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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Friday said is continuing moves
to extradite a financier of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West, Mr.
Buruji Kashamu, to the United States for alleged drug-related offences.
Kashamu is a senator representing Ogun-East Senatorial District at the National
Assembly.
The anti-narcotics agency said it is appealing the various orders and court
injunctions granted the senator, which are preventing his arrest and extradition.
The NDLEA had been at daggers drawn with Kashamu over a claim by the
agency that it received a request from the American government seeking the
extradition of the PDP leader to answer drug-related charges.
The agency, in what it tagged, ‘house arrest’, had deployed its operatives in the
Lekki, Lagos, residence of the politician for six days before they were withdrawn,
following a court order.
A Federal High Court in Lagos had, in separate rulings, restrained the NDLEA
and any other agencies in the country from unlawfully arresting and forcefully
extraditing the Ijebu-born politician to the US.
Speaking to SUNDAY PUNCH on Friday, the Head of Public Affairs, NDLEA, Mr.
Mitchell Ofoyeju, said the agency had approached the courts to vacate all orders
granted Kashamu. He stated that the agency would follow all legal means to
ensure that Kashamu was extradited.
Ofoyeju said, “He (Kashamu) went to court to seek several orders. We have
appealed those orders. The matters have not been determined. We are in court.”
The NDLEA spokesman explained that Kashamu had built several legal walls to
prevent the agency from arresting to him.
“For instance, the warrant of arrest we obtained from the court, he set it aside
(through a court). Then, the suit the Attorney-General of the Federation filed;
the motion for his extradition, he also went to court to set it aside. The AGF is
appealing that order and we are appealing ours. The cases are already in court.”
Ofoyeju said the NDLEA was not to witch-hunt Kashamu, claiming that the
agency had been requested by the American government to extradite him.
He said, “We have the formal request from the United States,’ asking for his
extradition. We have that and we went to obtain a warrant of arrest which he
got an order to set aside. He got so many court orders; we are now appealing
those orders to enable us to follow due process.
“We cannot use the legal process to impede his extradition process. If he says
he believes in the rule of law, we are going to follow it up to a logical
conclusion.”
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A former
Governor of
Anambra State
in the defunct
Third Republic,
Dr.
Chukwuemeka
Ezeife, has
said President
Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Dr. Ibe Kachikwu to head the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation was not enough to satisfy the South-East.
The President had on Tuesday relieved Dr. Joseph Dawha of his appointment as
the Group Managing Director of the NNPC and appointed Kachikwu to replace
him.
The new NNPC’s GMD is from the Igbo-speaking part of Delta State.
But in an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday, Ezeife insisted that the
appointment did not undo the alleged lopsidedness of President Buhari’s
appointments so far.
He said, “It is not atonement for the many neglects and insults that have
happened with the National Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and other agencies. How would a
President appoint people into key positions in Nigeria, yet none of them is Igbo?
What kind of thing is that?
“On merit, we have the best people in Nigeria and that is not boasting. On
motivation, it is the same thing. If Buhari wants to ignore federal character, we
are not begging him for any appointment.
“And it is good for us to know where we belong and make appropriate
adjustments. It is not a matter of whether Nigeria appreciates us or not. If they
think we have done enough and we should go, there is more where what we
brought to Nigeria came from. It came from God and we are not going to throw
it away. If we go away, we leave with it. We like Nigeria, but one cannot insult
and treat a group as if they don’t exist.”
The Igbo leader also described as unfortunate the ethnic segregation in the
country. According to him, if a person from one region disagrees with another,
there should be a less vindictive way of expressing it.
