14 — Vanguard, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2019 FG wanted <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> kill El-Zakzaky in India — IMN THE Islamic Movement in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Nigeria</str<strong>on</strong>g> (IMN) has alleged that the federal government intended <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> kill Ibraheem El-Zakzaky in India ‘in the name of ‘medical treatment’. El-Zakzaky was returned <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the country after he refused <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be treated by doc<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs provided by the government. In a statement issued yesterday, Ibrahim Musa, spokesman of the movement, said the Islamic cleric did not plan <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> seek asylum in India, c<strong>on</strong>trary an allegati<strong>on</strong> by the government. He said the allegati<strong>on</strong> was a campaign of calumny against El-Zakzaky by the government <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> hide its ‘’gross misc<strong>on</strong>duct in a foreign land”. ‘’The Islamic movement further accused the federal government of mischievously going bey<strong>on</strong>d its role of supervisi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the level of maliciously interfering in the medical process, :Vanguard News :@vanguardnews :@vanguardnews NEWS HOTLINES: 08052867023, 08052867058 No going back <strong>on</strong> RUGA — GOV SULE •Says it's best opti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> end farmers, herders' c<strong>on</strong>flicts By David Odama LAbdullahi AFIA—GOVERNOR Sule of Death in attacks <strong>on</strong> Benue communities <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ll rises <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> 9 MPolice AKURDI—THE Command in Benue, yesterday said the death <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ll from Saturday’s gunmen attack <strong>on</strong> mourners in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of the state had risen <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> nine. The Police Public Relati<strong>on</strong>s Officer, DSP Catherine Anene, said in Makurdi that the police were still investigating the circumstances instructing <strong>on</strong> which doc<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs the Sheikh and his wife must see, while refusing <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> allow them access <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> their own doc<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs, which c<strong>on</strong>firms the allegati<strong>on</strong> that the government had wanted <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> kill the Sheikh in the name of medical treatment, ‘’ he said. “Before efforts at resolving this impasse could be c<strong>on</strong>cluded, the Sheikh was brought back <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Nigeria</str<strong>on</strong>g>, since their evil schemes could not be executed. The government is now churning out c<strong>on</strong>tradic<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ry explanati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> blame the Sheikh for not allowing himself <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be killed in the name of medical treatment. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Nigeria</str<strong>on</strong>g>n government is also blackmailing the Sheikh that he sought for asylum in India just <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> cover their own gross misc<strong>on</strong>duct in a foreign land.” Musa said El-Zakzaky was forced <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> either accept the choice of being treated by unknown doc<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs or <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be returned home within two hours. surrounding the attack and its aftermath. Anene explained that four pers<strong>on</strong>s were killed at the burial of Tor Gbev Amaafu in T<strong>on</strong>gov while additi<strong>on</strong>al five were killed during reprisal attacks by Amaafu, Sati Agirigi and Ikurav Tiev communities. She said the killings were suspected <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be the frequent clashes between Ikurav and Shitile people in the area in recent times. “The clash cut across three villages. There is no reas<strong>on</strong> for these attacks. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Nigeria</str<strong>on</strong>g>n, who swallowed 67 wraps of cocaine jailed in UK THE Isleworth Crown court in the United Kingdom weekend sentenced Samuel Nwankwo, a 27-year-old <str<strong>on</strong>g>Nigeria</str<strong>on</strong>g>n man, <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> four years in pris<strong>on</strong> over drug trafficking. According <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Crown Prosecuti<strong>on</strong> Service, the principal public agency for c<strong>on</strong>ducting criminal prosecuti<strong>on</strong>s in England and Wales, Nwankwo, who is a resident of Eastfield in Peterborough, ingested 67 wraps of cocaine worth £82,210 in Brazil before boarding a flight <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> February 11. He also alleged that he had been visiting his wife and was short <strong>on</strong> annual leave. Nwankwo is said <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> have boarded Latam Airlines flight from Sao Paulo <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> Heathrow airport where he was nabbed by security operatives at the terminal 3. The c<strong>on</strong>vict, who had been in the South American country for five days, had no checked baggage but a body scan showed suspicious images in his s<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>mach. “A body scan at the airport revealed suspicious shapes inside Nwankwo. He was then taken <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> a