ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE   ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).   The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).   To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.   The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry.   Eyesan, a graduate of Economics f...

TROOPS OF 3 DIVISION NIGERIAN ARMY/OPERATION SAFE HAVEN ARREST NOTORIOUS GUNRUNNERS, RECOVER ARMS AND AMMUNITION IN PLATEAU STATE. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.


 TROOPS OF 3 DIVISION NIGERIAN ARMY/OPERATION SAFE HAVEN ARREST NOTORIOUS GUNRUNNERS, RECOVER ARMS AND AMMUNITION IN PLATEAU STATE


Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN in pursuance of one of its core mandate of mopping up illegal arms and ammunition in the Joint Operations Area, arrested 5 notorious gunrunners and recovered arms and ammunition in an intelligence-driven operation carried out in Plateau State. 


 The operation commenced from midnight of 16 Sep 24 to the early hours of 17 Sep 24. The troops raided the hideout of a gunrunner identified as Mohammed Sani at Naraguta Mining Area in Bayameni along Bauchi Road in Jos North LGA of Plateau State during which the suspected gunrunner and 4 others were arrested. Weapons and ammunition of different calibres were also recovered as listed below:


a.   Two AK-47 rifles.


b.   One Fabrique Nationale automatic rifle. 


c.   Fourteen AK-47 magazines.


d.  One Fabrique Nationale magazine. 


e.   5,316 rounds of 7.62 MM (Special). 


f.  Ninety-Eight rounds of 7.62 MM (NATO). 


g.   43 rounds of 9 MM. 


The suspects are undergoing interrogation for useful intelligence to aid in arresting other members of the syndicate as well as decimating the gunrunning supply chain.  


STEPHEN NANTIP ZHAKOM

Major 

Military Public Information Officer 

Operation SAFE HAVEN. 

More photos below. 









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