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NBA dialogue: Presidential candidates kick as Tinubu sends representative

January 31, 2023
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri

Candidates in the forthcoming presidential election yesterday protested against the decision of the flag-bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, to send a representative at a state of the nation dialogue that was convened by the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA.

Tinubu, who was absent at the event, briefed a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Hassan Liman, to speak on his behalf.

Liman, SAN, who is a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, had after all the other presidential candidates took their seats to speak on how they intend to tackle the current security, economic and political challenges facing the nation, mounted the stage to stand in place of the APC candidate.

His action however drew the irk of the other candidates, especially that of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, Mr. Daniel Nwanyanwu, who maintained that it was wrong to allow a non presidential candidate to speak at the forum.

“I thank the NBA for this invitation, but I believe that the intendment was not for any presidential candidate to and any one to come and represent him to speak with other presidential candidates.

“I cancelled all my appointments to be here. I don’t think that it will be right for us to have a placeholder for anyone. Nigeria is no t growing simply because we are not obeying rules. You have a right to come or not to come.

"I am only going ahead to speak here because of the respect I have for the NBA as a body”, Nwanyanwu fumed.

On his plans, the ZLP candidate said his administration will deploy technology to tackle the issue of insecurity, insisting that there are many ungoverned spaces in the country that ought to be secured.

“Today people are killed, raped and nothing happens. Insecurity is all over the country and every part is feeling it. I will have a total overhaul of the entire security architecture”, he stated, adding, “we have to unite the country and build trust”.

When he was called to speak, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, equally took a swipe at the APC flag-bearer over his absence at the dialogue session.

He said: “You can see that those of us that are present here today are the real candidates.

“At least you can judge for yourselves whether some of us will fall asleep so that you can compare us with the old candidates”.

2 Soldiers, 3 Policemen Killed By Gunmen In Enugu

By Staff-0001
January 30, 2023

No fewer than two soldiers and three policemen have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen in Enugu and on the Enugu-Ebonyi border respectively, Southeast Nigeria yesterday.

Another policeman reportedly shot in the leg is said to be receiving treatment at a hospital in the Ebonyi State capital.

The Eastern Updates gathered that the hoodlums killed the two soldiers at a checkpoint in Enugu before proceeding to the Enugu-Ebonyi border where they opened fire and killed three policemen on the spot.

Another policeman reportedly shot in the leg is said to be receiving treatment at a hospital in the Ebonyi State capital.

The Eastern Updates reports that killings and abductions have arguably been on the rise in Southeast Nigeria in recent times. The Nigerian government has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of being behind the attacks but the separatist group has insisted that its members are not behind the violence.

For instance, five people including three policemen were on September 2022 shot dead by gunmen in Enugu and Ebonyi states.

The gunmen attacked some policemen at Agbani, headquarters of Nkanu West Local Government of Enugu State, killing three operatives and injuring as many others.

Three officers killed as gunmen attack Ebonyi/Enugu border checkpoint

Ebunoluwa Olafusi
JANUARY 29, 2023 1:40 PM

Three police officers have been killed by gunmen at the border checkpoint along Enugu/Abakaliki expressway.

The police officers were reportedly shot dead on Saturday night.

The gunmen, who operated in a Sienna bus, reportedly opened fire at the checkpoint, injuring one officer in the leg and killing three.

The Ebonyi police command confirmed the incident.

Chris Anyanwu, the command’s spokesperson, said the attack occurred around 6pm.

“The attack by gunmen at Ebonyi/Enugu boundary took place at about 18:08hrs ” he said.

“Three police personnel of Operation Safer Highway were fatally injured and later confirmed dead.

“The hoodlums operated in two sienna vehicles, drove into the checkpoint, and opened fire on the policemen.”

He said the officer who was shot is receiving treatment at a medical facility in Abakaliki, the state capital.
In December, two people, including a police officer, were killed following an attack on a police checkpoint in Abakaliki.

One of the gunmen was also killed in the attack.

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