The plan to bomb some strategic locations in Abuja by some militant and religious groups has taken a new dimension in Abuja as authorities of the Nigerian armed forces have decided to thoroughly search their own personnel before allowing them entry into the Defence Head Quarters.

Apart from searching them, the personnel, who reported to their offices as early as 6am in the morning, were asked to produce their service identification cards. Those who did not have their service identification cards with them were turned back as the security personnel stationed at the gates disallowed any form of personal identification by superior officers of their soldiers, ratings and airmen and women.

The decision by the authorities of the armed forces, according to Daily Sun investigation, came about early this week, following intelligence report that some militants and religious groups were planning to bomb some strategic locations, including the Defence Head Quarters in the federal capital city.

Traffic at Area 7, Garki, where both the Defence Head Quarters, Army Head Quarters, Navy Head Quarters and the Air Force Head Quarters are located in Abuja, was screened as intelligence personnel from the Army, navy and Air Force searched staff buses carrying the military personnel from driving into the premises.

They were asked to drop them at the gate, after which the personnel would come down from the vehicle and form a single line, searhed and asked to produce their identity cards before they were allowed to enter.
Virtually every personnel of the armed forces that works at the DHQ was searched before being allowed entry into the premises. Those who were not searched were senior officers who had their stars and flags in front of their cars.

The decision to introduce this new security measure however did not go down well with some personnel who spoke to Daily Sun as they described the situation as very embarrassing especially when it drew the attention of residents around the military area who turned out in the numbers to watch the new drama. Some of the residents according to one of the personnel that spoke to Daily Sun said he thought the whole exercise was aimed at identifying fake soldiers.

But this new security measure may remain like this for some time as sources say military authorities say they are putting proper security measures in place to ensure the DHQ and Servicess headquarters are prevented from the acclaimed militants and religious groups.

Apart from searching its personnel, visitors into all military formations in Abuja are thoroughly searched and asked to place their personal effect in a safe box before they are allowed entry into the premises only after the personnel they are going to visit had cleared their names with security personnel at the gate.

jeryl:

I am sorry to bring this here, but i feel like i'm going to choke if i dont speak out against Zenith bank daylight robbery on its customers. I was pleaded to open an a/c with them and i finally opened a savings a/c. But to my greatest surprise, anytime i recive money into this a/c, they charge me a minimum of N200.00. The shocking thing is that they did not inform me neither did the alert they send to me display this. It was until i checked my previous balance from my present balance, that i noticed a difference. When i enquired, they told me that it is upcountry charge that i can get a waiver. But i feel so sad that this is going on in a co-operate environment without recourse to customers. I don't have any problem with banks' charges, but c'mom, this is the height of it. In this period of online real time banking. U charged me for recieving money that creates liquidity for you that you also use to trade in all forms of say Tbills, Bonds, FX, loan customers, then you charge me? On a savings a/c? Haba! Without even telling me?
Then i told my firend who also informed that he once did an a/c to a/c transfer within two Zenith Bank savings a/cs and was charged C.O.T as much as N6,000.00. That really got me crazy, 'cos i know that other banks i bank with, they have never charged me for transferring money from one a/c to another within same bank. Haba!!! what kind of co-operate robbery is this. He was not even informed until he finished the transactions and saw his balance. How can you charge someone for ;
1. saving the bank cost and time by not queueing up to withdraw, thereby putting the bank through the stress of counting and paying, and then queue up again to pay the money (count again and deposit).
2. By creating liquidity for the bank since the money is not leaving the bank, but still within the bank.

Please, as much as this might be the wrong forum and there will definitely be dissenting voices. I urge all who support this to start posting it everywhere possibvle- twitter, facebook, sahara reporters, any other social network site.
Pls dont stop.
This is not just against Zenith, but against any other bank that is doing this unethical thing. People should know their right and fight for it. I have never heard of this type before and it must stop. I learnt banks like UBA use to do same until they met a customer their match and they stopped. So we must stop Zenith and other such banks. There are many ways banks make money. Zenith have all sorts of charges, but this is definitely the height of it- stealing from unsuspecting Nigerians!PLEASE START POSTING. I AM ALSO CONSIDERING WRITING EFCC & CBN ON THIS

impactmaka:

@Jeryl,

But you have created a thread for this, why are copying here again? we are suspecting you.

Sky-walker:


why not email sahara reporters yourself?