FG DEFENDS NIGERIA–ETHIOPIA PRISONER TRANSFER DEAL, SAYS ONLY 98 INMATES COVERED NOT 136.(PHOTO).

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FG Defends Nigeria–Ethiopia Prisoner Transfer Deal, Says Only 98 Inmates Covered Not 136 The Federal Government has defended its recent agreement with Ethiopia on the transfer of sentenced persons, explaining that the arrangement is intended to allow Nigerian inmates serving jail terms in the East African country to complete their sentences in Nigeria under more humane conditions. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, said the agreement is consistent with President Bola Tinubu’s citizen diplomacy policy, which prioritises the welfare of Nigerians abroad as a core element of the administration’s foreign policy. Odumegwu-Ojukwu also dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that 136 Nigerians were imprisoned in Ethiopia, describing the figures and alleged offences as false and misleading. She clarified that only 98 Nigerian prisoners in Ethiopian maximum-security facilities are covered under the transfer agreement. According to her, negotiations for the de...

FOUR KADUNA VIGILANTE OPERATIVES REMANDED OVER MURDER OF SS2 STUDENT. (PHOTO).


 Four Kaduna vigilante operatives remanded over murder of SS2 student


Four personnel of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service (KADVIS) have been remanded in prison over the murder of Ahmed Musa, an SS2 student of Government Technical College Malali, Kaduna North Local Government Area.


Musa was reportedly killed on 16th February 2025.


The four suspects appeared before the Kaduna Chief Magistrate Court Thursday.


The Chief Magistrate, Justice Naheed Ibrahim Abdulhamid ordered that the defendants be remanded in a correctional facility.


The case was subsequently adjourned until the 27th of May 2025.


The suspects are Timothy Abba, 56, Joseph Ogoni, 41, Bulus Adamu, 42 and Francis Adamu, 48, all personnel of KADVIS, posted to the said school to provide security.


They were accused of criminal conspiracy and negligence which caused the death of the student.


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