LAGOS POLICE LAUNCH INVESTIGATION AS JEWELLER ACCUSES ITS OFFICERS OF HARASSMENT. (PHOTO).

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Lagos police launch investigation as jeweller  accuses its officers of harassment The Lagos State Police Command said it has commenced an investigation into a viral video of a jeweller accusing some policemen in the Festac area of the state of harassing him.  The command disclosed this in an X post on Saturday. The video, which circulated on X on Saturday morning, shows the businessman engaged in a struggle with some policemen. Later in the video, the businessman could be seen with a bloody face after allegedly sustaining a cut beside his right eye during the struggle with the police officers,  The jeweller later explained that the policemen from the Festac Division had stopped him for a routine search. He said the officers accused him of peddling drugs after finding a scale on him. “I went to deliver a necklace to someone when police officers stopped and searched me in Festac, Lagos. They found nothing on me but saw the scale I use to measure gold and accused me of using...

CONSTITUTIONALLY, SULTAN HAS NO POWER TO APPOINT ANYONE-SOKOTO GOVT. (PHOTO).


Constitutionally, Sultan Has No Power To Appoint Anyone – Sokoto Govt


The Sokoto State government has said constitutionally, the Sultan of Sokoto has no power to appoint anyone.


Speaking at the public hearing on the Sokoto Local Government and Chieftaincy Law 2008, on Tuesday, Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Nasiru Binji, said the existing Chieftaincy law in the state contravenes the constitution of Nigeria.


He said section 76(2) of the law is inconsistent with section 5(2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.


“Section 5(2) of the constitution stipulates that the executive power to appoint in the state is vested on the Governor directly or through his deputy, commissioners or any government agent assigned by the Governor.


“So, there is no power given to the sultanate council to appoint. Section 76(2) of the Sokoto Local government and Chieftancy Law give the sultanate council the power to appoint district and village heads in the state but with the approval of the sitting Governor.


“So the section is inconsistent with the 1999 constitution as amended and therefore it cannot stand. Because the power to appoint is the executive power and who exercise the power, is it not the Governor? This is the reason for the amendment. To correct the mistake of the past,” he said.


On the bill to extend the local government chairmen tenure to three years, it is to enable them perform effectively.

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