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  • Nigeria Army gets 112 new generals

    Nigeria Army gets 112 new generals

    The Nigerian Army Council has promoted a total of 47 Brigadier Generals to Major Generals.

     

    Also, 75 Colonels were elevated to the rank of Brigadier General.

     

    Their promotion is coming after the retirement of 113 generals on Wednesday.

     

    However, a statement on Friday by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said the council approved the promotions of the senior officers on Thursday.

     

    He noted that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, urged them to redouble their efforts to justify their elevation and the confidence reposed in them.

     

    According to him, those promoted to the rank of Major General include, Brig Gen WB Etuk, Commandant Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management; Brig Gen JE Osifo, Commandant Nigerian Army School of Finance and Administration; Brigadier General WM Dangana Commander Sector 3 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI; Brig Gen TB Ugiagbe Acting Chief of Military Intelligence, Brig Gen ASM Wase Deputy Director General Land Forces Stimulation Centre Nigeria Operations; Brig Gen MA Abdullahi Commandant Depot Nigerian Army; Brig Gen BI Alaya Commander Command Engineering Depot, Brig Gen AO Oyelade Director Personnel Planning Army Headquarters Department of personnel Management; Brig Gen OO Arogundade Commandant Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Brig Gen EI Okoro Commander 13 Brigade; Brig Gen CR Nnebeife Executive Director Nigerian Army Farms and Ranches Limited and Brig Gen FU Mijinyawa Director Plans Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans

     

    Others are Brig Gen MT Abdullahi Commander 50 Space Command; Brig Gen M Adamu Commander 32 Brigade; Brig Gen ND Shagaya Commandant Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport; Brig Gen ME Onoja Office of the CDS and Brig Gen MO Erebulu Acting Director Psychological Warfare Defence Headquarters.

    elevated to the rank of Major General are Brig Gen BA Ilori Commander of Army Headquarters Garrison Ordnance Services, Brig Gen MO Ihanuwaze Director Budget Army Headquarters, Brig Gen O Nwachukwu Director Army Public Relations, Brig Gen EE Ekpenyong of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Brig Gen SI Musa Director Legal Service (Army), Brig Gen M Galadima Commander Command Finance Office and Brig Gen AP Ahmadu Commander 1 Division Ordnance Service.

     

    Officers promoted from the rank of Colonel to Brigadier General are Col Nwakonobi Chief of Staff Headquarters 3 Brigade, Col MC Akin Ojo Commander of 41 Engineer Brigade, Col BM Madaki Deputy Director Army Headquarters Operations Monitoring Team, Col MO Edide Directing Staff Army War College Nigeria, Col KE Inyang Commander 76 ST Brigade, Col OO Nafiu Chief of Staff Office of the Chief of Army Staff, Col PA Zipele Commander Signal Operations Command, Col OA Onasanya Acting Command Guards Brigade, Col MI Amatso Deputy Director Department of Civil Military Affairs, Col CM Akaliro Deputy Director Army Headquarters Department of Army Transformation and Innovation, Col NE Okoloagu Directing Staff Army War College Nigeria, Col AS Bugaje Acting Director Special Forces Infantry Corps Centre, Col AM Kitchner Commander 6 Division Finance and Account, Col SJ Dogo Deputy Chief of Staff Operations Headquarters 82 Division and Col JN Garba Commander 32 Brigade Garrison.

     

    Others elevated to the rank of Brigadier General are Col PT Gbor Commander 81 Military Intelligence Brigade. Col SO Okoigi Acting Corps Commander Nigerian Army Medical Corps, Col AF Maimagani Acting Director Chaplaincy (Roman Catholic), Col PO Alimekhena Headquarters 81 Division, Col BI George Acting Director Directorate of Dental Services Headquarters Nigerian Army Medical Corps, Col IB Gambari Headquarters 63 Brigade and Col AY Emekoma Participant Senior Executive Course 45 National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studie

  • NSCDC decorates 280 newly-promoted personnel in Enugu

    NSCDC decorates 280 newly-promoted personnel in Enugu

     

    By Flowerbudnews

    Enugu:  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has decorated no fewer than 280 personnel newly-promoted serving in various units, departments and squads within Enugu State.

    The unprecedented number of newly-promoted personnel, which cut across various ranks, started with the rank of Deputy Commandant of Corps to the level of rank-and-file.

    Decorating the officers on Thursday in Enugu, the Commandant of NSCDC Enugu State Command, Mr Muhammed Dada, tasked the newly-decorated officers to double their efforts and shun laziness in all forms.

