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Senate Declares Former Chairman of EFCC Wanted

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The Senate has declared the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, wanted over his role in the N1 trillion the agency recovered from treasury looters but which reportedly disappeared from its coffers.
At its plenary session on Thursday, the Senate directed its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to issue a warrant of arrest on Lamorde to answer charges on how the N1 trillion disappeared from the EFCC’s custody under his watch.
The Upper House had on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, directed the Ethics Committee to investigate a petition presented before it by Senator Peter Nwaoboshi (Delta North).
Nwaoboshi had drawn the attention of the Senate to a petition by one Dr. George Uboh against Lamorde, for alleged financial crimes and corruption, and urged the Senate to probe the matter.

Uboh, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Panic Alert Security Systems (PASS), had petitioned the Senate through Nwaoboshi, alleging that Lamorde, in connivance with other EFCC officials, short-changed the Federal Government in the remittance of funds and properties recovered from the late Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and a former Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Tafa Balogun, amounting to N1 trillion.
In his Report, the committee’s Chairman, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, told the Senate that the panel, in the course of its findings, concluded that having waited in vain without Lamorde’s appearance since November 24, 2015, it was forced to conclude that the former
EFCC boss wanted to evade investigation.
He said that the only way to make Lamorde appear before the Senate was to evoke the powers of the Upper Chamber in Section 89 (1C and D) of the 1999 Constitution and to compel his attendance.
The committee, he said, was convinced that unless this line of action was taken against Lamorde, the National Assembly might be drawn into consequential disrepute in the future.
Anyanwu said that to save the National Assembly, as the highest lawmaking body in the country from irreparable damage to its reputation and capacity to summon, Lamorde should be compelled to appear before the committee to answer for the activities of his tenure.
The committee also maintained that to effect recommendation “1” above, a warrant of arrest should be issued by the Senate for Lamorde’s arrest.
Having listened to the submission of Senator Anayanwu as reflected in the committee’s report, the Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu raised a point of order and pointed out that the National Assembly has the powers to:
* Summon any person in Nigeria to give evidence at any place or produce evidence in his possession;
* Issue a warrant to compel the attendance of any person who after having been summoned, fails, refuses or neglects to do so and does not excuse such failure, refusal or neglect to the satisfaction of the House or the Committee in question.
Ekweremadu continued: “The warrant issued under this section may be served or executed by any member of the Nigeria Police Force or by any person authorised by the Senate President or the Speaker of the House of Representatives as the case may be.”
In his remark the President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, welcomed the views of Ekweremadu and asked the committee to adhere to the laid down constitutional provision in compelling Lamorde to answer to its summon.
He said: “The issue has been well spelt out by the DSP, in which he has clearly referred to in the constitution, based on the constitution this matter does not need to come to us at plenary.
“It should be left at the level of the committee and in accordance with Section 89 of the Constitution. So I will sustain the point of order of the DSP.”
Meanwhile, while itemising some of the allegations against the former EFCC boss as contained in the petition by Uboh, Senator Anyanwu said that the EFCC did not reflect all recovered funds.

“That the EFCC doctors and manipulates bank accounts to conceal diversion of fund: That EFCC releases recovered funds to unidentified persons and EFCC officials.

He said: “That EFCC moves fund from its recovery accounts to EFCC operations accounts from where it diverts same: That EFCC trades with recovered funds through bank deposits and placements.

“That over 95 percent of EFCC’s recoveries in foreign currencies, other than those from multinational companies, have been diverted.

“That EFCC colludes with real estate companies in order to grossly undervalue seized assets before they are sold to their cronies.

“That EFCC has not accounted for offshore recoveries: That over half of the assets seized from suspects were not reflected in EFCC exhibit records,” he said.

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Lady dies after friends pushed her into pot of boiling pepper and tomatoes in Delta

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A Nigerian man identified as Israel Joe, has revealed how his friend, Roseline, died after she was pushed into a boiling pot of fresh pepper and tomatoes by her two female friends in Sapele, Delta State.

