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AreaFada2:
The IRT guys were on covert operation. Obviously not wearing uniforms. The probably know the kidnapper had close military links so they wanted to escape from the soldiers. Because soldiers would have freed the arrested kidnap kingpin from IRT.

Are you not surprised that they managed to kill the policemen while the arrested kidnapper gingerly "escaped"?

Methinks the kidnapper's people alerted the soldiers who then had to silence the police guys and free the kidnapper.

Nor be 9ja?

The full story is not told.

Yes, but that's not my point. You briefly touched on my point in the first part of your response.


This thread is about a traditional ruler in Zamfara that was arrested for abetting bandits.

The other poster said that the "security" were not doing anything except wearing uniform and collecting money.


I remember (and I showed it in my post) that the minister of defence had previously said that Zamfara emira were aiding the bandits and in fact some emirs had been arrested for aiding and abetting bandits.

In response the emirs called for the sacking of the defence minister.

Furthermore, the IRT operatives have arrested several bandits in Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, etc. I wouldn't call that "doing nothing". In fact, those IRT operatives had just arrested a notorious bandit before they were killed by soldiers. That's not "doing nothing".

The military has also arrested several bandits and several of these bandits have been prosecuted.

jessebig:
WATCH: Governor El rufai at Kaduna-Abuja Highway clearing the traffic caused by protesting tankers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTzkFu0NmT0

Hello. It will be much better if you create a separate thread with this video. You can get more views with it. The video has nothing to do with the topic of this thread.

Bellotelli:
Nonesense.. if the government has concrete evidence against the monarchs then they can as well be prosecuted.

I don't wanna believe that they were been victimize. It's time for the law to begin take it full course on those found culpable of committing crimes.

"He will be prosecuted with the district head of Kanoma".

See screenshot below (this screenshot was attached to the first post on this thread).

www.nairaland.com/attachments/10007592_2019081012_44_42_png2aa6441e46cdf767791e6c8c73da7f91

Kingspin:
One over ten.


https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2019/08/shocking-video-of-soldiers-killings-please-dont-kill-me-policeman-begged/

The policemen were killed because they arrest a kidnapper kingpin link to soldiers. This should open your eyes and mind on what is really going on in the North

Wow!!! So you mean that the IRT policemen that arrested the kidnapper are not "uniformed security"??

Kingspin:
One over ten.

Mansur Dan Ali Blames Traditional Rulers For Violence In The North.
https://www.nairaland.com/5125746/mansur-dan-ali-blames-traditional

Defence Minister Ought To Have Been Fired - Zamfara Emirs.
https://www.nairaland.com/5184220/defence-minister-ought-been-fired

Kingspin:
What is the secirtiy of this country doing

They only wear uniform to collect money.

Zamfara Traditional Rulers Arrested For Serving As Bandits Informants.
https://www.nairaland.com/5152465/zamfara-traditional-rulers-arrested-serving

The earlier suspension of the Emir.

Zamfara Govt Suspends Emir Of Maru

The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has approved the suspension of the Emir of Maru, Alhaji Abubakar Cika Ibrahim and the District Head of Kanoma, Alhaji Ahmed Lawal.

According to a statement from the governor’s office, the Emir and the district head of Kanoma will remain suspended until the outcome of the investigation panel which will be set up by the state government.

The statement partly read, “Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle has approved the suspension of Emir of Maru, Alhaji Abubakar Cika Ibrahim and District head of Kanoma, Alhaji Ahmed Lawal.

“This is as a result of Series of complaints from the community over their alleged involvement with bandits who have been killing, kidnapping and maiming different communities in the state.

“The duo will remain suspended until the outcome of the investigation panel which will be set up soon by the state government,” it added.

The governor also asked that the Emir hands over all official properties in his possession to the senior district head, while the district head of kanoma is to hand over same to the most senior village head immediately.

