Security
Anambra market installs 27 solar lights against insecurity
By Cyprian Ebele, Onitsha
In its bid to beef up security at Mgbuka Obosi Old Motor car Parts Dealers Association market, Idemili North Local Government Area, Anambra State, the caretaker Committee of the market, headed by Chief Samuel Ifurunwa, has commenced installation of first batch of 27 pieces of solar lights in all streets in the market.
Making this disclosure during their periodic prayer session held Friday, Chief Ifurunwa, the market Chairman, said their installation of the solar lights was informed during a meeting the traders had with Anambra State lawmakers at Anambra State Markets Amalgamated Traders’ Association, ASMATA, secretariat.
At the meeting, according to Ifurunwa, the lawmakers stressed the need for installation of solar lights to help ward off crimes and criminality in the markets especially at night.
“They advised us to make sure there are solar lights in all the streets in our markets, I am so happy about that idea. Apart from that, when we assumed office, we brought electricity and satellite into our market but because there was no steady power supply the satellite was not functional.
“As a result at night the market was always so dark, so my executives and I decided to implement the advice of the lawmakers as the best option which prompted us to procure the 27 pieces of solar lights at the cost of #1.3 million.
“We will still add more solar lights to these 27, they are the first batch that took us 1.3 million naira plus to procure.
“Before the procurement of the solar, we were managing the electricity in our market, after trading in the day, we will switch off power from the whole market but since after this little incident of fire outbreak, in this market, my executives and I decided that every day after trading, we must switch off power entirely and use only solar lights at night,” he disclosed.
On how they sourced the fund for the procurement of the solar lights he said that they consulted the rich in the market and good spirited individuals who came to their rescue even as he assured of maintenance of the project when necessary.
“We are prepared for the maintenance before buying it, we will make sure that anyone that has problem, we make sure we repair it immediately,” he assured.
Also on the installation of CCTV cameras in the market he said it was a welcome development adding that it was a good initiative from the Anambra lawmakers and commended Governor Chukwuma Soludo for always working for the interest of both the traders and entire people of the state.
“Soludo is planning better things for traders, in the history of this state it is only now that traders enjoy better welfare, courtesy of governor Soludo, the Solution governor. Security is the first thing you will give people, all the traders in Mgbuka Obosi are in support of it.
“I am commending our able Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, ASMATA PG, Chief Humphrey Anuna, Chief Evarist Uba, SPAD and Chief of Staff, Chief Ernest Ezeajughi, for all their good works towards our markets.
“My prayer for traders is whatever anyone is doing for the betterment of this market that is good, God will provide it for them in Jesus name amen,” he prayed.
In his speech, Chief Humphrey Anuna, ASMATA PG, commended all the traders of Mgbuka Obosi for their wonderful efforts towards the procurement of the Solar lights to assist in curtailing crime in the market.
The ASMATA boss advised them to always embrace God, adding that whoever that is in good terms with his God will succeed in life, saying, “Be truthful in life and do good when needed, when you do all these things God will multiply other good things for you.”.
He reminded them of the governor’s resolve to partner with traders for better welfare and urged them not to relent in giving massive support to the governor.
By Cyprian Ebele, Onitsha
The Directorate of State (DOS) of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), weekend, warned Igbos not to be recruited into the Nigerian Army or lose their lives.
The directorate handed down the warning through her spokesperson, Emma Powerful, recalling that the Igbo youths obeyed the warning by IPOB during the Commonwealth military recruitment for the British proxy war against Russia and China.
“We are equally advising Biafran youths to jettison the ongoing nepotistic Nigerian Army recruitment. These two states (Britain and Nigeria) do not mean well for Biafrans. History always repeats itself. A wise person will evaluate the benefits of our Biafran ancestors who fought for Britain during the 1st and 2nd world war.
“Similarly, Biafrans should ask what the fate of the retired soldiers in Nigeria is? Where are the many Igbo Biafran youths recruited into the Nigerian Army before now? Many of these Biafran soldiers have been betrayed and sacrificed for the Northern terrorism activities and blackmail business of the Nigerian Army.
“Some of the serving Biafran soldiers are in jail for complaining against nepotism and injustice by the Nigerian Army authorities. The few remaining ones are either in the warfronts against the terrorists in the North or are stampeded into silence in various military barracks. Ndigbo in the Nigerian Army iare always set up for slaughter against the terrorists in the North or against the State sponsored criminals in the East.
“For instance, the false flag operation carried out by the Nigerian Army during the Biafran Heroes Day celebration of May 30th 2024 led to the assassination of five (5) Igbo soldiers. These Igbo soldiers were set up by the military high command and killed by the State sponsored assailants just to blackmail IPOB. Is this the kind of military you want to lay down your life for?
