TRIAL BEGINS OF CENTRAL AFRICAN EX-PRESIDENT BOZIZE OVER WAR CRIMES. (PHOTO).

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 Trial begins of Central African ex-president Bozize over war crimes A UN-backed court in the the Central African Republic will on Tuesday begin the trial in absentia of former president Francois Bozize, over crimes against humanity committed between 2009 and 2013. The alleged crimes committed by members of Bozize's security forces include murder, enforced disappearance, torture and rape. Bozize, 79, who seized power in a 2003 coup before being overthrown 10 years later by rebels, has been living in exile in Guinea-Bissau since March 2023. But three of his former senior military officers, Eugene Barret Ngaikosset, Vianney Semndiro and Firmin Junior Danboy, are all in pre-trial detention in the Central African Republic. Crimes against humanity The case will be heard by the Special Criminal Court (SCC), a hybrid jurisdiction located in the capital Bangui with Central African and foreign judges. In February 2024, the SCC issued an international arrest warrant for the former president ...

DSS CRUSHES ARMS TRAFFICKING SYNDICATE IN GOMBE . (PHOTO).



DSS CRUSHES ARMS TRAFFICKING SYNDICATE IN GOMBE

 

The Department of State Services says its operative have dismantled a suspected arms trafficking ring in Gombe State, arresting two alleged couriers and recovering two Rocket Propelled Grenade warheads, an RPG launcher, and other weapons.


A statement by the DSS notes that The suspects  Muhammed Alhaji Mohammed, 55, and Sani Gesha, 47 were intercepted at Mararaban Tula in Kaltungo Local Government Area while travelling in a grey Toyota Corolla with registration number Taraba JAL475YQ.


Security sources say the operation followed three weeks of covert surveillance targeting a notorious arms network operating across Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba, and Adamawa States. The suspects reportedly confessed that the weapons were destined for a contact in Kukawa Village, Alkaleri LGA of Bauchi State.


In a related development, DSS operatives rescued a six-year-old boy, Mohammed Jabir, allegedly lured and kidnapped under the guise of teaching him how to ride a motorcycle.


The suspect, Salisu Hussain, has also been taken into custody.

The child has since been reunited with his grateful parents.


All suspects remain in DSS custody and will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.

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