Two herdsmen get 20yrs jail term in Delta

      
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On Monday in Asaba, a Delta State High Court sentenced two Fulani herdsmen, Hassan Abidu and Yakubu Salem, to 20 years in jail with hard labour, on a two-count charge of unlawful possession of firearms, reports NaijaAgroNet

The charges were preferred against them by the Attorney General of the State, punishable under under Section 3(1), of the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provision) Act Cap R.II, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2010.

They were both sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each with hard labour and without an option of fine on the two counts.

According to prosecution, on or about February 23, 2015 at 6a.m., the Ibusa Police Division received a distress call that a group of suspected Fulani boys numbering about six were sited around Power Line, Ibusa armed with dangerous weapons including firearms which led to their arrest and prosecution.

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Delta boosts agriculture, SMEs with N158bn

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Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has said that his administration, as part of measures under the Delta beyond oil initiative has set aside $1billion (about N158 billion) market intervention fund for the growth of the agricultural sector and Small and Medium Enterprises development in the state.

The Governor who was represented by his Deputy, Prof. Amos Utuama at Delta State Trade Fair 2013, in Osubi, near Warri made this disclosure, while explaining that advanced countries of the world grew by developing their SMEs and agricultural sector which served as a springboard for industrialisation and called for concerted efforts towards the growth of the agricultural sector and SMEs development in the state.

He said that efforts should be geared towards Nigeria harnessing and channelling production in industrial sector towards non-oil products backed by local materials and stressed that trade fairs provide the needed platform to expose locally-made goods and afford local entrepreneurs the opportunity to interface with their counterparts from other parts of the world.

NaijaAgroNet gathered  from  the governor that the theme of the fair, ‘Trade Beyond Oil,’ was apt as it is set out to address the economic revival both of the state and the country as a whole as the consciousness is beginning to dawn on all Nigerians that sole dependence on oil has been counter-productive.

He asserted that state government policy of ‘Delta Beyond Oil’ is being pursued vigorously with all machinery been put  in place to ensure that the state became an industrial and commercial haven through various investment friendly policies, programmes  and windows of opportunities designed by the private sector operators to grow businesses.

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Pix: Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State