The elder statesman further decried the development in the House of
Representatives, where every region except the South-East got a principal
position.
“I have found that only a very insignificant minority of the Igbo people are
saying that they have packed all their eggs in one basket; voting or no voting
for any person has not been of consequence to our people. They went for
elections and voted as they should and they are proud of it; they can repeat
same tomorrow,” he added.
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Two persons
have made
separate
attempts to
claim the
$2.1m (about
N418million)
cash seized by
the National
Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport
from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The NDLEA had on July 3 intercepted the cash which was being conveyed by a
bureau de change operator, Mr. Ibiteye John Bamidele.
The anti-narcotics agency had suspected the bureau de change operator of
laundering the money.
Following his confession that he was on money laundering errand allegedly for a
former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Dr.
Olufemi Thomas, the NDLEA had on July 8 handed over the suspect and the
cash to the EFCC.
Investigations by SUNDAY PUNCH on Saturday reveal that two different persons
have showed up at the Lagos office of the EFCC to claim the cash.
Our correspondent learnt that one of the impostors, a man, who showed up to
claim ownership of the money, later confessed to EFCC operatives that he was
hired by some persons he didn’t name to retrieve the money from the
commission.
His claim was said to have been punctured by the EFCC team and he was
subsequently arrested.
Similarly, a lady was also said to have appeared at the Lagos office of the
EFCC, claiming that she was the one that gave Bamidele the money.
The lady was said to have made repeated calls to the supposed owner of the
money who failed to fulfil his promise that he would meet her at the EFCC
office.
When she realised that her partner had failed her with the refusal to appear at
the commission. She was also said to have pleaded for mercy especially when
the operatives confronted her with facts from Bamidele.
A top officer of the EFCC, who spoke on condition of anonymity to SUNDAY
PUNCH , said, “Another thing you must know about this drama is that the
commission has foiled some attempts to retrieve the money.
“From the time the case was handed over to the commission on July 8, 2015 to
date, two people have come forward to claim the money.
“A few days after the money was handed over to the EFCC, a man came to the
office to claim the money but when he was grilled, he contradicted himself. In
fact, he said he was hired by some persons to claim and retrieve the money
from the commission.
“Apart from the man, another woman showed up the following day to claim that
she was the one who gave Bamidele the money.
“According to her claim, the money was proceeds of an investment which was
liquidated with a bank and was intended to be used to purchase a property for
the construction of a cardiac centre.
“However, her claim fell through when operatives confronted her. The bureau de
change operator who was caught with the money did not mention her name.
Then she realised that she wasn’t going anywhere with her lies, she started
pleading for mercy.”
Meanwhile, indications emerged on Saturday that Thomas had been granted
administrative bail on Friday by the EFCC after undergoing interrogation in
relation to the seized $2.1m.
The EFCC had invited the former NHIS boss, the prime suspect, for interrogation
on Friday and released him after hours of interrogation.
SUNDAY PUNCH gathered on Saturday that the EFCC operatives, who grilled the
ex-NHIS boss in relation to the ownership of the controversial money, asked
him to report to the Lagos office of the commission for further investigation
whenever he is needed.
No date was fixed for the next session with the commission.
Another senior officer of the EFCC, who also spoke to our correspondent on
condition of anonymity, said, “The case involving the seized $2.1 million is still
pending. The man was interrogated on Friday but released to go on what we
call administrative bail.
“Since the case is a Lagos case, he is expected to be reporting to the
commission’s office in Lagos whenever he is needed.”
Prior to Thomas’ interrogation, the EFCC had given the indication that it could
declare him wanted after weeks of searching for him.

