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Boko Haram Now In Kogi State’ – Governor Yahaya Bello
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has revealed that following the losses
suffered by Boko Haram in the north-east, its fleeing members had found a
haven in his state.
Bello made the disclosure in Abuja while speaking at the seventh
edition of the National Security Seminar entitled: “Consolidating on the
Gains of Counter Terrorism Operations in Nigeria.”
He, however, warned that the insurgents had chosen a wrong place
because he was ready to collaborate with the military to rout them out
of the state.“Kogi is now a haven for Boko Haram, because many of them have relocated to my state.
N500,000 to Justice Ademola was a personal gift on occasion of his daughter's wedding" Buhari's lawyer
"I am constrained to make in absolute good faith , in good conscience and in the interest of justice and fair play the following very short statement on account of the distorted news story currently being peddled as affecting the person of Mr. President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and my good and very noble self.
"It's a fact that the sum of money mentioned was personally paid by me
as a friend to Mr. Justice Ademola as a personal gift, as our custom
well recognizes and demands, on the occasion of his daughter's High
Society wedding solemnised at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina,
Lagos, on the 9th of May 2015, which I attended in person.
"I was fully convinced then, as I remain today, that I could do no less
as a friend of long-standing to fairly reasonably support him on that
memorable occasion of his daughter's wedding.
"Anyone and everyone who knows me would readily and unquestionably
testify that I have always been a man of impeccable integrity on and off
the Courts and that such a record speaks always loudly for itself.
"I would conclude by stating categorically and without any equivocation
that any link whatsoever with Mr. President, or any court case or
cases, of my personal gift from my personal resources delivered to
Justice Niyi Ademola by myself on that occasion or any suggestion
whatsoever that it was anything but such a gift or that it ever came
from Mr. President or at his instance or that I was acting, under any
circumstances, on his behalf is most malicious, utterly ridiculous and
in very very poor and revolting taste and most undeserving of any
further comments"
Man Rapes His Sister-In Law
A vulcanizer, Wasiu Ibrahim, 35, was on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping his sister-in-law.
The accused, who resides at 61, Abeokuta St., Ogba, Lagos is being tried for rape.
The Prosecutor, Insp. Clifford Ogu, told the court that the offence was committed on January 26 at the residence of the accused.
Ogu said that the victim, a 15-year-old girl was residing with her sister, the wife of the accused.
“The accused raped the victim when his wife had travelled,” the prosecutor said.
Ogu said the accused came home drunk and forcefully raped the victim.
The offence contravened Section 259 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Taiwo Akanni, granted the accused bail in the sum of N250, 000 with two sureties in like sum.
Akanni adjourned the case till March 15 for mention.
NAN
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