\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\"It is not something that government can afford. We will run out of test kits\", he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
He spoke during a townhall webinar meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"It is not something that government can afford. We will run out of test kits\", he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu has given reason why public laboratories are not allowed to conduct free testing for incoming passengers. Aliyu said Federal government cannot afford such venture. Besides, he said the public labs would run out of test kits should it attempt to offer free test services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spoke during a townhall webinar meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"It is not something that government can afford. We will run out of test kits\", he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu has given reason why public laboratories are not allowed to conduct free testing for incoming passengers. Aliyu said Federal government cannot afford such venture. Besides, he said the public labs would run out of test kits should it attempt to offer free test services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spoke during a townhall webinar meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"It is not something that government can afford. We will run out of test kits\", he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Be patient with the PTF covid-19 immigration policy, NIDCOM boss tells travellers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"be-patient-with-the-ptf-covid-19-immigration-policy-nidcom-boss-tells-travellers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=308","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":303,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu has given reason why public laboratories are not allowed to conduct free testing for incoming passengers. Aliyu said Federal government cannot afford such venture. Besides, he said the public labs would run out of test kits should it attempt to offer free test services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spoke during a townhall webinar meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"It is not something that government can afford. We will run out of test kits\", he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Apparently excited about the platform provided by NIDCOM to clarify all the knotty issues on travelling since relaxation of global lockdown, participants described the webinar as useful , timely and informative .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Be patient with the PTF covid-19 immigration policy, NIDCOM boss tells travellers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"be-patient-with-the-ptf-covid-19-immigration-policy-nidcom-boss-tells-travellers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=308","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":303,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu has given reason why public laboratories are not allowed to conduct free testing for incoming passengers. Aliyu said Federal government cannot afford such venture. Besides, he said the public labs would run out of test kits should it attempt to offer free test services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spoke during a townhall webinar meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"It is not something that government can afford. We will run out of test kits\", he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Also, Dr. Sani Aliyu, National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19 commended commended NIDCOM for living up to expectations in coordinating Diaspora concerns on the protocols put in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apparently excited about the platform provided by NIDCOM to clarify all the knotty issues on travelling since relaxation of global lockdown, participants described the webinar as useful , timely and informative .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Be patient with the PTF covid-19 immigration policy, NIDCOM boss tells travellers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"be-patient-with-the-ptf-covid-19-immigration-policy-nidcom-boss-tells-travellers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=308","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":303,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu has given reason why public laboratories are not allowed to conduct free testing for incoming passengers. Aliyu said Federal government cannot afford such venture. Besides, he said the public labs would run out of test kits should it attempt to offer free test services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spoke during a townhall webinar meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"It is not something that government can afford. We will run out of test kits\", he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
In this regard, Mr. Obed Monago, Chairman NIDO Americas, Mr Olawale Odutayo , Mr Tony Issima and other speakers commended Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa for always being proactive in taking care of the Diasporan' concerns all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, Dr. Sani Aliyu, National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19 commended commended NIDCOM for living up to expectations in coordinating Diaspora concerns on the protocols put in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apparently excited about the platform provided by NIDCOM to clarify all the knotty issues on travelling since relaxation of global lockdown, participants described the webinar as useful , timely and informative .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Be patient with the PTF covid-19 immigration policy, NIDCOM boss tells travellers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"be-patient-with-the-ptf-covid-19-immigration-policy-nidcom-boss-tells-travellers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=308","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":303,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu has given reason why public laboratories are not allowed to conduct free testing for incoming passengers. Aliyu said Federal government cannot afford such venture. Besides, he said the public labs would run out of test kits should it attempt to offer free test services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spoke during a townhall webinar meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"It is not something that government can afford. We will run out of test kits\", he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Speaking during a townhall webinar meeting organised by the Commission at the weekend, she assured travellers that everything will be done to ease the immigration difficulties been encountered currently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this regard, Mr. Obed Monago, Chairman NIDO Americas, Mr Olawale Odutayo , Mr Tony Issima and other speakers commended Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa for always being proactive in taking care of the Diasporan' concerns all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, Dr. Sani Aliyu, National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19 commended commended NIDCOM for living up to expectations in coordinating Diaspora concerns on the protocols put in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apparently excited about the platform provided by NIDCOM to clarify all the knotty issues on travelling since relaxation of global lockdown, participants described the webinar as useful , timely and informative .