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President Buhari Chairs Council Of State Meeting, Gowon, Abdulsalami, Jonathan Present (PHOTOS)

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President Buhari Chairs Council Of State Meeting, Gowon, Abdulsalami, Jonathan Present (PHOTOS)
PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESIDES OVER COUNCIL OF STATE MEETING 6. L-R; President Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, President of the Senate Dr Ahmad Lawan, Speaker Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, Gen Yakubu Gowon, Former Head odf State Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar, Former President, Dr Ebele Goodluck Jonathan, former CJN Hoj Justice Belgore during the Council of State Meeting Head at the Council Chambers State House Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. FEB 10TH 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently chairing a meeting of Council of State at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, ABN TV reports.

PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESIDES OVER COUNCIL OF STATE MEETING 9. L-R; Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Mrs Folasahde Yemi-Esan, SGF Mr Boss Mustaha, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo SAN, President Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, President of the Senate Dr Ahmad Lawan, Speaker Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila during the Council of State Meeting Head at the Council Chambers State House Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. FEB 10TH 2023
PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESIDES OVER COUNCIL OF STATE MEETING 7A&B. L-R; President Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, President of the Senate Dr Ahmad Lawan, Speaker Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, Gen Yakubu Gowon, Former Head odf State Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar, Former President, Dr Ebele Goodluck Jonathan, former CJN Hoj Justice Belgore during the Council of State Meeting Head at the Council Chambers State House Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. FEB 10TH 2023

The meeting which started at 10:12am after the rendition of the national anthem is being attended by former heads of state and presidents, including Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd), Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd) and Goodluck Jonathan. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, joined online.

Others who join virtually include Governor of Sokoto State and Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Aminu Tambuwal, Governor of Kebbi State and Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Abubakar Bagudu, Governor of Plateau State and Chairman, of Northern States Governors Forum, Simon Lalong.

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The rest are governors David Umahi, Ebonyi, Yahaya Bello, Kogi, Ademola Adeleke, Osun, Abubakar Badaru, Jigawa, Dapo Abiodun, Ogun as well as Benue State deputy governors Benson Abounu, Nasarawa, Emmanuel Akabe, and Enugu Deputy governor.

Two former Chief Justices of the Federation, Alfa Belgore and Mahmud Muhammad are in attendance.

In attendance physically are Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, and Head of Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan

Governors physically attending are: Taraba, Dairu Isiaku, Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, Borno, Babagana Zulum, Gombe, Inuawa Yahaya, Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Kwara, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak and Deputy Governor Bauchi, Baba Talla.

The National Council of State is an organ of the Nigerian government whose functions include advising the executive on policy making.

The meeting is expected to discuss national crises including petrol and naira scarcity, insecurity and others, ahead of the general elections.

Also present and awaiting their turn to brief the council are Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Alkali Baba, Commandant General, Nigerian Security, and Civil Defence Corps, Hammed Audi and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele on the preparation for the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections as well as March 11 governorship and state houses of assembly polls and new Naira notes respectively.

PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESIDES OVER COUNCIL OF STATE MEETING 3B. L-R; Former President Dr Goodluck Jinathan, Former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon and President Muhammadu Buhari during the Council of State Meeting Head at the Council Chambers State House Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. FEB 10TH 2023
PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESIDES OVER COUNCIL OF STATE MEETING 1A&B. L-R; President Muhammadu Buhari, Former Head of State Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar, Former President, Dr Ebele Goodluck Jonathan and Former Head of State Gen Yakubu Gowon during the Council of State Meeting Head at the Council Chambers State House Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. FEB 10TH 2023
PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESIDES OVER COUNCIL OF STATE MEETING 00A&B. L-R; Former Head of State Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar, Former President, Dr Ebele Goodluck Jonathan, Former Head of State Gen Yakubu Gowon. and President Muhammadu Buhari during the Council of State Meeting Head at the Council Chambers State House Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. FEB 10TH 2023
PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESIDES OVER COUNCIL OF STATE MEETING 0A&B. L-R; President Muhammadu Buhari, Former Head of State Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar, Former President, Dr Ebele Goodluck Jonathan and Former Head of State Gen Yakubu Gowon during the Council of State Meeting Head at the Council Chambers State House Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. FEB 10TH 2023

PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESIDES OVER COUNCIL OF STATE MEETING 1A&B. L-R; President Muhammadu Buhari, Former Head of State Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar, Former President, Dr Ebele Goodluck Jonathan and Former Head of State Gen Yakubu Gowon during the Council of State Meeting Head at the Council Chambers State House Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. FEB 10TH 2023
PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESIDES OVER COUNCIL OF STATE MEETING AB. L-R; Former President Dr Goodluck Jinathan, Former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon and President Muhammadu Buhari during the Council of State Meeting Head at the Council Chambers State House Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. FEB 10TH 2023

Supreme Court Affirms Ikechi Emenike As APC Guber Candidate In Abia

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Abia APC Guber Candidate, Ikechi Emenike, Other Party Leaders Pay Courtesy Visit On National Chairman (Photos)
Ikechi Emenike

The Supreme Court has affirmed Ikechi Emenike as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State.

A five-member panel of the supreme court led by Tijani Abubakar on Thursday affirmed the judgment of the court of appeal delivered in December 2022.

The Abia APC had held parallel governorship primaries that produced Uche Ogah and Emenike as candidates of the party.

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On May 26, the APC declared Emenike the winner of the governorship primary in the state.

On November 11, Binta Nyako, a federal high court judge, sacked Emenike and ordered INEC to recognise Ogah as the party’s governorship candidate in the state.

Both APC and Emenike had filed separate appeals challenging the verdict delivered by Nyako.

Dan Eke, another aspirant, also filed an appeal challenging the judgment of the trial judge that recognised Ogah’s candidacy.

In December 2022, the court of appeal sitting in Abuja affirmed Emenike as the party’s candidate.

In the unanimous verdict, Olabisi Ige, who led the appeal court panel, read out the names of the party members sent by the APC national secretariat to conduct the governorship primary that produced Emenike, affirming that the exercise was valid.

Another candidate, Dan Eke, also filed an appeal in which he contested the trial judge’s decision to recognize Ogah’s candidacy.

The court of appeal in Abuja confirmed Emenike as the party’s nominee in December 2022.

Olabisi Ige, who presided over the appeal court panel, read aloud the names of the party members appointed by the APC national headquarters to oversee the governorship primary that produced Emenike and affirmed the validity of the process in the unanimous decision.

I’ve Not Been Able To Achieve My Set Goals – Mount

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I’ve Not Been Able To Achieve My Set Goals - Mount

Chelsea midfielder, Mason Mount, has lamented his inability to achieve his early goals set prior to the start of the Premier League season.

Mount admitted that this season has been tough for him as a Chelsea player.

The England international was a key component of Chelsea sides under the management of Frank Lampard and Thomas Tuchel.

But he has not featured as prominently under manager Graham Potter since his appointment last September.

Apart from his struggles to find form and consistency, the 24-year-old is currently embroiled in a stand-off over an extension to his current contract at Chelsea, which will expire next year.

“It’s been tough and I think you learn a lot from a season like this and you can grow a lot. Maybe I am not going to achieve the goals I set at the beginning of this year,” Mount told Matchesfashion.

“You look at it like: Why did that happen? How can I affect that for next year? How can I do better? We still have some more to go and hopefully another competition to try and win.”

Amotekun Nabs Motorcycle Thief In Osun

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Amotekun Nabs Motorcycle Thief In Osun
Amotekun

Operatives of the Osun Western Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, have apprehended a suspect, Mojeed Olanrewaju, for alleged motorcycle theft.

The 29-year-old was arrested, according to the security outfit, for stealing a motorcycle in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday.

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Confirming the arrest to DAILY POST, the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi on Thursday in Osogbo revealed that the arrested was effected after its personnel swung into action after residents of Ilupeju Community in Ikire alerted the security outfit.

