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The Burial proceedings of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Late Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and 6 other senior officers who lost their lives in an air mishap in Kaduna is slated for today Saturday, 22 May 2021.
A statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig General Mohammed Yerima said, “It will commence at the National Mosque and National Christian Centre, Abuja by 1000hrs respectively.
“Consequently, the internment for the late COAS and 6 other senior officers will take place at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja today by 1300hrs (1 pm).
Meanwhile, the Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi has described as a rude shock and unfortunate, the death in a plane crash of the 21st Chief of Army Staff Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru barely four months in the saddle.
The protesting Millers
Millers and workers at the Abakaliki Rice Mill Limited on Tuesday protested alleged multiple taxation and other ill-treatment by leadership on the company against them.
Their protest led to shutdown of business activities at the mill.
They lamented the leadership’s actions has made many customers to stop patronising the mill.
They alleged N370 is being collected from farmers per bag before they bring in their paddy rice into the mill for processing.
They added that another N370 is charged per bag before the rice is allowed to be taken after processing.
They maintained an empty bag used in bagging the rice after processing, which is supposed to cost N150 goes for N300 in the company.
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested 16 suspects, one female inclusive, for cultism and unlawful possession of firearms within two weeks. The command also recovered two cut-to-size locally-made gun, one locally-made pistol, two live cartridges, six mobile phones, powdery substance suspected to be heroin and weeds suspected to be.The Advocate
Says she’s forfeited 80 property valued at $80m to FG
New chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, said yesterday that the commission has recovered a whopping $153 million from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, who has been staying in Britain since leaving office in 2015.
Beyond the amount recovered from the former oil minister, no fewer than 80 choice property valued at $80 million have also been seized from her and handed over to the federal government.
Bawa, who who disclosed this, also served a notice that he was ready to relinquish his position if anyone brought pressure on him to do what was not legal in the discharge of his duties. But he was quick to add that bringing the former minister to justice was still far from reality, given the fact that she was out of Nigeria’s jurisdiction and the challenges associated with bringing her home to face justice.
A 47-year-old drug trafficker, Chigbogu Obiora has excreted 97 wraps of cocaine after his arrest and being placed under observation by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos. The value of the drugs weighing 1.55 kilogrammes is put at a street.The Advocate