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Be patient with the PTF covid-19 immigration policy, NIDCOM boss tells travellers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"be-patient-with-the-ptf-covid-19-immigration-policy-nidcom-boss-tells-travellers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=308","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":303,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu has given reason why public laboratories are not allowed to conduct free testing for incoming passengers. Aliyu said Federal government cannot afford such venture. Besides, he said the public labs would run out of test kits should it attempt to offer free test services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spoke during a townhall webinar meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"It is not something that government can afford. We will run out of test kits\", he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Dabiri-Erewa made the appeal owing to complaints and frustration encountered by some Nigerians in diaspora, to enlighten and disseminate useful information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking during a townhall webinar meeting organised by the Commission at the weekend, she assured travellers that everything will be done to ease the immigration difficulties been encountered currently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this regard, Mr. Obed Monago, Chairman NIDO Americas, Mr Olawale Odutayo , Mr Tony Issima and other speakers commended Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa for always being proactive in taking care of the Diasporan' concerns all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, Dr. Sani Aliyu, National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19 commended commended NIDCOM for living up to expectations in coordinating Diaspora concerns on the protocols put in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apparently excited about the platform provided by NIDCOM to clarify all the knotty issues on travelling since relaxation of global lockdown, participants described the webinar as useful , timely and informative .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Be patient with the PTF covid-19 immigration policy, NIDCOM boss tells travellers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"be-patient-with-the-ptf-covid-19-immigration-policy-nidcom-boss-tells-travellers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=308","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":303,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu has given reason why public laboratories are not allowed to conduct free testing for incoming passengers. Aliyu said Federal government cannot afford such venture. Besides, he said the public labs would run out of test kits should it attempt to offer free test services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spoke during a townhall webinar meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"It is not something that government can afford. We will run out of test kits\", he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Chairman\/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has appealed to all travellers to be patient with the PTF COVID-19 immigration policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dabiri-Erewa made the appeal owing to complaints and frustration encountered by some Nigerians in diaspora, to enlighten and disseminate useful information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking during a townhall webinar meeting organised by the Commission at the weekend, she assured travellers that everything will be done to ease the immigration difficulties been encountered currently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this regard, Mr. Obed Monago, Chairman NIDO Americas, Mr Olawale Odutayo , Mr Tony Issima and other speakers commended Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa for always being proactive in taking care of the Diasporan' concerns all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, Dr. Sani Aliyu, National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19 commended commended NIDCOM for living up to expectations in coordinating Diaspora concerns on the protocols put in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apparently excited about the platform provided by NIDCOM to clarify all the knotty issues on travelling since relaxation of global lockdown, participants described the webinar as useful , timely and informative .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Be patient with the PTF covid-19 immigration policy, NIDCOM boss tells travellers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"be-patient-with-the-ptf-covid-19-immigration-policy-nidcom-boss-tells-travellers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=308","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":303,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu has given reason why public laboratories are not allowed to conduct free testing for incoming passengers. Aliyu said Federal government cannot afford such venture. Besides, he said the public labs would run out of test kits should it attempt to offer free test services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spoke during a townhall webinar meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"It is not something that government can afford. We will run out of test kits\", he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Chairman\/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has appealed to all travellers to be patient with the PTF COVID-19 immigration policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dabiri-Erewa made the appeal owing to complaints and frustration encountered by some Nigerians in diaspora, to enlighten and disseminate useful information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking during a townhall webinar meeting organised by the Commission at the weekend, she assured travellers that everything will be done to ease the immigration difficulties been encountered currently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this regard, Mr. Obed Monago, Chairman NIDO Americas, Mr Olawale Odutayo , Mr Tony Issima and other speakers commended Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa for always being proactive in taking care of the Diasporan' concerns all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also, Dr. Sani Aliyu, National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19 commended commended NIDCOM for living up to expectations in coordinating Diaspora concerns on the protocols put in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apparently excited about the platform provided by NIDCOM to clarify all the knotty issues on travelling since relaxation of global lockdown, participants described the webinar as useful , timely and informative .