BREAKING: CBN Reduces Monetary Policy Rate To 12.5%

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May 28, 2020

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate posting and redeployment of 11 Commissioners of Police to various Commands and Formations.

The postings and redeployment are as follow: Edo State, CP Johnson Babatunde Kokumo; Osun State, CP Undie J. Adie; Bauchi State CP Lawal Jimeta Tanko; Ebonyi State, CP Philip Sule Maku; Gombe State, CP Ahmed Maikudi Shehu; Ondo State, CP Bolaji Amidu Salami; Oyo State, CP Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu; Eastern Port, CP Evelyn T. Peterside; Explosive Ordinance Device (EOD), CP Okon Etim Ene; Airport Command, CP Bello Maikwashi; and Anti-Fraud Unit (FCID Annex Lagos), CP Olukolu Tairu Shina.

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In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Force Headquarters, Abuja, DCP Frank Mba, the IGP charged the newly posted officers to ensure they “consolidate and advance the gains of their predecessors particularly in the implementation of community policing, crime prevention, public security, public safety, and general crime-fighting.”

Adamu also enjoined the citizens to cooperate with the Commissioners of Police to enable them to succeed in their new areas of responsibilities.

Another COVID-19 Patient Discharged In Abia

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May 28, 2020

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Another Coronavirus, COVID-19, patient has been discharged in Abia state after testing negative for the virus.

Dr. Azubuike K. Onyebuchi, the medical director of Federal Medical Center, Umuahia where the patient was discharged from, said in a statement made available to LIB by Sunny Emmanuel Irokansi, a Customer Care Officer of the facility, that the female patient whose result correlates positively with her clinical condition was discharged in line with the updated NCDC treatment guidelines.

Onyebuchi also disclosed that they have successfully managed all their COVID-19 patients with 100% survival.

The statement reads in full;

It is with great joy that I announce to you that our second COVID-19 patient has tested negative. The result correlates positively with her clinical condition which has improved remarkably.

Therefore, in line with the updated NCDC treatment guideline, she has been discharged today from the isolation facility.

Therefore, to the glory of God, we have successfully managed all our COVID-19 patient with 100% survival.

As an institution, we will continue to leverage on the experience gained from this success, in the management of subsequent COVID 19 patients and others with similar conditions.

The management wishes to appreciate all doctors, nurses, and other staff involved in the treatment of the patients and their contacts and assures that their efforts will not go unrewarded.

We are also grateful to Abia State Government and National Centre for Disease Control for their immense support.

Finally, I enjoin all staff to continue to maintain a high level of vigilance and the practice of standard precautions in the provision of care to patients.

Management on its part will continue to develop appropriate policies in response to the epidemic, strengthen our risk communication and intensify effort in the provision of personal protection equipment.

Abia has so far recorded 10 confirmed cases of Coronavirus.

Court Sends Woman, Who Drowned Daughter, For Psychiatric Evaluation

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May 28, 2020

The Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Igbosere has sent Oluwafunmilola Adisa, who drowned her daughter, Oluwanifemi, in a bucket of water, for psychiatric evaluation at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.

This followed an application filed by the Office of the Public Defender, which is representing Oluwafunmilola, that based on Section 217 (3) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of 2015, the defendant should be sent to the hospital so that psychiatric tests could be conducted on her to determine her mental state.

PUNCH Metro had reported that after Oluwafunmilola perpetrated the crime at her place of residence on Plot 221 Gowon Estate in the Ipaja area of the state, she wrote a note to her sister, Damilola, detailing how she killed her daughter, and she went to the Gowon Police Station to report herself.

The 22-year-old, who blamed her daughter for the hardship she had been facing after she gave birth to her 21 months ago, had been in police custody since she reported the case.

However, Nigerians and non-governmental organisations, including the President, Nigeria Association of Psychiatrists, Taiwo Sheikh; and the Director, Prisoners’ Rights Advocacy Initiative, Ahmed Adetola-Kazeem, had called for Oluwafunmilola’s psychiatric evaluation as she might be suffering from postpartum depression.

During the court proceedings on Wednesday, the presiding magistrate, Dora Ojo, approved the OPD’s application and adjourned the case till June 26, 2020, for further hearing.

In a statement made available to our correspondent, the spokesperson for the OPD, Mamud Hassan, said the Director of the agency, Dr Babajide Martins, promised to do everything within the legal framework to defend Oluwafunmilola, adding that it was the responsibility of his office to provide free legal services for indigent and vulnerable persons in the state.