The Emir has however been directed to hand over his official vehicles and all other government properties in his possession to the Senior District Head, while the District head of Kanoma is to hand over same to the most senior village head.

https://www.channelstv.com/2019/06/06/zamfara-govt-suspends-emir-of-maru/amp/?__twitter_impression=

Zamfara State governor, Dr Bello Matawalle has sacked the emir of Maru for aiding and abetting bandits.

The governor had previously suspended the emir for the same reason.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Bellomatawalle1/status/1160151028567871493

Banditry: Zamfara state government dethrone Emir of Maru, District Head over banditry

Mohammed Munirat Nasir, Gusau.

The Zamfara state government has finally dethroned a second class Emir of Maru, Alhaji Abubakar chika Ibrahim who earlier suspended for suspected links with bandits terrorizing the state.

Also removed for same reason is the District Head of Kanoma, also in Maru local government area, Alhaji Ahmed Kanoma.

A statement signed by the deputy governor, Barrister Mahdi Aliyu Gusau said the two monarchs who were on suspension for allegedly being part of armed banditry in their respective domains have finally been stripped of their positions following the outcome of a committee’s investigation set up by the state government to investigate the allegations leveled against them.

The deputy said the two traditional rulers were found to have really committed the offences leveled against them by their subjects.

“Based on this the state government has no option than to remove them to serve as a deterrent to others”, the deputy governor said.

It will be recalled that the two traditional rulers were on 6th June, suspended by governor Bello Mohammed following  the way two rulers were manhandled by their subjects in Kanoma town early June in the presence of the governor when he visited the village to commiserate with them over the killing of 32 persons in the village by bandits.

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/banditry-zamfara-state-government-dethrone-emir-of-maru-district-head-over-banditry/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

CodeTemplar:
@naptu, And do you think that vernacular is proper? That's trash.

Ajami and Boko

There is a gap in the primary school education in Nigeria and this has produced hilarious, strange and dangerous consequences.


Nigerians are taught that there are different kinds of numerals and we are specifically taught the Arabic (1, 2, 3) and Roman numerals (I, II, III, IV).

However, most Nigerians are not taught that there are different kinds of scripts and this is the problem.


Many Nigerian communities were reading and writing before the arrival of European colonialists. Arabic was being taught in many Islamic schools in northern Nigeria and by the 1700s the Hausa had developed a system for writing the Hausa Language using Arabic script.


The word Ajami refers to the use of Arabic script to write African languages. African languages like Hausa, Swahili and Yoruba were written by using the Arabic script.


An example of famous text that were written through the use of Ajami script are the letters written by El Kanemi of the Kanem Bornu Empire to Sultan Bello of the Sokoto Caliphate in 1824.


Hausa is one of the languages mentioned in section 55 of the Nigerian constitution (the others are English, Igbo and Yoruba) and therefore it is recognised by the Nigerian constitution. The motto is in Hausa language because of the origin of the Nigerian Army. The Army was initially known as "Glover's Hausas".


When Governor Glover assembled the Glover's Hausas in 1863, Hausa was written using Arabic script and so the motto, "Victory Is From God Alone" was written in Hausa, using Arabic script.

Aliko Dangote's great-grandfather, Alhassan Dantata could understand a little bit of English (just enough for him to be able to transact business with the British), didn't understand any Arabic (although he learned the Quran by rote), but he could read and write Hausa very well using Ajami script.

Here's an example that illustrates the point. We all know that Hyundai is a famous Korean car maker. I just wrote Hyundai by using latin script, yet the word Hyundai does not mean anything in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian (the main languages that use latin script).

The image below shows how the words "Hyundai Group" are written using Korean characters.


www.nairaland.com/attachments/9783124_2019070806_16_59_png9665e36f51711ab0c1c1912bb25fee9b.

Yet the word "Hyundai" did not magically change into an English, French, Spanish, Portuguese or Italian word just because I wrote it using Latin script. That's because there's a difference between a language and the script or characters with which it is written.

Similarly, the text on the logo of the Nigerian Army and also the texts on the Nigerian Naira, do not magically change into Arabic words because they are written using Arabic script.