hospital for a CT scan where dozens of c<strong>on</strong>cealed packages were identified inside him,” the CPC reported. “He had previously pleaded guilty <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong>e count of fraudulent evasi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the importati<strong>on</strong> of a prohibited Class A drug.” The drug found in Nwankwo was said <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> have an average purity of 77.1 per cent. The judge, however, sentenced him <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> four years in pris<strong>on</strong> and also ordered that the cocaine be destroyed. “Importing drugs by ingesti<strong>on</strong> is illegal and could lead <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> lethal c<strong>on</strong>sequences. Nwankwo was lucky <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be alive after taking such a high quantity of cocaine,” Cindy Fayefunmi, a crown prosecuti<strong>on</strong> service official, said. INDUCTION: From left: Mr. Bayo Olugbemi, 1st Vice President, CIBN; Mr. Magnus Nnoka, Risk Manager CRM - President, RIMAN; Mr. Usman Muhammad, CRM - Inductee; Mrs. Tokunbo Martins, CRM - Direc<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>r, OFISD, CBN; Mr. Akinsow<strong>on</strong> Dawodu, FCIB - Managing Direc<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>r Citibank <str<strong>on</strong>g>Nigeria</str<strong>on</strong>g>; Mr. Aghogho Etakibuebu,CRM - Inductee; Dr. Greg. Jobome,CRM - E.D. Risk Mgt., Access Bank at Certified Risk Manager (CRM) Professi<strong>on</strong>al Certificati<strong>on</strong> 2019 Inducti<strong>on</strong> organised by Risk Management Associati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Nigeria</str<strong>on</strong>g> (RIMAN) and The Chartered Institute of Bankers of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Nigeria</str<strong>on</strong>g> (CIBN) in Lagos. Several peace meetings with the communities have yielded no positive results,” Anene said. An eyewitness said the gunmen who numbered more than 10 opened fire <strong>on</strong> the mourners killing and injuring several pers<strong>on</strong>s in the process. The gunmen attacked the mourners in the early hours of Saturday as a result of which four pers<strong>on</strong>s lost their lives <strong>on</strong> the spot while several others sustained severe injuries. The area has witnessed serious criminal activities in the past four years. Nasarawa State has said there is no going back <strong>on</strong> RUGA programme of the federal government in Nasarawa state, insisting that it remains the surest way <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> end farmers and herders clashes. Governor Sule, who spoke <strong>on</strong> a radio programme m<strong>on</strong>i<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>red in Lafia, did not <strong>on</strong>ly advocate for regular meetings am<strong>on</strong>g governments of various states, he also note that supporting security agencies with required <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ols was the best opti<strong>on</strong>, saying “you know what, the <strong>on</strong>ly way <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> eliminate the problems of farmer/ headers is <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> separate them. You can’t say that farmers will live in the same place with the herders and have peace because they have no c<strong>on</strong>trol over the cattle and the cattle need <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> go in<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> people’s farms. “The best thing is <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> have a separate place for them, so we embraced the idea of the Ruga project. We are aware it has been su<str<strong>on</strong>g>spend</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed at the moment and we respect the fact that government has su<str<strong>on</strong>g>spend</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed it until it is fully studied. But since we have already received the idea, there is a way we can talk <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the people. Though it has been su<str<strong>on</strong>g>spend</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed at the federal level, let’s us at the state level find a way, even if we have <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> call it our own RUGA kind of arrangement, that is what we are trying <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> do. “My positi<strong>on</strong> in the case of RUGA project is that let us go in<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the root causes of the problems, same thing with the Almajiri system. We are trying <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> encourage them in such a way that instead of Almajiris becoming beggars and lacking what <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> eat; we want <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> take them away from the streets. We are looking at the Almajiri system different from the way they look at it. We want <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> find something for them <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> do, educate them so they can be useful <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> themselves. When they are educated in the western educati<strong>on</strong>, they can go and acquire Islamic educati<strong>on</strong> which is meant for the Almajiri in the first place.” Regular meetings of various state governments, he said “The number <strong>on</strong>e formula is <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be <strong>on</strong> the same page with everybody, let us understand that lack of peace in Benue is the same lack of peace in Nasarawa, Taraba. Whatever affects Nasarawa State the same thing will affect all other places in Plateau, Kaduna, Bauchi, Kwara, Niger and the federal capital.
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