UPDATE ON COUNTER-TERRORISM CAMPAIGN:

TERRORISTS MUST BE DENIED ANY GROUND AND CHANCES FOR MAYHEM-ARMY CHIEF.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen  Kenneth Minimah, has  charged officers and soldiers involved in the ongoing counterterrorist  operations in the Northeast, to ensure that the terrorists do not have any ground or opportunity to breach security and perpetrate atrocities in any part of the areas of responsibility in the campaign.
The Army Chief  stated this  in Maiduguri  on Wednesday  while addressing officers in Giwa Barracks in the course of his operational tour to check on the deployment & disposition of troops  in the theatre of counterterrorist campaign  covering Borno, Yobe and Adamawa  states. Gen Minimah who  commended the troops for their resilience in the ongoing offensive  against the terrorists, also assured them that all necessary efforts were being made  to ensure that  troops did not lack any requirement that is considered vital to accelerating  the success of the mission. He however warned against any form of indiscipline  or mishandling  of equipment available for the  operation at the moment.

 

Continuing, the  Chief of Army Staff emphasized the need for  officers to continue to give required leadership to the men . “All the

 

 

 

The Chief of Army Staff relocates to Maiduguiri

Army studies map to rout terrorist

training and experience already imparted in all military personnel”, he said were now necessary and  required to ensure that the entire effort at curbing the menace of terrorism succeed as planned .

 

The army chief who was in the company of his Air Force counterpart, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, also visited the Military Hospital in  Maiduguri  and interacted  with troops who were wounded in the course of the operation. The Commander of the hospital, Brig Gen Ike Okeke, while briefing the service chiefs, stated that most of the  wounded soldiers were now in stable condition and  some of them have  expressed the desire to rejoin their units & colleagues in the operation . The army chief however directed that the hospital should  forward to him directly, any requirement for whichever case that required referral for further treatment any where in world.

 

The service chiefs also conducted a comprehensive air surveillance  of the entire mission area covering Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states in addition to the direct inspection of some key locations. They told reporters who accosted them for separate interviews in Maiduguri  that they were satisfied  with the progress of the operations & performance of the deployment so far,  noting that substantial expectations of the counterterrorist campaign was being achieved satisfactorily.

New WaterAid report: International aid failing to reach neediest and ‘exacerbating’ inequalities

Dear All,

 

Water for all

Just $1.26 has been received in water and sanitation aid for each person in Nigeria on average for the years 2010-2012, according to a startling new report, Bridging the Divide, released by the international development charity WaterAid on the eve of World Water Day (22 March 2014).

 

The report highlights that out of the world’s 48 poorest nations (categorised by the UN as Least Developed Countries) just eight are among the top ten aid recipients for water and sanitation aid in any of the last six years. It goes on to further demonstrates that international water and sanitation aid is failing to reach those in greatest need, exacerbating global inequalities rather than reducing them.

 

Read the Bridging the divide report

 

Please find attached and below a press release on the report.

 

Thank you,

Seyi

 

Oluseyi Abdulmalik

Communications and Campaigns Manager

WaterAid Nigeria

 

Mobile: +234 (0) 8085661602; Landline: +234 (0) 8102199951

Email: OluseyiAbdulmalik@wateraid.org

 

PRESS RELEASE: MAJOR MILITARY OPERATIONS BEGIN IN BENUE, NASARAWA AND PLATEAU

DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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GARKI – ABUJA

 

 

 

 

DHQ/ABJ/901/32/DDI                                                          31  March 2014

PRESS RELEASE

 

MAJOR MILITARY OPERATIONS BEGIN IN BENUE, NASARAWA AND PLATEAU

The Nigerian Army yesterday commenced a major operation to put an end to the activities of all armed men and criminal gangs who have been engaging in wanton killing and destruction of lives and property in 3 states of North Central part of Nigeria.   Troops have already been deployed for a major offensive which is covering Benue, Nassarawa and Plateau States.

 

The Internal Security Operations is meant to capture and neutralize all the enclaves of criminal gangs. The Nigerian Air Force, Police and other security agencies are also participating in the operation designed to restore peace in the affected states.

 

Law abiding citizens are enjoined to cooperate by providing timely and useful information to facilitate the operation as it affects their localitie

UPDATE ON COUNTER TERRORISM CAMPAIGN: MORE WEAPONS CAPTURED AS TROOPS ABORT ATTACKS ON BAMA AND NGUROSOYE

One of the destroyed terrorists camps

PRESS RELEASE: UPDATE ON COUNTER-TERRORISM CAMPAIGN: TRAPPED TERRORISTS COME UNDER FIRE NEAR CAMEROON BORDER; MERCENARY WITH DUAL NATIONALITY NABBED

 

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SOME OF THE CAPTURED MOTOCYCLES

 

A group of terrorists attempting to escape into Cameroon through Taraba and Gumti in Adamawa State have come under heavy fire from troops on patrol of the area in the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign.