Nigerian Naira? Yes! One of the characteristics of currency is that it should be easily identifiable by users. Therefore, the value of naira notes and kobo coins are written in numbers on the body of the coin or note, the value is also written in words in the English Language and it is also written in Hausa using Ajami script.

The size of the notes and weight of the coins are also slightly different, so that blind people can easily tell the value of the coin or note by feeling them.

Why are the value of naira notes and kobo coins written in Ajami? Well, the Hausa Language has been written in Ajami since the 1700s and it was not until the 1930s that the British introduced Boko (that is, Hausa Language that is written using Latin script). Therefore, there are still many people that understand Ajami but do not understand Boko.

Why is the Nigerian Army's motto written in Ajami? It's tradition, just the same way that the British Army's motto is in Latin, "Si vis pacem, para bellum" (Latin for "If you wish for peace, prepare for war" ), despite the fact that it's more than a thousand years since Britain was colonised by the Roman Empire.

This should be very easy to understand, but the problem in Nigeria arises from superstition and lack of proper education.

1) Many Nigerians do not even know that there's anything like Ajami and they believe that those words are from Arabic Language.

2) Many Nigerians cannot separate Arabic Language from Islam.

I need to take a moment to explain this point.

Many Nigerians (both Christians and Muslims) cannot separate the Arabic Language from Islam.

Check this out

jamalah:
When I was a little boy growing up in the ancient city of kano, attending quranic school or makarantar allo, I, together with my peers hold anything written in Arabic as sacred. In our ignorance and naivety, we regard anything written with Arabic alphabets as 'sunan Allah' or the name of God. If walking along the street one saw a paper flying around with Arabic written on it even if it were a mere instruction manual we run after it and saved it from falling into impurity. Frankly speaking we can not differentiate between the words of the sacred Qur'an and ordinary words of Arabic.

jamalah:
When i was in Egypt my, Arab friends will marvel at the fact that i can recite a large portion of the qur'an off head but can not understand arabic language. i tell them that i learnt it by rote just like the way we sing Indian songs without understanding a sentence of Hindi.

This is also true of Christians. Many Christians in Nigeria do not know that the word Allah simply means God in Arabic and that the word has been used by Arab Christians and Arabs of other faiths long before Prophet Muhammad was born.

In fact, I remember an argument I had with a guy in the 1990s. I told him that Hanan Ashrawi is an Arab Christian and that when she prays in her language she calls God Allah. The guy refused to believe it. In fact, she refused to accept that Hanan Ashrawi is a Christian when in fact she is a Christian!

This is made worse by the kind of superstitious beliefs that many Nigerians have. Some Nigerians believe that there is something sinister or satanic about the writings on the Nigerian currency and on the Nigerian Army's logo, when in actual fact all that those writings say are, "20 Naira", "50 Naira" , "Victory Is From God Alone", etc.


Pictures 2 and 3) 20 Naira in Ajami and in Boko.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/9792243_vic_jpegee31b72dcc380871b5c2667ccd828bc4

www.nairaland.com/attachments/9792244_150490249651926cf_jpeg27733fc7d8d619fa1f63d0d056f77f11

www.nairaland.com/attachments/9792245_boko_jpegb68e1f99d87674891f8bb5b8e27161d0

www.nairaland.com/attachments/9792511_20_jpeg3cac50b8521ddc22bcf9624ec7ee5693

slowice:
After seeing the Arabic writeup in our military logo(bearing in mind that we re neither Arab nor muslim nation) I gave up on one Nigeria.... And yes fg will do nothing because it's northern affair

That's Ajami (Hausa), not Arabic. Hausa is spoken in Nigeria.

What's written on the logo is the Nigerian Army's motto, "Victory Is From God Alone" and it is written in Hausa.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/9792243_vic_jpegee31b72dcc380871b5c2667ccd828bc4

Previous threads

1) Nigerian Army statement.

"Why We Killed Three Policemen On Covert Duty" , Nigerian Army Reveals (photos) 
https://www.nairaland.com/5347652/why-killed-three-policemen-covert


2) Nigerian Police Force's statement.