    Dada noted that everybody, both the newly-decorated and entire staff needed to adjust to hard work, adding: “There are no two ways about it and you cannot be under me and be docile”.

    According to him, we should also be our brother’s keeper and learn to work as a team and as a family in order to achieve a common goal for the overall good of the Command.

    “As a Command, we must uphold professionalism and excellence in our service and ensure that everyone contributes to the success of the Command,” he said.

    Dada thanked the Commandant-General (C-G) of the Corps for his continued support to the Command and for the welfare of personnel.

    The Commandant also urged the residents of Enugu State to support NSCDC in its quest to rid-off the state of infrastructure vandals.

    “We need the support of all, especially in the area of timely and prompt information about vandals and other criminals that will be treated with utmost confidentiality,” he said.

    Responding, newly-decorated Deputy Commandant of Corp, Abdullahi Rogo, assured the C-G and Commandant of a renewed zeal to fight vandals and other criminals disturbing the peace of Nigerians in Enugu State.

    Rogo, who spoke on behalf of all newly-decorated, said: “Our dedication and commitment to duty and sacrifice to deliver on our task will be second to none henceforth”.

    Speaking, newly-decorated Deputy Commandant of Corps, Helen Egwuonwu, thanked God, President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of Interior, C-G of NSCDC and the Commandant for making the promotion of an unprecedented number of personnel possible.

    Egwuonwu, who is the Head of Department, Administration, said that the promotion would motivate her to put in more in the job and ensure adequate supervision of those under her department.

    High points of the decoration were group photography sessions and the celebration of the newly-decorated by their families, friends and well wishers. (Flowerbudnews)

  • NIS graduates 55 newly recruited personnel, promotes 52 senior officers

    NIS graduates 55 newly recruited personnel, promotes 52 senior officers

     

    By Flowerbudnews

    Enugu: No fewer than 55 newly-recruited officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) have graduated and 52 senior officers promoted to various positions at the NIS Enugu State Command.

    The Assistant Comptroller General, Mrs Azuka Halliday, gave the numbers during the passing out parade of the newly-recruited personnel and decoration of promoted officers on Thursday at the Command.

    According to her, the total number of the graduated personnel comprised 27 males and 28 females while the promoted personnels were promoted to different positions.

    Those newly-promoted ranks include: one Deputy Comptroller of Immigration, eight Assistant Comptroller, seven Chief Superintendent, two Superintendent, 16 Deputy Superintendent, 12 Assistant Superintendent l and six Assistant Superintendent II.

     

    Halliday urged the newly-recruited personnel to see their enlistment in the service as a call to duty to serve their fatherland with all sense of patriotism, discipline, determination, selflessness, and integrity.

     

    She advised them to consider themselves privileged to be among the recruited officers and advised them to be more proactive and committed in their duties.

    The Assistant Comptroller General said that the promoted personnel had done so noble in their former ranks for being promoted to their new positions.

     

    She said that a lot and the best were expected from them.

     

    “This is the period to ensure that we manage our borders, we should ensure we do our best with all form of transparency.

     

    ” I charge you to continue in your good work, work hard and show yourselves worthy of these new ranks,” she said.

    In his remarks, Air Commodore Sylvester Eyoma of the Nigeria Air Force, Enugu, urged the promoted personnel to always mentor the junior officers so as to promote and build a good institution.

     

    “Mentorship is what we are lacking in our institutions today. I charge you to consider it as a matter of necessity and try to impact in them what they should be,” he said.

     

    The Instructor of the training, Mr Nweke John, commended the newly-recruited personnel for participating well during the period of the training.

     

    Nweke said that there was a challenge at the beginning of the training as they were slow in learning but the challenge was over when they realised that it was not business as usual.

     

    Some of the newly-recruited expressed their happiness for being among those recruited for the job.

    Mr Ezukoke Jerry, an Immigration Assistant lll, said that the immigration job needed consistency and honesty, urged the government to always employ people that merited to be employed.

     

    Miss Eunice Ugonna expressed her joy for partaking in the training, promised to put her effort in the job. (Flowerbudnews)

  • Police arrest 3 with suspected human hearts

    Police arrest 3 with suspected human hearts

    By Deborah Akpede

    Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, comprising Lagos and Ogun states, have arrested three men with two suspected human hearts.

    The Zonal Public Relations Officer, SP Tunni Ayuba, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Thursday in Lagos.

    According to Ayuba, the suspects are all males.

    Ayuba said that the suspected human hearts were discovered in the house of one of the suspects at  Oke-Ola area of Ago-Iwoye, Ogun. during a search.

