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Boko Haram: IDPs Allege Diversion of Food Supply
By Yahaya WAKILI, Maiduguri
Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital said that food supply to them and other needful are being diverted by government officials and politicians in the state adding that such act has denied them access to food that build the body and help in resistance of sicknesses and other diseases in the camp.
A group of IDPs from Gwoza recently relocated to the Bakassi camp but refused to go told Our Correspondent that they refused to go back to camps because there was not enough food for them as they are being fed only once daily and the food that is meant particularly to nursing mothers and children are being diverted.
Audu Nglavda, one of the IDPs, who said, they now leave in uncompleted buildings across Maiduguri since they were asked to leave the schools where they have been camping before government decided to relocate them to Bakassi camp told journalists that, they are better on the street than the camps where they are kept as prisoners.
“Now we can go out and look for job and come back without anybody harassing us. The little we can have to eat is better and timely than what we have to be waiting for at the camp where we are being treated like animals and only given one meal for a day”, he said.
Speaking on why they did not return to their villages since the military claimed to have recovered the area, he said, “those statements are more of political to us. There was a camp in Pulka at the junction to the road leading to ‘Bayan dutse’ and another camp in GWOZA town. Those are the only places we know people are being kept under the watchful eye of the military. Other places along ‘Bayan Dutse’ are yet to be liberated as we speak and those of us from there cannot go back if we want to be alive.”
Another member of the group, Malam Diya Umar said, children who died in the camp as reported in the media died as a result of lack of body building food for the mothers and the children.
“If you visit the homes of some of the government officials in this town, you will know exactly what we are talking about. The water they would give you as visitor is from NEMA, the milk they use is from NEMA, the rice and maize they eat is from NEMA, everything from NEMA and I ask who are the IDPs, if everything that are meant for IDPs find their way to the stores and tables of government officials and politicians? We do go to their houses and we find it hard to believe that these people are just using us for their selfish gains. Personally, this is what made me to refuse going back to IDP camp”, Umar said.
The group said, although some of them went back to GWOZA to join with the other IDPs in Pulka and GWOZA town, they chose to remain within the state capital because they are not confident that the situation back home warrant them to take such a decision until they are very sure GWOZA is safe for them to return home.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to maintain the status quo in a dispute over the party’s candidates emerging from the Benue State APC primaries for the 2027 general election.
The order was made on Thursday by Justice Inyang Ekwo during proceedings in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1429/2026, filed by Engr. Sesugh Akaagba and other aggrieved APC candidates from Benue State against the APC and INEC.
The plaintiffs had, through an ex parte motion filed on July 5, 2026, sought six interim reliefs, including an order restraining the APC from substituting its validly nominated candidates in Benue State through its June 29, 2026 correspondence, or any subsequent communication, to INEC, pending determination of the substantive suit.
They also sought an order compelling the APC to immediately transmit to INEC the names of candidates validly nominated during the primaries monitored by the electoral commission.
When the matter first came up on July 8, 2026, the court declined to grant the interim application immediately, directing both APC and INEC to appear and respond before any decision was taken. The matter was adjourned to July 16.
At Thursday’s proceedings, counsel representing the APC and INEC were present in court, while the plaintiffs were represented by Mohammed Ndarani, SAN, alongside his legal team.
In his ruling, Justice Ekwo held that since issues had been joined by the parties particularly with INEC now before the court, the defendants were required by law to preserve the subject matter of the litigation pending determination of the substantive suit.
When counsel to the plaintiffs urged the court to caution APC and INEC against taking any further action that could affect the disputed list of candidates, the judge responded that it was “not a matter of advice but of law,” stressing that the defendants were bound to maintain the status quo.
The court consequently restrained APC and INEC from taking any action capable of altering the disputed list of candidates pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
The defendants did not object to the restraining order.
At the commencement of proceedings, the court noted that all parties had voluntarily submitted to its jurisdiction by duly filing and exchanging their respective processes.
It held that there was no procedural or jurisdictional impediment to the expeditious determination of the substantive action, and directed that the matter be heard without further delay.
In furtherance of the objective of preserving the res and safeguarding the efficacy of the judicial process, the court ordered all parties to maintain the status quo pending the hearing and final determination of the substantive suit, restraining any act or omission capable of prejudicing the rights of the parties or rendering the proceedings nugatory.
The court further directed that INEC be served forthwith with the originating and all consequential processes.
The effect of the subsisting order is that INEC is restrained from tampering with the existing list of candidates pending final determination of the suit, and from receiving, recognising, or acting upon any purported substituted list of National Assembly candidates from Benue State submitted by the APC.
The matter was adjourned to July 21, 2026, for hearing of the substantive suit.
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and former First Lady Patience Ibifaka Jonathan recently celebrated a significant family milestone as they attended the graduation ceremony of their son, Ariara Goodluck Jonathan, at Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom.
The proud parents joined family members and well-wishers to witness Ariara receive his degree, marking the successful completion of his academic programme. The occasion was filled with joy as the Jonathan family commemorated the achievement, highlighting the importance they place on education and personal development.
The graduation ceremony attracted warm congratulatory messages from friends, associates, and admirers, who wished the graduate continued success in his future endeavours.
The Following names joined the political family of Sen. Dr. George Akume today after leaving the sinking Alia ship .
Under the leadership of Barr. Emmanuel Jime .
The are ;
Chief Nelson Alapa
Douglas pepe SAN senatorial Aspirant zone A,
Engr Peter Ashiekaa
QS Clement Beetseh
Former commissioners
Joy Luga
Ann itodo
Barr martins Shaagee
Miss Dorcas
Prof Usar Joseh
Prof Cephas Tushima
Chief Patrick Idoko
Hon Patience Akor
Hon Fred Idoko
Hon Lawrence Ekpo Onoja Jnr
Hon Andrew Abah
Hon Agbo Innocent Ikwumonu
Hon Simon Omachoko
Hon David Egboja
Dr John Garba
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