jonathan administration, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday noted President Muhammadu Buhari has lost control over Nigeria.


Fani-Kayode stated while claiming that the wickedness and insensitivity of Buhari is leading Nigeria towards anarchy, looting and bloodshed across the country.


The former Minister made this claim in a post on his Twitter account.


He further stated that President Buhari has incurred the wrath of God, following the recent incidents across the country.


“Buhari has lost control. His wickedness, injustice and insensitivity has led to anarchy, looting and bloodshed in our streets and all over the nation.”


“The blood of the innocent speaks against him in Heaven. He has incurred the wrath of God. The clock is ticking: something will give soon,” he tweeted.


7) Bagudu: Kebbi youths busy with farming, not prone to violence as in Kaduna, others

The Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, has explained why youths in the state have refused to join the orgy of violence unleashed by their counterparts in Kaduna, Plateau, Adamawa, Taraba and southern states.


He said the youths in the state have been exerting their energy on farming to ensure food security rather than engaging in destructive activities.


Bagudu was full of praise for them for being different.


Bagudu gave the commendation during a visit to a cassava farm in Maiyama Local Government area on Monday, as part of government’s efforts to boost food security in the state.


“This development across the state is a good omen to the sustained strides of both the federal and state governments to bolster food production.


The governor particularly expressed delight that youths in the state had ‘wholeheartedly and patriotically’ engaged themselves in farming.


According to him, this will contribute towards making Nigeria self-sufficient in food production, improve their personal lives and boost the economy of the state.


“I am happy our youths have restrained themselves from being lured and influenced into violent protests to cause mayhem and destruction.


“Rather, they have made themselves useful to themselves and the state by massively embracing all the invaluable agricultural programmes of both the federal and state governments.


“This development couldn’t have come at a better time than now, when we are strenuously making efforts to uplift the living standard of the people of the state,’’ he said.


Bagudu, while outlining the importance of cassava and other food crop programmes towards adding significant value to the National Food Security programme, pledged to expand the programmes and provide more inputs to farmers in the state.


He commended the policy thrust of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, describing it as a motivating factor to achieving the desired result for food production in the country.


8) This is not my Cross River’: Ayade laments looting, damage done by protesters

Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River says the state will require N5 billion to repair the Calabar International Conference Centre (CICC) vandalised by hoodlums.


Ayade made this known on Monday, while restating the curfew imposed on Calabar and its environs.


The hoodlums had on Friday and Saturday taken advantage of the #ENDSARS protests to loot items in the centre after they vandalised it.


“It will take the state government N5 billion to bring back the Calabar International Conference Centre, the beauty of Cross River State.


“This is not the Cross River that I was born into; it is unlike us,’’ the governor said.


Ayade said that the action would have negative impact on the progress of the state’s industrialisation efforts aimed at job creation.


Police and other security agencies deployed to the town had started raiding the suspected criminal hideouts with a view to recover the looted items.


9) Lekki shooting: Sanwo-Olu gets formal request to release CCTV footage


A legal practitioner, Inibehe Effiong, has formally asked the Lagos State Government to release the CCTV footage of the Lekki shooting.


On October 20, soldiers fired live bullets at unarmed protestors at the toll gate.


The action, heavily criticized across the world, caused an unspecified number of deaths and several injuries.


The Defence Headquarters claimed that videos about the incident on social media were photoshopped.


On Monday, Effiong announced that he had made requests to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

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