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omowolewa:
It really good and timely.

But why must the forensic audit be performed by foreign firms only, where is the local content act preached by our government. Must it be foreign always.

How can we appreciate naira when the government gave us the impression that the best can only be foreign.

How can we appreciate Nigerian education when our government made us believe the best should only be imported.

it shld be given to local firms so they can be compromised again abi.......naija hasnt gotten to that level of having a total free nd fair process even our last election whc was termed as the most free nd fair....we all knw how massively it was rigged

Like say those guys don yab buhari b4 dem snap that pic......







Buhari be like 'na phonly u sphit spheik oyinboo pha.....walahi make iphemi come am pho here'

and u tink buhari will bite the hands that fed him.........or where do u tink all that money went to IF TRUE...........

The police in Lagos State have arrested a part-time lecturer, Afeez Baruwa, for
allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl, identified as Caroline (pseudonym) in the
Yaba area.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the victim, who was reportedly raped inside a study
room, was seeking admission into the University of Lagos, Akoka.
It was gathered that Baruwa was arrested by the Surulere Police Division on
Monday, August 3.
Our correspondent gathered that the lecturer, however, told the police in his
statement that the sexual intercourse was by mutual consent, insisting that he
did not rape the victim.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the lecturer and Caroline’s father belonged to the
same landlords’ association in the Abesan, Ipaja area.
It was gathered that the victim’s father had allowed her daughter to follow the
lecturer on July 23, to UNILAG for an admission process.
It was learnt that Baruwa allegedly took the girl inside one of the study halls,
bolted the door, and raped her.
It was learnt that after the incident, Caroline, who told her parents about the
rape, was taken to a non-governmental organisation, Mirabel Centre, where she
was tested.
The medical result reportedly confirmed that the teenager was violated.
Our correspondent gathered that Caroline was thereafter taken to the Lagos
State Office of the Public Defender, and the matter was also reported at the
police station. Baruwa was subsequently arrested.
A police source in Surulere said, “The suspect is actually a friend of the father
of the girl. The girl had written the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination,
and she needed assistance with the post-UTME.
“So, the father sent her to meet and discuss with the lecturer.
“But, it turned out that on July 23 when the girl visited the suspect, he raped
the girl in the study room.
“The suspect confessed to the act, but his claim is that the sex was by mutual
consent.”
The Director of the Office of the Public Defender, Mrs. Omotola Rotimi, said the
OPD would write a letter to the UNILAG Vice-Chancellor on the incident, so as
to ensure that such did not reoccur.
She said, “The victim’s father wanted the lecturer to assist with his daughter’s
admission. On the fateful day, the girl left with the lecturer as early as 5.30am,
and they got to the school at about 7am.
“No one had arrived at the hall except a woman. While the exams had yet to
start, he raped her. She went home, and the father found out that her daughter
had been raped. He took her to the Mirabel Centre, which then informed the
OPD.
“The centre also contacted the police at the Surulere and Isokoko divisions, and
the suspect was arrested.
“We are going to defend the girl, and we are writing the VC. The suspect is said
to be in the Department of Accounting. He claimed the sex was consensual, but
that is not a defence.”
Our correspondent gathered that Baruwa, who was in custody, would be
charged to court on Thursday (today).
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Patricia Amadin, confirmed
the arrest.
She said, “The suspect claims to be a part-time lecturer, but not an employee
of the University of Lagos.
“He has confessed to the crime and the medical result proved same.”

The immediate past deputy governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Ali Olanusi, says
following a series of petitions he wrote to the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, the commission has already begun a probe of Governor Olusegun
Mimiko’s government.
Olanusi, who was impeached by the Peoples Democratic Party-led House of
Assembly in April, said this in a statement on Wednesday.
The former deputy governor said some principal officers of the Ondo State
House of Assembly had also been invited by the EFCC to explain their role in
some alleged corrupt deals.
He said, “The idea behind these petitions is to let the public know what is
happening in Ondo State. There are some individuals that assisted the state
government in this looting and they have already been invited by the EFCC.
“Some principal officers in the House have already been invited, including top
officials of the Ondo State Oil Producing Area Development Commission. In the
last three weeks, they have visited the EFCC about three or four times.”
The former deputy governor, who was impeached shortly after defecting to the
All Progressives Congress, said some projects, such as the residency card
scheme, otherwise known as Kaadi Igbeayo, were fraudulent.
When asked to explain why he did not expose the alleged corruption by the
Mimiko administration while he was still in office, Olanusi said he tried to “show
the governor the light” but the governor refused to listen to his advice.
Olanusi, who is now a member of the APC Board of Trustees, said the probe
would uncover many shady activities of the government, including extra-
budgetary spendings and dubious bank loans.
“For instance, the national conference, a lavishly sponsored Federal Government
project, gulped a whooping sum of N113, 285,000 of the state’s resources,” he
said.
But in a swift reaction, the Ondo State Commissioner for Information, Kayode
Akinmade, has described Olanusi’s allegations as baseless.
Akinmade , who spoke on behalf of Mimiko, said Olanusi should allow the EFCC
to act on the petition he wrote and come out with its findings if indeed he has a
genuine case against the government.
He said, “The EFCC is an agency of government with the statutory responsibility
of investigating corrupt allegations. Instead of jumping the gun, Olanusi should
allow the agency do its job, except he is telling the world that the agency is not
competent or reliable enough to handle his petitions without any bias.
“The Ondo State Government wonders if Olanusi’s expectation is that the graft
agency should ride like an invading army, arresting and detaining everybody in
Ondo State on account of his petitions.
“We hope he is not suggesting that the EFCC should become an appendage of
his new party and a tool in the hands of the ruling government to threaten the
opposition.
“Apparently, Olanusi is dazed as he has lost in his game as his plans to
impeach his boss failed. Now , he wants something to keep him in the glare of
the public as he seeks political relevance.
“Where was Olanusi when the alleged N18bn was diverted? What action did he
take? Or is he just discovering the alleged graft now? What are the details of
the alleged theft and what are the proofs behind his baseless claims?
“Now that he has assumed the position of the EFCC spokesperson and
petitioner, Olanusi can well provide the details of his phantom theft, including
what he got then as deputy governor.”

