NUT PROTEST : WIKE WARNS AGAINST POLITICISING INSECURITY. (PHOTO).
NUT Protest : Wike Warns Against Politicising Insecurity The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity amid protests by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT wing, over the killing and abduction of school staff and children in Oyo State. Teachers stormed the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja to condemn the killing of Michael Oyedokun and to demand the release of abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area. The FCT minister addressed the protesters on Tuesday, saying the federal government is on its toes working to secure the rescue of the schoolchildren and their teachers. Wike urged protesters to avoid turning the tragedy into a political issue and to give security efforts time to produce results. Chairman of the union in the FCT, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, explained that the nationwide solidarity protest was to condemn the killing of the teacher and abduction of the school chil...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,today thursday arraigned a serving member of the House of Representatives,Nse Bassey Ekpenyong before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo,Akwa Ibom State on a 9-count charge of forgery and alteration of documents.Ekpenyong,representing Oron Federal Constituebcy in Akwa-Ibom State,was alleged to have forged an Abia State Polytechnic's Ordinary National Diploma Certificate and uttered a December 1999's West African Examination School Certificate,WASSCE and thereby committed perjury before an Electoral Tribunal where he claimed that the certificates were genuine.The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him.In view of his plea,prosecution counsels Ahmed I. Arogha and S. Hassaini asked for a trial date and accelerated hearing of the matter.However,counsel to the defendant,Emmanuel Isangidoho,told the court that he had filed an application for bail for his client and urged the court to admit him to bail.Justice Ojukwu granted the defendant bail in the sum of N10,000,000.00 {Ten million Naira} with one surety in like sum.The surety must depose to an affidavit of means,provide 2 ecent passports photograph and 3 years tax clearance certificate.The surety should write an undertaken to produce the defendant throughout the trial and all the documents of the surety must be verified by the Registrar.Justice Ojukwu also ordered the defendant to be remanded in prison custody pending the perfection of his bail.The case has been adjourned to 12,26 April and 3,4 May,2017 for trial.One more photo below.
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