KIDNAPPING OCCURS DAILY IN KOGI, BANDITS TOOK 28 RESIDENTS ON MONDAY — SUNDAY KARIMI.(PHOTO).
Senator Sunday Karimi has raised concerns over the growing incidence of kidnapping and banditry in Kogi State, describing abductions as a daily occurrence in the state. Karimi made the remarks on Wednesday during plenary while contributing to a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Senator Abdulfatai Buhari on the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Ogbomoso. The lawmaker said kidnapping and banditry have become major security challenges threatening the stability of the country, stressing that responsibility for addressing the menace should not rest solely on the Federal Government. According to him, bandits invaded Ayedun Bunu, a community in Kogi West Senatorial District, in the early hours of Monday and abducted 28 residents. He noted that such incidents have become frequent in Kogi State, adding that communities continue to face security threats from criminal elements. Karimi called on lawmakers to accelerate legislative action on proposals for the est...
Elder Christopher Andrew Isibor was arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos,sequel to a petition by the Economic and Organized Crime Office,EOCO,Ghana alleging that the accused person is into piracy,stealing and money laundering alongside a Ghanaian marketer Auxesia Energy Limited.During investigations it was discovered that some Nigerian companies,Earth Petroleum Development Limited,Spiral Oil and Gas Limited,hijacked a vessel MT Sollueshing in March 2013 and used to convey 167,000 metric Low Pour Fuel Oil {LPFO} stolen from Nigerian creeks and transported to Ghana.He was charged on a 3 count bordering on conspiracy and illegal dealing in stolen crude oil.When the counts were read to him,he pleaded not guilty to the charge.Justice Buba granted the accused bail in the sum of five hundred million naira only and two sureties in like sum.The accused will remain in prison custody pending the perfection of the bail terms.One more photo below.
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