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The Senate will today debate on whether to
grant President Goodluck Jonathan’s request for
a six-month extension on the state of
emergency currently in place in Adamawa,
Borno and Yobe States.
The president’s request for the extension of
emergency rule came just as the All
Progressives Congress (APC) disagreed with the
federal government’s stance not to compensate
victims of Boko Haram killings dating back to
2009.
In separate letters to the Senate and the House
of Representatives, the president asked the
lawmakers to review the period of the
emergency as the first six months he declared in
May, ends November.
Section 305(6)(c) of the 1999 Constitution
states that the proclamation of a state of
emergency will elapse after a period of six
months from the day of approval, except the
period is extended by the National Assembly.
Consequently, in view of the fact that the
current emergency rule will expire on November
12, the president has conveyed a letter which
was read on the floor of the senate Wednesday.
Part of the president’s letter that was read by
Senate President David Mark said: “As a result
of the laudable efforts of our security agencies,
and the support of the citizens in the affected
areas, we have achieved considerable success in
containing the activities of the terrorist
elements. However, some security challenges
still exist in some few parts.
“Consequently, it has become pertinent to
request the approval of the distinguished senate
for an extension of the state of emergency for a
further period of six months, during which time,
it is expected that normalcy would have been
fully restored.
“In view of the foregoing, I most respectfully
request the distinguished senate to consider and
approve by resolution the extension of the
proclamation of the state of emergency by a
further period of six months with effect from
12th of November 2013.”
Emergency rule was declared in the three states
on May 14, to curtail the violent activities of the
Boko Haram sect which has killed thousands of
people in attacks on security forces, religious
houses, schools, and private residences.
At the time, opposition to emergency rule was
canvassed by the Action Congress of Nigeria
(ACN), which has since merged with other
parties to form the APC.
Also, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, among
other groups, had also expressed their
opposition to emergency rule.
In a related incident yesterday, opposition APC
disagreed with the federal government’s stance
not to compensate victims of Boko Haram
killings dating back to 2009, when the mindless
killings by the terrorist sect started.
The party said such a decision, if upheld, would
amount to double failure on the part of the
federal government and double jeopardy for the
victims.
In a statement issued by the interim National
Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande, the party
said the killings and maiming have occurred
because the federal government failed in its
most important task of ensuring the security of
lives and property.
He said the same government that failed to live
up to the main reason for its existence, which is
the security and welfare of the citizenry, is now
failing to provide succour for the victims of its
own failure.
“This constitutes double irresponsibility on the
part of the government, and double jeopardy
for the thousands of victims who have been
killed and wounded by the insurgents.
“After the people were victimised by Boko
Haram, they are now being victimised by their
government. This is unacceptable, and President
Jonathan must have a rethink. The APC believes
that the issue of compensation for victims of
Boko Haram should not be subject to any
debate.
“All victims of the Boko Haram insurgency must
be compensated without delay. They must be
given succour. They must be made to feel that
their government cares for them. Compensation
cannot bring back the thousands who have been
killed. But it can provide succour for the
children, parents, brothers, sisters and other
family members they left behind.
“Compensation cannot remove the scars on
those who have lost limbs or become blinded
due to the effect of gunshots or bombs, but it
can help them to restart their lives and to know
that they are not alone in their ordeal,” the
party’s chairman said.
APC’s statement came on the back of the
condemnation Tuesday by United Nations High
Commission for Human Rights (UNHCR) of the
bloody attack by the sect on a wedding convoy
in Borno State at the weekend.
The UN human rights office stated that with the
ongoing atrocities of the sect, its members could
be classified as war criminals.
“Members of Boko Haram and other groups and
entities, if judged to have committed
widespread or systematic attacks against a
civilian population ... (could be) guilty of crimes
against humanity," AFP quoted Cecile Pouilly,
spokeswoman for UNHCR.
Pouilly called the attack on the wedding convoy
“atrocious” and condemned Boko Haram's
campaign of “cowardly attacks” against civilians,
politicians, members of government institutions,
foreigners and the security forces.
“We are also following up closely with the
Nigerian authorities allegations of abuses and
human rights violations which may have been
committed by security forces when conducting
operations,” said Pouilly.
She noted that the Nigerian military was in the
process of finalising a report on people detained
in connection with the insurgency, and urged
the government to disclose its findings.
Meanwhile, security forces on Tuesday killed at
least seven Boko Haram insurgents in Borno
State.
Vehicles, explosives and weapons were also
recovered when security forces raided a camp of
the insurgents in Bama, a town where attacks
have been on the rise in recent months, Xinhua,
the Chinese agency, quoted army spokesperson
Mohammed Dole as saying.
He said several members of the group were also
injured in the successful raid launched on
Monday.




