BENUE: TRADERS FOIL YAM THEFT AT ZAKI BIAM MARKET. (PHOTO).
BENUE: TRADERS FOIL YAM THEFT AT ZAKI BIAM MARKET Tension flared on Wednesday at the busy Zaki Biam Yam Market after a man was apprehended over an alleged attempt to steal yams, briefly disrupting activities and drawing a crowd of traders and buyers. Eyewitnesses said the suspect was caught in the act and restrained by market traders before the situation escalated. Preliminary accounts identified him as a vehicle conductor from Plateau State. The incident quickly drew public attention, prompting calls for calm. Traders urged that the matter be handed over to security agencies for proper investigation, stressing the importance of due process and warning against mob action. Security authorities are expected to take over the case, as investigations continue and further details will emerge.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,will on Thursday ,December 7 flag off the Nigerian Women Against Corruption,WAC,project at the International Conference Centre,Abuja with the aim of engaging women across the country in a nationwide sustainable fight against corruption.According to the Acting Chairman of the EFCC,Ibrahim Magu,the epoch-making event,which is in collaboration with the office of the wife of the President would be flagged off by Her Excellency Hajia Aisha Muhammadu Buhari beginning at nine o'clock in the morning.''The choice of women is strategic,because we belive that they are torch-bearers in the anti-corruption crusade,and it is because of the important role they play in making the society a better place'', Magu said.He further added that: ''The WAC project is aimed at galvanizing Nigerian women to buy into the corruption fight and also to raise the consciousness of the consequences of corruption in the minds of their households''.The WAC programme,which is coming up two days before the twenty sixteen International Anti-Corruption Day celebration,has Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar {retd},Nigeria's first female Chief Justice of Nigeria as the guest speaker.The project will further be taken to the grassroots through the states and local governments across the country.More photos below.


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