Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zamfara State Command, has dismissed ASCII Maikano Sarkin-Tasha over his alleged collaboration with bandits terrorizing the state.
The suspect was alleged to have been supplying hard drugs and ammunition to the terrorists. The State Commandant, Sani Mustapha, disclosed this while briefing newsmen.
2. The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1, as a public holiday to commemorate the nation’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this declaration in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, on Saturday in Abuja.
3. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has mocked supporters of Governor Siminalayi Fubara who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Peoples Party (APP) ahead of the October 5 local government election.
Speaking in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Wike expressed surprise that members of the PDP loyal to the governor could defect to APP, stating that he will teach them a lesson.
4. The Deputy Manager of the Command and Control Centre of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Murtala Muhammad, has disclosed that more than 8,000 illegal refineries have been destroyed within the last six months in the country.
Speaking on Saturday in Abuja during a stakeholders’ engagement session, Muhammad also said 5,800 illegal oil pipeline connections were detected and destroyed within the same period.
5. Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general election, Peter Obi, has said the security challenges bedeviling Africa are directly linked to poverty, with over 50% of the population being multi-dimensionally poor.
6. A notorious Boko Haram terrorist, Bochu Abacha, has surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force deployed in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
A statement on Saturday by the Information Officer of the MNJTF, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, noted that the terrorist admitted to being a notorious Boko Haram member who participated in several operations along the Monguno–Baga axis of the state.
7. Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a man for allegedly impersonating a police officer and extorting money from the public.
The suspect, identified as 26-year-old Shafiu Abdulkadir, a resident of Anguwan Yelwa in Yola North Local Government Area, was apprehended on Thursday.
8. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) said that crude oil production output of three million barrels per day is achievable, up from the current 1.7 million. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer (CCCO) of NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, stated this in an address at a stakeholders’ engagement session for journalists covering the National Assembly in Abuja.
9. An investigative report by FIJ reveals that social media influencer and crossdresser, Bobrisky, spent only three weeks of his sentence in prison and the rest in a secret location.
According to the FIJ report, while Bobrisky was indeed taken to Kirikiri prison in April after his sentence was pronounced, the report disclosed that he left after just three weeks.
10. Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command, in collaboration with soldiers, have foiled two different kidnap attempts in the state.
This was disclosed in a statement by ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the Public Relations Officer of the Katsina Police Command, on Saturday.
