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Arewa Youth Demand Immediate Arrest Of Sunday Igboho, Other Killers Of Northern People

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The Arewa youth consultative council has demanded the immediate arrest of Sunday Igboho and other perpetrators of Oyo carnage.

In a statement by Ambassador, Isah Ismaila said the perpetrators of the violence should immediately be arrested and prosecuted

The statement further reads

Imagine having over 5,000 Northerners trapped in Oyo as refugees including women and children displaced by this violence, imagine if this happens in the North, what will be the Local, National, and global headlines, what will be the heinous reports submitted by partial and sentimental human rights organizations and what will be the response of the Government to consoling the victims?.

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The entire Northern Youths are shocked to know that over 20 Northerners were killed and buried at the Akinyele Graveyard in Ibadan,  we are yet to see arrests and brutal interrogation. As concerned and patriotic citizens of Nigeria, we are tirelessly working to calm our youths in order to avoid reprisal attacks all across the 19 Northern States, because we’re hopeful that the rule of law and natural justice will be served appropriately, even though we are yet to see the perpetrators arrested, especially the key instigators including SUNDAY IGBOHO. Our silence and patience are long becoming intolerable because we are openly seeing touts and politically motivated criminals are maiming and killing our brothers in the name of regional differences!.

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We choose to write this in order to keep in the record that entire Northern Nigeria are now keeping calm just to wait and see if Government will decisively deal with the perpetrators accordingly or not, if not the ‘Southern madness MAY lead to another Lawlessness in the North’. Therefore, let effective justice be served urgently and hoping that this won’t just is swept under the carpet!.

 

We painfully want to inform the Inspector General of police, the Defense Minister, National Security Adviser, and all security component in Nigeria that there are people trying to tear Nigeria for political reasons especially in south West, they should be arrested and dealt with or else anything worst may happen. Killing our brothers and destroying their properties in the South is fuelling the already heated tension in Nigeria and if we are to replicate on the Southerners living in Northern Nigeria; the whole story will be different, then let’s not allow to see the different story, lets work to solve it.

 

All across the 19 Northern States, we’ve accommodated Southerners peacefully in all our villages, markets, cities, Universities, public organizations, and generally in all the social institutions in the North. We must warn that when violence and jungle justice becomes a normal thing in the south, lawlessness and reprisal may surely take place and skyrocket to an unknown degree of damages in Northern Nigeria, we pray it doesn’t reach to that point.

 

We cannot continue to tolerate attacks on our innocent residents; simply because Fulanis are alleged to be committing crimes in any society, why will people be allowed to take laws into their hands?. Moreover, Northern Nigeria is the major victim of banditry, kidnapping, and killings, yet our brothers in the south are persecuted and killed in their places of business. The Nigerian Police Force and other law enforcement agencies should quickly arrest and prosecute persons in these crimes no matter who they are before we are forced to take stands we don’t want to take.

 

We wish to categorically remind the Nigerian police that the Southern trouble fuelers must not continue to go free without charges, having seen how the END SARS protesters are walking freely even after what they’ve caused, we must warn that if this “OYO MASSACRE” goes unpunished, we will not concede, allow it to go or forget; neither do we allow future recklessness and mercilessness to just go without any response from the North.

 

We hope that the invasion and destruction of Arewa settlers communities, killing of our people, destroying their properties would be regretted and consoled extremely, while all affected families be compensated handsomely and the perpetrators are dealt with mercilessly, in the same way, they were heartless and unpatriotic. Don’t allow ethnic violence to become a culture that will lead to another civil war. Arewa in general are law-abiding Nigerians and doesn’t want to be pushed to the extreme!’’

 

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President Tinubu Seeks Senate Confirmation for Lt. General Oluyede as Chief of Army Staff

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President Bola Tinubu on Friday wrote the Senate, seeking confirmation of Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede’s appointment as the substantive Chief of Army Staff.

“In his letter sent today, President Tinubu seeks Oluyede’s confirmation in accordance with the provision of Section 218(2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended and Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces Act,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed in a statement.

The statement is titled ‘President Tinubu writes Senate, seeks confirmation of Lt. General Oluyede as Chief of Army Staff.’

Tinubu appointed Oluyede as the Acting Chief of Army Staff on October 30 following the illness of Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja.

General Lagbaja, however, died on November 5.

Onanuga said, “President Tinubu is confident about the leadership qualities, professional integrity, and experience of Lt. General Oluyede to lead and inspire the army to ensure national security and stability.”

Before he was appointed Acting Chief of Army Staff, Oluyede, a member of the 39th Regular Course, like his predecessor, served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna.

 

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Lawyer Alleges Tenure Elongation Plot in Letter to Governor Yusuf

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Barrister Mustapha I. Zubair, a prominent lawyer and politically conscious citizen of Kano State, has written a letter to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, alleging a plot by certain senior civil servants to extend their tenure of service beyond the mandated retirement age. The letter, which expresses deep concern over the issue, highlights the potential implications of such actions on the state’s governance and public trust.

Zubair, a registered voter of Gwale Local Government, begins the letter by expressing gratitude and admiration for Governor Yusuf’s leadership and pro-people policies. “Your exemplary leadership and pro-people policies have continually fostered growth and prosperity, and we, the citizens, are deeply appreciative of your dedication,” Zubair states in the letter.

However, Zubair quickly shifts focus to the matter of tenure elongation, which he describes as a growing concern among the people of Kano State. “It is evidently clear that after the recent posting of permanent secretaries in the state, some top government functionaries who will be due for retirement in December 2024 are now striving day and night to secure tenure elongation only for themselves,” he alleges.

The letter emphasizes the potential negative implications of such actions, suggesting that the attempt to prolong service tenure by a few senior civil servants could undermine the principles of fairness and transparency in the state’s administration. Zubair urges Governor Yusuf to address the issue promptly to maintain public trust and ensure that the state’s governance remains transparent and accountable.

The letter concludes with a plea for Governor Yusuf to take immediate action to prevent any attempts at tenure elongation and to uphold the integrity of the state’s civil service. “We trust in your commitment to justice and fairness, and we believe that you will take the necessary steps to address this issue,” Zubair writes.

The allegations have sparked discussions among political observers and citizens, who are keenly watching how Governor Yusuf will respond to the concerns raised in the letter.

 

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FG Obeys Court’s Order, Stops FAAC Allocation to Rivers State

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The Nigerian government under President Bola Tinubu has confirmed that it has stopped the October monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) revenue payment to Rivers State.

The development comes amid the ongoing face-off between Governor Simi Fubara and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike.

According to the Spokesperson of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, the decision to stop the payment was made in respect of a court order.

Mokwa disclosed that the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) will respect the court order, which barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian government from disbursing monthly allocations to the Rivers State government.

His words: “What I got is that the October 2024 FAAC has not been distributed yet. However, the Federal Government will obey the court order on the matter of Rivers State allocation.

“We are going to follow due diligence as long as there is no contrary order. In case there is a contrary, the status will remain.”

He added, “The process of disbursement of the October 2024 monthly allocation is going.”

The court order was obtained by the factional Rivers State Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, who had filed an originating summons against the Rivers State Executive, under the leadership of Simi Fubara.

The Amaewhule faction had alleged that the Rivers State Executive was yet to comply with the order of a Federal High Court directing it to re-present the 2024 appropriation bill to the faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly.

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