Police Refutes Attacks On Kaduna-Abuja Highway

The Kaduna State Police Command on Thursday dismissed as fake,
news circulated on social media advising commuters not to travel
through Kaduna -Abuja highway because of alleged attacks on
motorists.

The Command’s Public Relations Officers, DSP Yakubu Sabo, in a
press statement issued in Kaduna, said there has been no security
issues along the highway for long.

The story being circulated was purportedly issued by the
Security and Safety Division of the Federal Inland Revenue Service
(FIRS) on Jan. 20.

“The Command is categorically stating that the story in its
entirety is a fake news, not credible, and should be disregarded
and discountenanced by the public.

“The security of Kaduna-Abuja road has been well reviewed and
enhanced on the directive of the commissioner of Police Ahmad
Abdurrahman. “Additional personnel have been deployed to beef up
security along the road especially at all the known flash points
around the axis,” he stated.

Sabo said those that issued the news were only being mischievous
and would be tracked and prosecuted for disseminating fake
information with the intent to mislead the general public. He added
that the FRIS had since denied issuing such travel advisory.

“It is a crime under the penal and criminal code laws to tell
falsehood with intent to mislead the public and cause panic to
unsuspecting members of the public.

“The Command, therefore, implores the public to be aware that
the story is ill motivated and intentionally orchestrated to cause
unnecessary panic and undermine the giant strides of the present
leadership of the Command,.. and this should be condemned by
all.”

He warned that the Command would no longer tolerate or condone
deliberate mischief and reckless publications aimed at defaming and
derogating the integrity of the Force from any individual or
group.

“The full weight of the law will be aggressively applied to
protect the good image of the Command,” the PPRO stated. “The
Command is assuring the Media of continuous cooperation in
guaranteeing public safety and security across the State,” Sabo
added.

Fake leaders: Youth Council Denies Endorsing Buhari for
2019 Elections

It has been brought to our attention that some people led by one
Sukubo Saraigbe Sokubo have gathered somewhere to endorse the
candidacy of President Muhammadu Buhari in the name of the National
Youth Council of Nigeria. We hereby disassociate ourselves with
them and their endorsement. We also wish to state categorically
clear that we have nothing against the President and we will
continue to work for the progress of this administration.

It is pertinent to note, that the National Youth Council of
Nigeria as an umbrella body of the Nigerian Youth is a non partisan
organisation and thereby cannot indulge into partisan politics. It
is unconstitutional and unethical. It will be unfair to do so on
behalf of the entire Nigerian youth without consulting the young
people of Nigeria who belong to different political parties.

Since our emergence on 24th July 2018 in an election supervised
by the Ministry for Youth & Sports development, we have been
working hard to reposition the council and save it from further
degradation.

As a result our leadership has been faced with opposition by
some government cronies, businessmen and top politicians who have
been working tirelessly to spoil our efforts and that of the
Minister for Youth & Sports development by jeopardizing our
leadership for their personal gains.

That is what led the Sokubo Saraigbe Sokubo group to purport a
kangaroo court order claiming that our exco have been dissolved so
that they can perpetuate their illegality. Whereas, neither my
exco, nor the National Youth Council have been joined in the so
called court order. And the purported order did not also confer
leadership on anybody. Those who entered the case are also not
members of the youth council neither does a court in Nasarawa has
the jurisdiction to hear the matter of our election which was a
National election held in Gombe.

The so called Sokubo Saraigbe Sokubo who refer himself as the
president of the council , is neither here nor there as he
describes himself both as the Chairman of Rivers State and
President of the National Body at the same time. Therefore he is
none. And for the avoidance of doubt, he is not a member of the
NYCN but rather an impostor who uses such tactics to defraud the
general public.

I hereby want to declare that The NYCN is under threat. Hence,
we charge the presidency and other agencies to quickly disassociate
themselves with the activities of Sokubo Saraigbe Sokubo criminal
group and to save the youth council from further embarrassment.

We also want charge the presidency to investigate and checkmate
those within and without the government who are spending their
resources endlessly to create division among the Nigerian
Youth.

The leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria under me
will continue to be non partisan, all inclusive, responsive and
will continue to work to protect the integrity and credibility of
the organization in the overall interest Nigerian youth.

Signed,
Bello Shagari,
President