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    Sunday, May 28, 2023

    Your stay in office is illegal, court fires IGP Usman Alkali Baba.

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    Your stay in office is illegal, court fires IGP Usman Alkali Baba.

     

    Your stay in office is illegal, court fires IGP Usman Alkali Baba.

    In a significant legal development, a Federal High Court in Awka has ruled that the current Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, is unlawfully occupying the office. The court, presided over by Justice Fatun Riman, declared that Baba's continued stay in the position is in direct violation of the Police Act of 2020 and is therefore illegal and unconstitutional.


    The court's judgment, delivered in a case filed by Okechukwu Nwafor, a taxpayer, emphasized that only an officer of the prescribed rank with at least four years of service can be appointed as the IGP. It was further stated that Baba, who has less than four years of service, does not meet the requirements for the position.


    While the judgment was officially rendered on May 19, 2023, a certified copy was made available on May 27, 2023. The plaintiffs in the case had brought legal action against President Muhammadu Buhari, the IGP, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, and the Nigeria Police Council, seeking an order to prevent Baba from occupying the office since his tenure had expired.


    In delivering the judgment, Justice Riman underscored the fact that the IGP is a public servant and a member of the Nigeria Police Force, established under Section 214(1) of the Constitution. According to the Federal Public Rules 299 (PSR), all public service officers are required to retire at the age of 60 or after 35 years of service, as mandated by the Constitution. The judge further emphasized that the President's prerogative power is limited by the provisions of the Constitution and that the retirement of the Inspector-General of Police is a matter governed by statutory and constitutional provisions, which cannot be altered by any other law.


    Usman Alkali Baba reached the age of 60 on March 1, 2023, which marked the compulsory retirement age. However, his tenure was extended by President Buhari in January of the same year. This court ruling challenges the validity of that extension and asserts that Baba's occupation of the office is unlawful based on the clear provisions of the law.


    This judgment has significant implications for the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force and raises questions about the adherence to legal and constitutional procedures in appointments to key positions. It remains to be seen how this ruling will be implemented and what steps will be taken to address the situation in accordance with the court's decision.
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    Tuesday, May 5, 2020

    Nigeria: Senate wants Police Force decentralized, insists on community policing

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    Nigeria: Senate wants Police Force decentralized, insists on community policing

    The Senate has called for the decentralization of the Nigeria Police Force and the need for community policing as a way of addressing the country’s problem of insecurity.
    This formed part of the recommendations of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Nigeria Security Challenges which was considered and approved during plenary on Tuesday.
    Recall that the upper chamber had set up an Ad-hoc Committee on Nigeria Security Challenges on January 29, 2020, under the Chairmanship of the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya A. Abdullahi.

    The Senate Spokesman, Senator Ajibola Basiru, said in a statement that the committee, in its report, made wide-ranging recommendations which were also approved by the chamber.
    It urged the executive to direct the Ministry of Police Affairs and the Inspector General of Police to “decentralize the police command structure with operational and budgetary powers” vested in the zonal commands.

    The Senate also urged the Federal Government to set up Zonal Security Advisory Committees at each Zonal Command to advise on the security challenges facing each zone.
    The composition of the Zonal Advisory Council as proposed by the upper chamber include; Governors in the Zone; Zonal AIG of Police; State Commissioners of Police in the Zone; State Directors of the Department of State Security Service; Zonal Immigration Officers; Zonal Customs Officers; and Representative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps in the Zone.

    Others are: Representative of the Nigeria Correctional Service in the Zone; Chairmen of State Traditional Rulers Council in the Zone; Faith-based Leaders in the Zone; Civil Society Representatives in the Zone; Representative of Senators from the Zone; Representative of Members of House of Representatives from the Zone; Representatives of Business Community and Labour in the Zone; and any person or persons deemed to be useful and relevant, taking into account the socio-cultural peculiarities of the zone.

    Recommendations were also made for the expansion of the State Security Council and constitution of Area Command, Local Government and Ward Level Advisory Councils.
    The Senate, accordingly, urged the Federal Government to direct the Ministry of Police Affairs and the Inspector General of Police to immediately implement the Community Policing Strategy involving local stakeholders at the grassroots, and traditional rulers with a view to addressing local security challenges.
    The upper chamber while urging the state assemblies to make necessary laws to legalize community policing to be established at the Local Government level, called on State Governors to fund community policing from grants appropriated to each Local Government.
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    Wednesday, December 18, 2019

    Xenophobia: How we are doing in South Africa now – Nigerian citizens in Diaspora

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    Xenophobia: How we are doing in South Africa now – Nigerian citizens in Diaspora



    The chairman board of trustees, Nigerian citizens in South Africa, Chief Chuks Okolie has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the steps taken to stop xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South Africa.

