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...
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,have arrested an oil vessel off-loading products suspected to be Automated Gas Oil,AGO,along Eagle Island in Port Harcourt,Rivers State.The arrest,made yesterday thursday December 1,was made possible by high-level intelligence and surveillance by the EFCC.Men and officers of the NNS Pathfinder,Naval Base,Port Harcourt also offered professional support and facilitation of the operation.The vessel: H.W. BECHMAN,an oil tanker,with Registration Number:4014030,was caught off-loading products into a Tank Farm housed in the premises of NEPAS Limited in the Iwofe area of Port Harcourt.It was the first-ever oil vessel interception made by the EFCC since its reception.Preliminary investigations by the EFCC showed that the oil vessel carried products loaded in twelve {12} compartments.Seven of the compartments had already been offloaded into the Tank Farm at the point of arrest.Products were still found in five other compartments.The products were suspected to have been sourced from the proceeds of pipeline vandalisation in the creeks of the Niger Delta.Operators off the vessel escaped on sighting the EFCC operatives,escaped in a speed boat but a quick response and support by men of the NNS Pathfinder ensured that the oil vessel was not moved.Several documents were recovered from the vessel and further investigations in the case,are on-going.One more photo below.
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