 

SOME OF THE ARRESTED TERRORIST SUSPECTS

The terrorists who had been trapped as a result of ongoing offensive  by troops along the borders were given out when some of them could no longer bear the hunger in their make shift camps in the forest.  Those who were apprehended led troops to other hideouts where fierce fighting ensued.  Seven terrorists died, while a large number of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and rifles were recovered including over seventy motorcycles.  Similar encounter in Gombi also led to the death of 4 other terrorists.

 

Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Launchers, RPG bombs and other explosive materials seized from the terrorists

Meanwhile, sustained patrols and searches by the Multi National Joint Task Force have led to the arrest of more terrorists including a heavily armed suspect who is claiming dual nationalities of Chad and Burkina-Faso.  He was arrested with different caliber of arms and ammunitions along the Chad borders and is currently helping in ongoing investigation by the special forces.

 

Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Launchers, RPG bombs and other explosive materials seized from the terrorists

Patrols are still ongoing around the Lake Chad including Kwatan, Kanwa, Kwatan Yobe and other Islands.

Breaking News Ebola fever 1st case reported in Nigeria

Fellow Active Citizens,

Greetings from Abuja the Capital of Nigeria. There have been a reported case of first Ebola fever outbreak in Nigeria. Pls tell your friends and family.

Keep your environment clean use dettol or bleach or hypo to clean all surface n door knobs.

Ensure you wash hands wit soap after using the toilets. Pls use pesticides to eliminate vectors such as rats, mice and cockcroaches.

Burn and do not make contact with them using hands pls wear gloves.

Thanks as you share this fast.

Love

Joy Idam
Abuja Unity

Nigeria Will Not Recognise Kosovo

Today in Abuja Hon Minister Foreign Affairs Amb Aminu Wali said Nigeria’s position of not recognising Kosovo will not change until the right thing is done.

He made this statement while receiving the European Union Ambassadors in Nigeria the delegation was led by Michelle Awion.

Amb Wali commended the EU for the Financial support to INEC ahead of the 2015 general elections as well as the technical support in preparing the Police and other Security agencies who will participate in the elections.

Similarly the Nigerian MFA assured the EU delegation of Nigeria’s support over the Crimea issues at the next meeting over sanctions on Russia who are currently suspended from the G8.

He also lobbied the EU not to sanction Nigeria over her refusal to ascent to the gay law. The National Assembly he noted had voted against it.

According to Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Gay Laws are totally alien to Africa and especially Nigeria. We are a highly religious nation and our religion n Culture frowns over such.

However he assured the EU team that Nigeria will continue to respect the fundamental rights of Nigerians. Adding that no Nigerian have been hurt on account of his sexual inclinations.

He called on the EU not to stop its Financial and technical support to Nigeria as this will help reduce poverty and continue to promote development

Police Adopt Multi Faceted Conflict Resolution Strategies In Tackling Herdsmen/Farmers Clashes

As part of deliberate and elaborate efforts by the Nigeria Police Force to finally bring to an end the lingering crisis between herdsmen and farmers in some parts of the country, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar, CFR, NPM, mni, psc, Thursday, March 27, 2014 at the Force Headquarters, Abuja held an interactive meeting with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore (Umbrella body for Fulani Herdsmen), which comes as the first of a series of meetings already planned by the Force.

Inspector General of Police, M. D. Abubakar

The essence of the meeting was to find an alternative dispute resolution mechanism geared towards finding a lasting solution to the lingering crisis. The IGP called on the leadership of Miyetti Allah and other relevant stakeholders to cooperate with the Police in this regards. The IGP further reiterated that in addition to the ongoing crisis management measures and the core law enforcement strategies already being implemented by the Force in the affected areas, there was need for the Police to meet with stakeholders and parties to the conflict so as to bring an end to the crisis.

On their part, the Miyetti Allah delegates assured the IGP of their readiness to cooperate with the Government and the Police in finding lasting solutions to the problem.

Consequently, a committee was constituted which has the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations as Chairman. Other members of the committee include: the President, the Secretary-General and three other members from both Miyetti Allah as well as the President and the executives of Farmers Associations and community leaders of the affected areas. The IGP charged the committee to visit all the affected states to liaise with Police Commands and to consult with the Governors and stakeholders in the affected states with the view to entrenching peaceful co-existence.