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has received a new petition
filed against the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill
Akpabio.
The petition was titled, “Petition against former Governor Godswill Akpabio of
Akwa Ibom State for gross and uncommon abuse of public trust.”
Copies of the petition were also sent to President Muhammadu Buhari and the
Director General of the Department of State Service, Lawal Daura.
This was the third petition against the former governor who was recently
appointed as the Minority Leader of the upper legislative chamber.
The latest petition, dated August 3, 2015, but was received by the commission
on August 5, 2015.
The petitioner, Leo Ekpenyong, said he discovered what he called “uncommon
diversion of Akwa Ibom tax payers” money for the acquisition of massive
properties by the former governor.
Ekpenyong, said, “The properties owned by Akpabio and his surrogates are
itemized as follows: Eleven blocks of four luxury flats, making it a total of 44
luxury flats registered in the name of Prince Ukpong Akpabio. The location is
Woji, Port-Harcourt in Rivers State.
“It is worthy of note that Akpabio owns a total of 27 estates apart from the
ones mentioned in our earlier petitions.Some of the housing estates have
between 25 and 75 premium units.
“These estates are located in the Lekki area of Lagos; Lekki Phase 1, near the
Pan African University, off Chevron roundabout.Others are located at Banana
Island in Ikoyi, Gbagada on the Lagos mainland as well as Ogunlana Drive in
Surulere, Lagos.”
Ekpenyong had earlier sent two petitions to the commission against the former
governor.
The first petition was dated June 8 while the second one was dated June 22.
The petitioner told our correspondent on Wednesday that he had appeared
thrice before the commission’s investigators to “adopt the petitions.”
He said on the three occasions, he backed up the petitions with oral
testimonies and explained to the investigators that he was ready to testify
against the former governor.
Spokesperson for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwajuren, however, told our
correspondent that he didn’t know if the commission had received the latest
petition.
He said, “Several petitions are sent to the commission on a daily basis.
Because of this, I may not know the details of the petition. That’s the situation.
“
The former governor could not be reached for his reaction as of the time of
filing this report. Calls made to his telephone line indicated that it was switched
off, while a text message sent to him was not delivered.

perfect combo from jagaban there...........that man tinubu remains Nigeria's smartest politician......

omenka:
I don't know why I'm beginning to see another Buhari in this man...

u see that man u mentioned up there...he's buhari successor....

We all know mark lost the election nah...nt untill wen pdp used their super almighty formular to transform results....Transformation indeed

and some mofos will be shouting PMB and pictures as if he is the one giving someone his phone to snap him............. to taking selfie........

buharisambisada:
The aim is to paint GEJ's govt bad,because the apc led govt have failed woefully.

SMH for this man here........a government of 2 months has failed woefully........so what are u gonna call a government of 6 years

assuming pa yaradua has sold our refineries to this man then, things wouldn't have gotten this worse

real kings don't die....... :-Xreal kings don't die.......

is femi falana her lawyer or who's that am seein

those peeps sayin they don't believe....kindly put on ur glasses and see where it's written..........."spent only on adverts"...........thank you......





now kindly put off or glasses back.........

[quote author=Demmocrats post=36307676][/quote]ow much is this ya land??

RIP to the dead.....oya where's the northern guy that will replace him





FTC?

Rome wasn't built in a day.......steadily baba...we will surely get there....

Its really bad to realise its we the citizens that dont want the development of this nation anymore........For xrist sake election time has gone, we've got a new 4 years government....all i tink we need do is to pray nd hope for the best frm the present gov nd not finding fault in him by all means....c'mon no one can be perfect...even obama himself make flops most times......i rest my case

Our problem of solving corruption doesnt lie wit EFCC nor FG now.....it now lies wit our judiciary.....all this bailin stuff wnt lead us anywhere......click like if u agree........#probe_our_judiciary

Make baba come if u no go go that court by force............#let_baba_come

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wats the price

is it our fault the minority were given a chanced whc they totally misused.....

nice.....happy u got the root of the inane attitudes....."GEJ election loss"

and some mumu tanoids will still blame this on PMB instead on the falling oil prices as rightly stated