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CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS DEMAND FOR INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING OF OFFA ROBBERY KINGPIN

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PETITION BY COALITION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS*

Section
33 sub section 1 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria states that “Every person has a right to life, and no one shall
be deprived intentionally of his life, save in execution of the sentence
of a court in respect of a criminal offence of which he has been found
guilty in Nigeria”.

Also,
Section 36 subsection 5 of the constitution states clearly that “Every
person who is charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed to be
innocent until he is proved guilty” Furthermore, ARTICLE 58 of the UN
charter stipulates right to freedom from coercion, duress, threat,
torture, or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.  And ARTICLE 56 of
this charter states that an individual is presumed innocent until he is
proved guilty by the court. This implies that a criminal suspect must
not be tortured or killed while in custody, rather he must go through
the established judicial process of the state.

It
is based on this universally accepted principle that we – a coalition
of civil societyorganisations in Nigeria – make the following case.

*BACKGROUND*

On
May 22, 2018, the police announced the arrest of Michael Adikwu, a
dismissed police corporal, who killed allegedly 22 people in the Offa
bank robbery of April 5, 2018, and oneKunle Ogunleye, another suspect in
the crime. 33 people were reported killed in the dastardly attack.

On
May 22, Jimoh Moshood, spokesman of the Nigeria Police, said in a
statement sent to journalists, that the suspects had already confessed
to be the gang leaders of the criminal group, and that they would be
charged to court at the completion of investigation.

“The
two suspects have confessed to the crime and admitted to the various
criminal roles they played in the robbery. They will be charged to court
on completion of investigation.” he said at the time.

However,
on June 3, the police paraded five of the gang leaders and some
principal suspects, without Adikwu. AyoadeAkinnibosun, aka AY, suspected
mastermind of the robbery, confessed before cameras that Adikwu was the
gang’s armourer, and that he supplied them the arms they used for the
operation. Note: Adikwu is a former police officer.

*FACTS OF THE CASE*

Hinging
on the need to serve justice to those killed in the attack and to bring
this sad episode in our history to a conclusive end, it is imperative
that the police produce Adikwuto state publicly his sponsors just like
his gang mates did. We believe he was not working alone, and that he has
some powerful links in the police – where he served before.

We
feel that this prime suspect, who allegedly killed 22 people, may have
been extra-judicially killed. It is important that he isprovided for
this will solve the mystery of where the gang got the arms they used for
the operation.

We have
information that Adikwu was summarily executed during interrogation by
the police to cover up the truth of what transpires

And
we are aware that a suspect was severely tortured and his arms broken
by the police, but he was released after it became clear he had no hand
in the crime.

*OUR DEMANDS*

We
demand that the police immediately produce Adikwu. If he has been
killed, the police should come clean and name his executors, this is in
keeping with the Freedom of Information Act (FOI).

We
demand an immediate investigation into the disappearance of this
suspect, and we ask respected international human rightsorganisations to
call on the Nigerian government and the police to produce him.

And
lastly, we demand an independent probe of the Offa robbery because the
police appear compromised. Failure to produce him, we will petition the
International Criminal Court and also petition all embassies with
evidence so as to revoke visas of the IGP and other human rights
violators.

 

Collins Abu

No 92, Awolowo way,Ikeja Lagos

For Coalition of Civil SocietyOrganisations

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Elated Polaris Bank Customer commends Bank for excellent customer service

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Polaris Bank customer, Ife Michael, who recently aired her concerns on X (formerly Twitter) on a school fees transaction, has commended the Bank for resolving her Complaint swiftly as promised.

 

Ife Michael tweeting via her X handle @V_Ifemichael had called out the Bank for ‘seizing’ her funds as sent from a UK University where she had sought admission.

Polaris Bank reacted promptly to her Complaint and engaged her to explain the process and promised to resolve the issue which the Bank did swiftly.

An apparently elated Ife Michael went back to the micro blogging site to recount her experience with an update on her earlier thread of how the Bank swiftly resolved her Complainant.

The Bank, according to her update “responded and reached out to explain in details the guidelines underpinning FX transaction as it relates in particular to International payment.

In her tweet, Ife Michael expressed gratitude to Polaris Bank’s swift action and transparent communication. According to her, the Bank clarified that the situation was complex but assured her that the funds would be promptly refunded to the school. And Polaris Bank did exactly as it promised as it promptly refunded the money to Roehampton University and initiated necessary processes to streamline the refund.

The engagement began when Polaris Bank’s headquarters made the first contact at 11:48 am, and by 3:41 pm on the same day, Ife Michael confirmed that the Bank had successfully refunded the funds and

fulfilled all required procedures. The Bank also took the extra step of writing to the school to facilitate the process.

