EL-RUFAI’S FAMILY PROTESTS SSS DETENTION, ALLEGES TORTURE, MEDICAL NEGLECT. (PHOTOS).
El-Rufai’s Family Protests SSS Detention, Alleges Torture, Medical Neglect Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has continued to face controversy over his detention, as members of his family and supporters staged a protest in Abuja on Monday over his custody by the State Security Service (SSS). The demonstrators, which included Senator Lawal Adamu and close relatives of the former governor, accused security authorities of subjecting him to psychological pressure and denying him access to medical care despite existing court directives. Speaking outside the SSS facility, El-Rufai’s second wife, Asia, said the family had been living under fear due to what she described as persistent surveillance and security intimidation connected to the case. According to her, the tension increased after El-Rufai appeared before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja, where he was granted bail before the matter was adjourned. She alleged that despite prior arr...
According to sources,International IT company ''Google'',is set to buy a 12 percent stake in the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project in Kenya,a project which is expected to generate 15% of the nation's energy.Google Energy Lead for Africa,Joe Mucheru said that Africa was a great place to invest and energy is a key demanded for the market.According to Mucheru,Africa is a fast growing economy that needs more renewable resources.Mucheru says the cost of thermal energy,diesel generation is too high especially with the growing economy and he believes it is a good investment for Google because it allows them to be involved in a trans-formative project that will provide roads and lines for Kenya and that it is in line with its existing energy investments into other markets.This is going to be the largest wind investment within Africa and it is hoped it will attract more investment into the energy sector.Mucheru says it has invested in 22 projects,two of which are in Africa ie,in South Africa,the Jasper 96 MW solar project,which is also one of the largest projects in Africa.One more photo below.
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