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They have demanded the prosecution of her murderers.
The media space have been inundated with the killing of late Miss Umoren by Uduak Akpan, 20, who allegedly lured her to his house in the guise of offering her a job.
The Police in the state announced in a press statement on Sunday that it had arrested the suspected murderer.
Many Nigerians both at home and in the diaspora as well as different organised bodies have risen in condemnation of the act and demanded the prosecution of the perpetrators.
The Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Comrade Ini Ememobong in a statement issued on Monday in Uyo said the governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel was saddened by the news of the incident saying the ‘most disturbing was the age of the persons involved.’
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Buhari also appointed Retired Major General AM Dikko as the National Coordinator of the NCCSALW.
A statement from the Presidency’s official Twitter handle disclosed that the NCCSALW would be domiciled in the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA.
The statement read in part, “The NCCSALW replaces the defunct Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons, PCSALW, and shall serve as the institutional mechanism for policy guidance, research and monitoring of all aspects of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Nigeria.
“The pioneer National Coordinator, Retired Major General AM Dikko has served in various capacities in and outside Nigeria.
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The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has urged the federal government to demonstrate strong political will towards eliminating malaria in the country.
A statement issued by the National President of NAWOJ, Ms. Ladi Bala, in commemoration of the 2021 World Malaria Day, noted that Nigeria bears the brunt of malaria burden and should, therefore, lead the campaign to stamp it out by 2030.
Bala also said that individuals must also take personal responsibility to eliminate malaria in the country, adding that zero malaria begins with every Nigerian.
The statement reads: ‘’According to the 2019 World Malaria Report, Nigeria had the highest number of global malaria cases (25 percent of global malaria cases) in 2018 and accounted for the highest number of deaths (24 percent of global malaria deaths).
Cheryl Corley
Cheryl Corley is a Chicago-based NPR correspondent who works for the National Desk. She primarily covers criminal justice issues as well as breaking news in the Midwest and across the country.
In her role as a criminal justice correspondent, Corley works as part of a collaborative team and has a particular interest on issues and reform efforts that affect women, girls, and juveniles. She s reported on programs that help incarcerated mothers raise babies in prison, on pre-apprenticeships in prison designed to help cut recidivism of women, on the efforts by Illinois officials to rethink the state s juvenile justice system and on the push to revamp the use of solitary confinement in North Dakota prisons.