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Be patient with the PTF covid-19 immigration policy, NIDCOM boss tells travellers","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"be-patient-with-the-ptf-covid-19-immigration-policy-nidcom-boss-tells-travellers","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:48:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=308","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":303,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Coordinator of Presidential Task Force on covid-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu has given reason why public laboratories are not allowed to conduct free testing for incoming passengers. Aliyu said Federal government cannot afford such venture. Besides, he said the public labs would run out of test kits should it attempt to offer free test services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He spoke during a townhall webinar meeting organised by Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"It is not something that government can afford. We will run out of test kits\", he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also explained that the Federal Government does not receive any money paid to private laboratories as it would have loved to subsidize, but it is not sustainable by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"The PTF and NCDC are urgently working with all states to create a mechanism for private testing. We\u2019ve already approached 6 or 7 states that have private labs in their states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"A list of accredited private laboratories, especially if one is traveling out of the country, is on the NCDC microsite covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\/privatelabs,\" he clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ends.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Covid-19: Why public labs not given free testing for incoming passengers- Aliyu","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"covid-19-why-public-labs-not-given-free-testing-for-incoming-passengers-aliyu","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 13:36:30","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=303","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"IGP bans FSARS, other Tactical Squads from roadblock, checks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"igp-bans-fsars-other-tactical-squads-from-roadblock-checks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=311","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"IGP bans FSARS, other Tactical Squads from roadblock, checks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"igp-bans-fsars-other-tactical-squads-from-roadblock-checks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=311","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"IGP bans FSARS, other Tactical Squads from roadblock, checks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"igp-bans-fsars-other-tactical-squads-from-roadblock-checks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=311","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"IGP bans FSARS, other Tactical Squads from roadblock, checks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"igp-bans-fsars-other-tactical-squads-from-roadblock-checks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=311","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Japanese companies in Nigeria on increase in last three years \u2026.Embassy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"japanese-companies-in-nigeria-on-increase-in-last-three-years-embassy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=325","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":322,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"IGP bans FSARS, other Tactical Squads from roadblock, checks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"igp-bans-fsars-other-tactical-squads-from-roadblock-checks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=311","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Japanese companies in Nigeria on increase in last three years \u2026.Embassy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"japanese-companies-in-nigeria-on-increase-in-last-three-years-embassy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=325","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":322,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"IGP bans FSARS, other Tactical Squads from roadblock, checks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"igp-bans-fsars-other-tactical-squads-from-roadblock-checks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=311","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Japanese companies in Nigeria on increase in last three years \u2026.Embassy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"japanese-companies-in-nigeria-on-increase-in-last-three-years-embassy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=325","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":322,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"IGP bans FSARS, other Tactical Squads from roadblock, checks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"igp-bans-fsars-other-tactical-squads-from-roadblock-checks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=311","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
He said both countries had commenced preparations for the 9th Session of Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), scheduled for June in Tokyo, but was postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Japanese companies in Nigeria on increase in last three years \u2026.Embassy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"japanese-companies-in-nigeria-on-increase-in-last-three-years-embassy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=325","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":322,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"IGP bans FSARS, other Tactical Squads from roadblock, checks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"igp-bans-fsars-other-tactical-squads-from-roadblock-checks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=311","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