Joe stated that Roseline, a caterer, went on a trip with her friends to Sapele for a catering job where she tragically passed away on Saturday, April 13.

In a Facebook post on Friday, Joe said that before her untimely death, Roseline confided in him about two of her friends who were treating her coldly.

He urged the Nigeria Police to investigate and arrest the killers of Roseline, pointing out that no progress has been made in the case since her murder.

Joe’s post read, “She was pushed into a big boiling pot of fresh pepper and tomatoes by her friend on Saturday, 13th April. She battled for about two weeks with her roasted/boiled body and finally ḍíęɗ last week Friday 26th April.

“Nobody in the neighborhood in Otokutu knew Roseline had been allegedly kíIIed by these same friends. She was buried with no one to bid her goodbye and with no single bųríaI poster to honour her. Just two days in the morgue, the mørtųarƴ attendants demanded she be carried away to be buried.

“She traveled with them for a catering job in Sapele where they were speaking their local language with this Yoruba girl, Rozzy, not understanding their conversation.

“All of a sudden, she landed in a very big pot of boiling fresh pepper and tomatoes where they even still delayed in rescuing her. She was later rushed to Sage Hospital by Estate in Warri, where they managed the situation, but my friend couldn’t make it.”

Joe said he was pained that those responsible for her death were still walking free.

He added, “What pains me is that these two girls are still walking and gallivanting everywhere like nothing happened. I hate intimidation and oppression, especially against non-indigenous persons. The police must smoke them out so they can face the law. Na God dey help who nor get helper.

E“We shall fight for Rozzy. You can not just be kíIIęɗ like a chicken and bųřried like an aŋímąl. Nobody deserves such a hørribIe dęąth. We never got to meet Rose, only chatting on Facebook due to endless busy schedules only to see you, at the most disgusting sight at Sage Hospital, hoping for your recovery, but dęąțĥ stole you Justice shall prevail, including if you would be exhumed.”

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Stray bullet hits journalist inside Kano government house

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Naziru Idris Yau, a journalist with Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV), has been hit by a stray bullet inside the government house in Kano state.

TheCable understands that the incident occurred around 6:30pm on Friday during an event to mark the World Press Freedom Day.

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FMC Nasarawa sacks two officials over job racketeering

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The management of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Keffi, Nasarawa state, has dismissed two officials of the hospital over the allegation of job racketeering.

Speaking with journalists on Friday, Yahaya Adamu, chief medical director (CMD) of the hospital, said some other officials were also suspended for similar offences.

Adamu said the management set up a committee to probe the allegation, noting that nine persons were placed under searchlight.

He said the committee, under his chairmanship, had a statutory representative of the federal ministry of health and members of relevant unions, who served as observers.

“The investigation was done in the open and having concluded our work, we forwarded our recommendations to the minister since the board of the hospital is yet to be constituted,” NAN quoted Adamu as saying.

“The recommendations were modified and a final position was taken over all those accused of job racketeering and others accused of committing other offences.

“Nine staff were affected and all of them were tried based on their levels of involvement. Only one of them was found not guilty.

“So, there was nobody who was guilty that was not punished and those who were suspected to be guilty but for one reason or the other, their cases have not been concluded and were asked to remain until we conclude their matter.

“For anybody to say we allowed some of the accused persons to resume work after these steps that have been taken is unfair.”

The chief medical director said Peter Dare, one of the dismissed officials was found to be the arrowhead of the job racketeering syndicate.

He said Dare was immediately sacked, while the appointment of the other official was terminated.

“When somebody is dismissed, it means he will never work for any government institution in Nigeria again and that’s what we did to the one who is the ring leader of this criminal syndicate,” he added.

“The second person was remorseful and considering her level of involvement, we terminated her appointment. In other words, she can still seek employment elsewhere but of course, she has left FMC Keffi forever.”

The CMD vowed to eliminate job racketeering in the hospital by ensuring proper checks and balances, adding that measures have been adopted to provide quality services in the facility.

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