    Okolie who gave the commendation in an interview with DAILY POST in South Africa lauded Buhari for using his visit to the country to ensure that Nigerians in the country were safe.

    “The situation like you could see since you arrived has been normal and everything is okay now. Everybody is going about their business and there is relative peace, there is peace now,” he noted.

    Recounting what led to the recent xenophobic attack on Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South Africa, Okolie stated that some uninformed miscreants who had disagreements with foreign nationals took the laws into their hands.

    He said, “It was just a misunderstanding. You will agree with me that in every society, there are some miscreants; the uninformed South Africans that took the
    law into their hands and because of some disagreement they went into the street and they started looting.

    “ It was purely looting, it was an act of no provocation. When it started, we the Nigerian citizens in diaspora association went into fact-finding and we found out that the issue was not connected to Nigerians but just a few misunderstandings that started in a small place and some miscreants took laws into their hands and started looting foreign-owned shops.

    “I will not say that it was a case of South Africans hating Nigerians or other foreigners but in every smoke, there is a fire. There might be a South African that doesn’t like a Nigerian and when that issue comes up, they will use it as an avenue to leverage on the misunderstanding or misconception.”

    When asked how the South African government was tackling the situation to stop a reoccurrence of such attack and what the Nigerian government have done for Nigerians who were repatriated during the attack, Okorie said, “Initially we were not happy because the South African police stood by and watched South Africans destroy and loot businesses but I will tell you that since the visit of President Buhari, things have changed. The police has also promised to always be at the scene or on call whenever issues like that come up.
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    Friday, December 6, 2019

    EFCC Arrests 23 Men From ‘Yahoo-yahoo’ School

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    EFCC Arrests 23 Men From ‘Yahoo-yahoo’ School


    The Economic and Financial Crimes has arrested 23 suspected students learning Internet scam also known as ‘yahoo-yahoo’.

    Operatives of the commission busted an alleged training centre on Essien Essien Street, Ikot Ibiok Village, Eket Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State.

    A spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwajaren, said the fraudsters were arrested during an operation, which took place in the early hours of Thursday, November 28, 2019.

    He noted that the suspects between the ages of 19 and 35 years confessed that they were undergoing training in various aspects of cybercrime such as love scam, online trading scam, identity theft etc.

    Uwajaren also disclosed that during questioning, the suspects narrated how they were recruited into the ‘academy’ to be trained in cybercrime in the regimented premises.
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    Monday, December 2, 2019

    Presidency debunks UN assessment of insecurity in Nigeria

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    Presidency debunks UN assessment of insecurity in Nigeria



    FG has rejected the assessment of the United Nations of the state of insecurity in the country.

    The Presidency in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Friday said that the UN Rapporteur on violence in Nigeria was inadequate and does not reflect the true situation in the country, describing it as disappointing.

    It said while the government admitted that violence was a challenge, it was equally addressing the issue at all levels in collaboration with state governments.

    However, the Presidency argued that any report that left out intra-group violence as a major factor contributing to the general spate of insecurity was unacceptable to the government.

    Shehu said, “In Benue, Taraba, Cross River states and many parts of the country, most of the casualties resulting from intra-group, inter-group and community violence.

    “Many of the displaced persons across the nation are also victims of these conflicts.

    “Therefore, we are saddened that the rapporteur did not address intra-ethnic conflicts and cattle rustling as key elements in herders/farmers conflicts.”

    The Rapporteur, Agnes Callamard, in one report this month, said “Nigeria is a pressure cooker of conflicts”, warning that it posed a serious danger to the rest of West Africa.

    Aside from widespread killings by Boko Haram, she touched on raging banditry, killings by herdsmen over the right of access to farmlands, kidnapping and alleged increasing human rights abuses by Nigerian security forces.

    Callamard said, “The lack of accountability is on such a scale that pretending this is nothing short of a crisis will be a major mistake.

    “If ignored, its ripple effect will spread in the sub-region given the country’s important role on the continent.”

    Source: Saharareports
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