February 2021 | Page 5 of 8

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Miyetti Allah vows to resist forced eviction from South-West

The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, on Sunday, February 14, vowed to resist any eviction from the South-West.

According to the Miyetti Allah, their rights as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution to live wherever they desire.

Furthermore, the body pledged to avenge the alleged attacks on and loss of herdsmen and their cattle, saying it would never tolerate any act of injustice on herders.

This disclosure was contained in a statement issued by the National Secretary of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Mr Alhassan Saleh, in an interview in reaction to the eviction notices issued to criminal herdsmen by some South-West groups and personalities.

Saleh said it was wrong to drive herders out of any part of Nigeria and that even if there were criminals among them, it was the function of the government’s security forces to identify and arrest them.

He said the eviction of Miyetti Allah herdsmen from the southern region of the country was a dangerous precedent and that the best way to solve the herders-farmers crisis was for state governments to provide ranches and grazing routes for the herders and their animals.

4wardwego had reported that the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, in January asked all Fulani herdsmen to vacate the forest reserves in the state. He later issued a seven-day ultimatum to the effect.

The governor gave the order at a meeting with leaders of the Hausa/Fulani and Ebira communities in the state, saying the activities of the herdsmen had long been causing a threat to security in the state.

However, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore National Secretary, Saleh, said no group could evict the herders, vowing to resist any eviction from the South-West.

He said, “Nobody has the right (to evict herdsmen). If you say you are going to evict us, we will resist eviction. We have been surviving in harsh environments; if we do not resist, we will be wiped out of the planet. If you kill a herder, don’t go and sleep, we will revisit you, and it’s not because we hate your tribe. People attack herders, and in one way or the other, herders have found a way to retaliate.”

Saleh also asked governors to provide land for ranching for the herders as a solution to the continuous crisis, adding that the eviction of herders would only lead to wider consequences.

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Lalong Inspects 29bn Legacy Projects

The Plateau State Government on Thursday embarked on a tour round the state to supervise and see the level of completion of the ongoing legacy project, on Friday 12^thFebruary, Plateau State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Hon. Dan Manjang led the team round the Plateau Central Senatorial District to see the level of completion of the Governors legacy project.

Hon. Dan Manjang, stated that “The Lalong Legacy project comprising of Hospitals, Model Schools, and Potato Value Chain across the 17 local government areas, set in place to conceptualize to improve on the standard of living of Plateau people from the rural communities.

“N59 billion was initially earmarked for the 22 Projects but when COVID-19 came, the scope was reviewed to N29 billion and the money has been sourced and now available for the completion of the projects.

Some of the legacy project from the central zone are:

Government College Pankshin now upgraded to model school, the school now have two standard hostels, senior staff quarters, junior staff quarters, laboratory, library, sport facilities, hall, kitchen, cafeteria, GCP current has over 1000 students but when completed it is expected to accommodate 3,000 students

Government College Pankshin, which according to the school principal, James Gambo Dimlong, who noted that “GCP is a Premiere institution on the Plateau and the government has really changed the face of the institution to an international standard, he applauded the Governor

He also said the Governor promise to change the school into a technical institution as it was the initial plan of the founding fathers of the institution

The Hon Commissioner for Health, Ndam Lar who was also a student of the school commended the Governor for taking FGC into consideration to be among the beneficiary of the Legacy”

The General hospital Mangu which has 200 bed capacity, still ongoing with the same structures and facilities with all other ongoing general hospital, the Mangu General Hospital is located at Konbun, Mangu LGA

Potato value chain support project Tissue culture laboratory resources Gindi, Mangu LGA which has the facility to produce 600 seedlings in a month

Model primary school Kanke which was built from scratch, a virgin land, with structures such as classes, admin, hall, sport facilities and has attain 40% completion

General hospital Kwal, Kanke LGA which formerly was a cottage hospital built during former Governor Joshua C. Dariye now upgraded to a general hospital with 60bed capital and addition facilities and structures, the project has attain 95% completion according to Fabian N. Danladi, the project contractor. They met the project at 25% completion now it has attain 95% completion.

