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The families of the two Ministry of Defence staff who were not released with their kidnapped colleagues have cried out while demanding answers.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

Recall that six female staff of the Ministry of Defence were kidnapped on Nov. 9 at Kabba. They had been travelling from Lagos to Abuja for a Ministry of Defence promotional exam when they were kidnapped.

According to their families, the women had boarded a bus owned by transport company Andy Liz Motors Limited at First Gate, Festac, Lagos.

The six kidnapped women’s names were given as: Mrs Ngozi Ibeziakor, Mrs Catherine Essien, Mrs Helen Ezeakor, Mrs C.A. Ladoye, Mrs Juliana Onwuzurike, and Mrs Chinwe Adline Emeribe.

After ransom was paid, four of the women were released but two – Mrs Chinwe Adline Emeribe and Mrs Juliana Onwuzurike – were not released.

Husband cries out after his kidnapped wife was not released with other freed Ministry of Defence staff

Mrs Chinwe Emeribe

Describing how they were released, a Ministry of Defence staff, who chose not to be named, stated that the kidnappers asked that the ransom be delivered by a driver, so a driver who works with the transport company, that owns the bus the women were kidnapped in, was chosen to deliver the ransom.

He was told to return the women to the park in Festac where they initially took off. However, when he returned with an empty bus, the families present at the park asked questions and he informed them that he dropped off each woman at their preferred bus stops close to their home. He revealed that only 4 women were released to him.

The Ministry of Defence staff stated that since then, no information about the whereabouts of the remaining two women have been provided. He expressed displeasure that the Ministry was not doing enough to find the two missing women or to assist their families.

He also questioned why the driver who escaped and other survivors have not been properly questioned.

The source further questioned why his colleagues were made to travel for the exam which had recently been made to be computer based (CBT) to allow for it to be written from anywhere, so as to minimise risks to civil servants. He said that was the initial plan, for staff to take the exam from whichever state they were located. However, shortly before the exam date, they were suddenly informed that they had to travel to Abuja for the exam and they were not given any extra stipend to aid their travel, he said.

“They would have taken flight if they were given money but they had to go by road because they were paying out of pocket,” the Ministry of Defence staff lamented.

Speaking to LIB, Mr Nnamdi Emeribe, husband of the missing Mrs Chinwe Adline Emeribe, revealed that their efforts to get information that will help him find his wife have been frustrated at every turn.

He said they have contacted Command Secondary School, Ojo, which is his wife’s primary place of assignment, but they have not received any reasonable help from them. He added that the Ministry of Defence has also abandoned them.

Mr Emeribe said his family reached out to police at Festac to file a complaint after his wife and her colleague were not released with the rest of their colleagues. He explained that the police in Festac told them the case has been transfered to Panti.

He said they visited Panti yesterday, Nov, 26, but made no progress. According to him, the Anti-Kidnapping unit at Panti, informed them that the bus company they boarded to Abuja sent a lawyer and he came and told them there was no suspect.

While they were there, the officer in charge tried to reach the transport company’s lawyer to invite him and the two drivers – the driver who took them to Abuja and escaped during the kidnapping and the one who took ransom to the kidnappers. However, the company lawyer didn’t answer his calls.

Mr Emeribe also said their efforts to get information from his wife’s released colleagues have been unsuccessful, as their family members are shielding them, stating they are in hospital recovering from trauma.

Mr Emeribe expressed his disappointment that neither the Ministry of Defence, Command Secondary School Ojo, nor the Union his wife and other staff belong to, have offered any assistance or resources towards helping their cause.

Mr Emeribe told LIB: “Ministry of Defence where they work, nobody has heard anything from them, nothing. They are not showing concern, they are not telling us anything.

“Since this incident occurred on Nov. 9, we have not heard anything from them. Nobody is moved to search for these women. Even the union they belong to have not said anything.”

Asked if he has heard from the family of the other missing woman, he said: “Yes, we’ve been going together. We’ve been working hand-in-hand with the family of the other woman.

“We are supposed to go back to police today (Nov. 27) but our lawyer called and said the officer in charge said the company’s lawyer and the drivers cannot come to Panti today and tomorrow, that they have made statement. Nobody told us anything about statement.”

He begged for help to find his wife and her colleague so their families can have peace.

Mr Emeribe said: “Let the word know, I don’t know why somebody should be working for a government department like this, something happened to her on official assignment. She was asked to go to Abuja for promotional exam if not she would have stayed in Lagos. Yet they are not doing anything to ensure they are fished out dead or alive. Is it proper?

“The ransom we paid, they did not in any way come to our aid. We paid ransom by ourselves, yet we have not been able to see our beloved wives up till now.”

Mr Emeribe said the Director of the transport company was responsible for negotiation of ransom and the transport company also brought a part of the ransom while the families of the victims brought the rest.

“My family paid six million four hundred and twenty nine thousand for just my wife,” he said.

“Chinwe is my wife. If my wife is alive let them fish her out, let me see her.”

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Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Command intercepted a truck conveying materials suspected to be explosive devices during a stop-and-search operation in Saki, Oyo State. The truck and the suspected materials were promptly secured and are currently in police custody.

Upon receiving a briefing on the development, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Femi Haruna, immediately ordered a comprehensive investigation into the matter.

