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I think dey are both right and wrong.

Amnesty International (AI) has said it will
release a report to demonstrate widespread
use of torture in Nigeria on September 18.
The report titled: ‘Welcome to hell fire,’
chronicled torture and other ill-treatment in
Nigeria.
A statement by AI’s Global Campaigns and
Thematic Issues Press Officer, Mr. Max
Tucker, said torture in Nigeria was so
prevalent that it was not even classified as a
criminal offence in the country.
He said: “Amnesty International will
highlight in its upcoming report ‘Welcome
to hell fire: Torture and other ill-treatment
in Nigeria’.”
Accordingto him, the report details an
alarming array of torture techniques used
against hundreds of Boko Haram suspects
in the country as Nigeria’s military hunts for
members of the armed group.
He said the use of torture was not restricted
to the Nigerian Army alone as the “police
force, plagued by endemic corruption and a
lack of accountability, is also found to
torture ordinary criminal suspects on an
industrial scale – to extract a confession,
extort money or to target sex workers.”
www.thisdaylive.com/articles/amnesty-international-to-release-report-chronicling-use-of-torture-in-nigeria/188134/

Whom do we belive now

Former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu
Sheriff, has said he will seek redress in court
by suing the Australian negotiator, Dr.
Stephen Davies, who recently fingered him
as one of the sponsors of the Boko Haram
insurgency.
Speaking to newsmen in Abuja yesterday,
Sheriff said he would also drag the
leadership of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) to court for repeating the same
allegation.
Sheriff, who insisted that the accusation
was part of the campaign of calumny
against him, said he was prepared to face
any probe panel that is aimed at addressing
the Boko Haram phenomenon.
“I'm ready to face any panel in the world
that is set up to clear my name. I'm ready
for any investigation. But I would sue the
faceless Stephen Davies and the APC
leadership that repeated the lies told by the
Australian,” he said.
He said he was shocked at the statements
credited to the National Chairman of APC,
Chief John Oyegun, that Davies' allegations
were true.
“You can see the type of leaders we have.
Oyegun was in my house the other day
urging me to rejoin the party. Then he's
now making this kind of comment," he
disclosed, blaming his defection from the
APC to the PDP for his travails.
Reading from a press statement, he noted
that “as much as I do not consider changing
one's political party an anathema, I am
particularly concerned that my defection
from the APC to PDP seems to further
galvanise my detractors who have
converted the matter into a political
weapon".
“Even as the brain behind the whole
charade, the All Progressives Congress (APC)
in its seeming desperation to retain my
membership went rather too far in its
political mudslinging. I consider it most
uncharitable for the party to use me as an
alibi for the obvious culpability of some of
its members.
“As much as I do not want to politicise such
a serious issue like security, I am compelled
to correct Chief Oyegun's faulty
generalisations and judgemental attitude in
acting out this well rehearsed script,
conceived, written and directed by the APC.
“It has never been a secret that one of the
most disturbing developments to the APC of
late, is the massive departure of very
prominent members, including my humble
self. But this is not enough to warrant the
callous campaigns against me or any person
for that matter,” he said.
Sheriff said he doubted the authenticity of
Davies’ press interview, wondering why the
negotiator did not make his findings known
to the federal government that
commissioned him.
The former governor said he believed the
Australian was acting out a script designed
to embarrass him.
On the issue of the sponsorship of Boko
Haram, Sheriff said it was a ploy to evade
the main issues concerning the insurgency,
tracing the origin of the sect to the late
Governor Mala Kachalla regime.
He insisted that it was Kachalla who started
the introduction and implementation of
Sharia in Borno State.
According to Sheriff, “That could be said to
be the starting point of the sect's
ascendancy as the executed leader of the
insurgents, Mohammed Yusuf, featured
prominently in Kachalla's effort at
establishing Sharia.”
He added: “It may interest you to know that
it was the government of my predecessor in
office, the late Alhaji Mala Kachallah (May
his gentle soul rest in perfect peace) that
introduced Sharia Law in the state in the
year 2000 through the 'Borno State Sharia
Administration of Justice Law 2000'.
“As a matter of fact, late Mala Kachallah
signed the bill into law at an elaborate
ceremony at the Ramat Square in
Maiduguri and appointed the Borno State
Sharia Law Implementation Committee in
February, 2001 under the chairmanship of
Professor Abubakar Mustapha, the former
Vice-Chancellor of the University of
Maiduguri.
“Interestingly, the late Mohammed Yusuf,
leader of the Boko Haram sect, was a
member of the committee among other
Islamic scholars. If indeed there was an
agreement between the sect and my
predecessor on the issue of Sharia
implementation, I am not aware of it, as I
was neither in government then nor was I a
party to it.
“And since the law precedes my
administration, I may not be in a position to
speak on how it was conceived,
promulgated and implemented. I present to
you a copy of the Borno State Sharia
Administration of Justice Law 2000 and the
letter of appointment of the chairman and
members of the Borno State Sharia Law
Implementation Committee for your
perusal.
“Let me state categorically at this point that
I do not share the ideology of the Boko
Haram sect, which is against western
education, western culture and modern
science or any other sect with similar
ideology.
“From my background, it could be easily
seen that we are completely opposed to one
another in terms of our viewpoints and
convictions. By my nature and upbringing, I
have neither associated myself with nor
shared the beliefs of religious
fundamentalists such as the Boko Haram
sect or any other sect for that matter.
“While in office as governor, I did my best to
curtail the activities of the sect. I have never
associated myself with any terrorist in any
part of the world. I have never in my life
met Mohammed Yusuf, the leader of the
Boko Haram sect, who died in
circumstances that are being investigated.”
He recalled that Yusuf was arrested by the
police and military authorities in a situation
he had no control over apart from providing
logistics for the officers.
Commenting on his relationship with a
leader of the sect and former Commissioner
for Religious Affairs, the late Buju Foi,
Sheriff said Foi was already the chairman of
a local government before he made him a
commissioner in his cabinet, pointing out
that Foi was the nominee from his local
government.
“Buju Foi was the choice of his own people
and that is why he became part of my
government,” he said.
Sheriff maintained that he is a victim of the
insurgency and not a sponsor, adding that
he lost his brother and many other
associates to the insurgents.
“It is instructive to point out that I had been
one of the greatest victims of the atrocities
of the Boko Haram sect. As the Executive
Governor of the state at that time, I did not
abdicate my responsibilities of protecting
the lives and property of the people and did
not give them (Boko Haram) any breathing
space to operate outside the law of the
land.
“Because of this, they were driven by a
desire for vengeance against me, my family
and my political associates. From the
number of casualties amongst my relations
and political associates, it is evident that I
suffered considerable personal losses from
the crisis.
“Amongst those killed in cold blood were my
younger brother, the late Alhaji Goni
Mustapha Sheriff, the defunct ANPP state
chairman and my brother in-law, the late
Alhaji Awana Ngala, the gubernatorial
candidate of our party in the 2011
elections, the late Modu Fannami Gubio, my
bossom friends, Alhaji Mustapha Fulawama
and Bukar Goni Kols, and a host of other
close political associates. May their gentle
souls rest in peace,” he said.
www.thisdaylive.com/articles/sheriff-to-sue-apc-davies-insists-he-s-not-a-sponsor-of-boko-haram/188142/

