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Journalists observe a minute silence for slain rape victim
The Chairman of NUJ in Akwa Ibom said Nigeria was fighting an “undeclared war” because of the current security challenges in the country.
It was such a touching moment in Uyo,
Akwa Ibom State, as several journalists who gathered in the state, on Monday, for the annual World Press Freedom Day celebration paused to observe a minute silence for Iniubong Umoren, the 26-year-old female job-seeker who was
Among the dignitaries at the ceremony was the Commissioner for Information in the state, Ini Ememobong, who informed the journalists that Governor Udom Emmanuel has directed a government delegation to pay condolence visit to the family of the slain woman.
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Nigerian troops of Sector II located in Damaturu axis of Yobe apprehended the collaborators, including logistic suppliers.
The troops were led by Major Daniel Chiwar, the Acting Commander of 154 Taskforce, according to PRNigeria.
The suspects were found in their hideout at Bulamari area of Ngamdu in Borno State.
Items recovered included huge containers of petroleum products they supply to insurgents.
However, soldiers engaged Boko Haram, with several gun trucks, at Rann in the Kala Balge area of Borno State at the weekend.
The troops, led by Lt. Colonel Samson Olashegbe of 3 Battalion, eliminated some terrorists, destroyed some of the trucks and recovered others.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his condolences over the death of the former Bauchi State Grand Khadi Alhaji Ahmad Rufai Ibrahim, describing him as “a great religious scholar and jurist who left an untainted record of integrity.”
Buhari’s message was contained in a statement signed by his Spokesman, Garba Shehu and made available to newsmen on Sunday.
In a reaction to the news of the death, President Buhari said: “The late Grand Khadi was a man of sterling virtues who did his job with the fear of God and dispensed justice impartially.”
The President stated that “being a judge is a litmus test of a man’s integrity and I’m proud to say that the late Ahmad Rufai Ibrahim passed this test during his brilliant career in the judiciary.”