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Foundation Trains Officers On Implementation Of Criminal Justice Law In Bauchi
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EditorA Non-Governmental Organisation, ‘CLEAN Foundation’ on Wednesday, commenced a two-day training for 35 critical state actors on implementation of Administrative Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) in Bauchi and Jigawa states.
The activity was supported by MacArthur Foundation.
The 35 participants attending the training were drawn from Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Immigration Services, Nigeria Correctional Centre, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, among others.
Speaking during the commencement of the training in Bauchi, Mr Gad Peter, Executive Director of the NGO, said that the aim of the training was to sensitise critical actors to ensure compliance with the provisions of the law.
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According to him, Advocacy visits and similar training were planned to be conducted on various stakeholders in the state.
“Clean foundation will be conducting Advocacy to high court judges and magistrates on Administrative Criminal Justice Law.
“We have some people to monitor courts in the state with regards to implementation.
“Also, Journalists are to also create awareness on ACJL in the state as we plan to train them as well,” he said.
In his contribution, Mr Sublime Emmanuel, Chief Register, Bauchi state High court of Justice, said that the ACJL has new reforms that would enhance quick dispensation of justice.
According to him, Bauchi state had commenced implementation of the ACJL in February, 2023.
“Bauchi state signed into law the ACJ in December, 2022 and we organised in- house training for magistrates and judges on the law,” he said.
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He commended the foundation for the giant stride towards sensitising officials in the state.
Similarly, Mr Hussain Abdullahi, Director, Public Prosecution, Jigawa state, said the training would improve preservation and analyzing evidence for Criminal cases.
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Thugs Allegedly Drug, Sexually Assault 37-year-old Australian MP In Her Constituency
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EditorThe 37-year-old Queensland Member of Parliament, Brittany Lauga, has told the Australian Police that she was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted by some unidentified thugs.
According to Lauga, the incident happened during a night out in her constituency of Yeppoon, BBC reports.
The incident that happened to Lauga, who is also the Assistant Minister for Health has sparked protests that occurred in response to recent violence against women in Australia.
“This could have happened to anyone and tragically, it does happen to many of us,” she said after she reported at a police station and then to hospital on 28 April.
“Tests at the hospital confirmed the presence of drugs in my body which I did not take,” she said in a statement posted on social media, adding the substance had impacted her “significantly”.
Queensland Police Service (QPS) confirmed officers were investigating a sexual assault complaint regarding an incident in Yeppoon on Sunday.
Ms Lauga was reportedly contacted by other women who said they were drugged on the same evening.
“It’s not OK. We should be able to enjoy socialising in our town without the risk of being drugged or assaulted,” she said, adding that she needed time to “physically and emotionally heal”.
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However, police said no extra reports in the same area have been made, but are asking anyone with information or who has experienced something similar to contact them.
“The QPS takes all reports of drink spiking seriously and investigates reports of drink spiking on a case-by-case basis, and often in conjunction with other offences such as sexual assault,” they said.
Ms Lauga has been in parliament for nearly a decade and was first elected to the seat of Keppel in 2015.
Queensland Housing Minister Meaghan Scanlon called the allegations “shocking” and “horrifying”, Australian media reported.
“Brittany is a colleague, she is a friend, she is a young woman in the Queensland parliament and these are really shocking things to read,” Ms Scanlon said.
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“It is unacceptable that women are disproportionately the victims of domestic, family and sexual violence. Our government is going to continue to do everything we can to protect women and stop violence from occurring.”
Australia has witnessed a spate of high-profile gender-based violence in recent weeks.
In April, an attacker stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping centre. Five of the victims were women, and the New South Wales police commissioner told Australia’s ABC News that it was “obvious” he focused on harming women.
A wave of rallies took place in response to the killings, with demonstrators calling for gender-based violence to be declared a national emergency and stricter laws put in place to stop it.
A woman has been killed on average every four days in the country so far this year.
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Police Bar Lawyers From Reaching Journalist Allegedly Detained On IGP’s Orders
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EditorMen of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos, Lagos State have refused the lawyers of the detained journalist with Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Daniel Ojukwu, access to him.
