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Two weeks after, Katsina Customs command yet to parade officers that attacked Gov Radda’s CoS
Suspicion has continued to trail the failure of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Katsina Area Command to parade and handover to the Police its personnel who allegedly attacked Alh. Jabiru Tsauri, the Chief of Staff, CoS, to the Katsina State Governor.
It would be recalled that several newspapers and online platforms reported on Thursday, July 13, 2023, how some personnel of the NCS in the State opened fire on the vehicle of the Katsina Governor CoS, along Gorar Yammama Highway, on his way to Abuja via Kaduna.
Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, the Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to the Katsina Governor, in a statement, noted that the Customs officers targeted Alh. Tsauri as he was departing Katsina State on his way to Kaduna and ultimately Abuja, at a location known as Gorar Yammama.
“According to Mr. Tsauri, while en route to Kaduna, he and his driver encountered a recent accident near the Gorar Yammama highway area, leading to significant traffic congestion.
“Once their car was finally able to move away from the accident site, the assailants, armed with firearms, targeted their vehicle, firing shots at the tires and body of the car in an attempt to harm Mr. Tsauri.
“However, thanks to the quick thinking and courageous actions of his driver, they managed to speed away to safety in a nearby town,” part of the statement by Kaula Mohammed reads.
In the wake of the incident, the Katsina NCS’ Command, in a statement by its spokesperson Tahir Balarabe, said an investigation had already been launched to unravel the immediate and remote course of the incident.
He also assured that any of its personnel found wanting will be made to face the full wrath of the law.
But 12 days after the incident, it was reliably gathered from credible sources involved in the investigation, that the Katsina Customs Command are shielding the culprits from prosecution.
“As it is now, the Customs are not willing to release their personnel who attempted to ‘murder’ Governor Dikko Radda’s Chief of Staff, almost two weeks ago. We also gathered that two civilians were among the Customs officers’ team who attacked Alh. Tsauri. But they are also being shielded by the Katsina Customs Controller,” one of the sources revealed pleading for anonymity.
Meanwhile, it was gathered that the attack on the Katsina State Governor’s Chief of Staff was one of reasons why the Acting Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, penultimate Monday disbanded all its CGC’s Strike Force Teams, across the country.
The Senate, last Tuesday, also condemned the indiscriminate shootings by personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service, in Katsina State.
It similarly charged the Service to investigate the incident that led its operatives to open fire on unarmed citizens and fish out the airing officers.
Similarly, the Senate urged the NCS to improve on the training of its personnel in handling firearms.
The three prayers were adopted by the Senate on Wednesday following a motion filed by Senator Abdul’Aziz Musa Yar’adua representing Katsina Central on the urgent need to investigate the abuse of fire arms by officers of the NCS in Katsina State.
The Supreme Court of Nigeria will on Thursday, deliver judgments in two cases involving the leadership crises rocking the African Democratic Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party.
According to information on the official website of the court, the matters, listed under “Political Appeals”, have been added to the cause list for Thursday, April 30, 2026.
While judgment in the ADC matter, marked SC/CV/180/2026, has been fixed for 2 pm, there is no time yet for that if the PDP.
President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate, seeking the screening and subsequent confirmation of fifteen nominees to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
The letter was read by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
The letter seeks the reconstitution of the commission’s board in line with statutory provisions with the list comprising nominees from diverse professional backgrounds, including the media and legal sectors.
Among the nominees are the President, Nigeria Guild of Editors and Editor, Vanguard Newspapers, Mr. Eze Anaba; and Dr. Salamatu Hussaina Suleiman, who has been proposed as chairman of the board.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr. Anthony Ojukwu (SAN) is to retain his position as the Chief Executive Officer.
Other nominees include Mrs Roseline Tasha, Ambassador Adam Yubak Baku, ACG Felix Lawrence, Mr. Edmund Chinonye, Mr. Chinonye Obiaku (SAN), Oluwakemi Asiwaju Okere-Odo, Professor Adedeji Ogunji, Kingsley Chidozie, Mohammed Adelodu, Maupe Ogun Yusuf, and Otunba Francis Meshioye as members.
Also nominated are Patience Patrick and Hawwa Ibrahim, listed as members.
The President said the nominations were made pursuant to Section 2(3) of the National Human Rights Commission (Establishment) Act, 2010, which empowers him to constitute the board subject to Senate confirmation.
He explained that the reconstitution of the board was necessary to enhance the commission’s institutional capacity and enable it to more effectively discharge its mandate to promote and protect human rights across the country.
If confirmed, the new board is expected to play a critical role in reinforcing the NHRC’s oversight functions, particularly at a time of heightened concerns over rights protection and accountability in Nigeria.
Following the presentation of the request, the Senate referred the nominations to its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters for screening and report within two weeks.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has revealed that it investigated the founder of Streams of Joy International, Pastor Jerry Eze, for six months over suspected money laundering before clearing him.
Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Commission, disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking at the Jerry Eze Foundation Business Grant Award Ceremony in Abuja.
According to him, the probe was triggered by intelligence reports and petitions after the commission observed large inflows of foreign currencies into the cleric’s domiciliary account.
“We work by intelligence, we work by petitions. At some point, I saw there was an account, a domiciliary account. Dollars, pounds were dropping in like raindrops, from Colombia, from America, from Sri Lanka, even from Togo.
“I said who is this man? Yes, I’ve been hearing about his name, I’ve seen his face a couple of times. I never bothered about what he was doing. I knew he was a pastor.
“So they said this one pastor of streams of joy, go and investigate him. So we went to the investigation. We combed the books,” Olukoyede stated.
The EFCC boss said he subsequently invited Eze for questioning after preliminary findings were compiled by investigators.
He added that upon meeting the cleric and reviewing the findings of the investigation, the commission found no wrongdoing.
“So he came to my office. He told me what happens and all of that, and how the money came, what he does, how he has been helping people, and all of that.
“I said, you know what, I didn’t call you here to explain to me. We have already done our work. I called you here to commend you,” he stated.
The remark drew applause from the audience, as Eze, who was present at the event, acknowledged the commendation.
He noted that the commission has a responsibility not only to investigate financial crimes but also to recognise individuals found to have acted with integrity.
The EFCC chairman, however, stated that the agency would continue to monitor financial activities where necessary, stressing that its preventive mandate remains critical in tackling corruption.
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