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BREAKING: Veteran set designer Pat Nebo dies
Prolific art director and production designer, Pat Nebo is dead.
Though not much is known about the veteran’s death, the news was, however, confirmed by an entertainment journalist and lecturer, Shaibu Husseini who spoke to The Nation correspondent on Thursday, September 14.
The post read: “I have been reliably informed that foremost Nigerian Production Designer, Pat Nebo is dead. He has been bedridden for a while now. Journey well master of the craft of production design.”
Nebo has spent about 30 years in the Nigerian film industry as an enigma whose worth cannot be downplayed in terms of knowledge and mastery of the craft of production and set designs.
He was unarguably one of the few Nigerian production designers and set directors who ensured every aspect was taken into account when building a realistic set.
The art director began his career in 1993 with his role as a production designer in ‘Ti Oluwa Nile’, a 1993 production.
In the same year, he worked on the two sequels of Ti Oluwa ni Ile.
In 2009, he made his maiden cinema appearance with the film ‘The Figurine’ where he acted as the ‘Marriage Registrar’ and in 2016 in the movie ‘76’ where he acted as Colonel Ali
However, he continued to work as the production designer in several films such as ‘Araromire’, ‘Arugba’, ‘Alero’s Symphony’, ‘October 1’ and ‘Being Mrs Elliot’, including the acclaimed ‘The Milkmaid’, ‘Lionheart’ and most recently in Kunle Afolayan’s movie, ‘Citation’.
He is a recipient of several awards including the 2017 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards for Best Art Director for his work in ’76’.
A joint security operation against terrorists has led to the rescue of nine persons in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.
According to inside sources, Forest Guards, under the supervision of the Directorate of Security Services and working with members of the local hunters and vigilante group, embarked on bush-combing operations. They discovered a hideout of the kidnappers and engaged them.
Nine persons were rescued in two separate operations in the forest of Obbo Aiyegunle. One of the kidnappers was neutralised while others fled with gunshot injuries.
One of the rescued persons is said to be receiving medical care at an undisclosed medical facility in the local government.
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Zamfara LG Chairman Abduction: Security operatives intensify rescue efforts
Security forces are currently conducting deliberate operations at the suspected location of the terrorists, aimed at safely rescuing the abducted Chairman.
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Aliyu Danjal, Lieutenant Colonel Media Information Officer Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA, disclosed that on hearing gunshots, troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA responded immediately and swiftly moved to the scene where they engaged in hot pursuit of the terrorists leading to a fierce exchange of fire.
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IGP Disu orders officers to shoot anyone carrying illegal firearms
Disu explained that the directive was backed by Force Order 237, which empowers police officers to respond immediately to armed threats without waiting for approval from superior officers.
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has directed police officers across the country to shoot on sight anyone found carrying illegal firearms, as part of intensified efforts to curb insecurity.
Disu issued the directive on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, saying the move followed President Bola Tinubu’s instruction that the lingering security crisis in the state must be brought to an end.
The police chief maintained that only authorised security personnel are legally permitted to carry firearms, warning that law enforcement agencies would no longer tolerate the unlawful possession of weapons.
” You cannot move around freely carrying arms as if there is no law and order in this country. It will not be tolerated,” he said.
Disu explained that the directive was backed by Force Order 237, which empowers police officers to respond immediately to armed threats without waiting for approval from superior officers.
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