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...
The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have arrested a man who impersonated a journalist with the TV Continental {TVC},a media outfit located around Magodo Shangisha. Speaking on the arrest,the Chairman of the Agency SP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the suspect was arrested during an enforcement operation carried out around Maryland and its environs where 67 miscreants and hoodlums were arrested and traders selling goods at unauthorised places were dislodged.The Chairman stated that the suspect,Mr Soji Gboye,36yrs,of 5,Adesoye Street,Mende,who claimed to be a TVC correspondent,was arrested while obstructing the personnel of the Agency from performing their legitimate duty in the area.His claim was debunked when SP Egbeyemi contacted the management of TVC to verify his claim only to be told the individual is unknown to the organisation.Mr Gboye later confessed that he never worked with the media outfit and that he was not a journalist.He said that it is only a ploy he uses anytime he has issues with uniformed men or law enforcement officers and that he had never been doubted for once.SP Egbeyemi enjoined members of the public to always furnish security outfits with useful information on criminal activities to enable law enforcement personnel apprehend criminals and hoodlums across the State.Meanwhile,all the arrested miscreants will be charged to court while the fake journalist has been transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department {CID} Panti Street,Yaba,Lagos.
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