According to him, \u201cAlthough we have not been able to build substantially on the gains we garnered in 2019, the Embassy is undeterred. We believe that Nigeria and Japan will overcome Covid-19 and come out of this challenging period stronger. Therefore, we look forward with great optimism to actualise the initiatives we have in the pipeline and consolidate on the achievements we recorded in 2019\/20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said both countries had commenced preparations for the 9th Session of Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), scheduled for June in Tokyo, but was postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Japanese companies in Nigeria on increase in last three years \u2026.Embassy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"japanese-companies-in-nigeria-on-increase-in-last-three-years-embassy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=325","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":322,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Elias-Fatile revealed that since April 2019, there had been significant increase in the applications for business and tourism visas to Nigeria, especially after the maiden edition of the seminar for Japanese companies and captains of industry, the business networking session for Japanese businessmen and their Nigerian counterparts on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) in Yokohama, as well as other trade-related activities organised by the Embassy last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, \u201cAlthough we have not been able to build substantially on the gains we garnered in 2019, the Embassy is undeterred. We believe that Nigeria and Japan will overcome Covid-19 and come out of this challenging period stronger. Therefore, we look forward with great optimism to actualise the initiatives we have in the pipeline and consolidate on the achievements we recorded in 2019\/20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said both countries had commenced preparations for the 9th Session of Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), scheduled for June in Tokyo, but was postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Japanese companies in Nigeria on increase in last three years \u2026.Embassy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"japanese-companies-in-nigeria-on-increase-in-last-three-years-embassy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=325","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":322,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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He noted that another indicator was the increase in the volume of trade and economic activities between both countries. Recent statistics issued by competent government agencies from both countries attest to this positive trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile revealed that since April 2019, there had been significant increase in the applications for business and tourism visas to Nigeria, especially after the maiden edition of the seminar for Japanese companies and captains of industry, the business networking session for Japanese businessmen and their Nigerian counterparts on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) in Yokohama, as well as other trade-related activities organised by the Embassy last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, \u201cAlthough we have not been able to build substantially on the gains we garnered in 2019, the Embassy is undeterred. We believe that Nigeria and Japan will overcome Covid-19 and come out of this challenging period stronger. Therefore, we look forward with great optimism to actualise the initiatives we have in the pipeline and consolidate on the achievements we recorded in 2019\/20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said both countries had commenced preparations for the 9th Session of Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), scheduled for June in Tokyo, but was postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Japanese companies in Nigeria on increase in last three years \u2026.Embassy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"japanese-companies-in-nigeria-on-increase-in-last-three-years-embassy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=325","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":322,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Similarly, he stressed that Japan is among Nigeria\u2019s top 20 import partners and Nigeria\u2019s top 20 export partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that another indicator was the increase in the volume of trade and economic activities between both countries. Recent statistics issued by competent government agencies from both countries attest to this positive trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile revealed that since April 2019, there had been significant increase in the applications for business and tourism visas to Nigeria, especially after the maiden edition of the seminar for Japanese companies and captains of industry, the business networking session for Japanese businessmen and their Nigerian counterparts on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) in Yokohama, as well as other trade-related activities organised by the Embassy last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, \u201cAlthough we have not been able to build substantially on the gains we garnered in 2019, the Embassy is undeterred. We believe that Nigeria and Japan will overcome Covid-19 and come out of this challenging period stronger. Therefore, we look forward with great optimism to actualise the initiatives we have in the pipeline and consolidate on the achievements we recorded in 2019\/20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said both countries had commenced preparations for the 9th Session of Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), scheduled for June in Tokyo, but was postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Elias-Fatile said the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) acknowledged that presently, Japan is No 5 foreign investor in Nigeria, and also among the top 10 investors in services in Nigeria; among the top 10 investors in solid minerals, the No 5 investor in oil refining and No 5 investor in real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, he stressed that Japan is among Nigeria\u2019s top 20 import partners and Nigeria\u2019s top 20 export partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that another indicator was the increase in the volume of trade and economic activities between both countries. Recent statistics issued by competent government agencies from both countries attest to this positive trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile revealed that since April 2019, there had been significant increase in the applications for business and tourism visas to Nigeria, especially after the maiden edition of the seminar for Japanese companies and captains of industry, the business networking session for Japanese businessmen and their Nigerian counterparts on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) in Yokohama, as well as other trade-related activities organised by the Embassy last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, \u201cAlthough we have not been able to build substantially on the gains we garnered in 2019, the Embassy is undeterred. We believe that Nigeria and Japan will overcome Covid-19 and come out of this challenging period stronger. Therefore, we look forward with great optimism to actualise the initiatives we have in the pipeline and consolidate on the achievements we recorded in 2019\/20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said both countries had commenced preparations for the 9th Session of Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), scheduled for June in Tokyo, but was postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Japanese companies in Nigeria on increase in last three years \u2026.Embassy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"japanese-companies-in-nigeria-on-increase-in-last-three-years-embassy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=325","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":322,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"IGP bans FSARS, other Tactical Squads from roadblock, checks","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"igp-bans-fsars-other-tactical-squads-from-roadblock-checks","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=311","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":544},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