This positive outcome highlights Polaris Bank’s commitment to customer satisfaction, responsive and excellent customer service, and adherence to regulatory policies. The incident not only showcases effective conflict resolution but also underscores the power of a Bank fostering transparent communication between it and her customers.

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Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United

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Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes held meetings with United at Carrington on Tuesday, but his position remains unchanged and he wants to play for a club in the Champions League and win major trophies. United do not want him to go, however, and Ronaldo has started training with the team having missed the club’s pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to family reasons.

His potential options elsewhere are limited. Chelsea are not an option anymore, while Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid appeared to publicly rule themselves out this week. “As we’ve seen on Instagram, Ronaldo has been keeping fit, so there are no concerns from Manchester United over his fitness or physical level; he’s one of the fittest players in world football.

“Ultimately, The Portuguese forward did state his desire to leave Old Trafford, but he’s running out of options, and it seems like he’s actually going to have to stay. Perhaps he will try and swing it where the 25 per cent pay cut in his contract will be waived away by United, perhaps he wants to manoeuvre and muscle a new deal, we’ll have to wait and see. But it doesn’t look like Stamford Bridge is on his cards.

“Chelsea have distanced themselves from a deal for Ronaldo, as have Bayern Munich, Napoli and a lot of other elite clubs that Jorge Mendes, who is Ronaldo’s agent, has tried to sell him to. “An offer from Saudi Arabia is astronomical but ultimately, it does not give Cristiano Ronaldo what he wants, which is that legacy. He wants to achieve Champions League records that he thinks no one else will be able to attain in the future.

“He wants to sign off at the absolute highest level. Now, it looks increasingly like he will have to stay at Manchester United because there are no biters from the big clubs.

“Everyone has their forwards already, and Chelsea, who are the only club looking like they could actually potentially be spun by what Cristiano Ronaldo offers off the pitch because we were told that Mendes, while being in front of these clubs, was putting forward his numbers in terms of social media influence, sponsorship that he rakes in, the commercial gain of his shirt sales and stuff like that. But even they now say he is not in their plans. Their immediate aim is to strengthen the defence.

“So, that leaves Ronaldo really with not many choices. We know that he does want to be competing at the highest level so if he does go to Saudi Arabia that cuts against everything he has said and everything we actually know about him and his career.

“Manchester United have always been very calm and very comfortable. They have insisted he is not for sale, and he will see out the last year of his contract. How they manoeuvre this now going forward we’ll see, but Ronaldo is keeping fit, so they have no issues or problems or fears over what state he’ll report back to pre-season in.”

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CONVOCATION: GRACE NATION BIBLE INSTITUTE GRADUATES 120 STUDENTS

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-you must remain a good Ambassador of Christ- Chris Okafor

No fewer than 120 certified Trained Prophetic students of Grace Nation Bible Institute graduated today after they have gone through rigorous prophetic training by the best Teachers Supervised by the anointed servant of God Dr. Chris Okafor. The student was presented with their certificates at the special convocation ceremony held at the International Headquarters of Grace Nation(GBI) in Ojodu Berger Lagos Nigeria. According to the Rector of the institute, they satisfy all requirements and conditions to be awarded a diploma certificate in various fields of Prophetic and Bibles knowledge.

In his words of Encouragement, the President of Grace Nation Bible Institute, Dr. Chris Okafor remarks that he has no doubt in his mind that all the students are well-trained judging by the level and capacity of all the resource Personality who lecture them, train and retraining them to face any challenges that come there ways,
The Apostle of altars also challenged them to be a good ambassador of the school to the outside world through soul-winning to the kingdom of God.

The Generational Prophet of God also remarked that as you have all learned, you must put the name of a school in good repute and always ready to work for the Lord at any time

Some of the course covered in the 8weeks program includes Evangelism and soul-winning, spiritual development and Human Management to mention but few

The highlight of the convocation was the Presentation of Certificates to all the students, according to the Rector all the students perform excellently well

Earlier in his sermon, the Senior Pastor Grace Nation and the Generational prophet of God Dr. Chris Okafor teach on the series, ”The Covenant Day of Settlement” said settlement comes when you fulfill all the Principles of Settlement,
the man of God said nothing come free but when you applied the principles and follow it diligently you will easily get a settlement on all side

The realm of the Prophetic witnessed another higher dimension of Prophetic movement and deliverance through the Set Man, the Generational Prophet of God Dr. Chris Okafor, He visited many family altars and set many captives free, he also delivered people with blood-line diseases while delivering miracle babies to expectant mothers

The service came to a close with a special Prayer for the Set Man, the Generational Prophet of God Dr. Chris Okafor who will be making another birthday tomorrow, 4 April 2022.

 

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