“It was in the course of carting away the motorcycle that the owner saw him and alerted the security outfit at the Ikire Command.

“Immediately the Osun Amotekun operatives were alerted, they swung into action and apprehended the culprit,” he said.

Upon interrogation, Adewinmbi revealed that the culprit confessed to the crime and explained that he had indulged in motorcycle theft for a long time.

“The culprit also explained that he always sells the stolen motorcycles to one Baba Dele, who is Ibadan-based, in the sum of N100,000 and N80,000, and he had been jailed for two years for the same offence in 2019.

“He will be handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution,” Adewinmbi concluded.

Skit Maker Ijoba Lande Returns Home After Missing For Four Days

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Skit Maker Ijoba Lande Returns Home After Missing For Four Days
Ganiyu Kehinde

Skit maker Ganiyu Kehinde aka Ijoba Lande who was declared missing four days ago has been found.

His wife had declared the comedian missing on Sunday.

She said, “This is to inform the public that IJOBA LANDE left home to an unknown destination on the 26th of march around 9:00 pm, and up till now we can find him we have reported the case at the nearest police station and with their help, they help us to send a signal to radio station please if you noticed anything you can fm his account or #ijesaekun.

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“He left his phone at home after breaking his fasting on the 26th that was the last time we heard from him.”

However, the skit maker returned home on Thursday morning.

A video of him returning home was shared on his Instagram with the caption, “Thanks, everyone.”

In the video, he was escorted by family and friends. He broke down in tears on entering his home.

Court Grants Journalist Agba Jalingo Bail

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Court Grants Journalist Agba Jalingo Bail
Agba Jalingo

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja presided over by Justice Zainab Abubakar has granted a journalist and publisher of an online medium, CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo, bail.

Politics Nigeria reports that Justice Abubakar had on Monday morning remanded Jalingo to Kuje prison for “cybercrime”.

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Jalingo was accused of defaming Elizabeth Ayade, the wife of Frank Ayade, who is a brother of Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, and was sent to Kuje prison until Thursday.

Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-Minister’s Suit Against Tinubu, Atiku’s Candidacy

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Supreme Court Dismisses Ex-Minister’s Suit Against Tinubu, Atiku’s Candidacy

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, seeking to void the participation of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election.

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Ebonyi Guber: NNPP’s Adol-Awam Rejects Election Results, Heads To Court

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Ebonyi Guber: NNPP’s Adol-Awam Rejects Election Results, Heads To Court
Prophet Chris Adol-awam

The gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Prophet Chris Adol-awam, on Thursday rejected the outcome of the 2023 general election results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ebonyi State.

Adol-awam emphasized that the just concluded governorship election in the 13 Local Government Areas of the state was marred by violence, killing, rigging, mutilation and many other irregularities.

He made this known while addressing newsmen in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi.

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He said that one of his party agents, the late Thomas Obodo, was killed in Izzi LGA, while another, Fred Aliobu, was kidnapped in Ikwo Local Government Area and kept in the forest for some days.

Adol-awam, however, called on INEC to cancel the election, adding, “I must address the shameful pettiness exhibited by the ruling party during the electioneering period.”

According to him: “It is unfortunate that the election was an absolute sham as it was plagued with irregularities, such as failure to use BVAS to upload election results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV) in real-time, disenfranchisement of voters, rigging, vote buying, violence and intimidation, manipulation of election results, under-supply of voting materials,over-voting, ballot box stuffing and others are issues of corrupt practices and non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act.

“It is on this premise that the NNPP sternly rejects the outcome of the election since it is apparently glaring that the process was flawed. Consequently, a flawed process will eventually produce a flawed outcome. Therefore we call on INEC to cancel the gubernatorial elections in Ebonyi State. We are not alone in this, as several other parties have also rejected the results and are in tune with our position.

“It is disheartening to note that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to live up to its mandate of ensuring a free, fair, and credible election. However, we want to reassure all Ebonyians that we will explore all legal means available to ensure that justice is served. We remain committed to our vision of building a better Ebonyi State, where every citizen can live, work and prosper in a peaceful and secure environment. We urge all Ebonyians to remain calm and law-abiding as we pursue the legal process to reclaim our mandate,” he stressed.

