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Unknown gunmen on Friday invaded the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Mando, Kaduna State and abducted an unspecified numbers of female students in the school.
Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige who confirmed the incident to newsmen said the exact number of students abducted is currently unknown.
Jalige said Investigations are ongoing, adding that the police is working with the Army to trace the kidnappers. They were abducted last night but we have no details of the number of students and I can’t say if they are all female. We are currently working with the Nigerian Army to trace the kidnappers and rescue the students,” he said.
South East Governors
The South East Governors Forum has waded into the face-off between the Imo State Government and the state’s former Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that a squabble ensued between both sides’ supporters on February 21 when Okorocha allegedly broke into the Royal Spring Palm Apartment, Owerri, sealed by the Imo State Government on February 19.
The apartment is owned by Okorocha’s wife, Nkechi.
The situation was brought under control by the Imo State Police Command, which later arrested the senator.
The Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Francis Nwaze, on Monday said the forum was already handling the issue.
Senator Ike Ekweremadu
Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has dismissed the notion that churches and devout Christians are not supposed to show interest in politics, describing it as self-exclusion from good governance and nation-building.
Ekweremadu bared his mind in a paper entitled “The Role of the Church and Politician in Politics and Democratic Nation-Building”, he delivered at the Standing Committee forum of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Church), which held at the All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha, Anambra State on Thursday.
The Senator, who was represented by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professor Offornze Amucheazi, equally enjoined Christians in politics to be exemplary and lead by Bible principles.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday restated the commitment of the Nigerian government on security, economy and anti-corruption. The President added that his administration would continue to ensure the enthronement of democracy and good governance on the African continent. Buhari spoke at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the.The Advocate