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The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned against plans by some Nigerians to launch ethno-religious violence in the country.
The warning was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya.
According to the statement, the targeted states include Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Oyo, Lagos and parts of South East.
It stated that the plans were targeted at religious centres, leaders and other prominent Nigerians.
Afunanya said intelligence had revealed that the group were working with external forces to incite religious violence across the country.
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Anti-tax agency accuses police, FRSC of extortion from public
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The Chairman of Cross River State Anti-tax Agency, Bishop Emmah Isong has accused the officials of the Nigeria Police Force and Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) in Cross River State of extorting money from members of the public in the State.
In a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to DAILY POST, the Chairman regretted the action of the two federal government agencies, alleging that they extort money from members of the public.
The Chairman again regretted that the illegal extortion of money from members of the public was principally noted mostly along Ikom highway in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River and other areas.
FRSC fines commercial vehicle N26,000 for breach of COVID-19 protocols, others
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, has arrested a commercial bus, for non-compliance with COVID-19 protocols.
Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, the State Sector Commander of FRSC, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Wednesday.
Abdullahi said that the driver of the commercial bus, name withheld, was fined N26,000 for not complying with the physical and social distancing protocols and other offences.
He listed the other offences as driver’s licence violation and vehicle licence violation.
The guidelines showed that any person that contravenes provisions of the regulations risked a fine or a term of six months imprisonment or both in accordance with Section 5 of the Quarantine Act.
To make the directive work, Buhari directed the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Road Safety Corps, Nigeria Immigration Service, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, and other relevant local government, state and federal governments’ agencies to enforce the regulations.
He also warned that any officer that failed, neglected, or refused to enforce the provisions of the regulations would be subjected to disciplinary actions.
However, findings in some states and the FCT indicated that people rarely complied with the directive with experts asking governors to domesticate the laws, improve enlightenment and persuasion to halt rising cases of death and infections.