Killing Of Policemen: Police Slams Army. Asks, "Where Is Arrested Kidnapper?"
https://www.nairaland.com/5349146/killing-policemen-police-slams-army

DEFENCE HQ NIGERIA @DefenceInfoNG

In compliance with the presidential directive issued by the President, Commander-In- Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari,

the Chief of Defence Staff Gen Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin has constituted a 7 man Joint Investigation Panel to unravel the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident between the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police

allegedly resulting in the killing of 3 personnel of the Nigeria Police and a civilian along Ibi-Wukari road in Taraba state. The Joint Investigation panel is headed by Rear Admiral IT Olaiya and has a representative each from the Nigerian Army, Navy, Airforce the Nigeria Police,

Department of State Service and the Defence Intelligence Agency. The Joint Committee has commenced work immediately.

Thank you.

https://mobile.twitter.com/DefenceInfoNG/status/1159895978750676992

ikorodureporta:
...but all these our old men wey no dey gree write books for others to learn from. This type suppose to don write up to 100 books

He has written many books, many books have been written about him and he has contributed to many books.

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE:

NIGERIA WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF YOU, PRESIDENT BUHARI TELLS CHIEF AKINTOLA WILLIAMS AT 100


President @MBuhari felicitates with renowned chartered accountant, iconic leader and legendary teacher, Chief Akintola Williams, who turns a centenarian, August 9, 2019, congratulating him for many honours and pride brought to Nigeria and Africa.

Pres. Buhari commends Chief Williams for his pioneering & pacesetting roles, laying the foundation for many institutions in the country, which include Nigerian Stock Exchange & Institute of Chartered Accountants, which have long turned into strong pillars of the Nigerian economy.

The President believes Chief Williams’s prudent utilisation of time from his youth, and a proclivity for looking beyond circumstances, separated him early for global recognition, turning him into an institution that many will continue to study and draw inspiration from.

President @MBuhari extols the centenarian’s adventurous spirit of seeking and taking up challenges like music, arts and promotion of culture, underscoring his willingness to always serve the country and move it to greater heights through knowledge, wisdom and counsels to leaders.

The President joins family, friends and professional colleagues in celebrating with Oloye Williams, Africa’s first Chartered Accountant, on his 100th birthday, and for achieving the feat of inspiring the largest professional services firm in Nigeria with Deloitte & Touche.

He prayed that the almighty God will grant Chief Williams health and strength to continue serving God, the country and humanity.[/quote]https://mobile.twitter.com/NGRPresident/status/1159773243684745216

Association of Investment Advisers and Potfolio Managers.

Lions Club.

President Buhari felicitates with Akintola Williams.

His brother, Chief Frederick Rotimi Alade (FRA) Williams (aka Timi The Law) was the first senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and one of the most famous lawyers ever in Nigeria.

Legal battles between FRA Williams and GOK Ajayi (e.g. Adeyinka Oyekan and Others v. Musendiku Adeniji Adele) were always absolutely fascinating.

Video: FRA Williams presents Nigeria's draft constitution to General Obasanjo at Dodan Barracks in 1976.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60scDVcHeFU

The doyen of the accounting profession in Nigeria, Chief Akintola Williams, is 100 years old today.

Chief Akintola Williams (born 9 August 1919) was the first African to qualify as a chartered accountant.

He began his education at Olowogbowo Methodist Primary School, Bankole street, Apongbon, Lagos Island, Lagos, in the early 1930s; the same primary school his late junior brother Chief Rotimi Williams attended.

His firm, founded in 1952, later grew organically and through mergers to become the largest professional services firm in Nigeria by 2004. Williams participated in founding the Nigerian Stock Exchange and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. During a long career, he has received many honours.

Akintola Williams was born in 1919. His grandfather, Z.A. Williams, was a merchant prince from Abeokuta and his father Thomas Ekundayo Williams was a clerk in the colonial service who set up a legal practice in Lagosafter training in London, England. He was the older brother of Rotimi Williams, who later became a distinguished lawyer, and the late Rev. James Kehinde Williams, a Christianminister. 