Pankshin Water Plant which According to the technical officer, Eng. Julius Akawu of Plateau State Water Board, the Pankshin water plant has been out of operation for over 10years, the Government in conjunction with World Bank reactivate and reticulatethe Pankshin water system, the water plant is powered by a 400KVA Generator, with the reactivation residents of Pankshin get water three times in a week

GSS Dengi now upgraded to model school Dengi which has attain 70% completion with facilities such as 7 classes by 4, male and female hostel, multipurpose hall, kitchen, lab, generator house, staff quarters toilet

Pankshin, Monday market potato value chain support project by African Development Bank in collaboration with Plateau State Government, the project was completed around November, 2020 and has been handed over to the local government, the potato value chain has the capacity to store 3 tons of potato

Hon. Dan Manjang, Plateau State Commissioner for Information and Communication, assured the citizens of the Governors willingness to complete all the legacy project as it will pave way for more opportunities, reduced hardship, encouraged school enrollment and provide access to health Care delivery.

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Gumi: Islamic cleric accuses Nigerian military of profiting from war against insurgency

Renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi on Friday, February 12, launched a scathing criticism on the Nigerian military authorities.

According to Gumi, the military authorities do not want the fight against insurgency to end because they make billions of naira from the huge funds allocated for the prosecution of the war.

1st News had reported that the Kaduna State-based cleric made this disclosure during a guest appearance on Arise Television News programme.

This came in the wake of recent visits to some bandits’ enclave in Zamfara while urging the Nigerian government to grant them amnesty.

“The military is not encouraging matters at all because they are the beneficiaries of this insecurity,” Gumi said.

Continuing, he added: “Nobody can justify criminality. Criminality is criminality; there is no word that can justify it. But just look at it, IPOB (Indigenous People of Biafra), they never had the Nigerian Airforce bombing them, Niger Delta militants never had the Nigerian Air Force bombing them.

“The bandits are complaining mostly against the military killing innocent people. They resorted to buying arms. How did they get the arms? They resorted to kidnapping people which is an end result of these military actions.

“Look, they are ready to drop these arms and return to the fold of the Nigerians just for simple things; schools, hospitals, water.

“And there is an allegation: the military doesn’t want this conflict to end because of the billions of naira they claim for fighting insurgency. So the military is not cooperating.

“I praise the police and the Inspector-General of Police. I give him credit for assisting us to go and meet these people, but the military is not forthcoming, they are not cooperating, I don’t know why.”

4wardwego News had reported that the playwright expressed a similar concern while speaking on the herdsmen menace and other national issues last week.

He also challenged President Buhari to address Nigerians on the crisis and declare publicly that he does not support the criminal activities of some herdsmen in various parts of the country.

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COVID-19: 16m vaccines to hit Nigeria – UNICEF

Nigeria is set to take delivery of 16 million doses of the Covax vaccine for the COVID-19 pandemic.This was disclosed by the United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday.Mr. Peter Hawkins, UNICEF country representative to Nigeria, made this known in Akure. He was speaking during a courtesy visit to Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State.Hawkins explained that more doses of the vaccine would arrive over the next few months; which he stated would ensure that the vaccine covered 20 per cent of the population of the country.“In the meantime, we are exploring how else to bring vaccines in with a view to allowing Nigeria to go to 40 per cent by the end of the year. This should be possible things being equal.“We are only halfway through. The pandemic will continue for another one or two years.“A lot has been done in ensuring that Nigeria secures the right level of vaccine and plans for the equitable distribution of vaccine are being taken through,” he said.

On his part, Akeredolu thanked UNICEF for the support given to the state over the years.However, the governor, who lamented the delay in the purchase of vaccine for the Nigerian populace; described the situation as unfortunate.He also appealed for assistance for a permanent solution to end open defecation in the state.Meanwhile, 1st News reports that the findings from a large-scale international trial are being hailed as a game changer in the UK for improving the health of people with obesity and could even play a major part in helping reduce the impact of diseases such as COVID-19.Specifically, the drug, semaglutide, works by hijacking the body’s own appetite regulating system in the brain; leading to reduced hunger and calorie intake, according to a study published on Thursday in the New England Journal for Medicine’.

