M23 SAYS HUNDREDS OF BURUNDI SOLDIERS CAPTURED IN LATEST CONGO OFFENSIVE. (PHOTO).

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 M23 says hundreds of Burundi soldiers captured in latest Congo offensive The Rwanda-backed M23 group has captured hundreds of Burundian soldiers during its latest offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a rebel official said, as clashes continued despite a warning from the Trump administration. Last week M23 entered the strategic town of Uvira near the border with Burundi, less than a week after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda met in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump and affirmed their commitment to a peace deal known as the Washington Accords. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that Rwanda's actions in eastern Congo violated the Washington Accords and vowed to "take action to ensure promises made to the President are kept". Rwanda denies supporting M23 and has blamed Congolese and Burundian forces for the renewed fighting. A United Nations group of experts report published in July said Rwanda exercised command and control over t...

ARMSGATE: AVM OMENYI DOCKED & REMANDED IN KUJE PRISON TODAY.{PHOTOS}.

Image result for air vice marshal tony omenyi                  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,on friday,November 11,2016 arraigned Air Vice Marshall Tony Omenyi {rtd} alongside his company,Huzee Nigerian Company,before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama,Abuja on a 3-count charge bordering on abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of N136.325.000.00 {one hundred and thirty six million,three hundred and twenty five thousand naira}.Omenyi is being charged for his alleged role in the diversion of funds meant for the purchase of arms by the military.The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him.Upon his plea,counsel to EFCC,M.S Abubakar,expressed his readiness,subject to the convenience of the court to commenced trial immediately.''My Lord,in view of the plea of the defendant and in the light of the provisions of Section 273,300 {2} of the ACJA,I humbly apply to proceed immediately for trial'', Abubakar said.Omenyi's counsel,Wahab Olatunji,urged the court to dismiss the immediate commencement of trial claiming that,they had not been furnished with the statements of both the accused and the witnesses as recommended by the 'Practice Direction Act,2013'.Olatunji's motion was however overruled by the judge,who held that all the documents required by the 'Practice Direction' had already been furnished in three volumes in the charge filed and dated October 11,2016 by the prosecution.Olatunji further urged the court to admit his client to bail adding that the law presumed the accused innocent until otherwise proven guilty.In response,Abubakar kicked,urging the court to refuse the application by the defence.''My Lord,the punishment should not only be considered,the impact of the crime on the society should be considered too bearing in mind the fact that this case borders on the alleged diversion of funds for the purchase of arms by some members of the military.I urge the court to grant bail judiciously'',he submitted.Justice Dimgba,after listening to the submissions of both counsels adjourned to November 14,2016 for the hearing of the bail application and ordered the accused to be remanded in Kuje prison.One more photo below.
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