Also in attendance at the meeting were the Deputy Inspectors-General of Police in charge of Training and Operations Departments respectively, Principal Staff Officer to the IGP and other Senior Police Officers.

CSP FRANK E. MBA FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,FORCE HEADQUARTERS,ABUJA

[JCI-NIGERIA] 16th JCI NIgeria Leadership Academy – Results of Essay Competition

Dear Partners,

Greetings from the palace of Awujale of Ijebuland!

Let me sincerely apologies to everyone that we are sorry for releasing this result a little behind schedule. It was done in the best interest of the program.

Before i let the cat out of the bag, i want to place on record our sincere appreciation to our Dear National President JCIN Amb. Saheed Adegoke for given us total support, advice and free atmosphere to do our work.  We also appreciate the Senate Association under the amiable leadership of JCI Senator Fintan Mcfinn Ray for providing the logistical support and resources toward the success of the phase one of the restructured JCI Nigeria Leadership Academy.

We can not but appreciate our judges for taken out time out of their busy schedule to do the marking and grading. They submitted detail reports which will be handover to the Secretariat and the Senate Association in due time. The names of our judges are as follows;

1. JCI Senator Titi Akintan

2. JCI Senator James Fadairo

3. JCIN Amb Olatunji Davies

There is no doubt that this process allowed us to see some of the brilliant minds behind the organization today and it gives us great hope in a brighter and more thriving JCI Nigeria and better society of tomorrow.

In all, we received 20 entries with 10 entries from Area A, 6 from Area B, 2 from Area C and 2 from D.

Nominees of 2 chapters from Area A (JCI Akure and JCI Obanta) were suppose to be dropped because Area A has only 8slots but because Area C failed to submit enough entries to make up their slots, the 2 available slots will go to JCI Akure and JCI Obanta for their efforts in participating in the essay contest.

The nominee of JCI Royale is the overall best while the nominee of JCI Kano and JCI Onitsha came second and third respectively. They will receive their gifts at the Academy sessions next week. Their essays will be publish on the mailing list and other social media for reference use.

Please find below the qualified participants

Area A

Yetunde Macaulay – JCI Royale

Adeola Layade – JCI Ibadan

Adenike Ayorinde – JCI Rock City

Omolabi Omolola –JCI Oroki

Afolabi Salaam – JCI Eko

Tricia Ojieh – JCI Ikeja

Adeyemo Adeonipekun – JCI Lagos Metro

Olatunji Bamitola – JCI Oluyole

Abdul Wasiu – JCI Obanta

Adewetan Habib – JCI Akure

Area B

Umeji Izuchukwu David – JCI Onitsha
Onyinyechuckwu Mbeledogu – JCI Port Harcourt
Emenyonu EbereChuckwu – JCI Heartland
Itodo Samuel Anthony – JCI Trans Amadi
Igidi Meniya Kennedy – JCI Yenogoa
Kingsley Imobekhai – JCI Benin City

Area C

Attairo A. Bada – JCI ASO

Sharon Akuboh – JCI Abuja Unity

Area D

Badamasi A. Abdullahi – JCI Kano

Nwoke U. Michael – JCI Gombe

Once again the date for the Academy is 26th – 29th March, 2014. Venue is Rolax Hotel and Suite, Ibadan/Ijebu Ode Road, Imowo Ijebu Ode.

All participants are to check their emails starting from tomorrow for pre-academy activities. Participants who failed to participate in all the pre-academy activities will be sanction.

Congratulations to successful participants and feel free to contact the training institute at any time

Olatunji Daniel Oyeyemi
JCI AKURE
2014 Chairman Training Institute
2013 EVP D
2012 NVP District D2

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[JCI-NIGERIA] 16th Leadership Academy (List of Qualified Participants)

Dear Friends,

Greetings from JCI Nigeria Training Institute as we prepare to move to Ogun State.

We know you are anxiously waiting for the final result of the Essay, don’t worry the result is on its way. We will like to tell you that we are proud of the essays submitted by members during the collection period.

This information below is very important for all participants who will be shortlisted:

The Venue:
Rolak Hotel and Suites,Ibadan/Ijebu Ode road, Imowo Ijebu Ode (very easy to locate)

The Date:
26th – 29th March, 2014

All participants are to come with the following:

1. A pair of canvas
2. Shirt and short for exercises
3. Gifts for you fellow. Participants
4. Formal outfit for graduation ceremony and dinner with the Senate Association.

More details coming soon.
For: JCI Nigeria Training Institute

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JCI Nigeria