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2000 soldiers, fighter jets deployed to Borno state

About 2,000 security operatives and military hardware, including fighter jets have been deployed to Maiduguri ahead of yesterday’s declaration of State of Emergency.

 

In neighboring Yobe State, it is not clear how many soldiers were deployed but residents said shortly after the declaration of state of emergency, stop and search operations have been intensified in the state capital while movement have been restricted in other places.

 

Residents said the deployment of the federal troops, including the army, navy, air force and operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) began at the weekend.

 

“We started sensing danger on Saturday when we saw military trucks conveying soldiers to the Joint Task Force (JTF) headquarters along Pompomari area,” Usman Jika, a resident of Maiduguri said.

“By Sunday morning, so many roadblocks have sprung up in the state capital and there was noticeable cordon and search of houses by new faces (soldiers),” he said.

 

A resident of Kumshe, one of the red spots in Maiduguri said his neighbour was beaten to pulp on Sunday when soldiers besieged the areas and forced all the people out of their houses.

“All the soldiers that came to the neighborhood appeared new in the town, some of them said it is now time for ‘fire for fire” he said.

 

Another resident said he saw military aircrafts landing at the Maiduguri International Airport and the air strip at the Air Force base in the state capital.

 

“A lot of fighting equipment have been deployed to Maiduguri,” Hajja Maimuna, a resident of Gomari, whose house is close to the Air Force base said.

 

“We are really terrified because the military operatives coming to Maiduguri in the last two days far outnumbered those that came during the previous emergency rule,” she said.

“Even though the state governor has not been removed, which is good, the truth is that Maiduguri is now a garrison town, full of angry soldiers who are ready to kill at the slightest provocation. The deployment will definitely hamper social and economic life of the people,” she said.

 

Source: Daily Trust

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Lagos State Government Upgrades LASU For N7 Billion

Lagos state Government on Tuesday said it has spent over N7 billion while upgrading the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo. 

The State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye said this at a press briefing in Ikeja, the state capital. 

Oladunjoye said the state government was committed to overhauling the education sector, adding that the government had expended over N7 billion in the upgrade of the State University. 

She added that the government would continue to provide qualitative education "by all means". 



She also said that various educational development programmes, like Eko Project, Support Our Schools Initiative, and specialized development programmes for teachers and administrators in 20 specialized areas, were parts of government programmed aimed at boosting education in the state. 

She said, As for the teachers and administrators, we are boosting their capacities in areas such as subject mastery, leadership role, classroom management, assessment and evaluation, ICT, Basic Accounting and many others."  

Prof. Achebe To Be Buried In The Night

Mausoleum, the final resting place of the late literary giant, Professor Chinua Achebe is at its completion stage in his compound, Ogidi in Idemili North council area of Anambra State even as the community says it is in high spirit to receive its son and visitors including three serving presidents of various countries on 23 May.

Daily Sun gathered that the proposed Achebe mausoleum, which is under construction attached few metres away from his personal duplex building would serve as the tomb of the late literary giant as well serve as the (Obi) chamber for the fallen hero.

Speaking to our reporter on the preparation for the burial of late Prof Achebe, the Regent of Ogidi community, Chief S. Okoli said the community was in high spirit to receive their son and accord him necessary burial rights befitting a man of his status. The regent further said the community had embarked on cleaning exercise in all the villages that make up Ogidi to have a clean environment to welcome visitors from various parts of the world that would be take part in the funeral of their son.

"Yes Ogidi as a community is in a high spirit to receive our son, Prof Chinua Achebe and as it stands now, there are many preparations going on in various villages especially Ikenga Ogidi, the home village of Achebe, the community is currently embarking on cleaning 

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se in all the major roads and entrances into the community because our son will be given a befitting burial.

We also have several masquerades that we shall display on that day to entertain our visitors and to show them that our son is not just an international figure but a man in tune with culture and tradition of his people." He further disclosed that work had reached advanced stage at the Ogidi Town Hall, where the body of late Prof Achebe would lie in state immediately it reached the Ogidi soil, adding that as the former president general of Ogidi Union Nigeria, all necessary privileges would be given to their late son before burial.

He said the late Achebe would be buried in the night in line with the culture of the people of Ogidi community, saying, "as a titled man, he will be buried towards evening in line with our culture and tradition. His body shall lie in state in the yam ban (Oba) where the daughters of the clan (Umuokpu) shall pay him their last respects before he would be buried in the night."

Also speaking, the immediate past National President of Ikenga Ogidi Union Nigeria, Dr. Emma Obianagha said the community had concluded arrangements to receive the body of their son and accord him all necessary last respect befitting a man of his status while calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to use the burial of the late icon to fulfill all the promises made to Ndigbo.

However, information from the Ogidi Publicity Committee of Chinua Achebe Burial Community disclosed that three serving presidents are expected at the burial day including President Goodluck Jonathan, his Ghanaian and Kenyan counterparts.

The Chairman of Media and Publicity, Ogidi burial community, Mr. Bob Manuel Udokwu told Daily Sun that President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria would lead his Ghanaian and Kenyan counterparts, Mr. John Dramani Mahama and Uhuru Kenyata to Ogidi to witness the funeral of late Prof Achebe.

Source: Sun News