For his primary education in the early 1930s, he attended Olowogbowo Methodist Primary School, Lagos. Williams then attended the CMS Grammar School, Lagos. He went on to Yaba Higher College on a UAC scholarship, obtaining a diploma in commerce. In 1944, he travelled to England where he studied at the University of London. Studying Banking and Finance, he graduated in 1946 with a Bachelor of Commerce. He continued his studies and qualified as a chartered accountant in England in 1949. A Yoruba of chiefly background, the OloyeWilliams was one of the founders of the Egbe Omo Oduduwa society while in London, with Dr. Oni Akerele as President and Chief Obafemi Awolowo as Secretary.

After returning to Nigeria in 1950, Williams served with the Inland Revenue as an assessment officer until March 1952, when he left the civil service and founded Akintola Williams & Co. in Lagos. The company was the first indigenous chartered accounting firm in Africa. At the time, the accountancy business was dominated by five large foreign firms. Although there were a few small local firms, they were certified rather than chartered accountants. Williams gained business from indigenous companies including Nnamdi Azikiwe's West African Pilot, K. O. Mbadiwe's African Insurance Company, Fawehinmi Furniture and Ojukwu Transport. He also provided services to the new state-owned corporations including the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria, the Western Nigeria Development Corporation, the Eastern Nigeria Development Corporation, the Nigerian Railway Corporation and the Nigerian Ports Authority.

The first partner in the firm, Charles S. Sankey, was appointed in 1957, followed by the Cameroonian Mr. Njoh Litumbe. Litumbe opened branch offices in Port Harcourt and Enugu, and later spearheaded overseas expansion. In 1964, a branch was opened in the Cameroons, followed by branches in Côte d'Ivoire and Swaziland, and affiliates in Ghana, Egypt and Kenya. By March 1992, the company had 19 partners and 535 staff.

Demand grew as a result of the Companies Act of 1968, which required that companies operating in Nigeria formed locally incorporated subsidiaries and published audited annual accounts. The drive in the early 1970s to encourage indigenous ownership of businesses also increased demand. In 1973, AW Consultant Ltd, a management consultancy headed by Chief Arthur Mbanefo, was spun off. The company acquired a computer service company and a secretarial service, and in 1977, the company entered into an agreement with Touche Ross International based on profit sharing. Williams was also a board member and major shareholder in a number of other companies. He retired in 1983.

Between April 1999 and May 2004, Akintola Williams & Co. merged with two other accounting firms to create Akintola Williams Deloitte (now known as Deloitte & Touche), the largest professional services firm in Nigeria with a staff of over 600.

Williams played a leading role in establishing the Association of Accountants in Nigeria in 1960 with the goal of training accountants. He was the first President of the association. He was founding member and first president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He was also involved in establishing the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He remained actively involved with these organisations into his old age. At a stock exchange ceremony in May 2011, he called on operators to protect the market and ensure there was no scandal. He said that, if needed, market operators should not hesitate to seek his advice on resolving any problem.

Public sector positions held by him include Chairman of the Federal Income Tax Appeal Commissioners (1958–68), member of the Coker Commission of Inquiry into the Statutory Corporations of the former Western Region of Nigeria (1962), member of the board of Trustees of the Commonwealth Foundation (1966–1975), Chairman of the Lagos State Government Revenue Collection Panel (1973) and Chairman of the Public Service Review Panel to correct the anomalies in the Udoji Salary Review Commission (1975). Other positions include President of the Metropolitan Club in Victoria Island, Lagos, Founder and Council member of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation and Founder and chairman of the board of Trustees of the Musical Society of Nigeria.

