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Attack On Edo Officers Not By ISWAP – Police

The Edo State Police Command has said that a reprisal carried out on their men saw an officer killed and an operational vehicle burnt on Friday in the State.

Lifestyle Nigeria reports that the Command’s Deputy Spokesperson, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu stated that;

“In continuation of our ongoing bush combing strategy to rid the state of heinous crimes, especially kidnapping, Edo State Police Command refutes claims that it was ISWAP, that carried out the attack by fleeing bandits at Ibillo-Igarra Road Junction, Edo State on 22/09/2022.”

“You would recall that the anti-crime patrol team of the Ibillo division, Edo State attacked and killed five kidnappers on 14/08/2022 at Ughoshi- Afe bush, Ibillo in Akoko Edo LGA.”

“The team was ambushed by ravaging bandits while on another bush combing mission on 22/09/2022. The Command believe this was a reprisal attack on our men who had killed five of their gang members early last month, we lost an Operative and a vehicle.”

“After a thorough investigation in collaboration with other Sister agencies, the Command wishes to state that the Command is on top of the situation as the CP has emplaced measure to that effect.”

“The Command’s tactical teams led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations are currently carrying out an Operation with a view on bringing the assailants to book. Efforts are being intensified as the command is in hot pursuit of their trail,” the statement noted.”

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BREAKING: Yahaya Bello Responds To EFCC’s Allegations On $720k School Fees Payment

Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that Former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has released a statement to clarify what he deemed misleading regarding allegations surrounding the payment of school fees for his children.

Recall that the controversy began on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, when the chairman of the Economic Financial Crime Commission, Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede alleged during a media briefing that Bello withdrew funds from the Kogi State Government account to pay his children’s school fees, just before leaving office.

Since the press conference, receipts purportedly showing payments of the said fees have circulated online, prompting a response from Alhaji Yahaya Bello’s media office.

In response to the accusations, the embattled former governor of Kogi State’s media office released a statement signed by Ohiare Michael, which included several crucial details to set the record straight.

The statement titled ‘Payment for school fees:Setting the records straid”, partly read, “While we reserve our rights to seek redress against the said defamatory statements, permit us to briefly state the following for the purpose of setting the records straight: “His Excellency, Yahaya Bello’s children have attended the American International School, Abuja well before he became Governor and he has paid fees for his children as and when due and without fail.

“His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello did not pay the sum of USD720,000 as alleged by the EFCC Chairman or USD840,000 as is being bandied about on the internet.

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Lagos Shuts Churches, Hotels In Crackdown Against Noise Pollution – Lifestyle Nigeria

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has taken temporary action by shutting down churches, hotels, bars, and other establishments across various areas of the state due to alleged noise pollution.

The affected regions encompass Ifako-Ijaiye, Abesan Estate, Abule-Egba, Alagbado, Command, and Dopemu.

This decision was communicated by Tokunbo Wahab, the state Commissioner of the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, via his X handle on Friday.

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Yahaya Bello rebuff EFCC on AISA

Former Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has rebuffed insinuations of misdeed in the payment of school children for his children at the American International School, Abuja, IASA.

In a statement issued on Friday by his media office, Yahaya Bello insisted that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC was in error in bringing issues referring to AISA that it claimed were presently before the courts into a press conference.

The media office in a point-by-point rebuttal said:

While we reserve our rights to seek redress against the said defamatory statements, permit us to briefly state the following for the purpose of setting the records straight:

1. His Excellency, Yahaya Bello’s children have attended the American International School, Abuja well before he became Governor and he has paid fees for his children as and when due and without fail.

2. His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello did not pay the sum of USD720,000 as alleged by the EFCC Chairman or USD840,000 as is being bandied about on the internet.

3. The payment of the fees was not effected at about the time his Excellency was to leave office as claimed by Mr. Olukoyede but same commenced in 2021.

3. Alhaji Yahaya Bello DID NOT pay the fees of his Children with monies from the Coffers of the Kogi State Government.