#INCASEYOUMISSEDIT Boko Haram kills two FRSC marshals in Kogi. + Army releases 42 Boko Haram detainees in BORNO 07112014. The Federal Road Safety Commission on Wednesday confirmed the killing of two officers of the commission by gunmen in Koton Karfe community in Kogi State. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Kogi State, Godwin Omiko, confirmed the killing while speaking with newsmen in Lokoja. Omiko said that the officers, Olaoluwa Adebayo and Adesina Iyanda, were shot by the same armed bandits who attacked Koton Karfe Prison and set 144 inmates free on November 2. Members of dreaded sect, Boko Haram, are suspected to have carried out the attack on the prison. Omiko said that the marshals were among six officers on night duty at the FRSC office on the fateful day. He said that the officers on hearing sporadic gunshots from the bandits, ran in different directions for safety. He said that Adebayo and Iyanda were hiding in a nearby bush when they were sighted by the escaping gunmen, who later took them away. Omiko said that when he was informed of the incident, a search party, comprising FRSC officials, police and local vigilance men began the search for the men on Monday. He said that the effort did not yield results until Tuesday evening when a woman who went into the bush to fetch firewood discovered their bodies. Omiko said: “The woman perceived odour and saw flies all over. “She later traced the odour to a spot where she used a stick to scratch the ground and saw a body.” He said that the woman ran out of the bush and raised an alarm, which attracted other villagers. Omiko said that some FRSC officials, policemen and some men in the community followed the woman into the bush to ascertain her claim. The sector commander said the bodies were immediately retrieved from the shallow grave, explaining that the officers were shot in the head at close range. He said: “They removed their uniforms before shooting them. “They used their line yard and shoe laces to tie their hands and legs. “We saw bruises all over their bodies, indicating that they were dragged over a distance before being killed.” Omiko said that the gunmen went away with the uniforms, service belts, shoes, identity cards, official and personal mobile phones and ATM cards of the slain officers. He said that the bodies of Adebayo and Iyanda, who both hailed from Kwara State, had been deposited at the Ankuri Hospital morgue in Lokoja. Omiko said that Governor Idris Wada, the FRSC headquarters in Abuja and security agencies in the state had been informed of the incident. A L S O Army releases 42 Boko Haram detainees in BORNO The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno State on Thursday released 42 persons suspected to be Boko Haram members. The spokesman of the division, Colonel Sani Usman, handed over the detainees to Governor Kashim Shettima at the Government House, Maiduguri. Usman said the detainees were released after being cleared of belonging to the Boko Haram terrorist group. He said: “The Nigerian Army has for sometime now been fighting terrorism in the country. “Over time, some suspected terrorists were arrested and investigated. “Forty-two of the suspects were cleared of having any link with the terrorist group. “Three out of the 42 cleared suspects are foreigners while the rest are Nigerians.” Usman said that the three foreigners were a Burkinabe, a Cameroonian and a Chadian. Usman said the release was effected after clearance from the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. He said the Division had provided a token of N100,000 to each of the 39 Nigerians to enable them return home. “The army has provided a token of N100,000 to each of the 39 freed suspects to enable them start a new life,” Usman said. He commended Borno State residents for their support in the fight against terrorism. Responding, Shettima thanked the army for releasing the suspects. He promised to assist in repatriating the three foreigners to their home countries. Shettima also made an unspecified cash donation to the suspects. He directed the Head of Service in the state, Alhaji Bukar Yakubu, to employ some of them as tailors in the state service. He said: “For those of them who are tailors by trade, we will employ them to sew school uniforms for our students as we launch the issuance of free uniforms to our students. “Those who can drive will be employed in the state road maintenance agency as drivers.” Shettima also promised to assist those who were students to complete their studies.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 12:09:39 +0000
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