The statement read in part, “The Lagos State Magistrates’ Court, Igbosere, has sent 22-year-old mother, Oluwafunmilola Adisa, accused of killing her 21-month-old daughter, Oluwanifemi, by drowning her in a bucket of water, to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital’s, Psychiatric Department for psychiatric evaluation.

“Delivering her ruling on Wednesday, the presiding magistrate, Dora Ojo, granted the application of the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender, which is representing the defendant, that based on Section 217 (3) of the Lagos State Administration of Criminal Justice Law of 2015, the defendant should be sent to the teaching hospital for the necessary psychiatric tests to determine her state of mental health.

“It will be recalled that the defendant, on May 11, 2020, was arrested after being alleged to have killed her 21-month-old daughter, Oluwanifemi, by drowning her in a bucket of water at their place of residence at the Gowon Estate, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.”

Martins said the OPD, in line with its statutory responsibility of providing free legal services for the indigent and vulnerable, was representing the defendant.

The statement added, “Martins said the OPD came to her rescue by providing free legal representation and ensuring that the suspect was moved from the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, to the Federal Psychiatric Hospital, Oshodi, as an outpatient pending her arraignment before the court for further judicial action.

“Martins further said the case had been adjourned till June 26, 2020, for the outcome of the psychiatric examination to be conducted on the defendant; he assured members of the public that the OPD would do everything within the legal framework to defend the defendant.

“He assured members of the public that the office was still operating within the directive of the state government during the lockdown to ensure that the rights of defenceless are well taken care of irrespective of their socio-economic backgrounds.”

Save Umunwanwa Road From Further Devastation, Abia Assembly Begs NDDC

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May 28, 2020

Abia State House of Assembly members have expressed dissatisfaction with the state of Umunwanwa Road in Umuahia, the state capital, seeking the return of Nigeria Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to site.

ABN TV reports at the resumed plenary on Wednesday, the Member Representing Umuahia South State Constituency, Hon Barr Jerry Uzosike, who brought the issue as a matter of Urgent Public Importance said the menace of erosion has further devastated state of some Sections of his Constituency.

“Mr Speaker, Umunwanwa Road was awarded by NDDC to link with Imo State. The Contractor started work and abandoned the Road shortly after.

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“Mr Speaker, as I speak now, the road is completely cut off, the petroleum pipeline in that axis is now over 20ft above the usual level.

“Sometimes, natural ruptures force petroleum to begin to leak from this pipeline. The erosion has also destroyed the Umunwanwa Primary School built by this Government.

“Before the coronavirus pandemic, the report of NDDC claimed to have done over 45 percent work on that road which was worth millions of naira, and Mr. Speaker, their son is in this House”, he said.

In a release made available to ABN TV by the media unit of the Assembly, the lawmaker prayed the House to do a letter to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to know what is happening in the area. He also sought the intervention of the House to direct the NDDC contractor to return back to the site.

In addition, the Lawmaker brought a Motion on the Olokoro River Bridge which he said is about to be cut off.

“Before the end of July, if no work, even if palliative, is done, that bridge will collapse completely”, he said.

He prayed the House to direct NEWMAP to quickly move to that bridge and work on it.

Contributing to the Matter of Urgent Public Importance/Motion, the Lawmaker representing Osisioma Ngwa North State Constituency, Rt. Hon Kennedy Njoku, Umuahia North State Constituency, Hon Kelechi Onuzuruike, Isialangwa North State Constituency, Hon. Ginger Onwusibe, Deputy Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu, all sought the quick intervention of the House on the Matter of Urgent Public Importance and Motion as raised by Hon Jerry Uzosike.

The Speaker, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, thanked the Lawmakers for their contributions to the Matter as presented by Hon Jerry Uzosike.

“All we can do as a House of Assembly is to bring the attention of the NDDC on the state of the road which the contractor claimed to have done 45 percent, attaching all the relevant pictorial evidence on it and also for us to bring the attention of the State through the Ministry of Environment and NEWMAP to it”, he said.

The House unanimously adopted the prayers on the motion presented by Hon Jerry Uzosike.

‘Since I Slept With A Dog, Anytime I See A Dog I Get WET’ — Nigerian Lady Shares Her Shocking Story

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May 28, 2020

A distraught Nigerian lady has shared a shocking story of how she slept with a dog and consequently gets wet after seeing one — especially a German shepherd breed.

The lady wrote to a popular relationship expert, Joro Olumofin.

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In her mail, the UK-based lady who pleaded for anonymity revealed that she came to Nigeria in 2018 for a holiday. During her stay, she accompanied a friend of hers to a party where the event that changed her life forever happened.

Read her message below:

Buhari Approves Decentralization Of Force Criminal Investigations & Intelligence Department

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May 28, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reorganization of the Force Criminal Investigations Department by separating the Force Intelligence Bureau out of it and making it a department of its own with a Deputy Inspector General of Police as the head.