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Ace Lawyer and hunam right activist, Femi
Falana has been hired by Enugu’s First Lady,
Clara Chime in order to be freed from her
husband’s arrest. â�
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has asked the
Inspector-General of Police, Mr. MD Abubakar,
to ensure the immediate release from unlawful
detention of Mrs. Clara Chime, the First Lady of
Enugu State, who is being held hostage at
Government House Enugu by Governor Sullivan
Chime, or be dragged to court.
According to Sahara reporters, Falana, in a
letter dated November 1, 2013, said his client,
Mrs. Clara Chime, has been kept in custody and
hasn’t been allowed to see or speak with anyone
for the past four months on the orders of
Governor Chime.
'Thus our client's fundamental rights to the
dignity of her person, personal liberty, fair
hearing, private and family life and freedom of
movement guaranteed by the Constitution and
the African Charter on Human and People's
Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Laws
of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 have been
violated without any legal justification,' it said.
'Although our client's dehumanizing detention
conditions have had deleterious effects on her
psychological state as well as her mental and
physical health she has been denied access to
her doctors by her abductors,' the petition said.
'It is particularly disturbing to note that some of
the police and state security service personnel
assigned to secure the safety of the Enugu State
governor, his wife and other family members
have aided and abetted Mr. Chime in subjecting
our client to egregious infringements of her
aforesaid fundamental rights.'
Falana pointed that although the governor is
covered by the immunity clause, the police and
state security service officials involved in the
illegal arrest and detention of Mrs. Chime ought
to be sanctioned under the relevant laws.
In a letter exclusively published by
SaharaReporters on October 28, Mrs. Chime
complained that Governor Chime had placed her
under house arrest, and begged human rights
bodies to come to her rescue.
She said that although President Jonathan and
his wife and Bishop Callistus Onaga of Enugu
state and others have waded into the situation
yet, the governor has refused to release her.
Mrs. Chime also said she had been introduced
to two psychiatrists, Dr. Onwukwe and Dr.
Agumo, who prescribed 'all kinds of drugs that
end up keeping me acutely depressed and also
drives me into hallucinations.'
“In all of these challenges, one thing is very
clear; we must not only be seen as existing, we
must relentlessly support true democracy and
the rule of law.
“So it has become necessary to step up our
activities as true democrats and make our
contributions to the growth of democracy in the
country,'' he said.



www.thenigerianvoice.com/nvnews/128362/1/femi-falana-8216fights8217-for-release-of-enugu821.html

We go kill anybody

Nothing yet in Akure...tired of waiting

The sun has just gone down in Akure..Ondo state capital...12:56:36 PM

Emzybrown: IHEANACHO WEDS MY SIS

What is this one saying?

[quote author=De-Hero]--[/quote]where are u from?

Odikwa serious

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Ah! God save us o

Da bomb

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Old man I see u
[quote author=190-the-clown]who is wizkid [/quote]What are u saying?

Oya nw mod

This game is sweet

Substitution so quick? Iraq wetin dey happen now? How market?

The keeper had no chance...GOAL!!!!

17 mins...3----0...yahaya

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I laff in kuwait

Kuakuakuahhh

Am confident we will leave the pitch as winners

Nice catch keeper

[quote author=Krasid][/quote]

Feed me more: Our boys should stop conceding unnecessary foul, it may affect them as we progress.

Pls tell them

homesteady: Missed opportunity for naija!

More goals still coming

This guys dey play I swear

Na 6-0 I predict o

Change the score now