TERRORISTS, BANDITRY ACTIVITIES IN NORTHWEST HAVE REDUCED- SHEHU SANI. (PHOTO).
Terrorists, banditry activities in Northwest have reduced – Shehu Sani Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator, has disclosed a decrease in the activities of terrorists and bandits in the Northwest. Sani said the recent killings of some top terrorists’ leaders could have been responsible for the decrease. Posting on X, the former lawmaker wrote: “In the last few weeks, there is a noticeable decrease in terrorist and banditry attacks and kidnappings in the North Western parts of this country. “The elimination of some of the top terrorist leaders must have been responsible.This is commendable and should be sustained.” In the past weeks, notable bandit leaders have been killed in the North. Those eliminated include- Haliru Kachalla Sububu or Buzu, Kachalla Tukur Sharme (killed by rival gang), Sani Black, another prominent bandit leader, killed along with his brother and two children, Kachalla Makore, Kachalla Mai Shayi Kachalla Tsoho Lulu and Mai’Yar Gitta. Gitta lost his life after
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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