    The spokesperson said that during interrogation, the suspect implicated a man, whom he claimed to have paid N50,000 to assist in obtaining two human hearts.

    Ayuba said that the second suspect identified the third  suspect as the source of the hearts.

    She said that an investigation had begun into the case, adding that  the two suspected human hearts had been sent to Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for examination.

    According to Ayuba, AIG Ari Muhammed in charge of the zone,  implores residents of the states to be vigilant and promptly report any suspicious activities to the nearest police formation.

    The image maker said that Muhammed reiterated commitment to ensuring safety of lives and property in Lagos and Ogun states.

    NAN

  • “You are doing a good Job”- NSA Commends Olukoyede

    “You are doing a good Job”- NSA Commends Olukoyede

     

    By Biola Lawal

    Abuja (Flowerbudnews): The National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has commended the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede for the ongoing transformation of the Commission under his leadership.

    The NSA, who gave the commendation on Tuesday, during the inauguration of the new office complex of the  EFCC  Enugu Zonal Command, said that Nigerians were taking note of  Olukoyede’s impact.

    “I am particularly delighted by the transformation of this complex and indeed the transformation of the EFCC itself. Mr. Chairman, you are doing a good job. You are not just transforming the physical spaces and buildings but the EFCC itself.

    ‘:I can assure you that people are taking note of that and I want to commend the Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede and his team for the vision to put up this magnificent edifice for use by personnel of the Zone”, he said.

    While charging the Commission to take a front row in the effort to check the laundering of proceeds of violent crimes like terrorism, kidnapping and banditry in order to restore growth and stability in the nation’s economy, he stressed that, “you have the biggest role and responsibility in the forefront to get things back to order. Lot of things were done wrongly and mismanaged. You must clean up, sanitise, and demonstrate that you are one of our best. Be honest, be just, be fair. That is what you are known for”, he said.

    While calling on other security agencies to collaborate with the Commission in achieving its mandate,  the NSA acknowledged the modest contributions of the Commission in checking illicit financial flows especially in the Designated Non Financial Sector, DNFS,  through the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, SCUML.

    He added that there was still room for improvement,saying, ‘“No agency can operate alone without the support and collaboration of stakeholders.

    ”I therefore call on other security and law enforcement organisations in this Zone to work with the EFCC to ensure that it achieves its mandate. This is how we can change our country. Stand by one another, support one another, be one”,  he said.

    In his remarks, the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi, Mbah,  said the commissioning of the edifice reconfirmed  the commitment of the nation to sustain the war against corruption.

    “The commitment is well founded in view of the many proven negative effects corruption has on economic development.

    For example, corruption is globally acknowledged to reduce the adoption of innovative strategies within economies. Secondly, it tends to discourage direct investments both foreign and domestic while reducing the rate of emergence of new jobs and increasing the prices of products and services”, he said.

    The governor, who was confident that the commissioning of the new structure will go a long way in boosting the effectiveness of the Commission’s operations in the region, commended the Commission for the sterling work it has done in fighting corruption and graft across all segments of society since its inauguration.

    Earlier,  in his opening remarks, the anti-graft czar said one of his desires is to provide a conducive environment for staff to boost their productivity in achieving the mandate of the Commission.

    “Ladies and  gentlemen , we cannot over emphasise the importance of a befitting and functional office environment for personnel motivation and productivity.

    This is being met for the personnel of the Enugu Command today and my vision is to ensure that staff in all EFCC outputs work in decent offices with facilities that compare with other law enforcement organisations in the world”, he said.

    While assuring citizens of Enugu State that fraudsters have no place in the State, the Chairman called on the Civil Society Organisations in the South East to collaborate with the command.

    “I want to assure his Excellency and indeed the citizens of Enugu State and the entire South East that fraudsters have no place to operate in the Zone. This pledge is a statement of conviction as the Commission’s pedigree speaks for itself.

    “I call on the CSOs in the South East to come forward and work with the Command. Let every stakeholder in the anti-corruption community rally behind the EFCC by providing support in whatever way possible to the Commission to deliver on its mandate.

    It is often said that if we walk alone, we may go fast but if we walk together, we will go far. Let us walk together and will be able to corporately break the fang of corrupt practices”.

