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Former DSS Director Blames Negligence for Anjarwalla’s Escape, Questions NSA’s Role
Nadeem Anjarwalla, a Binance executive, escaped from custody, and Mike Ejiofor, a former director of the Department of State Services (DSS), blamed carelessness and corruption.
Recall that the Federal Government has been looking into alleged transactions on the Binance currency exchange platform involving money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
In order to achieve this, Anjarwalla—who is the regional manager for Africa for Binance and is dual-national with Kenya and the United Kingdom—was being prosecuted by the Nigerian government prior to his escape while under a 14-day remand order imposed by a court.
Ejiofor called Anjarwalla’s escape a national disgrace for Nigeria.
The former Deputy Director of the DSS questioned the National Security Advisor’s (NSA) decision to hold the suspect in custody during an appearance on Arise Television.
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As said by Ejiofor,
“Honestly, this is a national, if not international embarrassment for our own image as a country. It raises a lot of questions. Who was prosecuting the executives, EFCC of course and he should have been in the custody of the EFCC, so why the custody of the NSA?
“Does the NSA have facilities to keep suspects? A lot of questions really. So, I have come to the conclusion that it is either gross negligence on the part of the officers on duty or compromise.
“But, more likely, it is the issue of compromise. Somebody in custody ordinarily, shouldn’t have come in with lots of materials. You are given basic amenities in custody.
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So, how did they now have access to go to the mosque to go and pray? Somebody who is in custody? Where was he kept? A lot of questions have been left unanswered.
“Now the reason I said the issue of compromise is more likely is that, if he went to pray and absconded, the people on duty should have raised the alarm that we cannot find this man because he cannot just move out of custody, straight to the airport.
“So, the period with which he escaped and it was noticed, he must have gone to his house to pack his things and possibly have access to another passport that was not in the knowledge of the security agencies. So, compromise is more likely than negligence.”
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Egbin Orun, a well-known gospel singer, was also known as Morenikeji Adeleke. She passed away.
This was verified by her colleague Esther Igbekele on Sunday in an Instagram post.
Igbekele said, “Egbin Orun departed suddenly without bidding farewell,” expressing astonishment and sadness.
Igbekele claims that they had just spoken, without realizing the horror that was about to happen.
She praised Egbin Orun for her kindness, beauty, and unwavering support of her ministry.
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“I got home from my program to hear about this great loss. Prophetess Morenikeji Egbin Orun you left without saying goodbye..
“We spoke together last week not knowing you are about to embark on a journey to the great beyond. You are such a beautiful and kind-hearted woman and a very good supporter of my ministry.
“I am deeply saddened by your demise but God knows best. You will be greatly missed and your good deeds will continue to linger in our hearts.
“Ah Egbin Orun. Good night! Keep resting in the bosom of Christ. Ah Gone too soon..Yeeee.”
Her cause of death is still unknown as of the time this report was originally published, and no formal statement has been released.
Between January and March, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, or NSCDC, FCT Command, detained 111 people they suspected to be criminals.
In an interview with reporters on Sunday in Abuja, the Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, stated as much. He added that 102 suspects had been detained for illegal mining, while nine suspects had been detained for damaging public property.
He claimed that when the suspects were arraigned in court, some had already been found guilty and others were either being held on bond or were the subject of more investigation.
Odumosu added that the court had cleared and released one of the suspects.
The commandant listed the suspects in order of appearance in court: Munkalu Yakubu and forty-one other people are accused of mining gold illegally in Dai village, Kwali Area Council.
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“There is also an alleged case of illegal mining of gold against one Ibrahim Talasne and 52 others as well as an alleged case of illegal mining of precious stones by one Saidu Ismail and six others who were arrested at CITEC area in Idu,” he said.
He added that the command also arrested some suspects for vandalizing public infrastructure.
“One Yakubu Mati was arrested while vandalising railway line armored cable at a metro railway station in Idu.
“Similarly, Anthong Batoulumen and three others were arrested for vandalising armored cable at Mabushi.
“Obadiah Ezekiel was also arrested for vandalizing a shop at Games Village while Wodi Sunday, Habib Mohammed, and Jibirin Idris were arrested for vandalising telecommunication assets and theft,” he added.
According to Odumosu, among the items taken from the suspects were gold substance, an abandoned telecommunication pole, a pumping equipment, armored wires, and liters of petrol.
He said that seven people had been taken into custody by the command’s intelligence unit for allegedly manufacturing illicit firearms.
The commandant issued a warning against damaging vital national infrastructure and assets, threatening to bring the full force of the law down on anyone found out.
He gave his word that civil defense workers would step up their efforts to make the FCT extremely difficult for criminals to enter and safe.
Odumosu consequently urged locals to be aware of their surroundings for security risks and to notify law enforcement of any suspicious activity.
Khaid, a rising artist from Nigeria, made his fans fear online as he deactivated his Instagram account.
It was discovered that the singer, who was admitted to the hospital several weeks prior, had disappeared from the photo-sharing website.
Many people’s reactions to the revelation have been mixed, with some saying the artist was merely using it to promote his upcoming album.
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