NHRC Commends I-G on FSARS Ban

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaNHRC Commends I-G on FSARS Ban

PilotnewsOctober 6, 2020

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) In Tuesday commended the Inspector-General of Police (I-GP), Mohammed Adamu for banning the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS). Mr Tony Ojukwu, the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, gave the commendation in Abuja,  while reacting to the recent ban on SARS and other special teams of the Nigerian Police from routine patrol duties ”His order is in line with the Commission’s recommendations following a report on the Presidential Investigation Panel...

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Police Arraign Pastor for Criminal Intimidation

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPolice Arraign Pastor for Criminal Intimidation

PilotnewsOctober 6, 2020

A 38-year-old pastor, Uche Macldurence, appeared before a Grade 1 Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Tuesday charged with criminal intimidation. Macldurence, of NEPA Road off Gado Nasko Road, Kubwa, pleaded not guilty to a one-count charge of criminal intimidation levelled against him. The prosecuting counsel, Babajide Olanipekun, told the court that the matter was reported by one Mr Anthony Igokwe of Tugo Road phase 4 Kubwa Abuja, at the Kubwa Police Station on June...

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Top Civilian JTF Commander, Babagana Idi Killed After Boko Haram Attack In Benisheik

National SecurityNewsNigeriaTop Civilian JTF Commander, Babagana Idi Killed After Boko Haram Attack In Benisheik

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)October 6, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Operation Commandant of Youth Volunteer (CJTF) in Benisheikh community of Kaga  Local Government Area of Borno State, Babagana Idi was reportedly killed by Boko Haram insurgents. Security sources say that a team of CJTF in Benisheikh engaged Boko Haram insurgents in a fierce battle during which two Boko Haram insurgents were killed and captured one alive, while one of the gallant civilian JTF members lost his life. An inside source...

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Alleged Pension Fraud: Absence of Judge, Maina Stall Trial

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaAlleged Pension Fraud: Absence of Judge, Maina Stall Trial

PilotnewsOctober 5, 2020

The absence of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, and Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman, Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), on Monday, stalled the continuation of the ongoing money laundering trial. Although Justice Abang and Maina were not in court for the day’s proceedings, Sen. Ali Ndume, who is standing as surety for the ex-pension reformed boss, was in court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

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Osinbajo Expresses Displeasure Over SARS Menace, Condemns Killings, Arrest and Extortion

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaOsinbajo Expresses Displeasure Over SARS Menace, Condemns Killings, Arrest and Extortion

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 5, 2020

There was outrage in Nigeria on Sunday over the extra-judicial killings, harassment, and extortion of innocent Nigerians by the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, one of the units of the Nigerian Police Force. One of the prominent Nigerian politicians who have condemned the unconstitutional behavior of the Police unit is the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Others who have joined in condemning the SARS Operatives were Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege and the Minister of State...

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Military Airstrike Neutralises More Terrorists, Destroys Hideouts in Borno

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Airstrike Neutralises More Terrorists, Destroys Hideouts in Borno

PilotnewsOctober 3, 2020

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has again recorded appreciable success in their resolve to stem terrorists’ activities in the North East Zone. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Enenche said the crews of the subsidiary Operation Hail Storm 2, had on Oct. 1, neutralised several Boko Haram terrorists and destroyed their hideouts at Maima and Tusuy...

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Buhari Calls for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaBuhari Calls for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

PilotnewsOctober 3, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for total elimination of nuclear weapons, warning that trafficking in nuclear materials remains a potential threat to international peace and security. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said Buhari gave the warning in a video message to the UN High-level meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Buhari restated Nigeria’s commitment to the peaceful uses...

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How to Build Better Militaries in Africa: Lessons from Niger

ColumnsMilitaryNewsWest AfricaHow to Build Better Militaries in Africa: Lessons from Niger

PilotnewsOctober 1, 2020

In August, jihadists in Niger killed six French aid workers and two Nigeriens just outside of the capital, Niamey. Terrorist attacks have increased by 250 percent over the last two years in Africa’s Sahel region, according to the State Department. To help counter the threat of terrorism and build the capacity of African militaries, the U.S. government spends over $1.5 billion a year on security assistance to the African continent. Does this support work? Reliable security cooperation and assistance data are...

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RAPE: Soldiers Dismissed, Bags 5 Years For Sexual Assault In Maiduguri

Law & JusticeMilitaryNewsRAPE: Soldiers Dismissed, Bags 5 Years For Sexual Assault In Maiduguri

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)October 1, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent A Court-Martial sitting in 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, in Maiduguri has sentenced a soldier found guilty of assault and rape to five years in prison. He has also been dismissed as the second punishment for the two-count charges of defilement and assault for which he was arraigned. The soldier, identified as Corporal Aliyu Yakubu committed the offence on July 1, 2018, in Bama, where he was serving under...

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Sharia Punishments Embarrass Nigeria

ColumnsLaw & JusticeNigeriaOpinionSharia Punishments Embarrass Nigeria

PilotnewsOctober 1, 2020

Inhumane sharia punishments, including flogging, amputations, and stoning, have long embarrassed the federal government of Nigeria. That is happening now, with the 120-month prison sentence handed down by a Kano sharia court to a thirteen-year-old boy, Omar Farouq, and the death sentence handed down by the same court, again for blasphemy, on a twenty-two-year-old musician, Yahaya Sharif, for a song he shared on social media. A third, Mubarak Bala, a self-proclaimed atheist, has disappeared in police custody....

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