One third (35 per cent) of people who took the new drug for treating obesity lost more than one-fifth of their total body weight; according to the major global study involving University College London (UCL) researchers and almost 2,000 trial participants in 16 countries.

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Ckay – Boyfriend EP

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Man reveals why he stabbed his friend to death in Plateau

One Ibrahim Raymond arrested by the police in Plateau State has revealed that he killed his friend, Mika Luka, a 24-year-old tricycle rider and buried him in an uncompleted building because of money.

The suspect, a security guard in the Millionaires’ Quarter area of Jos metropolis, made the revelation at the State Police Headquarters while being paraded alongside 42 other suspected armed robbers and kidnappers on Wednesday, February 10.

It was gathered that Mika, a resident of Double Dollar Community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, was stabbed to death by Raymond on December 15.

According to Raymond, the victim told him that he had money so on that fateful day, he lured Mika to a building where he stabbed him to death. After killing his friend he did not find any money on him so he took away his tricycle to sell.

“He was my friend. He told me that he had money and I asked him to give me some, but he refused and I killed him. I regret my actions,” the suspect stated.

Briefing newsmen, the state Commissioner of Police, Edward Egbuka, narrated how the suspect was apprehended by men of the command.

“On December 22, 2020, based on credible intelligence, police detectives attached to the Anwan Rogo Division, Jos, arrested one Mubarak Isah of Angwan Rimi, Jos, in possession of a tricycle with number plate QAP 142 WW, which he was about to dispose of.

“The suspect could not give a satisfactory account of how he came about the tricycle. Interrogated further, he confessed that the tricycle was given to him by one Raymond Ibrahim of the Millionaires’ Quarter, Jos. The said Raymond was tracked down and arrested.

“On interrogation, he confessed to have killed the owner of the tricycle, identified as Micah Luka, of the same address on December 16, 2020, and buried the victim in an uncompleted building along Liberty Boulevard, Jos.

“The suspect led the police to the burial site, where the decomposing corpse of the victim was exhumed. Exhibits recovered from the suspects include the victim’s ATM card and the suspected murder weapon. The case is still under investigation and the suspect will soon be charged.”

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IGSR ORGANISED SKILL ACQUISITION & ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM FOR 120 PARTICIPANTS IN PLATEAU STATE

In response to the increasing threat of violent extremism across Nigeria, the Institute of Governance and Social Research (IGSR), Jos organized a three-month skill Acquisition and Economic Empowerment Programme for 120 vulnerable women drawn from the Central Senatorial Zone of Plateau State.

The programme was sponsored by the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) as part of the project titled: Youth and Peaceful Coexistence in Community: The Plateau Case (Round II). The programme was designed to empower the vulnerable women between the ages of 35 to 55 from various ethnic and religious backgrounds in Mangu, Bokkos, Pankshin, Kanam and Kanke LGAs with skills with the view to build stronger communities less susceptible to radicalisation and violent extremism. At the end of the training, successful trainees will be provided with start-up grants to enable them to develop themselves further or establish their own businesses with skills learnt in trades of their choice such as tailoring, jewellery making, knitting, and poultry farming amongst others across the 5 LGAs.

Following the successful conclusion of the Skill Acquisition programme, IGSR further organized a one day Basic Business Training (BBT) for the beneficiaries at the PankshinYouth Centre on the 3rd of February 2021. The programme was intended to equip these vulnerable women with basic business skills, thereby improving their livelihood and making them less susceptible to violent extremism.

The women were trained in Basic Business Skills to enable them to develop and grow their newly acquired trades into prospective businesses. Skilled resource persons from different professional backgrounds such as Mr Haggai Gutap (Director General Plateau State Microfinance Development Agency), Haj.FatimaAliyu,(lecturer College of Administration, Management and Technology, Potiskum Yobe State.) and Mr Y.S Maisamari(Businessman)were invited as resource persons to train the women on selected business areas which include Business and Its Environment, Book Keeping for New Business Starters and Co-Operative and Fund Sourcing.

The training was well received by the women who expressed their gratitude to the organisers and sponsors of the programme.