FAAN officers suspended after Lagos Airport security breach

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended indefinitely, four aviation security unit heads who were on duty when an unidentified man climbed an Azman aircraft at Lagos airport on Friday morning.

FAAN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday.

“The affected officers are the Airport Chief of Security, Mamman Mohammed Sadiku and International Terminal Security Officer, Oni Abiodun.

“Others are the Head of Department Domestic Terminal 2, Kenneth Okezie and Head of Department Domestic Terminal 1, Adebowale Ayodele,” she said.

Yakubu said in the interim, one of its General Managers, Dr Anne Enyinnaya-Egbadon, had been detailed to take charge of security at the airport.

Passengers aboard a Port Harcourt-bound Azman Air flight were thrown into panic on Friday when a man climbed the aircraft while it was about to take off at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja.

According to a viral video shot by one of the passengers in Lagos, the man illegally gained access to the airside with a hand luggage.

Yakubu said the suspension of the personnel was pending the completion of ongoing investigation into the regrettable security infringement.

She said the personnel that were suspended were on duty when the incident occurred, pending completion of ongoing investigation into the regrettable security infringement.

They have all been replaced, in the interim, she said.

Yakubu said the current arrangement was aimed at ensuring an efficient and thorough investigation towards the recovery and sustenance of the airport’s proactive security integrity.

She added that FAAN viewed the breach as a serious security concern and had commenced investigation to ascertain the remote and immediate causes of that incident to forestall future occurrence.

- PM NEWS

28-year-old man kills friend for snatching his girlfriend in Anambra

A 28-year-old man, Dubem Okeke has been arrested by men of the Anambra State Police Command for allegedly shooting his friend, Chinedu Okoye, to death.

Okeke, who was arrested alongside Ikechukwu Okafor who is 37, was said to have shot 24-year-old Okoye for snatching his 20-year-old girlfriend, Miss Ifeanyichukwu Kamsisichukwu.

Spokesperson of the Anambra State Police Command, SP Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed this in a press release, said Okeke and his accomplice: Okafor, stormed the home of Miss Kamsisichukwu on Thursday at about 7 am and dragged out Okoye, who obviously passed the night there.

The suspects were said to have dragged out the victim before Okeke allegedly drew a gun and shot at him, leading to his death.

Haruna’s release reads, “On the 18/7/2019 at about 7: am, following intelligence report, Police detectives attached to Ogidi Division arrested one Dubem Okeke aged 28 years and Okechukwu Okafor aged 37 years all males of Ogidi aniuku village in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.

“Suspects stormed the house of one Ifeanyichukwu Kamsisichukwu f’ aged about 20 years, forced her to open her door and took away her boyfriend; one Chinedu Okoye ‘m’ aged 24years of Umuru village Ogidi and shot him with a gun.

“Scene was visited and the victim who sustained a gunshot injury on the back was rushed to Twinkle hospital Ogidi for medical attention and was certified dead by a medical Doctor while receiving treatment.”

The police spokesman said investigation into the matter has commenced, and that exhibits recovered from the suspects include: one single-barrel gun allegedly used in perpetrating the crime.

He said the duo would be charged to court for prosecution upon the conclusion of investigation.

- -DAILY POST

Asari Dokubo asks herdsmen to leave Southern Nigeria

Ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has called on South-South and South-Easterners to return home following threats from Coalition of Northern Groups, asking the herdsmen in South-South to also leave the zone.

Asari spoke on the heels of the Coalition of Northern Groups and the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, and the gruesome killing of  Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the leader of Afenifere, last week.

Members of the Northern Elders Forum and the Coalition of the Northern Groups have asked Fulani herdsmen to leave the southern part of Nigeria.

They said the herdsmen should return to the North where their (herdsmen) safety and that of their property could be guaranteed.

The northern elders and the youths said they were worried that some southern leaders had allegedly openly threatened war against the Fulani herdsmen.

Speaking during a meeting with leaders of Niger Delta states, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday, Dokubo said the people of the Niger Delta today, resolved to be part and parcel of the actualization the United States of Biafra.

In his words, “What has brought us here today is the dark cloud that is gathering. In 1967, we did not ask for war, war was imposed on us and millions of our people were killed. Our properties were destroyed and so many people until today are carrying the scars of that imposed war.

“Our people have not gone to Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, Borno to ask that land be forcefully given to us or that our resources should be used to give us properties in the north.

“But northern organizations and northern individuals have come up to say we must surrender our land to them to create colonies on our land. Are you going to allow that?

“We will not surrender one grain of sand of our sacred land to anybody. We will stand on our land and wait for you to come and carry out your threat and inshallah by the grace of God we will defeat you.