Consequently, specialised personnel of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit and the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Unit were deployed to safely secure the items for safekeeping and forensic examination. Detailed forensic analysis has since commenced, alongside a thorough and robust investigation to determine the exact nature of the items and their intended use.

The truck driver has been taken into custody and is cooperating fully with investigators as efforts continue to unravel all the circumstances surrounding the incident.

The Commissioner of Police commended the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, for his unwavering support, strategic leadership, and continued provision of operational guidance that enhance proactive, intelligence-driven policing across the country.

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Benue: Armed bandits kill motorcyclist, injure woman in Apa LGA

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One person has died and another sustained injuries following an assault by suspected armed bandits in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

According to sources, the attack took place on January 24 around 4:00 p.m. along the Amoke–Odugbo road in Ukpogo Village, Edikwu Ward.

The victims, identified as Mr Joseph Okoh and Miss Aneh Sunday, both from Ogodumo, Adoka in Otukpo LGA, were reportedly riding a motorcycle when the assailants struck.

“They were rushed to the Comprehensive Health Centre, Ugbokpo, where Mr Okoh was confirmed dead while receiving treatment. Miss Sunday is currently admitted and responding to treatment,” the source stated.

Nigerian troops were quickly deployed to the area, and a search operation in the surrounding bushes is ongoing to apprehend the attackers.

“The Criminal Investigation Department has commenced an investigation into the incident,” the source added.

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2026 UTME: JAMB scraps special privileges for albino candidates over malpractices

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has scrapped special concessions and registration procedures previously granted to candidates with albinism for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, citing abuse of the privilege to perpetrate examination malpractice.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

The Board also warned faith-based tertiary institutions to clearly declare their religious status at the point of admission, saying it is deceptive to present as secular and later impose religious rules on students.

As reported by Vanguard, these decisions were taken on Saturday at a meeting between JAMB management, led by its Registrar, Prof. Isaq Oloyede, and Commissioners for Education from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, held in Ikeja, Lagos.

Oloyede said the meeting was convened to review and assess previous admission exercises.

He noted that despite safeguards introduced by the Board, some individuals remained determined to circumvent the system.

“We have stopped some concessions we gave albino candidates. This is because some are using artificial intelligence to manipulate the registration process to look like they are albinos because of the consideration we gave them.

“Last year alone, over 7,000 claimed to be albinos. We have stopped special registration procedures for albinos,” he said.

Addressing complaints from candidates admitted into some private institutions over compulsory religious instruction, Oloyede urged faith-based schools to be transparent.

“Faith-based institutions should declare from the onset what they are, so that whoever applies there will know what he is going to meet there. But some don’t do that. They will pretend to be secular, but once students are admitted, trouble will begin over religious instruction and injunctions.

“If you are a faith-based institution, say so. The law allows you to set up faith-based schools,” he said.

On last year’s UTME, where the highest-scoring candidate was later found to be a 300-level university student, the JAMB registrar said investigations showed that some undergraduates sit for the examination to change courses or assist others to secure admission.

“Students who are already in school but want to change courses and are applying again must declare and disclose their status.

“We have found that some candidates already in school are writing the examination for other candidates. Last year, the candidate who scored the highest was found to be a 300-level student in the university.

“Henceforth, any candidate found engaging in such an act, and who fails to disclose that he is already in school but wants to change course, will be disqualified and will also lose his current admission,” he said.

On admission criteria, Oloyede explained that federal government-owned institutions allocate 45 per cent on merit, 20 per cent on catchment area, 20 per cent to educationally disadvantaged states, while the remaining slots are allocated to other considerations.

“Each owner or state has the right to decide what its admission criteria will be. But for states, we encourage them to allocate at least 10 per cent to merit, regardless of where the candidates come from.

“This is to diversify the student population and admit eggheads from different communities,” he said.

He criticised some states for establishing new universities despite not fully utilising their admission quotas in existing federal institutions.

On underage candidates, Oloyede said 16 years remained the minimum admission age, noting that an attestation process was in place for exceptional cases.

“Last year, about 42,000 claimed to be underage. After evaluation, only 78 met the criteria and were admitted. We are not saying there are no talented candidates, but the figure looks outlandish,” he said.

The issue of how to engage underage candidates during a gap year divided opinions at the meeting, but a majority voted for JAMB to continue its special assessment process.

The meeting also observed that parental pressure on children to complete their education too quickly was a major contributor to the problem.

On efforts to curb examination malpractice, Oloyede said JAMB had stopped the movement of computers between Computer-Based Test centres.

“A computer registered in a particular centre will remain there and is not transferable to another centre. Some people borrow computers to get accredited and later move them around,” he said.

He dismissed claims that candidates were posted to towns they did not choose, saying personal data used for registration were drawn directly from the National Identification Number submitted by candidates.

Providing an update on the 2025 UTME, Oloyede said 974,855 candidates had so far been admitted out of about 1.95 million who sat for the examination.

He added that over N2.4 billion had been disbursed to institutions that consistently complied with JAMB’s rules over the past 10 years, and that the meeting agreed that schools producing the best candidates should be compensated.

On accreditation of CBT centres, Oloyede said the process involved teams comprising university vice-chancellors, rectors and provosts in each state.

He warned state governments against agreements with private promoters who might use centres to facilitate malpractice.

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