“IPOB understands Nigeria very well and will always advise our people ahead of time before Biafrans fall into Nigeria’s deceptive trap. IPOB is against Biafrans, particularly Ndigbo, joining the Nigerian Army because the Nigerian Army has no good intentions towards Ndigbo. It will be deadly to join an institution with one of its core objectives being to kill and destroy Ndigbo.
“Ndigbo is not part of Nigeria. Biafra is not Nigeria. If you don’t understand Nigeria’s hatred towards you today, we are sure that you will understand it tomorrow. Any Biafran youth out of desperation for employment who joins the Nigerian Army because of their recruitment will be solely responsible for whatever happens to him or herself. IPOB will not talk about you when Nigeria Army’s wickedness happens to you.
“One of the IPOB’s jobs is to educate Biafrans to understand the level of hatred against them and to help expose the evil strategies the Nigerian Security Agencies use against us. One of those evil strategies is the recruitment of Biafran youths into the Nigerian Army and send them to the slaughter houses of the Northern terrorists while leaving Biafra land defenseless when they sponsor and deploy terrorists and launch them as part of their planned jihad conquest against Biafra Land.
“The Nigerian government and its Army deviced many ways to slaughter Ndigbo, especially Biafran youths. Now, they have come another way to bring Igbo youths close in order to murder them and decrease our population.
“Let him who has ears hear and let the fools keep fooling themselves until Nigeria happens to them. Avoid the Nigerian Army recruitment or perish in your ignorance. In the end, Biafra must be restored,” the movement warned.
By Cyprian Ebele, Onitsha
The Directorate of State (DOS), of Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) Monday warned that the ban on celebration of Nigerian Independence anniversary is still in force in Biafran land adding that such celebration wil not be tolerated.
The spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerfull, however called on Biafrans globally to go about their normal business stating that as a non violent movement, “We are not part of Nigeria and have nothing to do with their British flag independence of 1960.
” We are aware that some prominent Igbo men and women played pivotal roles in securing the flag independence that Nigeria celebrates annually on every October 1st, however, such independence has taken more blood of Ndigbo to maintain than any other ethnic group in Nigeria.
“Biafrans have decided to reject the bloody flag independence of Nigeria and work for the restoration of a true united and prosperous Independent State of Biafra. Therefore, every Biafran should reject this Nigerian forced unity as we look forward to celebrating the Biafra independence soon.
“Ndigbo must adhere to this clarion call to stop every activity concerning Nigeria independence tomorrow. There shall be no flying of Nigerian flags in Biafra territory.
“There shall be no independence activity for students in Biafraland. Everyone should go about their businesses or use that Day for family quality time and rest at home for those who may chose not to go for their work and business.
“IPOB is not joking with the restoration of Biafra freedom and sovereignty. Do not make yourself an enemy of the struggle by participating in Nigeria flag independence celebrations tomorrow.
“Parents and guardians must not allow their children to go for any Nigerian independence activities tomorrow.
“We are monitoring everywhere in Biafraland. As an Igbo Parent, do not allow your children to be sacrificed for a country that considers them less of a human,” the movement warned.
From Yagana Ali Yola
A non governmental organization on the platform of Search for common ground in collaboration with the Nigeria security and civil defense Corp, NSCDC, has celebrated the international peace day in Yola with the aim of restoring relative peace and order in the state.
The Nations News Nigeria reports that the group in collaboration with NSCDC embarked on a peace walk and seminar to commemorate the day with a theme ‘cultivating a culture of peace’.
Gambo Wada, COMITAS Project Manager who spoke to newsmen in the state pointed out that peace can be nurtured and cultivated, and however called on the good people of the state to cultivate the culture of peaceful coexistence.
Highlighting the achievement of the project, Gombo said they have worked in about 33 communities in Adamawa and Taraba and come up with dialogue to mitigate conflicts among different ethnic groups in the state .
Given the instance of farmer header clash in Numan and Guyuk LGA of Adamawa state .
He also noted that mediator tents shall be put in place for relevant dialogue to be imbibed.
He further called on stakeholders to sustain what they put in place as the project end December
While presenting a paper at the seminar a university don Dr John ngamsa said that peacebuilding is key and it’s everyone’s responsibility to build a peaceful environment.
Also at occasions the collaborator NSCDC, ACC Charity A Fwah, Head of Unit for peace and conflict unit said, NSCDC played a vital role to ensure peaceful coexistence between families, communal, farmers and headers crisis.
According to her, the NSCDC is the closest force to the community and has done well in collaboration with SFCG.
