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JNI accuses Plateau Govt, of maltreating Muslims

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By Muhammad Tanko Shittu - Jos The Jama'atu Nasril Islam, JNI, Plateau State branch, said it is dismayed with the manner at which the State Government is maltreating Muslims and disregarding their genuine concerns. State Secretary of the JNI, Dr. Salim Musa Umar, flanked by some executive members of the branch, expressed the dismay during a press conference held, Saturday at the boardroom of Jos Central Mosque. It said the State government need to also treat Muslims as citizens of the state. It recalled that it had on September 13th 2023, written a letter of complaint/protest to Governor Caleb Mutfwang, complaining about the lopsided compilation of the list of 500 families being victims of the crisis in Riyom, Barikin Ladi, Bokkos, Mangu, Jos South and Bassa local government areas in the recent past, following a N500m cash assistance brought by the wife of President, Senator Remi Tinibu. "In the said letter, the JNI noted, with sadness that the JNI as a critical stakeholder in...

Kidney theft: Court remand, Noah Kekere, 2 others

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  By Muhammad Tanko Shittu Jos The Plateau State High Court, presided over by Justice D.G Fombing, has Friday remanded into the Jos Correctional Center, Mr Noah Kekere and two others, alleged for harvesting the kidney of Mrs.  Kehinde Kamaru, at Murna Hospital and Clinic, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The suit No PL/H164/2023, Criminals, between the People of Plateau State against Noah Kekere, Dr Philip Dewe Dachung and Yusuf Abduallahi, which came up for mention, has four count change, against the accused The suit prosecutor, Barr. David Williams, director of public prosecution, Plateau State ministry of justice, had withdrawn previous charges and subtituted them with new ones. "That you Noah Kekere, Dr. Philip Dewe Dachung, and Yusuf Abduallahi, of Murna Hospital and Clinic Jos North Local Government Area..., commit wit: Criminal conspiracy, on the 26/01/2018, contrary to section 58 and punishable under section 59 of the Plateau State panel code law 2017,...