\u201cAs soon as the situation begins to normalise, we shall take steps to pursue Nigerian-Japan relations with vigour and resolute determination, through robust engagements in economic and trade activities. We shall continue to bolster the networks of trade and economic activities between relevant actors and stakeholders from both countries. We shall initiate, encourage and support new ideas to expand the scope of trade and economic activities between both countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile said the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) acknowledged that presently, Japan is No 5 foreign investor in Nigeria, and also among the top 10 investors in services in Nigeria; among the top 10 investors in solid minerals, the No 5 investor in oil refining and No 5 investor in real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, he stressed that Japan is among Nigeria\u2019s top 20 import partners and Nigeria\u2019s top 20 export partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that another indicator was the increase in the volume of trade and economic activities between both countries. Recent statistics issued by competent government agencies from both countries attest to this positive trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile revealed that since April 2019, there had been significant increase in the applications for business and tourism visas to Nigeria, especially after the maiden edition of the seminar for Japanese companies and captains of industry, the business networking session for Japanese businessmen and their Nigerian counterparts on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) in Yokohama, as well as other trade-related activities organised by the Embassy last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, \u201cAlthough we have not been able to build substantially on the gains we garnered in 2019, the Embassy is undeterred. We believe that Nigeria and Japan will overcome Covid-19 and come out of this challenging period stronger. Therefore, we look forward with great optimism to actualise the initiatives we have in the pipeline and consolidate on the achievements we recorded in 2019\/20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said both countries had commenced preparations for the 9th Session of Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), scheduled for June in Tokyo, but was postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Japanese companies in Nigeria on increase in last three years \u2026.Embassy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"japanese-companies-in-nigeria-on-increase-in-last-three-years-embassy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=325","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":322,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Elias-Fatile stated: \u201cDespite current challenges, we still have good news and reasons to celebrate. After the successes of the events in 2019, we were recording steady improvements in trade and economic relations between both countries prior to the outbreak of Covid-19. The indicators include the increase in the number of Japanese companies in Nigeria from 32 in 2017 to 43 today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs soon as the situation begins to normalise, we shall take steps to pursue Nigerian-Japan relations with vigour and resolute determination, through robust engagements in economic and trade activities. We shall continue to bolster the networks of trade and economic activities between relevant actors and stakeholders from both countries. We shall initiate, encourage and support new ideas to expand the scope of trade and economic activities between both countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile said the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) acknowledged that presently, Japan is No 5 foreign investor in Nigeria, and also among the top 10 investors in services in Nigeria; among the top 10 investors in solid minerals, the No 5 investor in oil refining and No 5 investor in real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, he stressed that Japan is among Nigeria\u2019s top 20 import partners and Nigeria\u2019s top 20 export partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that another indicator was the increase in the volume of trade and economic activities between both countries. Recent statistics issued by competent government agencies from both countries attest to this positive trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile revealed that since April 2019, there had been significant increase in the applications for business and tourism visas to Nigeria, especially after the maiden edition of the seminar for Japanese companies and captains of industry, the business networking session for Japanese businessmen and their Nigerian counterparts on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) in Yokohama, as well as other trade-related activities organised by the Embassy last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, \u201cAlthough we have not been able to build substantially on the gains we garnered in 2019, the Embassy is undeterred. We believe that Nigeria and Japan will overcome Covid-19 and come out of this challenging period stronger. Therefore, we look forward with great optimism to actualise the initiatives we have in the pipeline and consolidate on the achievements we recorded in 2019\/20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said both countries had commenced preparations for the 9th Session of Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), scheduled for June in Tokyo, but was postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Charge de\u2019 Affairs, Dr. Elias-Fatile, disclosed this in a statement made available to Diplomatic Correspondents in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stated: \u201cDespite current challenges, we still have good news and reasons to celebrate. After the successes of the events in 2019, we were recording steady improvements in trade and economic relations between both countries prior to the outbreak of Covid-19. The indicators include the increase in the number of Japanese companies in Nigeria from 32 in 2017 to 43 today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs soon as the situation begins to normalise, we shall take steps to pursue Nigerian-Japan relations with vigour and resolute determination, through robust engagements in economic and trade activities. We shall continue to bolster the networks of trade and economic activities between relevant actors and stakeholders from both countries. We shall initiate, encourage and support new ideas to expand the scope of trade and economic activities between both countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile said the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) acknowledged that presently, Japan is No 5 foreign investor in Nigeria, and also among the top 10 investors in services in Nigeria; among the top 10 investors in solid minerals, the No 5 investor in oil refining and No 5 investor in real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, he stressed that Japan is among Nigeria\u2019s top 20 import partners and Nigeria\u2019s top 20 export partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that another indicator was the increase in the volume of trade and economic activities between both countries. Recent statistics issued by competent government agencies from both countries attest to this positive trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile revealed that since April 2019, there had been significant increase in the applications for business and tourism visas to Nigeria, especially after the maiden edition of the seminar for Japanese companies and captains of industry, the business networking session for Japanese businessmen and their Nigerian counterparts on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) in Yokohama, as well as other trade-related activities organised by the Embassy last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, \u201cAlthough we have not been able to build substantially on the gains we garnered in 2019, the Embassy is undeterred. We believe that Nigeria and Japan will overcome Covid-19 and come out of this challenging period stronger. Therefore, we look forward with great optimism to actualise the initiatives we have in the pipeline and consolidate on the achievements we recorded in 2019\/20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said both countries had commenced preparations for the 9th Session of Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), scheduled for June in Tokyo, but was postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Japanese companies in Nigeria on increase in last three years \u2026.Embassy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"japanese-companies-in-nigeria-on-increase-in-last-three-years-embassy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=325","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":322,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Consequently, the number of Japanese companies in Nigeria has increased steadily in the last three years from 32 in 2017 to 43 in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs, Dr. Elias-Fatile, disclosed this in a statement made available to Diplomatic Correspondents in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stated: \u201cDespite current challenges, we still have good news and reasons to celebrate. After the successes of the events in 2019, we were recording steady improvements in trade and economic relations between both countries prior to the outbreak of Covid-19. The indicators include the increase in the number of Japanese companies in Nigeria from 32 in 2017 to 43 today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs soon as the situation begins to normalise, we shall take steps to pursue Nigerian-Japan relations with vigour and resolute determination, through robust engagements in economic and trade activities. We shall continue to bolster the networks of trade and economic activities between relevant actors and stakeholders from both countries. We shall initiate, encourage and support new ideas to expand the scope of trade and economic activities between both countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile said the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) acknowledged that presently, Japan is No 5 foreign investor in Nigeria, and also among the top 10 investors in services in Nigeria; among the top 10 investors in solid minerals, the No 5 investor in oil refining and No 5 investor in real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, he stressed that Japan is among Nigeria\u2019s top 20 import partners and Nigeria\u2019s top 20 export partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that another indicator was the increase in the volume of trade and economic activities between both countries. Recent statistics issued by competent government agencies from both countries attest to this positive trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile revealed that since April 2019, there had been significant increase in the applications for business and tourism visas to Nigeria, especially after the maiden edition of the seminar for Japanese companies and captains of industry, the business networking session for Japanese businessmen and their Nigerian counterparts on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) in Yokohama, as well as other trade-related activities organised by the Embassy last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, \u201cAlthough we have not been able to build substantially on the gains we garnered in 2019, the Embassy is undeterred. We believe that Nigeria and Japan will overcome Covid-19 and come out of this challenging period stronger. Therefore, we look forward with great optimism to actualise the initiatives we have in the pipeline and consolidate on the achievements we recorded in 2019\/20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said both countries had commenced preparations for the 9th Session of Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), scheduled for June in Tokyo, but was postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Embassy of Nigeria in Japan has said there is steady improvements in trade and economic relations between Nigeria and Japan prior to the outbreak of Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Consequently, the number of Japanese companies in Nigeria has increased steadily in the last three years from 32 in 2017 to 43 in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs, Dr. Elias-Fatile, disclosed this in a statement made available to Diplomatic Correspondents in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stated: \u201cDespite current challenges, we still have good news and reasons to celebrate. After the successes of the events in 2019, we were recording steady improvements in trade and economic relations between both countries prior to the outbreak of Covid-19. The indicators include the increase in the number of Japanese companies in Nigeria from 32 in 2017 to 43 today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs soon as the situation begins to normalise, we shall take steps to pursue Nigerian-Japan relations with vigour and resolute determination, through robust engagements in economic and trade activities. We