ABNTV reports that The President also approved the creation of five new zonal commands of the Nigeria Police Force, thereby increasing the Commands to 17 across the country.

The newly created commands are Ondo/Ekiti command with headquarters at Akure, Ondo State; Enugu/Anambra/Ebonyi Command with headquarters in Ukpo-Dunukofia in Anambra State, Bayelsa/Rivers command with headquarters in Yenogoa, Bayelsa State; Katsina,/Kaduna command with headquarters in Katsina; and Yobe/Borno command with headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State.

Under the newly approved command structure, the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) is formally excised from the FCID to become a full-fledged department to be headed by a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG)

A signal by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, said the new structure is expected to fully integrate intelligence-led policing strategy and community policing.

As chairman of the Nigerian Police Council, President Buhari also approved the decentralization of the FCID in line with the principle of community policing.

Additionally, two additional annex offices of the department are to be established in Enugu to take care of investigations of major crimes emanating from the South-east and South-south geopolitical zones, and in Gombe State to take care of investigations from the North-east geo-political zone.

The IGP added that the new annex offices are to join the existing annex offices in Lagos and Kaduna, while the FCID annex offices in Lagos, Kaduna, Enugu and Gombe states would be headed by Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) who are to report to the DIGs in charge of the FCID, at the Force Headquarters Abuja.

Furthermore, the President approved a new structure for the four police colleges in the country located in Kaduna, Ikeja, Maiduguri and Orji-River, which is geared towards training and capacity development of the junior cadre of the force.

The president approved that the status of the commandants of the colleges is upgraded to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).

This will strengthen administration, enhance the commitment of staff and engender a higher level of discipline and the quality of training at the colleges.

BREAKING: CBN Reduces Monetary Policy Rate To 12.5%

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May 28, 2020

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday reduced monetary policy rate (MPR), or the controlling lending rate to 12.5 percent, ABN TV reports.

It, however, left other monetary policy parameters unchanged.

Reading the communique of the meeting, CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, said the MPC resolved to retain the Liquidity Ratio at 30 percent, Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) at 27.5 percent and the asymmetric corridor at +200/-500 basis points around the MPR.

Troops Rescue 241 Women, Children From Boko Haram Captivity

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May 28, 2020

Troops attached to Sector 1 of Operation LAFIYA DOLE have rescued 241 kidnapped victims from Boko Haram captivity in Mudu village in Borno state.

A statement released by the Defence headquarters today May 28, says the kidnapped victims were rescued during an operation on May 23.

The rescued victims comprise of 105 women and 136 children of the 241.

The statement adds that Twelve (12) Boko Haram terrorists were killed during the operation.

In a related development, troops of 151 Battalion on May 24 killed three more sect members during crossfire in Firgi area in the state. In the same vein, troops of the 155 Battalion Banki Junction carried out exploitation operation towards Sambisa forest in pursuit of fleeing BHTs.

The dogged efforts of the troops yielded uncommon success as two (2) terrorists dead bodies, a heavy cache of assorted arms, ammunition and other equipment were recovered.

The recovered items include:

”1 x Cobra APC, 1 x Dushka Anti Aircraft Gun, 1 x AK 47 rifle, 1 x FN rifle and 3 x Hand Grenades. Others are 2 x AK 47 magazines, 1 x FN rifle magazine, 78 x rounds of 12.7mm AA ammunition, 25 x rounds of 7.62mm special, 25 x rounds of locally fabricated Ak 47 rifle and a blanket.

In summary, the number of BHTs neutralised and items captured are:
1. 20 x BH/ISWAP terrorists – were forced to permanent sleep
2. 1 x Cobra APC
3. 1 x Dushka AA Gun
4. 1 x AK 47 Rifle
5. 1 x FN Rifle
6. 3 x Hand Grenades
7. 2 x AK 47 Rifle magazines
8. 1 x FN Rifle Magazine
9. 78 x Rounds of 12.7mm AA ammunition
10. 25 x Rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition
11. 25 x Rounds of locally fabricated ammunition
12. 2 x Motorcycle
13. 4 x Bicycles
14. 1 x Amplifier
15. 1 x Battery
16. 2 x Sewing Machines
17. 4 x BHTs’ Flags
18. 241 x Civilians Rescued (105 x Women and 136 x Children)” he said

See photos of the recorded items and terrorists killed during the attack below.

Nigerian troops rescue 241 women and children from Boko Haram captivity (photos)

BREAKING: IGP Adamu Orders Redeployment Of 11 Police Commissioners

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May 28, 2020