Tinubu Needs Prayers To Give His Best For Our Country, Says Masari

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Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has stressed the need for Nigerian citizens to continue assisting the incoming leaders with good prayers to deliver the best for the country.

Masari was speaking on Wednesday at the General Muhammad Buhari House, Katsina when he hosted special prayers for the president-elect, Senator Bola Tinubu; his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima as well as the Katsina governor-elect, Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda; his running mate, Hon. Faruk Lawal Jobe and members of their new cabinet.

The prayer session was attended by top-ranking Islamic clerics and other religious leaders across various sects where they gather to also praise Almighty Allah for choosing the right leaders for the country.

In particular, three of the clerics namely; Malam Ahmad Sukared, Sheikh Ishaq Nuhu Batagarawa, and Sheikh Yakubu Musa Hassan, urged citizens to desist from abusing leaders because they are doing their best.

They further called on the incoming administration in Katsina State to emulate the good leadership style of the outgoing Governor Masari for better results, praying for God almighty to guide the incoming government in the right direction.

Army Rescues 9 Kidnap Victims In Imo, Abia, Recover Weapons (PHOTOS)

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Army Rescues 9 Kidnap Victims In Imo, Abia, Recover Weapons (PHOTOS)

Troops of 143 Battalion of the Nigerian Army have rescued no fewer than nine kidnap victims across various locations in Imo and Abia states.

Their operation led to the rescue of 3 persons who were kidnapped along the Enugu – Port Harcourt Expressway, Leru – Ndiawa Road and Ihube – Okigwe road on Sunday 26 March 2023, arrest of suspects and recovery of locally made pistol.

Interrogation of one of the suspects revealed the locations of some likely areas being used to hold the abducted victims. Accordingly, troops commenced search and rescue operations in the general area of Ndiawa, Agueze and Gariki, all In Ummuneochi LGA of Abia State.

Follow-up offensive operations yielded positive results on Wednesday 29 March 2023, when troops located and engaged the kidnappers at one of the identified locations between the Ndiawa forest mountain range and Giriki. The kidnappers were forced to abandon their victims, after which troops rescued 9 victims who were earlier abducted. The rescued victims include:

Mr Samuel Offor aged 39
Mr Mbah Ifeanyi aged 26
Mr Courage Chukwuemeka aged 34
Mr Barnabas Kalu aged 41
Mr Amah Andrew Moses aged 42
Mr Celestine Oledi aged 53
Mr Amamiri Ihechiowa
Mr Chukwudi Ndubueze aged 40 and
Mr Adejoh Ali aged 34

The rescued victims were handed over to the Divisional Police Station at ISUOCHI, after which they were subsequently released. Notably, the victims contacted their family members to notify them of their rescue and inform them not to pay any ransom to their abductors.

The Commander 14 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Adegoke Adetuyi, has warned that the clearance operations would continue in the days ahead in all parts of Abia State, in order to apprehend or neutralize the kidnappers and other criminal elements that may want to resuscitate criminalities in the Brigade Area of Responsibility.

Another Lagos Spare Parts Market Gutted By Fire

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Fire has gutted the Olowu spare parts market in Lagos. The fire incident occurred on Thursday morning.

This is coming three weeks after a similar took place at Akere Spare Parts Market on Kirikiri Road, Olodi-Apapa in Ajegunle, burning goods worth millions of Naira.

At the incident on Thursday morning, some shops engulfed by the inferno contained air-conditioners for sale, parts of vehicles, and motorcycles, among others.

The traders again lost goods worth millions of naira to the fire outbreak.

The men of the Lagos State Fire Service and security operatives have commenced work at the scene to bring the situation under control.

Panic Grips Drug Offenders As NDLEA Trains 6 West African Countries On Narcotics Lab Dismantling

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Drug offenders in the West African sub-region are in for hard times as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has conducted regional training for six West African countries on how to dismantle clandestine laboratories with a view to strengthening regional action against drug cartels.