    Olukoyede thereafter charged officers of the Command to be doubly committed to the mandate of the Commission. Highlights of the event include, planting of trees in front of the edifice by the NSA, the Governor, and the EFCC’s Chairman.  Thereafter, Olukoyede led them,  including other heads of sister security agencies on a tour of the new structure. (Flowerbudnews)

     

     

     

     

     

  • NIS decorates 95 newly-promoted officers in Kwara

    NIS decorates 95 newly-promoted officers in Kwara

     

    By Mujidat Oyewole

    Ilorin:   Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Kwara Command, on Wednesday, decorated 95 newly-promoted officers in Ilorin.

    Speaking at the occasion, the Comptroller of Immigration in the state, Aminu Shamsuddin, congratulated the affected officers.

    He urged them to see their promotion as a chance to embrace new challenges and responsibilities in the service.

    Shamsuddin also advised the NIS officials to put in their best for the progress of the service, adding that their elevation would be based on their hard work and commitment.

    He, however, extended his condolences to the families of the officers who recently died in a road accident.

    One of the newly-promoted officers, Babatunde Aberi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after his decoration that he was very happy with elevation, even as he was full of appreciation to God for attaining the feat.

    Aberi, who is now a Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI), said that it was a privilege to be among those being decorated, adding that some were promoted but did not live to see the day.

    He encouraged his colleagues who could not make the promotion not to relent but work harder and have the belief that they would be promoted next time.

    NAN reports that the spouses of the newly-promoted officers joined in decorating and celebrating them. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng) / Flowerbudnews

  • Troops apprehend IPOB/ESN commander in Enugu, recover arms, ammunition

    Troops apprehend IPOB/ESN commander in Enugu, recover arms, ammunition

     

    By Flowerbudnews
    Enugu: Troops of Sector 1 Exercise GOLDEN DAWN III in conjunction with other security agencies apprehended a commander of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate the Eastern Security Network (ESN).

     

    The IPOB/ESN Commander, Mr Uchechukwu Akpa, and three others were apprehended on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, following a credible intelligence report.

     

    This is contained in a statement issued by Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, acting Deputy Director, 82 Division Army Public Relations, on Thursday in Enugu..

     

    Unuakhalu said that the IPOB/ESN commander and his men were apprehended at their hideout at Christ the King Catholic Church, Ameta, Mgbowo in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State.

     

    “The arrest was made possible during a raid operation of their hideout while they were holding a meeting to take over the leadership of IPOB/ESN Auto Pilot Command, Enugu State Chapter, from apprehended former Commander populaly known as “Chocho “.

    “They were also planning to carry out attacks on own troops.

     

    “During the raid, Mr Uchechukwu Akpa sustained a gunshot wound while trying to escape.

     

    “Others arrested are: Anthony Ude, Ikechukwu Ulanta, and Ezennaya Udeigewere. While quantity four of live cartridge were recovered,” he said.

     

    The army Spokesman recalled that Akpa was the Second-in-Command to Chocho, a notorious IPOB/ESN criminal who earlier escaped to Benue State due to the intensity of own operations and was recently arrested.

     

    He noted that the apprehended and arrested criminals are presently in custody for further exploitation.

     

    In a follow up raid carried out at the early hours of today, Thursday, Dec. 14, at another hideout in Nenwe community in Agwu Local Government Area, where the following were recovered: one AK 47 rifle, two AK 47 magazines, 25 rounds of 7.62mm NATO special ammunition and one pump action rifle.

     

    “The General Officer Commanding 82 Division Nigerian Army; Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, wishes to appreciate the incredible cooperation of other security agencies for the success of the operation.

     

    “He wishes to enjoin the good people of the South-East to support and continually provide timely, reliable and credible information that will lead to the arrest of more unscrupulous elements through the Emergency Line “193”.

    “The Nigerian Army will continue to protect lives and property of the good people of the South-East as it carries out its constitutional roles within the ambit of the law. Wishing all happy yuletide season,” he added. (Flowerbudnews)

  • Five feared dead as armed robbers attack banks in Ekiti

    Five feared dead as armed robbers attack banks in Ekiti

    A deadly bank robbery in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Wednesday afternoon, reportedly left five people dead, including two officers of the Amotekun security outfit.

    the robbers, who wore masks, stormed commercial banks along the major road in the town and opened fire to gain access to the banks’ premises.

     

    Eye witnesses said the robbers positioned themselves in strategic locations and shot indiscriminately for up to an hour, causing panic and chaos among the residents.

    while trying to escape to safety.

     

    Our correspondent gathered that the masked armed robbers, numbering about twenty, stormed the town at about 4:15 pm and robbed the banks located at Odo Oja and Oke-osun simultaneously.

     

    According to sources, they first attacked the Ikere command of the Amotekun Corps along Ise Road and reportedly shot some operatives before attacking the banks.

