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 Ekiti Man Sentenced to 84 Years for Rape, Robbery, Attempted Murder An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced 33-year-old Oluwatuyi Bidemi to 84 years in prison for attempted murder, robbery, kidnapping, and rape. Justice Adeniyi Familoni delivered the verdict on Friday, convicting Bidemi on all four charges after finding the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. The offences were committed on July 7, 2021, in Omuo Ekiti, where Bidemi attacked civil servant Abiodun Agnes on her way to work, dragged her into a bush, robbed and raped her, and left her unconscious. Testifying, the victim said she was held by the neck, tied up, and had a handkerchief stuffed in her mouth. She lost consciousness and later discovered she had been raped, with parts of her body shaved. Bidemi was later identified and arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The court sentenced him to 21 years on each of the four counts, to run concurrently fro...

PRES. TINUBU TO OPEN AFRICAN COUNTER-TERRORISM SUMMIT IN ABUJA. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE 


PRESIDENT TINUBU TO OPEN AFRICAN COUNTER-TERRORISM SUMMIT IN ABUJA



President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, April 22, open the African Counter-Terrorism Summit in Abuja. 

 

Nigeria, with the support of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), is organizing a high-level African counter-terrorism summit under the theme, 'Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism', in Abuja, from April 22 to April 23.

 

The objective of the summit is to enhance multilateral counter-terrorism cooperation and reshape the international communityā€™s collective response to terrorism in Africa, while emphasizing the importance of African-led and African-owned solutions. 


The summit will provide a platform to review the nature and severity of the threat of terrorism on the continent, with a view to agreeing on concrete strategic priorities and measures to address this scourge. It will also foster deeper regional collaboration, enhancing the institutional capacity of member states and facilitating the exchange of best practices and knowledge to combat the multifaceted threat of terrorism in Africa.

 

Heads of state and government and high-level government officials across Africa, representatives of international organizations and multilateral institutions, members of the diplomatic corps, and members of civil society groups are expected to attend the summit.


Ms. Amina Mohammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, will attend the event.

 

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser, and Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, the Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, UNOCT, will deliver the concluding remarks at the end of the summit.

 

Chief Ajuri Ngelale


Special Adviser to the President


(Media & Publicity)


April 21, 2024

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