By Chinelo Kodilichukwu Enugu
The All Anglican Church, Osumenyi women’s wing, Kano State branch has donated gift items to Inmates of Goron Dutse Medium Security Custodial Centre.
The Osumenyi women of the Anglican Communion in Kano, who paid a visit to the custodial centre with food items, toiletries, clothing, buckets, and various types of seasons, said that their visit was to support the inmates and to promote their welfare.
Presenting the items on Saturday, the Chairperson of the wing, Mrs Edna Ezike, said the gesture was their little way of supporting the inmates in the facility.
Ezike urged inmates at the centre to see their incarceration as an opportunity for self-reflection and change, hence be good ambassadors when they come out of prison.
She urged the inmates not to go back to their old ways and imbibe the fear of God in their heart, take advantage of the rehabilitation and reintegration programmes in the centre to enable them acquire life-changing skills and behaviours.
“Endeavour to utilise the skills available at the centre, we want to assure you that we are interested in your wellbeing. These items are donated to help in improving your living conditions,”she said.
Ezike said that the Osumenyi women’s wing of the All Anglican church, Kano branch had been visiting prisons for the last three years to encourage and support them in their little ways they can and give them advice.
The chairperson called on parents, guardians and the general public to train their wards in the way of the Lord, rather than misleading them.
She said that prison was not a good place to be, especially when it involves the issue of youths, being future leaders and backbones to their various families.
She called on philanthropists to endeavour to visit the inmates, support and make provisions for them with necessary things to make them feel loved.
Receiving the items on behalf of the management, a staff of the Correctional Centre, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the gesture as timely and well-intended.
“This gesture is well appreciated by us, these items will greatly support the welfare of the inmates in this facility. We thank you immensely.”
By Cyprian Ebele, Onitsha
The indigenous People of Biafran, IPOB, through its Directorate of State (DOS), has accused Nigeria Army, of staging self abduction to blackmail IPOB and its Eastern Security Network, ESN, operatives.
The movement made the accusation in reaction to alleged report propaganda that IPOB abducted a Nigerian soldier sent to Biafra land to spy on the Biafra movement and forced him to call for the resignation of Biafran soldiers in the Nigerian Army.
The spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful who made this known in a statement signed and issued to newsmen on Thursday, alleged that the propaganda from the Nigerian Army spokesperson claiming that IPOB captured a spying Nigerian soldier and forced him to deliver a message to the Biafran soldiers serving in the Nigeria Army to resign, is a self staged crime by the Nigerian Army’s leadership.
The statement reads in part: “Though IPOB has called for Biafrans serving in the Nigerian Security Agencies to resign, IPOB has never forced and will never force our brothers and sisters in the Nigeria Security Agencies to resign their positions. IPOB can only appeal to the conscience of Biafrans but will never impose anything on anyone under gunpoint or duress.
“The Biafra Nation IPOB is championing, which is a nation where the rights of persons are guaranteed and respected, not as obtainable in a lawless and irredeemable zoological Republic called Nigeria, guides our people through reasoning.
“The so-called video of an abducted spying soldier captured and forced to call for the resignation of Biafran soldiers from the Nigerian Army is another false flag operation by the Nigerian Army and their agent provocateurs to continue their murderous onslaught against Ndigbo. The Nigerian Army has reduced themselves to a mere social media gossip.
“IPOB did not abduct any Nigerian soldier. The Army spokesman should stop linking IPOB to their criminal agents in their efforts to destabilize Alaigbo. IPOB and Mazi Nnamdi Kanu have no relationship with the so-called Biafra Liberation Army. IPOB does not have any Army and will never have an army until Biafra is restored.
“IPOB only operates the Eastern Security Network (ESN), which is an armed Vigilante Group against marauding Fulani terrorists ravaging our farmlands. We maintain our stand that the infamous BRGIE and her criminal gang called Biafra Liberation Army are the creation of the Nigerian Government through DSS to blackmail IPOB.
“That is why when these criminals are used to stage any crime, the Nigerian Army and Police quickly rush to the media and tag their violent activities on IPOB-ESN. The call by the Nigerian Army to the ICC, UN, and Amnesty International to take action against IPOB is null and void because these responsible institutions know the truth about IPOB activities around the globe.
“The Nigerian government and her murderous security agencies should stop blackmailing IPOB. Should IPOB decide to confront the Nigerian Security Agencies, they will understand that IPOB is formidable and a force to reckon with. The Nigerian Army should not take our non-violent approach as weakness. Our non-violence approach is our respect to the internal laws and principles governing self-determination, not a weakness,” the movement affirmed.
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