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Vanguard, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2018—5
POCKET CARTOON
SECURITY—From left: National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno; Chief of Army
Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai; Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi; the
SGF, Mr. Boss Mustapher and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, discusssing after an expanded meeting
of the National Security Council chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja,
yesterday. Photo: Abayomi Adeshida.
Our security solutions‘ll stand
test of time —BUHARI
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security agencies,
including service chiefs,
at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja.
Buhari’s statement came
at a time Agbekoya
Farmers Association,
AFA, vowed to deal with
herdsmen, following last
Saturday’s beheading of a
70-year-old farmer and
injuring of his son in their
farm at Iseyin, Oyo State.
They also issued an
ultimatum to all herdsmen
in their land to leave
immediately or face their
wrath.
Although there was no
usual briefing of State
House correspondents after
the meeting, President
Buhari, on his Twitter
handle, said the
government would
implement solutions that
would be acceptable
anywhere.
Security solutions
The President’s post on
his Twitter handle read thus:
“Today (yesterday), I
presided over a meeting of
the security council. We
fully understand the
seriousness & urgency of
Nigeria’s security issues,
and are determined to
implement carefully
considered solutions that
will not only earn the
confidence of Nigerians,
but also stand the test of
time.
“Our law enforcement
agencies must at all times
stay ahead of bandits and
criminals, wherever they
are across the country, by
efficiently gathering,
sharing and acting on
credible intelligence. I am
assuring that we will give
them all the support
needed to succeed.
“Let me also assure that
all persons arrested so far,
including those arrested for
illegally possessing arms,
will be duly prosecuted. I
urge judicial officers to be
alive to responsibilities in
this regard, to enable the
speedy dispensation of
justice.”
The meeting, which was
an enlarged one with
heads of Nigeria
Immigration Service,
Nigeria Customs Service,
Nigeria Fire Service,
Federal Road Safety
Corps, Nigeria Prisons
Service, and Nigeria
Security and Civil
Defence Corps, lasted
about three hours at the
State House, Abuja.
At the meeting were the
Vice President, Professor
Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary
to the Government of the
Federation, SGF, Boss
Mustapha; Minister of
Defence, Mansur Dan-
Ali; Minister of Interior,
Abdulrahman Dambazau;
Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Geoffrey
Onyeama, and National
Security Adviser, Majjor
General Babagana
Monguno, retd.
Also in attendance were
Director-General of the
Department of State
Services, DSS; Lawal
Daura; Director of the
Nigeria Intelligence
Agency, NIA, Ahmed
Abubakar, and Inspector-
General of Police, Ibrahim
Idris.
The service chiefs at the
meeting included Chief
of Defence Staff; Gen.
Gabriel Olonisakin; Chief
of Army Staff; Lt. Gen.
Tukur Buratai; Chief of
Naval Staff, Ibok-Ete
Ekwe Ibas, and Chief of
Air Staff, Sadique
Abubakar.
We'll deal with
herdsmen our own
way — Agbekoya
Meanwhile, following
the beheading of a 70-
year-old farmer in Iseyin,
Oyo State, the Agbekoya
Farmers Association,
AFA, has vowed to deal
with herdsmen in their
own way, if the federal and
state governments failed
to curb herdsmen’s
activities. They also
issued an ultimatum to all
herdsmen in their lands
to leave immediately.
This came as the leader
of Fulani in the South
West, Alhaji Mohammed
Bambado, and his
counterpart at Oke-Ogun,
Alhaji Bello, claimed that
they had lost four of their
men.
Recall that a 70-year old
farmer, identified as
Mustapha, alias Baba
Jeje, was beheaded on his
farm by herdsmen, while
his son, who was with him
on the farm, was also said
to have been injured by
the herdsmen who
destroyed crops in the
farm.
The farmer had since
been buried according to
Islamic injunctions.
Speaking with
Vanguard, President-
General of Agbekoyas
Worldwide, Kamoru Okiki
Aremu, said the deceased
was a gentle man who
was very popular at
Iseyin.
Aremu warned that
unless the Federal
Government and
Governor Abiola Ajimobi
arrest and prosecute the
culprits, the Agbekoyas
would declare war on
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Lekki toll increment (1)
By Bose Adelaja,
Bartholomew Madukwe &
Frederick Okopie
I consider it an unnecessary
duplication of taxation. Multiple
taxation is an oppressive
policy that must be resisted
by all well-meaning Nigerians.
The common man that plies
that route will suffer. The rich
will not suffer because they
have amassed so much wealth.
Increasing the toll has led to
an increase in transport fares.
That is why I said the common
man will suffer. It is obvious
that it will not have adverse
effects on the rich because
they are not even speaking
against it.
*Mr. Ojukoko Lucas,
Automobile dealer
I don’t think it is right for
them to increase the toll. What
they would have done was to
have extended the years of concession
to get their money instead
of the increment.
There are motorists that ply
the road up to six times daily.
The increment means that they
have to pay more than what
they were paying. The company
should be considerate at
this period of recession. People
have no jobs and many are
not finding it easy to survive.
Cosmos Asimegbe,
Structural Engineer
Prior to the time of the increment,
they should have notified
us
Ṫhey just acted the way they
did because Nigeria is not an organised
society.
I live in Lekki and most of the
residents in Lekki don't have an
alternative route to take. We now
take the alternative route we
know because of the high cost
of transport fare. Now that they
have increased the toll , more
people will join us. It is unfair to
expect me to pay more on transportation
because of the policy
of LCC.
*Jeannifred Lucky, Trader
The increment of Lekki toll
has brought hardship to the
good people of Eti-Osa. The
decision was unilateral. Motorists
plying the Lekki/Ajah
Expressway and Lekki Link
Bridge are not happy about
this. That is why we protested
on the platform of Eti-Osa
Development Forum. We are
demanding a downward review
to N100.
Dotun Hassan, Convener
#OccupyLekkitollgate
WE are in Nigeria where anything
goes. Nigerians are to blame
because they accept anything the
government does. How can Lagos
State Government allow
such thing to happen without
proper consultation with residents
and stakeholders. The increase
in the population of those
residing along Ajah axis must
have informed the increment.
Sadly, transporters have increased
transport fares. I am
worried about the way the governments
take us for a ride.
*Michael Ogboru, Mechanical
Engineer
THERE is need for adequate
information on the issues surrounding
the hike. All over the
world, paying toll is a common
practice. In this part of the
world, there is a culture of corruption
where public funds are
embezzled by public officials.
That is why there is public anger.
I think we have to create a
balance between public obligations
and public trust. We should
make a clear distinction between
those who want the toll
scrapped and those who want it
to be reduced. Obviously, we
need a tax culture.
*Feyisike Adeoye, NGO owner