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JUST IN: President Tinubu Arrives Brazil for G20 Summit
Bwala Assumes Role As Special Adviser
President Bola Tinubu has arrived Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to join other world leaders to attend the 19th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Group of 20 (G20) which begins today.
Also, Daniel Bwala, the newly appointed Special Adviser on Public Communications and Media to President Bola Tinubu, has resumed as the official presidential spokesperson, replacing Ajuri Ngelale, who took an indefinite leave of absence in September.
President Tinubu arrived in Brazil and was received by Amb. Breno Costa in the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil.
He was accompanied by Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, minister of Livestock Development, and Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Tourism, Culture and Creativite economy, among others.
President Tinubu is attending the summit on the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who chairs the G20, will use the summit to push for global governance reforms and continue Nigeria’s campaign for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Meanwhile, Bwala, having assumed the role of presidential spokesperson, reassured Nigerians of the government’s commitment to honest communication about its tough but necessary reforms.
Bwala previously served as a spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar’s 2023 presidential campaign and was a vocal critic of President Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was appointed last week by President Tinubu.
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.
• Family of the abducted Zamfara LG Chairman
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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