الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا ة ...first in breaking the news www.aljazirahnews.com Vol. 2 No. 160 DECEMBER NIGERIA N200 7 – Dec. 13, 2020 Anxiety As Buhari Shops For New IGP AIGs for top job Five candidates shortlisted PAGES 9 – 10 Why Police Oil Palm: How Maina Bought How NNPC Paid Withdraws Suit Nigeria’s Lost $2m Property In Self N3trn On Against EndSARS Abuja, Dubai, US, Petrol Subsidy Opportunity In 3-Years PAGE 2 PAGE PAGE 8 PAGE Judicial Panels PAGE 12 Others – Witness 13 PAGE Gov Fayemi Produces 28th NANS President Gov’s interest lies in 2023 presidency Parallel camp may emerge PAGE 11 EDITORIAL Nigeria’s Insecurity Worsening nly recently, Nigeria was plunged into one of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria on a trip down South were its bloodiest moments in recent times. Hell waylaid and kidnapped on the notorious Abuja-Kaduna was let loose on Nigeria with criminality and Expressway. Reports have it that some ransom was paid by killings. It was indeed a coincidence that the their parents before the abductors released them. Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan Abubakar speaking on the situation said: Oraised the alarm about the security situation in the North “Security in northern Nigeria has assumed a worrisome and just as his concern was being relayed, the massacre of situation… A few weeks ago, over 76 persons were killed innocent rice farmers in Zabarmari village in Jere Local in a community in Sokoto in a day. I was there alongside Government Area of Borno State was announced. the governor to commiserate with the affected community. While the Sultan was raising the red flag against the CONTINUE ON PAGE 5 vexatious lingering insecurity, some students of the Why Politicians Lie On Oath 22 PAGE Controversy Arik Airline NFF President Rocks N4bn Sacks 300 PDP Moves Donates Sporting Airline Bailout To Re-unite Facilities To Alma Staff Members Mater PAGE 21 PAGE 7 23 PAGE PAGE 31 الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا December 7 – December 13, 2020 www.aljazirahnews.com 2 Like our facebook page ةwww.facebook.com/aljazirahnewsng Follow us on twitter @aljazirahnewsng news e-mail: [email protected] The National Defence Commandant, NDC, Rear Adm. Mackson Kadiri (sitting 4th left); Chief of Karshi in FCT, Chief Sumaila Danladi (5th left); President, Africa Global Empowerment and Development Network, AGEDN, Majidadi Kontagora (6th left); Director, Centre for Strategic Studies, NDC, Amb. Chijioke Wigwe (7th left) and participants, during the National Conference on Role of Nigeria’s Security Agencies in COVID-19 Pandemic Environment organised by AGEDN in collaboration with NDC in Abuja on Wednesday, December 2. PHOTO: JOHNSON UDEANI/BJO/NAN. written responses of the government agencies were tendered as exhibits with How Maina Bought $2m Property In prosecution counsel, M.S. Abubakar, praying the court to foreclose the right of Abuja, Dubai, US, Others – Witness the defendants to respond to the admissibility of the BY YAHAYA UMAR owns cleaning services, called deposits in it. years Maina was chairman, the Federation (HOSF) and documents; hence they had Spotless and Flawless. We She also told the court that PRTT. Accountant-General of the no legal representation. The trial of Abdulrasheed also recovered pay slips during investigation showed that According to the Federation, (AGF), to confirm Justice Abang upheld Maina, former chairman, our investigation,” she said. Colster Logistics, belonging witness, in the course of if Maina was still a civil the prosecution’s prayer, Pension Reform Task Team, The witness also disclosed to Maina, had a Fidelity Bank the investigation, letters servant and for his pay slips. noting that opportunity was (PRTT) continued last week, that investigation proved dollar account which had an were written to the Federal Also written was the offered to the defendants with the prosecution witness that another of Maina’s inflow of over $400,000, 00 Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Federal Inland Revenue to be in court to oppose the nine (PW9), Rouqayyah company, Kangolo Dynamic (Four Hundred Thousand to verify the authenticity Service, FIRS, for the tax admissibility of the document Ibrahim, telling the Federal does no business but that Dollars) from cash deposits as of the driver’s license used returns of his companies in evidence, but they failed High Court, Abuja, presided the defendant created a at the time the company was in opening some of the and the Corporate Affairs to appear and also failed to over by Justice Okong bank account for it in which investigated. accounts; Code of Conduct Commission (CAC) for the engage counsel of their choice. Abang how Maina acquired his name did not appear She further told the court Bureau ( CCB) for Maina’s registration documentation Justice Abang adjourned properties in Dubai, United anywhere on the account that over N500 million was declared assets; Federal Civil of the companies and their the matter till December 4, Arab Emirate, United States documentation even though discovered in the account of Service Commission, Office annual returns. 2020, for continuation of of America, and a $2million he was in control of all the Kangolo Dynamic, within the of the Head of Service of All the documents and trial. (Two Million USA Dollars), property in Jabi, Abuja. The witness, who is an EFCC detective, revealed that a prosecution witness, Adamu NMA Vows To Stamp Out Corruption In Medical Profession Modibbo, who testified to home. medical insurance for staff. the EFCC regarding the Identifies poor remuneration as fueling corruption “As NMA, we advocate for Also medical schools should said Jabi, Abuja property, BY CHARLES EBI and laboratory diagnostic an amount of money. increase in the budget of health be fortified and well equipped. allegedly died of Covid-19 centres of defrauding “We do not have a clean sector, so we can improve the Apart from the academics’, after his statement to the The General Secretary of unsuspecting Nigerians society, so some few corrupt facility and not just salary but integrity should be thought Commission. Nigeria Medical Association through kickbacks for referrals, individuals tend to mess up about the environment at in schools, as well as good She also revealed that (NMA), Dr Philip Ekpe on he stated that an average the rest and that is why if which we work. attitude and respect,” Ajayi about 32 documents, hard Thursday revealed that some medical doctor is trained to NMA should catch any person A Chief Medical Officer at stressed. discs and flash drives relating corrupt individuals in the deliver on his job very well and involved, we don’t take it Asokoro District Hospital, Earlier in the program, to properties linked to Maina medical field are tarnishing not to engage in kickbacks. lightly and the person must Abuja, Dr. George Ajayi a 2020 Integrity Icon, Mrs and his family and details of the good image of the vast While admitting that face the disciplinary committee disclosed that integrity was Oyeronke Suebat Izobo, called some of his investments in majority. kickbacks for referrals have of the Nigeria Medical and fundamental to healthcare for utmost attention to be Dubai and in the US were Ekpe made the statement been issues in the health Dental Council.” delivery in the country. paid to the health institutions recovered from him. on Thursday during a special sector, he noted that the Ekpe called on the Federal He called for the teaching across the country, stressing Particularly in Dubai, radio town hall meeting societal pressure, monetary Government to increase of integrity to be made that the sector is the most investigation revealed that against corruption, organized inducement and poor budgetary allocation to the compulsory in medical sensitive. his company, Northrich by Progressive Impact remuneration was fueling the health sector as a matter of schools in Nigeria, he urged Izobo, however, revealed Company owned over 50 Organization for Community act. urgent national importance. the government to prioritize that the fear of health workers cars that were used for Development, PRIMORG, “I’m sure you are aware that He added that doctors in improvement of remuneration losing their position or being transportation business and with the support of MacArthur at a time Indians come in here Nigeria are very good and have of medical staff owing to the persecuted was a major factor he owns a villa in a High Foundation on Friday in Abuja. and they go around meeting all proven their worth abroad over hazard associated with their impeding integrity amongst Ground area in Dubai. 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