    The armed robbers broke the security doors of the banks with the aid of dynamite, and carted away an unspecified huge sum of money.

     

    However, the Ekiti State Police spokesman, Sunday Abutu could not be reached as of the time of filing this report, as several calls and messages to his mobile phone were not responded to.

     

    Meanwhile, in a telephone chat, the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, Oba Adejimi Alagbado expressed shock over the robbery incident

     

    He said it was unfortunate the armed robbers carried out the operations for several minutes unhindered and escaped despite the presence of military checkpoints and a Police Area Command in the town.

     

    Oba Alagbado said he had discussed the matter with the security agents and that those who carried out the dastardly act must be arrested and prosecuted..

     

  • Group petitions IGP, urges alleged visa scam, sexual exploitation

    Group petitions IGP, urges alleged visa scam, sexual exploitation

     

    By Peter Okolie
    Owerri:   A South-East-based Civil Society Coalition (CSC), ÓNÚRÚBE, has petitioned the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, over a series of visa scams allegedly perpetrated by one Chiadikaobi Nnaji.

    The coalition alleged in the petition, made available to newsmen in Owerri on Wednesday, that Nnaji defrauded at least 14 persons.

    The petition was signed by the Convener of the CSC, Mrs Marjorie Ezihe, and 12 others from different civil society groups across the zone.

    The coalition alleged that Nnaji obtained money by tricks from his victims, believing that he was a citizen of different countries and with the necessary contact to effect and perfect their travel plans.

    The group, which combats gender-based violence, also alleged that the suspect mischievously targeted young ladies in the five South East states for emotional and sexual exploitation.

    “In some instances, he is alleged to proceeding as far as contracting traditional marriage proposals and ceremony with some female victims, whilst fraudulently siphoning money from these unsuspecting ladies and family members,” the CSC stated.

    It noted that the mental health of the victims were greatly compromised, leading to the alleged death of two female victims.

    The petition, which was copied to the Assistant Inspector-Generals in-charge of Zone 9 and 13, further alleged that Nnaji defrauded a dozen women and two men between 2011 and 2023.

    The petition reads in parts: “Sir, we received information of his apprehension from Lagos and detention by the Imo Police Command Headquarters on November 22 and went to the Police Command Headquarters the next day to confirm the report.

    “Accompanied by one of his female victims, who came in from Enugu, we were informed by the Gender Unit of the command that he has been released due to the6 absence of complainants.

    “We were to go to Enugu to look for him as they believed he was re-arrested by Zone 13 Enugu.

    “Ónúrúbe considers this action worrisome and justice pervasion to release a serial criminal suspect, who was apprehended through the physical and logistical efforts of a victim of his alleged crime.”

    The group described the release of the suspect from police custody as “grossly insensitive to the plight of the victims and ignorance of the very police regulations.”

    It further said that Nnaji’s release threw up suspicion of police compromise.

    “We ascertained his presence in Enugu as well as credible information of moves by some Police Officers of Independence Layout Police Station, in further harassing and traumatising Nnaji’s victims in search of justice, and trying to get them to sign agreements in favour of the suspect,” the group stated.

    It alleged that the action of a certain serving senator, allegedly visiting the suspect, said to be his relation, “and the reported preferential treatment he receives in custody are prevailing concerns, which necessitated our making this petition an open advocacy for justice”.

    It also noted that Nnaji, through his alleged nefarious activties, had caused many of his victims’ loss of livelihood, accommodations and outright job sack.

    According to the group, this has caused depression to many, who constantly live in fear and trauma, as Nnaji allegedly threatens blackmail with nude pictures of the victims as well as alleged calls from self-claiming assassins, amongst other threats.

    The group, therefore, demanded thorough investigation into the allegations for Nnaji’s diligent prosecution in line with the Jurisdictional Legal frameworks through active engagement of Police mandate responsibility mechanisms.

    It also demanded that all details of accounts through which payments were made to the suspect as alleged should be investigated, while the owners of such accounts should be arrested and tried as accomplices.

    “That the family members of the suspect, including his mother and three sisters, be arrested as accomplices.

    “That all Police State Commands, especially in Zone 9 and 13, should explain their role and or the lack of it in perpetuating this alleged crime.

    “And that all police officers found complicit of aiding and abetting the suspect should be summarily tried and disciplined,” the group stated.

    The convener cautioned that any intention to compromise the case and pervert the cause of justice in the matter would be resisted by sister groups and all the civil society organisations in Nigeria and beyond. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)/ Flowerbudnews