President Muhammadu Buhari walks out on parents of abducted Chibok girls and the BBOG group

Newsmen who were present at the meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the parents of the abducted Chibok girls on Thursday were disallowed form being privy to the discussions. The President who communicated the order via his aide, Garba Shehu, said he did so because "sensitive issues" would be discussed. 

Meanwhile, Aisha Yesufu, co-leader of the BBOG movement, has expressed disappointment at the treatment they received from Buhari.

“The president said he had no credible intelligence on the missing Chibok girls. He said he is somebody who does not lie. And he will not start by lying,” Yesufu told journalists.

“We are not saying the president should lie, but when you are saying there is no credible intelligence, and that the girls are scattered and married off; then how do we know? These are two things.

“And he said it (abduction of the Chibok girls) happened during the last administration. I find it very worrisome. I remember one of the parents asked what he meant by saying it happened in the last administration. Does it mean the girls will not be rescued?

“I would like the president to know that there is no vacuum in government. That it happened during the last administration is not an excuse.

“It is duty of the Nigerian government to ensure that the Chibok girls are rescued. It is their right and not a privilege. And where we have failed there is a need for us to apologise.

“As for me, I was terribly sad and shocked because the president did not look at the parents to say ‘we are sorry as a nation for your children who have been abducted for 21 months.

“The president finished his speech, he dropped the microphone and walked out. And I thought that could have been a moment for him to connect with the parents.

“We will continue our campaign. We do not care who the head of the government is. It is duty of the Nigerian government to rescue the Chibok girls and we will continue making our demands”, she maintained.

Source: Daily Sun

Exxon Mobil engineer who allegedly raped 14 year-old remanded in prison

                                              

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos, Thursday ordered the ExonMobil engineer, James Ikenna Onuoha, who allegedly raped a 14 year old girl to be remanded in Kirikiri prison. The court had set a sum of N2 million and two sureties each in the like sum as bail condition for the accused person.

The charges leveled against Mr Onuoha was arraigned are willful indecent act, unlawful sexual intercourse, unlawful and indecent deals and having sexual intercourse with an under-aged girl.

According to PM News Nigeria, the defendant allegedly committed the offence at Samuel Amoore Street, Idowu Estate, Oke Ira Nla, Ajah, Lagos‎ on January 4, this year.

The charges stated in part: “that ‎Onuoha Ikenna James on January 4, 2016 at about 11.30 a.m. at No 25 Samuel Amoore Street, Idowu Estate, Oke Ira Nla, Ajah Lagos did wilfully performed an indecent act on (names with held) and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 134(2) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

“‎That ‎you Onuoha on same day, place and time did have unlawful sexual intercourse with (names with held) without her consent and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 258 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

“That ‎you Onuoha on same day, place and time did unlawfully and indecently deals with (names with held) of 14 years of age and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 135 (1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

“That ‎you Onuoha on same day, place and time did have sexual intercourse with (names with held) of 14 years of age and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2011.

When the charges were read, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the four count charge offence preferred against him by the police. Chief Magistrate Ogunbowale granted him bail ordered the defendant‎ to be remanded in Kirikiri prison.