A lawyer, Ridwan Oke, disclosed this on X.com, on Saturday.
According to The PUNCH, Ojukwu was said to have gone missing on Wednesday and was unreachable as his numbers were switched off and his whereabouts unknown to colleagues, family and friends.
Twenty-four hours after he went missing, FIJ filed a missing persons’ report at police stations in the area where Ojukwu was headed.
Luckily, a private detective hired by FIJ eventually managed to trace the last active location of Ojukwu’s phones to an address in Isheri Olofin.
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Oke, who tweets as @Ridwanullahii disclosed that Ojukwu was still in the custody of the SCID and was not allowed access to his lawyers, family or friends.
He revealed that police officers were given express instructions not to allow him access to anyone at all.
“Daniel was not allowed to call his lawyers, friends or relatives to notify them of his arrest.
“The officers gave express instructions not to allow him to reach out to anyone. He was kept incommunicado,” he said.
He disclosed that the police claimed to possess a remand and search warrant for Ojukwu, but have failed to show it to him, neither has the police briefed him on the details of his arrest.
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“Police claim they have remand and search warrants but have never shown them to him. Daniel, up till this moment hasn’t been officially shown the petition against him nor has the police communicated who the complainant is to him.
“The unit involved is said to be the ‘NPF National Cybercrime Centre (NCC) from Abuja’ which means the offence being alleged is a bailable offence but he has not been offered bail and they haven’t presented him in court as enshrined in our laws. The officers here in Panti said they couldn’t help as it was not their case. No one is taking responsibility,” the lawyer said.
He added that efforts to reach the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, proved abortive as he did not pick up calls made to his number, nor did he return the calls.
“Now, I have tried to reach @Princemoye1 but he’s not picking nor returning. No one has so far offered any meaningful explanation and a citizen is being detained unnecessarily for a bailable offence.
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“You have to free Daniel now. He has certain health conditions which need medical attention. If anything happens to him, the Nigerian Police Force @PoliceNG should be held accountable”, Oke concluded.
Recall that gunmen later identified to be operatives of Defence Intelligence Agency abducted the editor of FirstNews newspaper, Segun Olatunji, from his home in Lagos State.
Olatunji, a former Kaduna State correspondent of The PUNCH, was abducted on Friday, March 15, 2024, from his home in the Iyana Odo, Abule Egba area of the state.
The management of the online newspaper linked the action to a recent story published by FirstNews titled, “Revealed: “Defence Chief running an office like a family business – Public Interest Lawyers”, published by many other online platforms.
He was later released on March 28, 2024, to some media stakeholders, including Yomi Odunuga of The Nation newspaper and Iyobosa Uwugiaren of Thisday Newspaper in Abuja after sustained pressure from the media.
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Why I Refused To Return Govt Vehicles – Ex-Edo Gov, Shaibu
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May 4, 2024By
EditorFormer Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has opened up about his impeachment, the state’s politics, godfatherism and the contentious issue of the campaign vehicles in his position.
Shaibu, who had previously accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of orchestrating his impeachment, revealed that he has forgiven the governor and is ready to reconcile with him.
Addressing the issue of campaign vehicles in his possession, Shaibu clarified that the vehicles in his possession were not new but refurbished ones that belonged to previous deputy governors. He emphasized his commitment to transparency and accountability during his tenure.
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He said, “The vehicles they are referring to are the two Prado SUVs used by Lucky Imasuen as the deputy governor. The other Hilux was the one (Dr Pius) Odubu’s wife used, and the Land Cruiser was the one Odubu used.
“I took all those vehicles to the mechanic who changed their engine and refurbished them. Those are the vehicles that they are telling me to return.
“So, you can see how heartless men can be. I got only one new vehicle in almost eight years that I served as the deputy governor of the state.”
He emphasized his commitment to activism and the need for political leaders to prioritize the welfare of the people.
On the issue of his impeachment, Shaibu criticized the process, stating that the oath of office had been breached by Governor Obaseki multiple times. He also highlighted the need for constitutional amendments to protect deputy governors from arbitrary impeachment.
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