NDLEA Lied Says Senator Lola Ashiru

Senator Oyelola Ashiru’s office has issued a statement to debunk wrong and fallacious impressions created by the NDLEA in its press statement issued on 21 October 2024.

The NDLEA alleged that Senator Ashiru’s house in Ilorin, Kwara State, was raided, and illicit drugs were found. This accusation comes on the heels of Senator Ashiru’s declaration on the senate floor that the NDLEA is corrupt.

We find it preposterous and mere fishing for justification that NDLEA had to wait for the senator’s observation on the floor the Senate before making its spurious allegations.

As a matter of fact, Senator Ashiru never employed any aide bearing Ibrahim Mohammed or Mohammd Yahaya as bandied by NDLEA.

The agency claimed that its operatives visited the senator’s Ilorin house and found nothing incriminating. The entire house was searched, and nothing incriminating was found. If any drugs were found on certain persons mentioned by the NDLEA, it is rational to ask at which court of law were the culprits charged?

It is also important to state that Senator Ashiru has not sent any aide to the NDLEA to influence the dropping of drug allegations against anyone known as Tosin Odepidian. Indeed, all the names mentioned by the agency are strange, and none works directly or indirectly with Senator Ashiru.

The NDLEA has the duty to take anyone suspected of drug dealing to court rather than name- calling and engaging in media trial.

This clarification is necessary to set the record straight and address the misleading information circulated by the NDLEA.

It is an open secret that many criminals, cultists, armed robbers, and drug addicts find their way back into business after gratifying and bribing law enforcement officers.

The NDLEA ought to search its house and fish out bad eggs rather than seek cheap publicity!

Senator Ashiru remains committed to serving the people of Kwara South and upholding the truth at all times in the search for strict professionalism among our law enforcement agencies.

Olaitan Adeyanju
Legislative Aide (MEDIA) to Senator Lola Ashiru

My mum forcing me into prostitution, Delta schoolgirl alleges

A 15-year-old school girl in Delta State, Emmanuella Monday, has cried out for help from her hideout, after escaping from a man who her mother allegedly gave her to, urging relevant authorities to rescue her from her ‘abusive’ mother who she accused of allegedly trying to force her into child prostitution in exchange for money.

Emmanuella, who claims to be in Senior Secondary School 2 at Triumphant School, Effurun, in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, alleged that her biological mother had contracted her to unnamed men to take sexual advantage of her.

This was contained in a video sighted by our correspondent in Warri where the girl specifically stated that her mother took her to meet a man in a hotel on Sunday and thereafter eloped after dropping her off with the man.

Emmanuella said, “My mother has been taking me to men. And last Sunday, after church, she took me to meet a man in a hotel.  She left and said that she was coming back. She did not come back till the evening, and left me there.”

Emmanuella told PUNCH Metro that her mother took her to one Beeland Hotel at Orhuworun Road, Udu Local Government Area of Delta State “to meet an Aboki man and said she was coming back, and till it was late, she didn’t return.”

The girl informed PUNCH Metro that she however “managed to escape from the hotel room, when the Aboki man went to have a bath.”

But she deposed that she consequently became infuriated and refused to go back to the house.

She added, “So, on getting out of the hotel room, I did not go to the house again. I managed to find my way to a friend’s house and stayed with that family overnight. On Monday morning, I went to school and reported the matter to my teacher. And my teacher said she was going to do something about the matter.”

Emmanuella added, “This is not the first time my mother is taking me out to go and meet different men. And she is always concerned about me and marriage.”

When contacted on the phone, Emmanuella’s mother, Mrs. Eunice Asulie, told our correspondent that her daughter had been missing from home, adding that she had “been searching for her.”

She said, “My daughter, Emmanuella, has been missing for days and I have been searching for her everywhere and could not find her.  I don’t know her whereabouts. I am looking for her.”

Speaking further, the mother stated that she had reported the matter to the police at the division close to them and the police were also searching for her.

The proprietress of Triumphant Schools, Mrs Magareth  Oghuvwu, explained how Emmanuella got to school on Monday amidst sobs, narrating her ordeals in the hands of her own mother who, she said, wanted to force her into prostitution.

Oghuvwu posited that the school management thereafter contacted law enforcement agents on the matter.

@PUNCHNG

AANI CONGRATULATES AMBASSADOR HARUNA GINSAU mni ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS BOARD CHAIRMAN, NORTH WEST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

The National President of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI), Ambassador EO Okafor mni, on behalf of the National Executive Committee and the entire AANI family, heartily congratulates Ambassador Haruna Ginsau mni, SEC 32, 2010, on his well-deserved appointment as the Board Chairman of the newly established North West Development Commission (NWDC).

This appointment bears eloquent testimony to Ambassador Ginsau mni’s long-standing dedication to public service and national development, as well as his sterling leadership, which he has demonstrated over the decades both in Nigeria and across the globe. His illustrious career in the Nigerian Foreign Service, where he served with distinction in various capacities, including as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Algeria and Sudan, as well as his leadership and excellent performances in Jigawa State and the National Assembly, have prepared him for this critical responsibility. His wealth of experience, passion for development, and unflinching commitment to the progress of our nation and humanity, make him exceptionally suited for this important responsibility.

AANI is extremely proud of Ambassador Ginsau mni’s achievements and his continued contributions to the nation. Therefore, we are confident that under his leadership, the NWDC will thrive and fulfil its mandate to drive sustainable growth and development in the northwest geo-political region of our great country. AANI pledges its full support to him as he takes up this onerous responsibility ensuring that he succeeds in this endeavour and service to humanity.

We also extend our profound gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR and his administration for recognising merit and competence in appointing Ambassador Haruna Ginsau mni. This appointment once again highlights the quality and excellence that AANI members continue to demonstrate in service to our great country.

The AANI family wish Ambassador Haruna Ginsau mni God’s guidance, wisdom, and success in this new noble undertaking.

Brigadier General SK Usman (rtd) mni fnipr fapra fnarc FIOARM fspsp
Sarkin Yakin Kanwan Katsina
AANI National Publicity Secretary
Sunday, 20th October 2024