OBI ATTRIBUTES STAMPEDE TRAGEDIES IN OYO, FCT, AND ANAMBRA TO HUNGER AND SYSTEMIC ISSUES. (PHOTO).

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 Peter Obi has blamed hunger and systemic failures for the recent spate of stampedes across the country.  Scores of persons were dead, and many others wounded in the tragic incidents in Ibadan, Oyo State; Okija in Anambra and another one in the nation’s capital of Abuja. The stampedes happened in a space of five days with the last two occurring on Saturday morning during food distribution campaigns. Obi, who was the Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, said the incidents underline the rising hunger in the country which has led to desperation. “I am deeply saddened and distressed by the tragic loss of lives in desperate searches for food,” Obi, who is a former governor of Anambra State, wrote in a post on his X account Saturday afternoon. “While I will not cast blame but instead appreciate the organizers of these respective events for their kind gestures in providing palliatives and support to society, especially the poor, these tragedies reflect the...

ANAMBRA WHISTLE-BLOWER ALLEGES N1M BRIBERY DEMAND AGAINST COURT REGISTRAR. (PHOTO).


𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝟭𝗺 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿

THE counsel to the detained whistle-blower in Anambra State who accused two senior police officers in the state of organ harvesting, is trading words with a Deputy Court Registrar at the Federal High Court, Awka, over the allegation of N1 million bribe to effect the release of his client.

The whistleblower, Daniel Emeh, who is a member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, with the Nigeria Police, was arrested in connection with allegations of a case under investigation by the Force Headquarters in which the police officers were alleged to be involved in human organ trafficking, kidnapping and killing of suspects after extorting them.

Emeh, an Information Technology (IT) expert, was also alleged to be impersonating the police officers while serving as a tracker in the Anambra State Police Command.

His lawyer, Justus Ijeoma, who has petitioned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court over the continued detention of his client despite court bail, accused the Deputy Chief Registrar, Federal High Court, Awka, Nkem Mba, of unprofessional conduct in processing his client’s bail.

In the petition copied to the Administrative Judge, Federal High Court, Awka Division, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ijeoma alleged that DCR Mba was deliberately refusing to process the bail of his client because his client refused to pay N1 million she demanded.

But in a swift reaction, Mba denied the allegation, saying she does not have to collect bribe to perform her official duties.

According to the DCR, It was the father of the boy (Emeh), who offered her a bribe in the presence of her staff, adding that she rejected the bribe.

“The bribe was offered in the presence of my staff and I rejected it. I don’t know whether it was one naira, two naira, or three naira”, the DCR said.

Mba said that Emeh had not been released because he had not met his bail conditions, stressing that any day he would meet his bail conditions, she would forward his name to the Judge accordingly for action.

She also threatened to report the lawyer’s allegation to the police.

Barrister Ng

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