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KANO SPECIAL CONSTABULARY NOT POLICE OFFICERS BUT RECOGNISED BY LAW -PSC

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The attention of the Police Service Commission has been drawn to the operations of the Special Constabulary in Kano state especially the issue of a repentant criminal said to have been recruited into the organisation.
The Commission wishes to state categorically that the Special Constabulary are not Police men and not recognised as such by the Commission and Government.
The Commission however notes that the Constabulary operations are covered and recognised by the Police Act and are readily useful and needed now that the nation is fighting to end the siege of criminals across the country.
The Commission is in touch with the Kano State Police Command and is aware that the use of the Constabulary is to support the Police in building a crime free Kano State.
It is necessary to state that the men and women recruited as Special Constabulary are posted to work in their locality where they will be in a better position to fish out the criminals terrorising the place.
Some of the repentant influential youths previously used in the past as political thugs and abandoned have realised that crime does not pay and have voluntarily offered themselves to assist fight for a crime free state.
The Commission is also aware that the Kano Special Constabulary has received adequate training and are working in their Local Government areas as required by law but under strict supervision of the State Police Command.
Their engagement is obviously for visibility and to promote Sustainable peace, economic growth and development of the state.
Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase, CFR, former Inspector General of Police says the Commission will continue to partner with the Police to ensure an improved security of lives and property in the country.
Dr. Arase noted that security is not only a government responsibility but that of every Nigerian and called for a citizen based approach to security in Nigeria.
He however disclosed that the Commission in consultation with the Inspector General of Police will ensure that the uniform of the Constabularies are clearly differentiated from that of the Nigeria Police Force to avoid cases of identity crisis and also define their specific roles in the security architecture of the nation.
Ikechukwu Ani
Head, Press and Public Relations
Thursday October 19th 2023
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South-East govs afraid of meeting Tinubu to demand Nnamdi Kanu’s release – Brother

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February 18, 2025By
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The younger brother of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Emmanuel Kanu has lamented that the trauma of the invasion of the Kanu family compound in 2017 by the military led to the death of his parents, Eze Israel Kanu and his wife, Ugo Eze Kanu.
This is also as he claimed governors of the South East region have not taken a convincing step to meet President Bola Tinubu and demand for the release of his brother, Nnamdi Kanu.
Emmanuel Kanu, who stated this during his interview with ABN TV, “Political Perspective” on Monday, said that the governors and most leaders of the South East have not shown enough interests in working for the release of the detained IPOB leader the way Yoruba leaders worked for Sunday Igboho’s release.
The younger Kanu, who thanked the Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu for appealing to President Tinubu to free Nnamdi Kanu, maintained that his brother committed no offense to warrant his continued detention.
“The South East Governors are yet to meet Mr President as a body. What are they afraid of?
“Let them go and meet Mr President and demand for the release of Nnamdi Kanu”, he said.
He also alleged that a lot of criminal activities being said to be committed in forests, including organ harvesting in Igboland were not committed by genuine members of the IPOB.
According to him, many of those being paraded by security agencies were not from Igboland.
Emmanuel Kanu said that many criminal elements who were not members of IPOB were taking advantage of Kanu’s continued detention to operate camps in the forests, but said that such would end if his brother was released.
He further said that the Kanu family were in support of the refusal of Nnamdi Kanu not to allow Justice Binta Nyako to handle his case, having earlier recused from the case.
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Binance’s Gambaryan one of those who used USAID money to fund Boko Haram – Fani-Kayode

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February 17, 2025By
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Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday described Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, as a conduit used by the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, to fund Boko Haram.
Fani-Kayode described Gambaryan as a terrorism enabler and an economic saboteur.
He dismissed Gambaryan’s allegations against Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, of demanding funds for his political ambition.
Gambaryan also accused some lawmakers of demanding a $150 million bribe.
These allegations have since been dismissed by the lawmakers and the Nigerian government.
However, Fani-Kayode said Gambaryan should prepare for divine retribution.
Posting on X, Fani-Kayode wrote:
“One @TigranGambaryan, a foreign national and an executive of @binance, has made grave allegations against @NuhuRibadu, @OfficialDSSNG & some legislators. Take him seriously at your own peril.
“I know a CIA operative, a terrorism enabler, a fiscal bandit, a criminal, a leech, a vampire, and an economic saboteur when I see one.
“He is one of those who used @USAID money to fund Boko Haram. Prepare for divine retribution, Tigran.
“The long arm of justice will eventually get you for the atrocities you committed in our country.”
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Investigate claims of USAID funding Boko Haram, Al-Qaeda – Ndume to Nigerian govt

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February 17, 2025By
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Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has called on the Nigerian government to thoroughly investigate the claims of the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, funding Boko Haram and other terrorists organizations.
Ndume’s call came against the backdrop of an allegation made by Pennsylvanian Republican lawmaker, Scot Perry that USAID was funding terrorists organizations.
Perry disclosed this during an inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency last Thursday.
Speaking during the session tagged: “The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud,” focused on alleged misuse of taxpayer funds, the Congress man alleged that $697 million in aid was being funnelled to Boko Haram, ISIS, and Al-Qaeda through USAID.
Perry claimed that there is no record of USAID using $136 million to build 120 schools in Pakistan.
However, appearing on Channels Television, Sunday Politics, Ndume said Perry’s allegations should be seriously looked into.
According to Ndume: “You can’t say it’s just an allegation; it’s more than that.
“That’s why the Nigerian government and the National Assembly, especially, need to look into it to investigate and verify the veracity of such a very weighty allegation.
“This development is very worrisome, especially because one of the terrorist organisations mentioned by Scott Perry is Boko Haram, and Boko Haram has ravaged not only the North-East but even other parts of Nigeria.
“You can remember Boko Haram bombed the police headquarters and the UN office in Abuja, and the casualties were enormous. So, the Nigerian government must be interested.
“I’m worried, but the Nigerian security agencies have raised this indirectly several times. Even the Borno State government was wary of the operations of the NGOs.
“We have been wondering for all these years where these people are getting money.”

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