“We have heard that you have called your people to come back home. They should all go, we will assist them to leave (because) this is what we have been looking for all along.

“We call on our people, Igbo, Ibibio, Ikwerre, Ijaw return back home. If anything happens to you and these coward spines on you, you would have yourself to blame. We would not continue to risk our integrity and our pride because of you, return home now.

“We extend a hand of fellowship to our brothers in the middle belt who are suffering the same pain and deprivation as we do. We are with you in your hours of grief and pain and we will stand with you to the end.

“To our Yoruba brothers in Afenifere, and the leader of Afenifere, whose daughter has been gruesomely murdered by these Gambari invaders, we condole with you but this is the price we have to pay to wake up.”

- THECABLE

CBN to use mosques, churches for financial literacy

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will partner with churches and mosques to improve the financial knowledge of citizens.

Kofo Salam-Alada, the bank’s director, consumer protection department, said the apex bank has organised outreach programmes with faith-based organisations.

Financial Literacy otherwise called financial education is a possession of skill or knowledge which allows an individual to make informed decisions with his resources.

Financially literate people have the ability to efficiently use resources for self-sufficiency and have the capacity to distinguish between needs and wants.

He said the CBN decided to use such religious organisations because of the spiritual and religious nature of most Nigerians.

“CBN is now partnering with faiths based organisations like churches and Islamic organisations on the Train-the-Trainers to promote this programme,” he told NAN in an interview.

“We are developing a lot of materials on this and we have also trained a lot of master trainers on this project.

“Financial literacy is important because it helps individuals to make investment decisions and equally help in planning for retirement.”

Salam-Alada said being financially literate is different from acquiring normal education as some people were educated but financially illiterate.

According to him, CBN is ready to work with any organisation willing to set up an in house financial literacy programme.

He further stated that when financial literacy was achieved, it would help to boost financial inclusion in the country.

- THECABLE 

Pogba reveals only club he wants to leave Man Utd for this summer

Manchester United’s Paul Pogba has made it clear that he only wants to join Real Madrid this summer, L’Equipe reports.

Pogba, who is on a pre-season tour with the Red Devils, will wait patiently for the opportunity to join Madrid and play under Zinedine Zidane, despite interest from Juventus.

Zidane returned to the Santiago Bernabeu last season and has so far spent this summer rebuilding his squad.

Over £270million has been spent so far with Eden Hazard (Chelsea) and Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt) the big-name arrivals so far.

But the signing of Pogba could go down to the wire, with United refusing to sell him for less than £150m.

Pogba is contracted to the Old Trafford club until 2021.

- DAILY POST

AFCON 2019: Super Eagles’ Ighalo wins Golden Boot

Ighalo, who plays for Shanghai Shenhua in China retires as the country seventh all-time highest goalscorer in the national team history after 16 strikes in 35 appearances. He started his career with U20 team and later made his senior debut during an international friendly match against Uganda in March 2015.

AFCON 2019 top scorers:

5 goals: Ighalo (NGR)
3 goals: Mane (SEN), Bakambu (COD), Ounas (ALG), Mahrez (ALG)
2 goals: Belaili (ALG) , Elmohamady, Salah (both EGY), Andriamahitsinoro (MAD), J. Ayew (GHA), Bahoken (CMR), En-Nesyri (MAR), Okwi (UGA), Olunga (KEN), Pote (BEN), Yattara (GUI), Kodjia, Zaha (both CIV), Bongani Zungu (RSA)
1 goals: Idrissa Gueye (SEN)

- DAILY POST

Why HIV/AIDS test must be free for pregnant women

Mr Ikenna Nwakamma, 1st Co Chairman, Coalition of Civil Society Network on HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (CCSNHAN) on Saturday called for compulsory HIV test for pregnant women in all hospitals.

Nwakamma told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that imposition of user fees by healthcare providers was responsible for staggered HIV screening of pregnant women.

He explained that about 60 per cent of healthcare delivery in Nigeria was through the private health providers.

“We have been telling everyone that HIV test is free; we forget that it is only free in few places.

“Because of user fee imposed on the test, the women who cannot afford the test will not get it,” Nwakamma said.

He expressed worry that a good number of women in the country had been left un-screened before labour because of user fees.

According to him, even in some supported health facilities, pregnant women are asked to pay for these tests and that affects access and uptake of the services by them.

Nwakamma also blamed the problem on the patronage of traditional birth attendants by some pregnant women.

He expressed fears over continued spread of the virus if testing for pregnant women was not made compulsory in all hospitals irrespective of class, status and location.

- PM NEW