Day: October 19, 2020

COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE SECOND SUMMIT OF THE STATE DIASPORA FOCAL POINT OFFICERS AND STANDING COMMITTEE ON DIASPORA MATTERS

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BACKGROUND We, the members of the Standing Committee on Diaspora Matters (SCDM) and the State Diaspora Focal Point Officers (SDFPOs) present at the second Summit of the State Diaspora Focal Point Officers organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in collaboration with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) within the framework of the “European Union (EU) and IOM Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration in Nigeria” funded by the EU, held at the LUCY HALL, BON HOTEL ELVIS, WUSE 2, Abuja on 15th October 2020 – met and agreed…

EndSARS: Edo Govt imposes 24-hour curfew ,as criminals hijack protest, free prisoners in Benin,

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Suspected criminals have hijacked the EndSARS protest and freed prison inmates at the Correctional Centre in Benin, Edo state. Some of the video clips obtained by PRNigeria, show how the suspects, mostly young men, in their large numbers invaded the Oko Prison located on Benin-Sapele road, before setting the inmates free. Some of the inmates were seen scaling the high fence and escaping from the facility. There are also reported cases of robbery, looting and raped with an outbreak of violence in the state following the #EndSARS protests. Meanwhile a…