AGAIN, GOV DIRI TASKS TRADITIONAL RULERS TO MAINTAIN PEACE, SECURITY AT KING AWALA'S CORONATION . (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Again, Gov Diri Tasks Traditional Rulers To Maintain Peace, Security At King Awala's Coronation  Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has again urged traditional rulers to remain focused on the maintenance of peace, security and stability in their various domains as part of their contribution towards the development of the state. Governor Diri made the call at the weekend during the coronation ceremony ofHis Royal Majesty King Victor Awala, Ebeni-Ibe the Eighth (VIII) of Atissa Kingdom in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, at the Bishop Dimieari Grammar School, Yenagoa, the state capital. Represented by his deputy, Dr Peter Akpe, the Bayelsa Chief Executive acknowledged the critical role traditional rulers play in society as the custodians of culture and tradition, stressing that his administration will continue to hold them in high esteem. Expressing gratitude to the Chiefs and people of Epie-Atissa for their peaceful disposition, Governor Diri, noted...

BOKO HARAM LEADER SHEKAU,IS CHARGED WITH CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY BY SPAIN,YESTERDAY.

              Yesterday thursday May 28,Spain's stste prosecutor charged the leader of Nigerian Islamic group Boko Haram,Abubakar Shekau,with terrorism and crimes against humanity over a 2013 attack on a Nigerian town in which a Spanish nun was assaulted.Spain has pioneered the use of universal jurisdiction,the concern that crimes against humanity can be prosecuted across borders,in instances such as when a Spanish Judge issued an arrest warrant for Chile's Augusto Pinochet in London in 1998.The Boko Haram case arises from a militant attack on the eastern Nigerian town of Ganye on March 22,2013 in which atleeast 25 people were killed.Court papers issued yesterday thursday said militants assaulted the nun,Maria Jesus Mayor,in Ganye before she was able to escape into hiding and was later rescued by Nigerian security services.For Spain to carry out universal jurisdiction,there must be a Spanish connection,such as a Spaind victim of perpetrator.In the Boko Haram case,the state prosecutor used the fact there was a Spanish victim to bring a genetic charge of crimes against humanity and terrorism.

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