I think this is a welcome development

Paris - France said on Thursday it would
send about 20 specialists in biological
disasters to West Africa to help stop the
spread of Ebola after international health
organisations lamented the lack of aid from
the West to tackle the epidemic.
"In response to the World Health
Organisation call. France is increasing its
help to fight the Ebola epidemic by sending
a contingent of health and medical experts
to Guinea," the Foreign Ministry said in a
statement.
The worst outbreak of the Ebola virus in
history will not be brought under control
unless wealthy nations dispatch specialized
biological disaster response teams, the
head of charity Medecins Sans Frontieres
(MSF) said on Tuesday.
France said it was sending about 20 experts
from the EPRUS institute, which specialises
in responding to health emergencies. The
first five will leave on Friday, it said.
The experts would be based in Guinea for
the next three months to coordinate with
local authorities.
m.news24.com/nigeria/World/News/France-sends-experts-to-West-Africa-help-fight-Ebola-spread-20140904

pussygotlips: Good,I hope they put it to use
Not to runaway and leave the weapons when boko haram face them

Why won't them run do you expect them to fight with rusty tank

seunlayi: hope they will help in the right way if not diverted

How would the solders not flee when ther are made to fight with rusty tank.

The Minister of Health, Professor
Onyebuchi Chukwu, has announced that
the resumption date for public and private
primary and secondary schools in Nigeria
has been reviewed for the second time from
October 13 to the middle of September.
Owing to the Ebola outbreak, the federal
government had extended the summer
holiday for schools nationwide from
September to October 13.
However, Chukwu, while briefing journalists
yesterday in Abuja after the weekly Federal
Executive Council (FEC) meeting, said the
Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau,
had been directed by council to convene an
emergency meeting with all states
Commissioners for Education with a view to
agreeing on a new resumption date
nationwide.
Also giving an update of the Ebola Virus
Disease (EVD) in the country, Chukwu
revealed that one more patient had been
discharged in Lagos, bringing to eight the
number of persons who had been given the
all clear after contracting the disease.
He said the status since the outbreak of the
disease in the country, shows that a total of
18 persons (including the index case) had
been infected, out of which 14 are in Lagos
and four in Port Harcourt.
Details to follow
www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ebola-fg-to-review-schools-resumption-date-as-another-patient-dies/188120/