In 1982, Williams was honoured by the Nigerian Government with the O.F. R.. Following retirement in 1983, Williams threw himself into a project to establish a music centre and concert hall for the Music Society of Nigeria. In April 1997, Williams was appointed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. for services to the accountancy profession and for promotion of arts, culture and music through the Musical Society of Nigeria. The Akintola Williams Arboretum at the Nigerian Conservation Foundation headquarters in Lagos is named in his honour. On the 8th of May, 2011, the Nigeria-Britain Association presented awards to John Kufuor, past President of Ghana, and to Akintola Williams, for their contributions to democracy and development in Africa.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akintola_Williams


Throwback: 99 year old Akintola Williams gets standing ovation at Jim Ovia's book launch.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUCzXNar16M

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Previous thread (Nigerian Army statement).

"Why We Killed Three Policemen On Covert Duty" , Nigerian Army Reveals (photos) 
https://www.nairaland.com/5347652/why-killed-three-policemen-covert

The Nigerian Police Force has replied the statement by the Nigerian Army Headquarters. It's reply came via the following statement by the Police Force Headquarters.

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT – WHERE IS THE “RESCUED” NOTORIOUS KIDNAPPER, ALHAJI HAMISU BALA WADUME?

The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to the Press Release by the @HQNigerianArmy dated 07 August, 2019, seeking to justify the unprovoked and unwarranted

murder of three (3) Police officers and one (1) Civilian, and serious injury to other operatives, who were on legitimate criminal investigation activities to Taraba State, to arrest one Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume indicted in a series of high-profile kidnap incidents in the State.

In the best tradition of Esprit de Corps, Inter-Agency Harmony and National Interest, the Nigeria Police Force would naturally have kept quiet, but it has become imperative to set the record straight by addressing the obvious distortion of facts inherent in the Press Release by @HQNigerianArmy. The most important question arising from the Nigerian Army Press Release is: Where is Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume? Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume is a millionaire kidnapper arrested by the Police

but paradoxically treated as a ‘‘kidnap victim’’ by the Soldiers and subsequently ‘rescued’ by them. Where is he? Where is the rescued kidnapper?

Secondly, the Press Release was silent on the source of the alleged distress report or identity of the complainant, on the strength of whose report, the Army claimed had informed their decision to engage in the purported chase and rescue operation.

Needless to state that in the true spirit of transparency and accountability, the Nigerian Army ought to have arrested the purported distress caller - if any -

for obviously and deliberately furnishing them with false and misleading information. Besides, such arrest should in fact be made public!

Thirdly, it is not true that the Policemen failed to identify themselves as alleged in the Press Release. The video on the incident, now viral, wherein the voice of one of the soldiers was heard loudly proclaiming that the Policemen were

from the Force Headquarters, Abuja speaks volume. Besides, the presence of the IRT personnel was well known to the Taraba Police Command as the Operatives officially and properly documented not only at the State Command Headquarters but also at the Wukari Area Command and

the Ibi Divisional Headquarters. As a matter of fact, some of the Detectives from the Taraba State Command’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) were part of the operation.

The Force also considers it insensitive, disrespectful and unpatriotic for the Press Release by the Army to continue to describe Policemen on lawful National Assignment as ‘suspected kidnappers’ long after it had become crystal clear to the Army


that these are Law Enforcement Officers who unfortunately were gruesomely murdered in the line of duty by Nigerian soldiers attached to 93 Battalion, Takum.

In the final analysis, we leave the Nigerian Army authorities to provide Nigerians with answers on the following questions emanating from their Press Release: •Where is the notorious kidnapper, Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume ‘rescued’ by the soldiers?

•How and why was Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume released by the soldiers?


•How could a kidnap suspect properly restrained with handcuffs by the Police escape from the hands of his military rescuers?

•If Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume is a ‘‘victim of kidnap’’ as claimed, and properly rescued by soldiers, why was he not taken to the Army Base for documentation purposes and debriefing in line with the Standard Operating Procedure in the Nigerian Army?

•Why were the Police Operatives shot at close range even after they had identified themselves as Police Officers on legitimate duty as evident in the video now in circulation?

https://mobile.twitter.com/PoliceNG/status/1159514299729162240

Brazil Prisoner Who Dressed Up As Daughter To Escape, Found Dead 3 Days Later.
https://www.nairaland.com/5344850/brazil-prisoner-dressed-up-daughter#81018240