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Bandits Demand N7m Ransom To Free Kidnapped Zamfara Villagers

Armed bandits have demanded N7m ransom for the release of 14 people kidnapped at Dankurmi Village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. SaharaReporters recall that the gunmen attacked Dankurmi on November 6, 2020, killing one person and abducting 14 others. Many villagers were also left with gunshot wounds. Four days after, the abductors have demanded N7m ransom to release those kidnapped. A brother of one of the kidnap victims told SaharaReporters that they had no means of raising that money after the bandits looted the little they had gathered including motorcycles. “They are demanding N7m, where do they want us to see that? They have looted all our belongings including motorcycles,” he said. Insecurity News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3eN11Y9 via EDUPEDIA

Shiite Group Petitions Human Rights Commission, EU, UN, Demands Justice For Lekki Massacre Victims

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, a Shiite group, has submitted a formal petition to the National Human Rights Commission, United Nations and European Union, Abuja, to demand justice for victims of the October 20, 2020 Lekki shooting. The group condemned the brutal force used on protesters by some soldiers of the Nigerian Army. In a statement by Secretary, Academic Forum of the ISM, Abdullahi Musa, described the shooting of unarmed protesters as barbaric and uncalled for. The sect said the carnage was orchestrated and premeditated to stop the protesters from calling for good governance.  The statement read, “We strongly condemn the regime’s attack on peaceful protesters, infiltration of the protests and the Lekki massacre.  “The commencement of the probe on the killings by the state government is welcome. Stakeholders should ensure that the probe leads to the prosecution of perpetrators. “These deliberate acts by the regime was done in order to provide itself with an excuse

Oyo State House Of Assembly Kicks Against Regulation Of Social Media

Oyo State House Of Assembly Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin. The Oyo State House of Assembly has kicked against the regulation of social media in Nigeria. This was revealed by Speaker of the Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, via a tweet on Tuesday. Oyo State House Of Assembly Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin. He said the state’s legislature will kick against restriction of freedom of expression. Oyo State Govt Legislature will not support any form of restriction on Social Media freedom of expression/speech in any way. — Rt. Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin (@Adebo_ogund) November 10, 2020 This comes as the Nigerian Government pushes for the regulation of social media following the recent #ENDSARS protest. The government had claimed that the protest was organised and people were mobilised through the social media. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, claimed that the Nigerian Government must regulate it to prevent the spread of hate speech. He said the social media was th

DSS Drags Man To Court For Sharing Fake Video Of President Buhari’s Wedding

The Department of State Services has arraigned one Kabiru Mohammed for creating and sharing a fake video of President Muhammadu Buhari’s wedding to Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq. Mohammed was arraigned 10 months after he was initially arrested by the DSS. The DSS, while parading Mohammed in January, said it received a petition from Ahmed to investigate the photos and videos and uncover the persons involved in the circulation of such materials. The DSS claimed he had confessed to creating and circulating the video. Mohammed was arraigned at a Chief Magistrates’ Court at Nomansland in Kano on two count charges of defamation and injurious falsehood on Tuesday, TheNation reports. According to counsel to the DSS, I.B. Bulus, Mohammed’s action caused “confusion and injury to the persons involved, tarnishing their character and causing disaffection among their families and associates, through the spreading of fake

Police Release Nigerian Journalist After 30 Days Unjust Detention

Oga Tom Uhia The Nigeria Police Force has finally released Tom Uhia, journalist and Publisher of Power Steering Magazine. The journalist was detained for 30 days on the orders of Nigeria’s Minister of State for Power , Jeddy Agba, over a publication in his magazine. Oga Tom Uhia This was after the court ordered that the journalist should be released on bail . He was released to his lawyer on Tuesday afternoon. SaharaReporters had reported that the police initially disregarded the court order after Uhia met his bail conditions. The police held on to Uhia for a day, claiming that it was yet to be served with the court order for his release on bail. The journalist was arrested over a publication in the July 2020 edition of Power Steering Magazine the minister deemed was injurious to his person. Uhia had filed a fundamental human rights enforcement suit against Agba, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Anthony Ogbizi, who is said to be the uncle of the minister, and oth