In what looked like a move to reinforce the
troops fighting Boko Haram terrorists in
North-eastern Nigeria, the Nigerian army
Monday night deployed over 30 armoured
tanks to Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States
that were recently ordered by the federal
government to crush the insurgency.
THISDAY confirmed the movement of about
two trailer loads of over 30 tanks around 9
pm along the Abuja-Lokoja Expressway.
This is just as the Borno youth vigilantes,
popularly known as the Civilian JTF,
yesterday dispelled reports that Boko Haram
terrorists had taken over Bama, the second
largest town in Borno State, stating that it
was the insurgents, who had recorded
major casualties during their fight with the
military on Monday, losing 130 members
with 35 others arrested.
The insurgents, who had launched an early
dawn raid on Bama, were repelled by the
military and prevented from entering
Maidugri, the state capital.
The tanks, which looked rusty with the “UN”
inscription on them, appeared to have been
offloaded recently from the seaports and
were heading towards the north.
Efforts to get confirmation from the Office
of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) were futile as
their spokespersons could not be reached.
However, an intelligent officer who spoke to
THISDAY on the issue said the tanks were
disguised with the UN insignia on them in
order to conceal their place of origin.
In May this year, ABC News, an American
television network, had reported that the
federal government, through ONSA, had
hired a powerful Washington lobbyist to
press its case for the release of intelligence
on Boko Haram and to persuade the Barack
Obama administration to donate non-lethal
equipment.
The report stated that two months before
Boko Haram was designated a Foreign
Terrorist Organisation (FTO) by the US in
November 2013, ONSA signed a $3 million-
a-year contract with K Street firm Patton
Boggs to “provide comprehensive security
advice, including the donation of excess
military and law enforcement equipment”,
according to documents filed with the US
Justice Department under the Foreign
Agents Registration Act.
Patton Boggs was also reported to have
asked for non-lethal protective hardware to
be donated to Nigeria such as mine-
resistant armoured personnel vehicles,
night vision goggles and communications
equipment from Iraq and Afghanistan
stockpiles left over from the US’ war in the
countries.
www.thisdaylive.com/articles/military-takes-delivery-of-new-hardware-insurgents-death-toll-rises-to-130-in-bama/188056/

persius555: Boko haram gradually and brilliantly encircling the north east. This war is a manged war, no sincerity to finally bring it to an end.We all know what th nigerian army have done and can still do.

Thank you my bro, if this is really through dat means we are in real problem.

vizboy: lies from the pit of hell

I hope you saw the source you can verify it.

mikeansy: If true they should be ordered to surrender their arms to the army it face attack!

Are you for real

Residents of Gulani town in Yobe State
were forced into hide in the bush as
Boko Haram insurgents reportedly took
over the town.
The sect were said to have carried on
preaching to those who didn’t flee and
were remaining in the town.
According to report, the sect didn’t kill
anybody neither they did hurt anyone.
It was gathered by Daily Trust from
residents that youths and households
deserted the town after they sighted the
militants heading to the town on Sunday
evening in Hilux vans and motorcycles.

The militants upon realizing the people
were panicking went to the Ward head’s
house and registered their arrival, telling
him that their coming was just to preach
and not to harm anyone.
They explained that the insurgents passed
the night in the town and early the next
day, they called for the morning prayers
(Subh) at the central mosque where they
preached to the remaining residents for
over an hour and then headed back to the
government lodge where they were
staying.
The source added that there were no
security operatives to challenge them and
they were still occupying the government
lodge at the time of filing this report
Gulani town in Gulani LGA in Yobe south
shares boundary with Gujba area of the
state and it is said to be one of the
strongest enclaves of the insurgents.
This is coming after Nigerian Army,
yesterday, Septemeber 1, repelled Boko
Haram attack and killed over 50 memebers
of the sect .
The Islamist group, Boko Haram, over the
past months have continued to carry out
their incessant attacks in the north eastern
region, especially Borno State, where they
have reportedly taken over some towns,
killing scores of people while also causing
massive destruction in the area.
On August 20, members of the dreaded
sect stormed the town of Buni Yadi, in
Yobe State , in a convoy of numerous
sports utility vehicles and armed with
sophisticated weapons.
www.naij.com/283991-boko-haram-seizes-yobe-town.html

Then that means the rumour dat bama fell to boko haram is true.