The training, which took place in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire, from March 27 to 29, involving six other West African countries―Republic of Benin, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Gambia, Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria―was part of an ECOWAS project known as “Organised Crime: West African Response to Trafficking” (OCWART), co-funded by the European Union (EU) and German Federal Foreign Office and executed primarily by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC.

As the lead agency at the workshop, NDLEA drew from its experiential knowledge acquired from the dismantling of 21 clandestine laboratories found in Nigeria since 2011 to teach other West African countries the practical know-how of handling illicit laboratories.

A statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy said “a total of eight topical lectures, practicals and Q&A sessions were delivered in two days by a team of NDLEA facilitators that include Joseph Nbona Sunday (Director, Prosecutions and Legal Services); Margaret Ogundipe (Director, Forensic and Chemical Monitoring); Adebowale Rahman (Digital Intelligence specialist); Anebi Ajilima (Forensic and crime lab expert) and Felix Tagbo (Operation specialist).

The first two days of the workshop dwelt on various perspectives on the subject matter, including the anatomy of a clandestine laboratory, basic clandestine lab investigation techniques, intelligence gathering, operations safety and guidelines for dismantling clandestine laboratories, clean-up and decontamination of illicit labs and sites, basics of controlled delivery and prosecuting cases of clandestine laboratories.

The workshop was wrapped up on the third day with a practical exercise on the dismantling of a mock clandestine laboratory at the Abidjan Police Academy, which the Nigerian contingent set up and the participants, divided into teams, took turns to dismantle and decontaminate.

The workshop’s seven participating countries sent in representatives from relevant organisations, including Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission; Sierra Leone’ Serious Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Coordination Directorate; Drug Law Enforcement Agency of the Gambia (DLEAG); Transnational Crime Unit of Liberia and the INTERPOL.

The Republic of Benin was represented by the Organised Crime Fighting Unit (CELCO), Customs and Narcotics Office (OCERTID), while the host, Côte D’Ivoire, had representatives from Narcotics Squad from Judicial Police (DPSD), Customs, National Gendarmerie, Transnational Crime Unit (TCU), Forensic Police Laboratory and Joint Airport Interdiction Task Force (JAITF).

At the opening ceremony, UNODC Country Representative and its Senior Adviser, Law Enforcement, West and East Africa, Ishaqu Suman Toure, described the latitude of the workshop thus: “It is both enforcement and judicial capacity building.

“The project offers technical and equipment support, as well as facilitates discussion of joint operations among member countries.”

Toure, who further said, “we need regional cooperation to disrupt the transnational criminal organisations’ network,” noted that the South-South cooperation that exists among ECOWAS member states since 2014 has helped to disrupt transnational criminal activities over the years.

Similarly, Mr Kouma Yao Ronsard, Secretary General of the Inter-ministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs, who represented the Minister of Interior and Security for Côte d’Ivoire, General Vagondo Diomande, noted:

“This workshop will ensure that law enforcement agencies across the region are equipped with the modern knowledge and equipment to fight transnational organised crime.”

He also underscored the need for cooperation among law enforcement agencies in West Africa.

“We need cooperation, especially bilateral cooperation. The new law in Cote D’Ivoire gave it the power to cooperate with states in the fight against drug and human trafficking.

“We need cooperation to break this chain. Cote D’Ivoire has cooperation with Nigeria. No one country can say, “there is no drug in my country,” the reality is, we haven’t seen them and or don’t know yet of the techniques of the criminals.”

Dr. Amado de Andrés, UNODC Regional Representative for West and Central Africa, in his speech before presenting certificates to the participants, said:

“All countries in the West Africa region need to cooperate. And we need Nigeria more in the participation of conventions against organised crime.”

He said the purpose of bringing all the countries together is to break the language barrier.

“In the next five years, we will have to work together, so that your combined expertise can be used to train other regions of the world. We are trying to foster South-South cooperation in a way to make it effective as to strengthen security and entrench stability in the region”, he told the participants

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