PRINCE HARRY LEAVES AFRICAN PARKS BOARD AFTER CHARITY ADMITTED RANGERS COMMITTED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. (PHOTO).
Prince Harry leaves African Parks board after charity admitted rangers committed human rights abuses Prince Harry has left the board of African Parks after nearly a decade with the conservation charity, a year after the organization acknowledged that some of its rangers had committed human rights abuses. A spokesperson for Harry, 41, confirmed his departure while emphasizing that his work in African conservation will continue. “The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its Board,” the spokesperson said. “His commitment to conservation in Africa continues, and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission.” Harry first partnered with African Parks in 2016 and became president of the organization the following year. He was appointed to its board of directors in 2023. His departure comes after African Parks commissioned an independent investigation into allegations that rangers had r@ped, beaten and tortured Indigenous peo...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on tuesday announced readiness of the State Government to offer amnesty to cultists willing to renounce their membership of cult groups and turn a new leaf.Governor Ambode,who stated this in Ikorodu at the ongoing One Lagos Fiesta ,said his administration has perfected plans to use next year to rehabilitate all those involved in one form of criminality or the other and are ready to be law abiding,with the view to making them live normal lives and contribute meaningfully to the society.While noting with concern the rising spate of cultism and other crimes especially in the Ikorodu axis,the Governor said in as much as the government has capacity to deal with such crimes,he nevertheless said amnesty is being offered to encourage those willing to turn away from their old ways and embrace new lives.''In the last few months,we have been having a lot of challenges with cultism in Ikorodu area and a lot of issues that relate to kidnapping.So,we are going to strike a deal tonight,we are going to say no to cultism and then we are going to encourage all of you.Anybody who is a cult member,we are going to offer you amnesty.I want to use the whole of next year to rehabilitate all those who have been doing bad things; we are going to provide money and we are going to provide money and we are going to provide jobs.We are going to encourage ourselves; wherever you find somebody that is not doing anything well,you can either tell the monarch here or come to us,we will give you protection; we offer you money and then we are going to offer you automatic jobs.So,we all agree to say no to domestic violence,kidnapping,rape and no to cultism.One you sign on,we would offer you anything that you want,'' Governor Ambode said.One more photo below.
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