shall continue to bolster the networks of trade and economic activities between relevant actors and stakeholders from both countries. We shall initiate, encourage and support new ideas to expand the scope of trade and economic activities between both countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile said the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) acknowledged that presently, Japan is No 5 foreign investor in Nigeria, and also among the top 10 investors in services in Nigeria; among the top 10 investors in solid minerals, the No 5 investor in oil refining and No 5 investor in real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, he stressed that Japan is among Nigeria\u2019s top 20 import partners and Nigeria\u2019s top 20 export partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that another indicator was the increase in the volume of trade and economic activities between both countries. Recent statistics issued by competent government agencies from both countries attest to this positive trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile revealed that since April 2019, there had been significant increase in the applications for business and tourism visas to Nigeria, especially after the maiden edition of the seminar for Japanese companies and captains of industry, the business networking session for Japanese businessmen and their Nigerian counterparts on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) in Yokohama, as well as other trade-related activities organised by the Embassy last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, \u201cAlthough we have not been able to build substantially on the gains we garnered in 2019, the Embassy is undeterred. We believe that Nigeria and Japan will overcome Covid-19 and come out of this challenging period stronger. Therefore, we look forward with great optimism to actualise the initiatives we have in the pipeline and consolidate on the achievements we recorded in 2019\/20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said both countries had commenced preparations for the 9th Session of Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), scheduled for June in Tokyo, but was postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Japanese companies in Nigeria on increase in last three years \u2026.Embassy","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"japanese-companies-in-nigeria-on-increase-in-last-three-years-embassy","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 10:10:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=325","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":322,"post_author":"11","post_date":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content":"\n
By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Embassy of Nigeria in Japan has said there is steady improvements in trade and economic relations between Nigeria and Japan prior to the outbreak of Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Consequently, the number of Japanese companies in Nigeria has increased steadily in the last three years from 32 in 2017 to 43 in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs, Dr. Elias-Fatile, disclosed this in a statement made available to Diplomatic Correspondents in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stated: \u201cDespite current challenges, we still have good news and reasons to celebrate. After the successes of the events in 2019, we were recording steady improvements in trade and economic relations between both countries prior to the outbreak of Covid-19. The indicators include the increase in the number of Japanese companies in Nigeria from 32 in 2017 to 43 today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs soon as the situation begins to normalise, we shall take steps to pursue Nigerian-Japan relations with vigour and resolute determination, through robust engagements in economic and trade activities. We shall continue to bolster the networks of trade and economic activities between relevant actors and stakeholders from both countries. We shall initiate, encourage and support new ideas to expand the scope of trade and economic activities between both countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile said the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) acknowledged that presently, Japan is No 5 foreign investor in Nigeria, and also among the top 10 investors in services in Nigeria; among the top 10 investors in solid minerals, the No 5 investor in oil refining and No 5 investor in real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Similarly, he stressed that Japan is among Nigeria\u2019s top 20 import partners and Nigeria\u2019s top 20 export partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted that another indicator was the increase in the volume of trade and economic activities between both countries. Recent statistics issued by competent government agencies from both countries attest to this positive trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile revealed that since April 2019, there had been significant increase in the applications for business and tourism visas to Nigeria, especially after the maiden edition of the seminar for Japanese companies and captains of industry, the business networking session for Japanese businessmen and their Nigerian counterparts on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) in Yokohama, as well as other trade-related activities organised by the Embassy last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, \u201cAlthough we have not been able to build substantially on the gains we garnered in 2019, the Embassy is undeterred. We believe that Nigeria and Japan will overcome Covid-19 and come out of this challenging period stronger. Therefore, we look forward with great optimism to actualise the initiatives we have in the pipeline and consolidate on the achievements we recorded in 2019\/20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said both countries had commenced preparations for the 9th Session of Nigeria-Japan Special Partnership Forum (NJSPF), scheduled for June in Tokyo, but was postponed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charge de\u2019 Affairs explained that the NJSPF is a framework for regular consultations on matters of mutual interest between the two countries, adding that the forum was upgraded to the level of a bi-national cooperation at the 6th session held on 22nd and 23rd August, 2013, in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elias-Fatile stressed that the Japanese companies are engaged in different sectors of the economy, including power generation, transmission and distribution, agriculture, machinery, automobile, manufacturing, engineering, electronics, infrastructure, food and seasoning, medical and healthcare, among others, adding that some of them manufacture products locally in their own plants in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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By Gift Habib<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has denied the allegation of running a family government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akeredolu