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Imagine @elrufai of all people speaking about abductions when both the federal
High court and the court of appeal ruled that your abduction of me in February and march of 2017 was illegal. What was my crime speaking out about your failure to safe guard the lives of your citizens in Kaduna and your clear bias against Southern Kaduna people. This statement is sour grapes , if you had gotten the ministerial position you lobbied desperately you would be singing praises of this same government. You are a sore loser oga

TRUST DIALOGUE: Detention without probe must end – El-Rufai

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has criticised what he described as the growing culture of unlawful detention in Nigeria, warning that the practice undermines democracy and erodes public trust in government.

El-Rufai spoke on Thursday at the 23rd Annual Trust Dialogue held at the Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre, Kado, Abuja.

He stressed that the justice system should serve to protect citizens rather than instil fear in them.

“The law should protect citizens, not terrify them like what is happening in Nigeria. Detention without enforcement must end,” El-Rufai said.

He argued that the continued holding of individuals without due process violates fundamental human rights and contradicts the principles of the rule of law enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution.

The ex-governor said no society can thrive where security agencies operate outside legal boundaries, adding that the misuse of state power to intimidate or suppress citizens weakens democratic institutions.

GorillaApp:
And you think what you wrote made much sense? Funny folks

GorillaApp:
It's quite funny how someone can sit afar off and begin to postulate. What ever pockets of violence that exist before now in parts of the east is mostly external influences from non-stste actors and pro-government forces.
However, this is not the right way to reassure you citizens, soludo

“What Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Told Me At The DSS Detention Center And The Sit-At-Home Order Have Nothing To Do With Him.” ~ Governor Charles Soludo, During Today’s Meeting With Onitsha Main Market Leaders In Anambra State Over The Market Closure. https://t.co/xOvhnyXBkY pic.twitter.com/MirenILRFu

— Somto Okonkwo (@General_Somto) January 29, 2026

Brightest04:
Real or ai generated? Because you can hardly find a secondary school with such carefully and luxuriously built field in Nigeria. Even private universities can't say they have such.

Thewrath:
The insecurity is created by those trying to stop people from showing solidarity to NK by sitting at home…Soludo cannot decide how the people decide to show support to NK…if the people decide that thy need 30months sit at home,its the people that will decide that and when it will end,not Soludo who is fighting for his personal interests.

naptu2:
"forcing them out on Monday or trying to stop the sit at home without the release of the ipob leader with create the insecurity"

Tell me something!

So who is behind the insecurity and who are the people causing thr insecurity?

What is the nature of this insecurity?

Why is it only when the Ipob leader is detained and people go out on Mondays that the insecurity will appear??

And how come people play football and go to parties on Monday without the insecurity?

Did you watch the video? The governor said that other markets were open and people were trading and it was difficult for his motorcade to pass. So how come there is no insecurity at other markets, only at Onitsha Main Market?

Thewrath:
It’s simple,the people have decided to give up Monday in solidarity with the ipob leader…forcing them out on Monday or trying to stop the sit at home without the release of the ipob leader with create the insecurity….there is peace when no one is forced to go out on mondays..


Nigerians thought by now the east will be tired,but the SE can sit at home every Monday till the end of time until the ipob leader is released.

Elusive001:
Address economics without addressing insecurity. This man is a disgrace to anything and everything academia.

naptu2:
Many have said that there is no insecurity in the East and that it's outsiders that are spreading a false story about insecurity in order to give the East a bad name.

So why are some people now talking about security if this is true.

If what they have been saying all this while is true then there is absolutely nothing to be afraid of.

This is the fight for Anambra’s economic soul, and it starts at Onitsha Main Market. A bold stand for the state’s future. The people are watching. #Solutioncontinues #AnambraIsRising #EndSitAtHome #TakeBackOurMondays pic.twitter.com/MByeIxsB6c

— Anambra State New Media (@AnambraNewMedia) January 29, 2026

Today, I addressed the press on the current situation at the Onitsha Main Market.

As Governor, it's my duty to ensure the economic stability and security of our state. We cannot allow a few individuals to dictate the pace of our economy.

May Anambra continue to win! pic.twitter.com/6eR4H45bOV

— Chukwuma Charles SOLUDO, CFR (@CCSoludo) January 29, 2026

Hoodrat:
Thanks for this information

HAPPENING NOW
28th January, 2026

The presence of the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, mnips, PhD, in Onitsha is further reinforcing public order, safety, and confidence across the metropolis and its environs.

The Commissioner of Police is currently on a security assessment tour, personally supervising and evaluating the deployment of Police-led Joint Security Forces at strategic locations within Onitsha.

This proactive engagement underscores the Command’s resolve to maintain peace, ensure compliance with lawful directives, and prevent any breach of public order.

The security situation in Onitsha remains calm and firmly under control, as the Command continues to reassure residents, traders, and commuters of their safety

SP Tochukwu Ikenga
Police Public Relations Officer
Anambra State Police Command

This is the fight for Anambra’s economic soul, and it starts at Onitsha Main Market. A bold stand for the state’s future. The people are watching. #Solutioncontinues #AnambraIsRising #EndSitAtHome #TakeBackOurMondays pic.twitter.com/MByeIxsB6c

— Anambra State New Media (@AnambraNewMedia) January 29, 2026

CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (1999).

Fourth Schedule



Functions of a Local Government Council



1. The main functions of a local government council are as follows:

(a) the consideration and the making of recommendations to a State commission on economic planning or any similar body on -

(i) the economic development of the State, particularly in so far as the areas of authority of the council and of the State are affected, and

(ii) proposals made by the said commission or body;

(b) collection of rates, radio and television licences;

(c) establishment and maintenance of cemeteries, burial grounds and homes for the destitute or infirm;

(d) licensing of bicycles, trucks (other than mechanically propelled trucks), canoes, wheel barrows and carts;

(e) establishment, maintenance and regulation of slaughter houses, slaughter slabs, markets, motor parks and public conveniences;

(f) construction and maintenance of roads, streets, street lightings, drains and other public highways, parks, gardens, open spaces, or such public facilities as may be prescribed from time to time by the House of Assembly of a State;

(g) naming of roads and streets and numbering of houses;

(h) provision and maintenance of public conveniences, sewage and refuse disposal;

(i) registration of all births, deaths and marriages;

(j) assessment of privately owned houses or tenements for the purpose of levying such rates as may be prescribed by the House of Assembly of a State; and

(k) control and regulation of -

(i) out-door advertising and hoarding,

(ii) movement and keeping of pets of all description,

(iii) shops and kiosks,

(iv) restaurants, bakeries and other places for sale of food to the public,

(v) laundries, and

(vi) licensing, regulation and control of the sale of liquor.

2. The functions of a local government council shall include participation of such council in the Government of a State as respects the following matters -

a. the provision and maintenance of primary, adult and vocational education;

(b) the development of agriculture and natural resources, other than the exploitation of materials

(c) the provision and maintenance of health services; and

(d) such other functions as may be conferred on a local government council by the House of Assembly of the State.