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DEI- DEI MARKET VIOLENCE WAS NOT MOTIVATED BY RELIGION OR ETHNICITY.

FCT MINISTER: Muhammed Musa Bello

ORDERS CLOSURE OF MARKET

The violence that engulfed the Dei-Dei building materials market in Abuja on Wednesday, 18th May, 2022, was not motivated by ethnicity or religion but was the action of criminal elements who started the violence in order to carry out their criminal intentions.

This was disclosed by the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello when he visited the market in the evening following the incident earlier in the day, to ascertain for himself the cause and extent of the violence which claimed four lives and resulted in the razing of shops and vehicles within the market.

Accompanied by the Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council, Mr Abdullahi Adamu Candido, FCT Commissioner of Police Mr Sunday Babaji and other top security and senior officials of the FCTA, the Minister met with the various market and community leaders and took an assessment tour of damage in the market.

Speaking passionately after the tour, the Minister said “After an emergency security meeting with the relevant security agencies including the Commissioner of Police and the Director of the DSS and senior management officials of the FCT, we decided to come here.

“And we came here specifically because on the social media, all kinds of stories are being circulated saying there is an inter-ethnic crisis in Abuja with one tribe fighting against the other. I have come here and met the leadership of the market, I have met the leadership of the communities and met the political leadership as represented by the Chairman and vice chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council, and what really came out very clearly was that this was an accident that occurred when a lady on a commercial motorcycle fell off and a vehicle ran over her and unfortunately, she passed on.

“As a result of this incident tension rose and hoodlums took over and like they do everywhere in the world, their target is economic assets and they burnt down a substantial part of the timber market and other markets around here and they burnt many vehicles.

“There was no communal clash here and I appeal to all residents of Abuja to continue to live here as we have always lived in peace as the center of unity.

The Minister called on the community leaders to work at fishing out the bag eggs within their folds and help in bringing them to justice. He said “What I told the community leaders is that they have to fish out the hoodlums and the bad eggs amongst them. This is because this time around, hoodlums carried arms and they shot innocent people. This is very sad and totally, unequivocally, unacceptable in Abuja.

He said that a full scale investigation will be carried out by the security organisations with the full collaboration of the affected communities and added “I am appealing to other communities within the FCT that this is not a tribal or religious misunderstanding. All the leadership of the various stakeholders have lived here in peace for many, many years.

“It is simply a matter of criminals and hoodlums taking the law into their hands and I implore every community in the FCT to ensure that community leaders identify miscreants, drug pushers, drug dens and drinking joints where crime and criminality takes place. The police and the military cannot be everywhere at the same time.

Reacting to a request by one of the market leaders that the police presence in the market be improved, the Minister pledged that the police post in the market will be upgraded and the FCT Administration will provide the needed support while the police commissioner equally pledged more personnel.

While commending the efforts of the security agencies and community leaders for their efforts in containing the violence, Malam Bello prayed for the repose of the souls of those who lost their lives and ordered the immediate closure of the timber market and adjoining markets.

In the same vein, Malam Bello also ordered the immediate ban on all trading activities along the roadsides and directed that all transactions be carried out within the shops.

The Minister was accompanied on the visit by the Permanent Secretary, FCTA, Mr Olusade Adesola, the Chief of Staff, Malam Bashir Mai-Bornu, the Secretary, Area Council Services secretariat Alh. Ibrahim Abubakar Dantsoho and other senior officials of the FCTA.

ANTHONY OGUNLEYE
CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY
19/05/2022
FCTA/OCPS/PR/333

Seankhalifa:
Make una calm down.. pdp dey win kaduna state

My bid for Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna was given new impetus today as I obtained my Governorship Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Secretariat, Abuja. I was accompanied by top party chieftains from Kaduna Kaduna State, key political associates, friends, well wishers and enthusiastic supporters.

My team was warmly received at the APC Secretariat by the National Organizing Secretary, Sulaiman Mohammed Argungu. In my remarks at the brief ceremony, I reiterated my pledge to sustain and build on the legacies of our innovative and resourceful Governor, Mal. Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, a man who has redefined governance through his unrivalled infrastructural and human capital development in Kaduna State.

My profound appreciation to the chieftains of our party, political associates, friends and well-wishers for sparing time to accompany me to collect the forms. I call on citizens of Kaduna State to join us in this journey of consolidation and continuity.

SENATOR UBA SANI
KADUNA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
KADUNA STATE APC GUBERNATORIAL ASPIRANT
APRIL 28TH, 2022

Kaduna State stood still today as I formally declared my intention to contest for the office of Governor of Kaduna State in the 2023 elections. The atmosphere was electric, the crowd enthusiastic and full of hope for a brighter future.

In my address at the declaration which was held at the State Secretariat of the APC,

Kaduna, I pledged to sustain and build on the legacy of our indefatigable, innovative and resourceful Governor, the incomparable Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. Mallam El-Rufai has changed the face of Kaduna State. He has redefined governance through his unprecedented infrastructural development and addressing of the developmental challenges of the state. He has raised the bar of leadership and citizens cannot tolerate any lowering of the bar.

I am a key believer in El-Rufai's philosophy of governance. I understudied him for decades. I stand in good stead to sustain his legacy and extend the frontiers of good governance in our dear state. I am an achiever. I have demonstrated it in the National Assembly. I am passionate about the welfare and progress of the good people of Kaduna State. With my declaration today I have entered into a contract with the entire people of our strategic state. Respect, accountability, transparency and responsiveness shall define our relationship.

My profound appreciation to the local government Chairmen of our great party, State Assembly members and other top chieftains of APC who rode with me to the state secretariat of the party for my declaration, amid cheering by excited party supporters and citizens of Kaduna State. In appreciation of the great work that Kaduna State APC party executives and APC local government chairmen have been doing, I donated 59 cars to them to help facilitate their work and motivate them to prepare for the 2023 electoral battle.

I urge Kaduna State citizens and all our supporters and well - wishers to come with me on this journey of consolidation. Power belongs to you. I will be your servant. I will be accountable to you. Your priorities shall be my priorities. We shall collectively build on the great works of the inimitable Governor El-Rufai. As we strive to break new grounds, the Almighty Allah shall be our guide and shield. In Him lies our strength.

Vickyavie:

Yes i filled the form on 3rd and got the mail that it has is ready on 9th

Vickyavie:
Has anyone gotten a mail about prepaid card that it is ready

Vickyavie:
My interview is today is any one done with interview

DammydeeFilua:
Is there any WhatsApp platform?.pls admin share the link or add this number up@08109547188

AbStanleyonline:


Thanks brother.

Bukolami22:
Same here
As regards the self pitch video , are we to use LOOM or ZOOM? Because they wrote LOOM in the mail.

Segynign:
I just got mail for cognitive test and self pitch video

Seniorwriter:
Cruise confrontation.....After all we all know that Tuface wasn't mentioned or is timaya better celebrated than Tuface Idibia based on the message from this song by Patoranking?

Deep Quote:
Smart people don't think too highly of their selves so they can keep striving to attain more.


@Seniorwriter

elitejosef:
Sometimes I keep wondering how these guys leave our politicians n allow Nigeria to bleed on daily

olayiwola72:
None of the celebrities can talk again la … they don use money close there mouth… doing the end Sars shooting most of them we’re condemning government … all those Yoruba actors will not make heaven… tinubu don use money close there mouth foolish peoples… God bless you Falz

OLDESTWARRIBOY:


I trust UnGunKnown men, they will still fu.cck shitt up!!

But all these squadrons and helicopters will helped in fighting bandits in Niger, Sokoto and Zamfara!! But then again it's Nigeria