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DSS parades alleged bombers of Jaji Cantonment Church often appears in military uniforms with the rank of a captain without being detected and arrested. According to the suspect, the Jaji attack was personally carried out by one Tasiu and Mallam Lawal who assumed the leadership of the sect in Kaduna following the death of Bashir Madalla. He explained also that Lawal decided to personally carry out the attack
BY SONI DANIEL, Regional Editor, North & CHRIS OCHAYI
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HE Department of State Security yesterday paraded the two suspects, who allegedly carried out the bombing of the Saint Andrews Protestant Military Church at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State. The two suspects, whose names were given as Ibrahim Mohammed, aka Alilullah and Mohammed Ibrahim Idris, were paraded by the SSS Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Marylin Ogar, at a press briefing in Abuja. Mohammed, 18, hails from Ilobu Village in Ilobu Local Government Area of Osun State, while Idris, 50, a yam hawker comes from Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. Ogar said that the two men were to be handed over to the military for further investigation while other suspects arrested in connection with the bombing were also being questioned by the service. The DSS director said that the Service was determined to work with Nigerians and bring to an end the evil activities of unpatriotic elements and restore peace and harmony to the society. Mohammed confessed during interrogation that he was indoctrinated into the Boko Haram sect by one Bashir Madalla, who also trained him in the use of fire arms and the
Oshiomhole re-appoints Idahosa as Political Adviser L-r: Elder statesman and patron, United African Methodist Evangelical Church Cathedral, Abule Ijesha ,Senator Anthony Adefuye ; with the Baba Ijo and retired Chief of General Staff, Oladipupo Diya at the interdenominational service for late Archbishop Patrick Olanrewaju Ajibogun at Ifo, Ogun State
production and priming of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs. The suspect said he participated actively in several attacks in Kaduna in-
cluding the one on St. Rita’s Catholic Church and Badarawa. He also said that the late Madalla sent one Mallam Lawal, one of the
suicide bombers to Damaturu, Yobe State to retrieve some military uniforms and weapons from Boko Haram cells in the state and that the said Lawal
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HE Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday said it will mop up about N826.31 billion from circulation in the first quarter of 2013, through the sale of Treasury Bills, T-Bills, with different maturity periods. Also, the Debt Management Office, DMO, said it will raise N110 billion on Wednesday through the issuance of bonds with maturities ranging from between five to ten years. According to the DMO, it will raise the funds through the issuance of N35 billion bond with five-year maturities, N30 billion bond with a seven-year maturity and a 10-year bond worth N45 billion, using the Dutch Auction System. Giving a breakdown of
BY SIMON EBEGBULEM, Benin City
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OVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has re-appointed his major challenger in the governorship primaries of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in 2007 and a former Com-
Dana crash: Nine bodies yet to be identified — LASUTH BY ONOZURE DANIA & MICHAEL OLADEPO
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HE Chief Medical Examiner of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja, Prof. John Obafunwa, yesterday said that nine out of the 153 people who lost their lives in the Dana plane crash on June 3, last year could not be identified.
The nine persons who could not be identified included the American pilot, Capt. Peter Waxton and his Indian co-pilot, Capt. Mahendra Rathore. Obafunwa, a consultant pathologist said that pathologists, were unable to identify their bodies because they were ‘’incinerated.’’ He made this disclo-
sure while testifying at the resumed coroner ’s inquest into the crash before a Magistrate Court, sitting in Ikeja. Obafunwa told the court presided over by Lagos State Coroner, Mr Oyetade Komolafe that the bodies of the pilots were incinerated by the postcrash inferno. According to him, various post-mortem analysis
CBN to mop up N826bn from circulation in first quarter *FG to raise N110bn from bond market BY MICHAEL EBOH
since there was no other suitable person to be saddled with the deadly assignment due to time constraint. The suspect admitted accompanying the bombers to the gate of the Armed Forces Military cantonment and bade them farewell and procuring the fertilizer used in priming the Toyota Matrix car that was used in the suicide mission.
the planned mop up exercise, the CBN said it will raise, at its twicemonthly auction, N321.29 billion, N354.93 billion and N140.09 billion in 91-day, 182day and 364-day T-Bills in January, February and March respectively. Treasury Bills are short term debt obligation with maturities of less than one year, issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. T-Bills are used by the CBN as an Open Market Operation (OMO) instrument to control the amount of money in circulation. T-Bills have maturities of between 30 days to 364 days. Bonds, on the other hand, are long term debt instruments, with a minimum maturity period of one year and can be up to 30 years or 50 years. Bonds are used by the Federal Government, State governments, mu-
nicipalities, companies and foreign governments to finance a vari-
ety of projects and activities.
were conducted on the 152 bodies recovered from the crash site, adding that the bodies of the American pilot, and his Indian co-pilot could not be identified. He said: “We had a manifest of 153 people. Out of this number, we were able to identify 144 leaving nine. ”I must say that from the manifest, at the end of the day, we could not identify the bodies of the pilot and the co-pilot, this was after a very exhaustive consultation and deliberation with our associate in the UK but the bodies of the other crew members were identified.”
missioner for Information and Orientation in the state, Chief Charles Idahosa as his Special Adviser on Political Matters. Idahosa was a former staff of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) before he joined politics in the early 80s. Idahosa’s re-appointment did not come as a surprise to many in the state because of his wealth of experience in politics. Meanwhile, business activities commenced yesterday at the Benin Deport of the Pipeline Product Marketing Company (PPMC) with the re-commissioning of the oil facility after seven years of outage by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Alison Madueke. Speaking at the occasion, the Minister for Petroleum Resources expressed delight that the depot has commenced operations during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan mainly to deliver services to the good people of Edo State.
Ijaw community tasks Uduaghan on demolished quarters
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UNDREDS of displaced Lotiebiri community members, an Ijaw quarters at the miller waterside in OgbeIjoh, Warri South Council Area of Delta State, demolished by the state government late last year, yesterday, appealed to the Delta state Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan to hasten up the process of compensation promised them as they are still suffering with nowhere to go. The Community Chairman, Bossman Abodikede Azazi, said though the amount promised by the State Government fell short of their total estimation of the damages, the community has no choice but to accept the amount,
saying it was a good gesture. They, however, urged the state governor to help facilitate the payment as most of them still sleep in the open as the demolished places represented both their homes an business premises. He said their valuation
report stated N800 million as against government’s N500 million as compensation to Lotiebiri community which they accepted in good faith but regretted that “right now we are hungry, we are living under the sun and the rain. “So, we are begging
government to facilitate this payment so that we can relocate.” Bossman said they will not in any way fight with the state government but could only appeal to them because every land belongs to the government.
Euro Global launches new product
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URO Global Foods and Distilleries Limited has introduced the 37.5cl half bottle Tempranillo Wine into the Nigerian market. The introduction makes Tempranillo the first wine of foreign origin to be packaged locally in this size. Speaking on the prod-
uct extension, Mr. Felix Aighobahi, Sales Director, Euro Global Foods and Distilleries Limited said, “The introduction of Tempranillo half bottle is in line with our commitment to ensuring that our products are readily available to
consumers at affordable prices. Tempranillo is a vintage product meant for those who appreciate quality wine at all times and this new size ensures that the product can be easily carried around and enjoyed at all times and occasions.”