Donald Trump’s Military Action not invasion of Nigeria but to wipe out terrorists
Donald Trump’s Military Action not invasion of Nigeria but to wipe out terrorists
The General Superintendent of Holy Spirit Mission, Bishop Charles Ighele, says that the U.S. President, Donald Trump, does not intend to invade Nigeria but only intends to come and wipe out terrorists.
Ighele, whose Ikeja-based church is also known as The Happy Family Nation, made the clarification during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos.
He explained that the clarification was necessary to dispel the widespread misconception that had dominated public discourse since Trump’s speech, in which Nigeria was described as a “Country of Particular Concern.”
He stated that Trump’s speech should be seen as a wake-up call and expressed hope that things would not remain the same.
He added that President Bola Tinubu had the intellectual capacity to act and calm the rising tension.
The cleric further identified four types of terrorism occurring in Nigeria, mentioning kidnappers who abduct people for ransom and noting that this group operated across the entire country.
“There are bandits who terrorise mostly rural dwellers kidnapping for ransom and using the proceeds to fund and declare their rulership over the captured areas.
“They eventually impose taxes on the people.
This second group of terrorists operate for unfounded purposes.
“Some in this group are terribly clandestinely in execution. Some in this group kill too.
“The third group of bandits are those who want to establish their own brand of Islam all over Nigeria.
“This group kills irrespective of faith. They think that Nigeria brand of Islam is not authentic.
“Boko Haram and Islamic State belong to this group.
“Then ,there is the fourth group whose sole aim is to kill and wipe out settlements and take over their land forever,” he said.
He regretted that the number of internally displaced people from Benue, Plateau, and other surrounding states was evidence of the worsening situation.
He lamented that the lives of the displaced persons had been seriously disrupted, adding that Nigerians continued to witness one mass burial after another, which he described as very painful.
“It is painful when innocent people are killed for commercial or other reasons.
“I think it is the last group that President Donald Trump is not happy about. His statement did not indicate that he will invade Nigeria.
“He said that he will come in discreetly and sweetly wipe out the terrorists as he did during his tenure in the Middle East,” he said.
He urged the President Tinubu-led administration to formally invite President Trump to do the work while at the same time maintening a semblance of national pride.
He noted that Nigeria needed to provide quality education and proper civic orientation to its millions of youths in order to instill patriotism in them.
He added that the nation should not allow millions of hopeless young people to be produced and used to harass innocent citizens.(NAN)
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Two men docked for allegedly defiling underaged girl
Two men docked for allegedly defiling underaged girl
The police in Lagos on Friday, charged two men before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling an 11- year-old girl.
The defendants are: Prince Tomnyie, 40, a businessman, who resides at Agege, and Micheal Adenuga, 24, a furniture maker, who resides at Atere Street in Lekki.
They are standing trial on charges of defilement, and had each pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji told the court that they committed the offence sometimes in December 2024, and September 2025, at Langbasa Ajah and Igbara Lekki, Lagos .
The prosecutor alleged that the victim’s father, had taken his daughter for medical check and it was discovered that the minor had been defiled.
The prosecution alleged that the victim had told her father that his friend, Tomnyie, defiled her sometimes ago.
Ademigbuji alleged that the victim also mentioned the second defendant’s name who lives in their neigbourhood.
The offence contravenes the provisons of section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2015.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr L. A Owolabi, granted the defendants bail in the sum of of N600,000 each, with two sureties each in like sum.
He adjourned the case until March 5, for mention. (NAN)
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Report any officer asking for money for release of suspect as Police insist bail is free
Report any officer asking for money for release of suspect as Police insist bail is free
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has insisted that bail is free, and called on the public to report any officer asking for money to release a suspect on bail.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
Adeh spoke in reaction to public outcry that some police officers were demanding money to release suspects on bail in the territory.
She said the report of the erring officers would serve as a deterrent to others, adding that it was fraudulent to demand for money to release a suspect on bail.
Adeh blamed the yielding to such fraudulent demand on ignorance on the part of the victims who refused to stand on their rights.
“A similar case was reported where an officer demanded money to release a suspect on bail and when the matter was reported, we requested for evidence from the victim.
“The evidence was provided because the money was transferred to the officer’s account and actions are being taken on the issue.
“So, I encourage the public to take advantage of the FCT Police Complaint Response Unit (CRU) lines on 08107314192 to report such misconduct with evidence,” she said.
Adeh urged the public to always insist on their rights and refuse any form of payment to release a suspect on bail.(NAN)
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Former President sentenced to five years in prison by Court
Former President sentenced to five years in prison by Court
South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol was on Friday sentenced to five years in prison for obstruction of justice.
The Seoul Central District Court found that the 65-year-old conservative, with the help of the presidential security service, had tried to prevent his own arrest and deleted multiple documents related to the investigation against him.
Yoon shocked the nation by imposing martial law on December 3, 2024, amid a budget dispute with the opposition, plunging the country into a political crisis.
He justified the drastic measure as necessary to protect South Korea’s democratic order and accused the left-leaning opposition of being infiltrated by communists with ties to China and North Korea, though he provided no evidence for these claims.
In a separate trial, prosecutors have sought the death penalty for Yoon on charges of incitement, with a verdict expected on February 19.
While the death penalty remains legally in force in South Korea, it has not been carried out for nearly 30 years.
Yoon’s actions previously alarmed international investors and led to withheld investments, damaging the reputation of South Korea as a political and economic model for the region.
Since last summer, South Korea has been led by President Lee Jae Myung, a left-leaning centrist and long-time political rival of Yoon. (dpa/NAN)
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