Man alleged for stollen ATM cards in Abuja City

A  28-year-old man, Ifeanyi Obasi, was charged on Teusday before a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly attempting to make withdrawals with 10 stolen Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards.

Obasi, whose address is unknown, is facing a two-count charge of possession of stolen items and theft.

Police Prosecutor Fidelis Ogbobe told the court that the complainant, Galadima Usman of First Bank, Garki, reported the incident at Garki Police Station on April 7.

Ogbobe said th

e complainant alleged that the accused attempted to withdraw money with stolen ATM cards bearing different names at the bank in Area 3, Abuja.

“During police investigations, the accused could not give a satisfactory explanation how he came about the ATM cards.”

The offences contravened Sections 95 and 319(a) of the Penal Code.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The judge, Mr Umar Kagarko, granted the accused N100, 000 bail with one surety in the like sum.

He adjourned hearing until June 6

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Abia to establish 9,000-hectare free trade zone

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Tuesday said that the state would establish a 9,000- hectare free trade zone at its boundary with Rivers.

Ikpeazu made this known when Chief Olabitan Famutimi, the National President of Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC), visited him in his guest house in Aba.

Ikpeazu said that the free trade zone was necessary to facilitate export of goods from the state.

“Abia State delegation to Singapore has left the shores of Nigeria to come back with the final design of our free trade zone.

“The free trade zone will occupy 9,000 hectare of land which has already been acquired in a location between Abia and Port Harcourt in Rivers.

“The idea is to ensure unification of the economies of Abia and Rivers in the next 10 years,” he said.

He also said that the state was working hard to get American endorsement for its products to facilitate their entry into the world market.

“Endorsement by America that what we do in Abia State is good for its market is what we need to reach the world, and I hope to see this happen in our time,” he said.

He said that Abia established a quality assurance management agency to collaborate with other related agencies in the country such as the Standards Organisation of Nigeria and National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.

The governor said that collaboration with such agencies would improve the quality of goods produced in the state.

Ikpeazu said that the state was exporting over one million pairs of shoes, bags and other leather products to some African countries weekly.

He added that about one million people worked in the industry.

Earlier, the NACC president said that his team was in the state to help to promote its products.

He said that African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) had signed a MoU with the chamber to represent it in West Africa.

He promised that through NACC and AGOA, the state would be given required business opportunities from America.

Famutimi said that the chamber would establish an AGOA office in Abia with a desk officer to run it.

He called for establishment of free trade zones in all states of the federation to improve the processing of products for export.

Famutimi also called for the signing of MoU between Abia and NACC to ensure continued relationship.

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I will say Goodbye Nigeria fail to qualify for World Cup – Rohr

Super Eagles Manager Gernot Rohr has said he is 100 per cent focus to qualify Nigeria for the 2018 World Cup in Russia but in case he failed the country focus he will be left with no option to honour his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

Rohr took over as coach of the Nigeria team last year on a two-year deal, which is tied to ensuring that Nigeria is in Russia. The qualification also means an automatic extension of his contract by another two years.

Failure to qualify Nigeria for the World Cup will leave his future as coach of the team in the hands of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), but the coach on Monday said he will leave the team if they fail to qualify regardless of what the NFF decides.

Rohr who fielded questions about his future if Nigeria fails to qualify for the World Cup in a live sport program on cable television mornitored on Monday night said;

“If we fail to win the ticket to be at the World Cup, for me I’ll say goodbye, but at the moment we are hopeful of getting a result against Cameroon, it is a challenge am willing to take. However, if I fail, I’ll leave.”

Although Nigeria currently leads their World Cup 2018 qualifiers group with four points ahead of their closest challengers Cameroon.

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FRSC commander in Rivers state recalled for harassing female officers [PHOTOS]

The Federal Road Safety Corps has recalled its Rivers state sector commander, Ayodele Kumapayi, for harassing female officers.

Kumapayi, while meting out disciplinary action on some female officers, controversially cut the hairs of their hairs during a routine parade on Monday.

The FRSC spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, confirmed Kumapayi’s recall on Tuesday morning while addressing the media on the issue.

He said that other officers who allegedly participated in that act have been recalled alongside Kumapayi.

He said the sector commander accused the female marshals of carrying long hairdo which however, was not a crime under any law in Nigeria.

Kazeem said the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, ordered the errant officers’ immediate recall pending investigation into the incident.

Kazeem said the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, ordered the errant officer’s immediate suspension pending investigation into the incident.

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