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50 Civil Society Groups Criticize Withdrawal of Police at Kano Anti-Corruption Agency

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"RXrkEeLt" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Civil society groups have raised concerns over the withdrawal of police personnel from the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission&comma; criticizing the move during a press conference held in Abuja&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"imsK7fXy" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The groups said the withdrawal of approximately 40 police officers&comma; responsible for security and investigative tasks&comma; has not only hindered the commission&&num;8217&semi;s work but also raised questions about the impartiality and independence of law enforcement agencies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to them the action is perceived as an attempt to impede ongoing corruption investigations involving Abdullahi Umar Ganduje&comma; the National Chairman of the ruling All-Progressives Congress &lpar;APC&rpar; and former governor of Kano State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The civil society groups have also issued recommendations to address corruption effectively in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"FaNYIiC5" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>They emphasize the need for autonomy and integrity within the judiciary&comma; urging the National Judicial Council to monitor its members diligently&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>They also call for transparency and accountability in governance&comma; urging political parties to denounce and suspend members facing corruption allegations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>They also call for adequate resource allocation to anti-corruption agencies and also highlighted the essential to uphold their independence and efficiency&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Furthermore The groups called on religious leaders&comma; community leaders&comma; and opinion influencers to promote ethical behavior and combat corruption within their spheres of influence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The reinstatement of police personnel withdrawn from the Kano State Anti-Corruption Commission are urged to facilitate the commission&&num;8217&semi;s duties effectively&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The Civil society organizations also reaffirm their commitment to the fight against corruption and call for collective action to build a corruption-free Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The withdrawal of police personnel from the Kano State Anti-Corruption Commission was allegedly ordered by the Inspector General of Police on April 25th&period; The move has sparked widespread criticism and calls for accountability in law enforcement actions related to anti-corruption efforts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The groups are as follows<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&period; Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre &lpar;CISLAC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;2&period; Human and Environmental Development Agenda &lpar;HEDA Resource Centre&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;3&period; Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education &lpar;CHRICED&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;4&period; Centre for Information Technology and Development &lpar;CITAD&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;5&period; African Centre for Media &amp&semi; Information Literacy &lpar;AFRICMIL&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;6&period; Borno Coalition for Democracy and Progress &lpar;BOCODEP&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>7&period; BudgIT Foundation<br &sol;>&NewLine;8&period; Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa &lpar;CAPPA&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;9&period; State of the Union &lpar;SOTU&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;10&period; Tax Justice and Governance Platform<br &sol;>&NewLine;11&period;Transition Monitoring Group &lpar;TMG&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;12&period;Women in Media Communication Initiative &lpar;WIM&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;13&period;Zero Corruption Coalition &lpar;ZCC&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;14&period;Alliance for Credible Elections &lpar;ACE&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;15&period;Centre Democracy and Development &lpar;CDD&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;16&period; Accountability Lab&comma; Nigeria<br &sol;>&NewLine;17&period; Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development &lpar;CJID&rcub;<br &sol;>&NewLine;18&period;Say NO Campaign – Nigeria<br &sol;>&NewLine;19&period;Femi Falana Chamber<br &sol;>&NewLine;20&period;Health of Mother Earth Foundation &lpar;HOMEF&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;21&period;Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project &lpar;SERAP&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;22&period; Good Governance Team<br &sol;>&NewLine;23&period;21st Century Community Empowerment for Youth Initiative<br &sol;>&NewLine;24&period; OCCEN-Kano<br &sol;>&NewLine;25&period; Mothers and Marginalised Advocacy Centre &lpar; MAMA Centre&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;26&period;Social Action<br &sol;>&NewLine;27&period;Centre for Transparency Watch<br &sol;>&NewLine;28&period;West Africa Civil Society Forum WASCSOF<br &sol;>&NewLine;29&period;Global Rights<br &sol;>&NewLine;30 African Centre for Leadership&comma; Strategy &amp&semi; Development &lpar;Centre LSD&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;31&period;Partners West Africa<br &sol;>&NewLine;32&period;Order Paper<br &sol;>&NewLine;33&period;Say No Campaign<br &sol;>&NewLine;34 Environmental Rights Action&sol;Friends of the Earth&comma; Nigeria&period; ERA<br &sol;>&NewLine;35&period;Center for Fiscal Transparency and Public Integrity<br &sol;>&NewLine;36&period;Amnesty International Nigeria<br &sol;>&NewLine;37&period; RULAAC &&num;8211&semi; Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre<br &sol;>&NewLine;38&period; Connected Development &lpar;CODE&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;39&period; Centre for Democratic Research and Training &lpar;CRDDERT&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;40&period; Praxis<br &sol;>&NewLine;41&period;CLEEN Foundation<br &sol;>&NewLine;42&period;Spaces for Change<br &sol;>&NewLine;43&period;Abuja School of Social and Political Thought<br &sol;>&NewLine;44&period;Yiaga Africa<br &sol;>&NewLine;45&period;Policy Alert<br &sol;>&NewLine;46&period;Socio Economic Research and Development Centre<br &sol;>&NewLine;47&period;Procurement Observation and Advocacy Initiative<br &sol;>&NewLine;48&period;Media Rights Agenda<br &sol;>&NewLine;49&period;MEDIA INITIATIVE FOR TRANSPARENCY IN EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES &lpar;MITEI&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;50&period;Centre for Social Justice<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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