made this known in the State governorship debate on Sunday in Akure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While responding to the questions, he denied the allegation of running a family government, saying that he ran a transparent government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governor said that his wife was not a commissioner, neither did any of his children hold a post in his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead, he said that his wife \u201chas been helping the women of Ondo State through the \u201cBRECAN Initiative\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet anybody that has evidence that anyone of my family is a consultant in the government come out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will sue anyone that lies against my family,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The debate, titled \"2020 Ondo Governorship Election: Face the Voters\" was organised by media organisations, labour unions and other critical stakeholders in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Moderator, Akinwumi Asobunde said \u201cWe invited candidate of APC, PDP, SDP and ZLP for this debate and none of the candidates showed any sign that he will not attend as at one hour to the programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut only the candidate of APC and SDP \u2013 Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Mr Peter Fasua respectively were present at the scheduled time,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Mr Eyitayo Jegede of People's Democratic Party (PDP) came an hour behind the scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jegede, the PDP candidate, promised to run a transparent government if elected, cautioning his supporters against violence during the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere is nothing to be gained by violence which is why I make sure I report to the Police when such happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis state must have respect for peace and order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI plead with our young men not to go near violence, and our leaders must discourage violence,\u2019\u2019 Jegede said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Mr Agboola Ajayi absent himself from the debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agboola, who is the current deputy Governor of the State decamped from All Progressives Congress (APC) to ZLP to contest the governorship election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All candidates present called on their supporters to shun any act of violence during the governorship election scheduled to hold on October 10.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Ondo poll: Akeredolu denies running a family government","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ondo-poll-akeredolu-denies-running-a-family-government","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_modified_gmt":"2020-10-05 07:05:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/newsspecng.com\/?p=322","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":311,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_date_gmt":"2020-10-04 15:27:25","post_content":"\n
\u2026Arrest two personnel, one civilian accomplice operating in Lagos<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Stella Obi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force from carrying out stop and search and mounting of roadblocks. The ban is with immediate effect, the Police authority stated. The force has also arrested two SARS personnel and one civilian accomplice In a statement signed by Mr. Frank Mba, the Police spokesperson on Sunday, the ban also extends to the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels. Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the directives came against the backdrop of findings by the leadership of the Force that a few personnel of the Tactical Squads hide under disguise to perpetrate all forms of illegality, contrary to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Code of Conduct and Rules of Engagement establishing the squads. The IGP banned the Squads from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties such as stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc \u2013 with immediate effect. The statement also stated that the personnel must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. The statement reads: \"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties - stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc - with immediate effect. \" In addition, no personnel of the Force is authorized to embark on patrols or tactical assignments in mufti. They must always appear in their police uniforms or approved tactical gear. \"Specifically, the IGP has warned the Tactical Squads against the invasion of the privacy of citizens particularly through indiscriminate and unauthorized search of mobile phones, laptops and other smart devices. They are to concentrate and respond only to cases of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes when the need arises. The IGP notes that the FSARS and other Police Tactical Squads remain a critical component of the Force in confronting prevailing and emerging violent crimes in the country. He however condemns every act of unprofessionalism, abuse of human rights and high-handedness by some personnel of the Squads. He has therefore ordered the X-Squad and the Monitoring Unit to embark on immediate and massive nationwide monitoring of activities of Tactical Squads and other police officers on the road. They are to ensure prompt arrest, investigation and prosecution of all erring police officers who violate these directives and other extant regulations of the Force. \"The IGP has equally warned, that henceforth, the Commissioner of Police in charge of FSARS, Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands and the FCT as well as their supervisory Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police, will be held liable for any misconduct within their Area of Responsibility (AOR). He therefore charged them to ensure effective supervision and mentoring of the personnel of the Tactical Squads under their jurisdiction. \"Meanwhile, two operatives of the FSARS and their civilian accomplice operating in Lagos State, INSPR Sale James, INSPR Monday Uchiola and Okechukwu Ogbonna, have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for acts of professional misconduct including extortion and intimidation of innocent citizens. The operational vehicle of the men has also been impounded and disciplinary procedure has already commenced against the defaulters. \"The IGP reaffirms his commitment to bequeathing to Nigerians, a reformed Police Force that is accountable, responsible and ever ready to defend and uphold the rights of the citizens while discharging its duties of keeping the people safe and secure. \"He enjoins the citizens not to allow the misconduct by a few personnel of the Force to negatively impact on their belief, confidence and trust in the Police.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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