World Bank: Boko Haram Caused Economic Activities to Decline in North-east by 50% Nume Ekeghe The World Bank has stated that the destruction caused by the Boko Haram sect caused
economic activities in the northeastern part of the country to decline by 50 per cent. The multilateral institution noted that Adamawa, Borno
and Yobe states which are in the Lake Chad region saw economic activities decline from 10 to 14 per cent between 2009 and 2013, adding that the region
has recorded 50 per cent decline in activities from 2018. Speaking at the Launch of the Lake Chad regional economic memorandum, Lead Economist,
World Bank and Co-author of the report, Mr. Marco Hernandez said: “In northern Nigeria, we see that 50 per cent or more of crop yields have been affected
as a result of conflict, there is a huge cost that could very well turns into a benefit because that Continued on page 10
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In Damning Report, Lagos #EndSARS Panel Says 11 Killed at Lekki Tollgate Reveals 24 injured, 15 assaulted, 96 corpses found across states Says Army refused to allow medical help for the wounded Recommends various sanctions for accused officers Indicts LCC for manipulation of videos Sanwo-Olu sets up implementation c'ttee, submits report to NEC Segun James in Lagos and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja In a damning report released yesterday, the Judicial Panel of Inquiry (JPI) set up by the Lagos
state government to probe the October 20, 2020 #EndSARs protest has revealed that at least 11 persons were killed during the peaceful demonstration at the Lekki Tollgate and another four missing
but presumed dead making a total of 15. The report, which also called the Lekki Tollgate shootings of October 20, 2020, “a massacre,” was an incriminating indictment
of heightening extrajudicial killings and unprofessionalism by Nigerian law enforcement agents The report described as “atrocious”, the maiming and killing of unarmed, helpless and unresisting
protesters, while sitting on the floor, waving their Nigerian flags and singing the National Anthem, stressing that the act could be equated to a “massacre in context.” According to the report, aside
the 11 confirmed dead, four others were presumed dead, while in all 48 were casualties of the Lekki incident which shook the entire Continued on page 11
2ND INTRA-AFRICA TRADE FAIR IN DURBAN... R-L: President of AFREXIMBank, Prof. Benedict Oramah; President Muhammadu Buhari; President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa; President, Republic of Malawi, Dr. Lazarus Chakwera; President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa and President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, at the opening ceremony of the second Intra-Africa Trade Fair in Durban, South Africa ... yesterday
Buhari, Jonathan, Atiku, Lawan, Gbajabiamila, Governors, Others Mourn Sani Dangote... Page 5