The Nigerian military on Monday, 1
September, 2014, began airstrikes on
Bama, Borno State’s second most
important city, following fierce fighting
with Boko Haram insurgents, security
officials informed.
According to Premium Times, residents in
Bama informed that the town came under
attack from the insurgents on Monday
morning forcing the military authorities to
call in the air force for a sustained air
attack on the town.
It was gathered that attention was focused
around the military barracks suspected to
be the target of the insurgents.
Another source informed that military
commanders had withdrawn ground
troops that had earlier engaged the
terrorists to allow the use of sweeping air
attacks.
The source added that the military had
warned residents to leave the town ahead
of the clash on Monday.
“But the insurgents seemed to have
resorted to using a few of their members
to create a detour (distraction) and make
the aircrafts dissipate their bombs so that
they would come attacking with a much
larger force,” said the source.
It was gathered that Monday’s aerial
bombardment of suspected insurgents
commenced the gradual roll-out of full
force against the sect by the Nigerian
military.
“We were all along restrained because of
the Chibok girls,” a top military source said.
“But the time has now come to do
something drastic. We cannot afford to
allow a rag tag group to take over our
country.”
A local vigilante, on Monday, said that
about 70 Boko Haram terrorists were killed
by soldiers as the insurgents attempted to
storm the town and seize the barracks.
A top security official in Maiduguri
confirmed the attack but did not give
casualty figure or state which side suffered
more damage.
www.naij.com/284050-ngr-army-begins-airstrike-bama.html

talktimi: Just because of 10 naira cigarette

Na so we see am ohh

Leetunechi: Incase

I would say the father deserve what he got.

The Edo State police command yesterday
arrested a 22-year-old man, Bestman
Momodu, who allegedly killed his father
over a stick of cigarette.
Momodu was among the 68 suspects
paraded by the state police command for
their alleged involvement in various crimes
ranging from armed robbery, kidnapping,
murder, illegal possession of firearms, rape,
cultism, defilement, unlawful possession of
fake product to obtaining money under
false pretence and impersonation.
Parading the suspects, the state
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Foluso
Adebanjo, said Momodu reportedly killed
his father, Zuberu Momodu at Ubiane
Aviele town in Etsako West Local
Government Area of Edo State on August
16, 2014.
He explained that investigation revealed
that the young Momodu stabbed his father
with a knife following an argument over a
missing one stick of cigarette in the house,
adding that the police have recovered the
knife with which the suspect allegedly
committed the crime.
The suspect who spoke to journalists
yesterday attributed the incident to a
mistake.
Earlier, the Commissioner had told
journalists that the police would strive to
secure lives and property in the state in the
‘ember months’, noting that the ‘ember
months’ are the months when criminals
want to reap where they did not sow.”
He called on the media and members of the
public to partner with the police to combat
crime by providing useful information.
“We must all work together for a peaceful
society. It is not for the police
alone,”Adebanjo said.
Adebanjo said items recovered from the
suspects include 17 assorted guns, 48 live
cartridges, three cars, one Lifan motorcycle,
one battle axe and one cutlass.

LAGOS—AS activists gear up to mark the
five years anniversary of the demise of the
late foremost human rights activist and
Lagos Lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, his
widow, Ganiyat Fawehinmi, yesterday, said
his late husband, foresaw the current Boko
Harem insurgency confronting Nigeria
before he died.
The late activist died on September 5th,
2009.
Ganiyat, who spoke at a briefing ahead of
the annual three-day memorial programme
for the late activist, said “I remember that
before my husband died, he warned that if
we do not consider issues of insecurity in
the country, the country will soon begin to
experience bomb blast daily.
”Then people castigated him but today, we
are in it. I do not think there is no week we
did not hear cases of bomb blast. If they
had heeded my husband at that time, we
would not be experiencing insurgency at
the moment. This was one of the issues he
raised before his death. Look at the case of
the Chibok girls, who were yet to be rescued
and several bomb blasts that had occurred
in the country.”
Ganiyat blamed President Goodluck
Jonathan for the insurgency in the country,
saying “I praise the former president, Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo, if he was the one still
in power, Boko Haram insurgent would
have been a thing of the past. The president
responded too late on the abduction of the
Chibok girls.
When his in-law was kidnapped, the
president swung into action. And few days
after, his in-law was rescued. It means that
the president was not protecting the
interest of the country and its citizens. If he
cannot do it, he should resign from office
and allow another person rule this country.
We do not need a sleeping president.”
“Where is this country going? These were
some of the things that my late husband
fought for before his death. He wanted
everyone to be safe in this country; to enjoy
their fundamental human rights.
That was why Nigerians are running out of
the country because they realized that their
life is no longer safe. Wherever we are, we
must stand up for the right things. We
cannot continue like this. This is the future
of the country that is been destroyed. The
future Gani Fawehinmis are killed at their
tender age. It is sad.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/09/gani-fawehinmi-saw-boko-haram-coming-widow/