SARS: The Untold Story ~ Nigerian News >> 30/01/2018

There is no doubt, policing is a complex job the world over. This is mainly because each action the police personnel take at any point in time attracts diverse interpretations by distinctive individuals.

Police are also part of organizations in the world that have far more enemies than mates. In truth, a pal to the police these days may possibly tomorrow develop into the enemy for the reason that of vested interest.

The recent campaign in the social media calling for the scrapping of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigeria Police Force, has attracted mixed feelings. This is mainly because, even though quite a few other individuals have had sour encounter with personnel of the unit, other individuals or their relations have, at a single time or the other, been rescued from either kidnappers or deadly armed robbers by the officers of the SARS unit.

SARS is a special unit of the Nigeria Police Force which was especially designed to combat violent crimes.

SARS, according to a lot of, has over the years, performed excellently well as it has assisted in arresting some notorious criminals in various components of the country.

Just as there is no ideal human institution or individual, one cannot deny the reality that SARS also has some bad elements who have acted more than time beyond their line of responsibility.

The question though is, should we throw away the child with the bath water? Or should we, because some pretty few officers have misbehaved, not bear in mind the good aspect of the unit, hence, scrap it ?

It is instructive to note that the identical SARS quite a few individuals are calling for it to be scrapped was instrumental to the arrest of most of the notorious criminals in numerous components of the country.

For instance, from time to time last year, two suspected notorious armed robbers terrorising and robbing residents of Ire Akari street, Ejigbo and Isolo regions of Lagos, snatching and vandalising vehicles in the region for extended, have been arrested by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) in Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island. This, no doubt, brought a sigh of relief to residence of the location.

Similarly, in 2015, due to the unabated activities of cultists and other violent crimes, which includes kidnapers and armed robbers in Edo State, the IGP Idris, dispatched a unique crack squad comprising SARS officers to the state to tackle the scenario. The situation was, handful of days right after, brought below handle.

On the other hand, the arrest of over three,000 suspected kidnappers due to the fact the assumption of office of the IGP, a single year ago, is largely due to the efforts of SARS operatives.

In reality, the recent successes recorded in decreasing the higher price of crime and criminality, especially kidnapping and other deadly vices in most components of the country, is largely the handiwork of SARS operatives.

Also, the arrest of the notorious kidnappers that terrorised the nation for extra than 6 years, popularly known as Henry Chibueze a.k.a Vampire and Onwumadike Chukwudumeme a.k.a Evans, was accomplished following the ingenuity and gallantry displayed by the SARS unit of the Force.

Couple of months ago, the Abuja-Kaduna Highway became a danger zone as kidnappers and armed robbers virtually took over the road. Many prominent Nigerians had been kidnapped and robbed on that axis.

The story has develop into various now due to the fact of the immense contribution of SARS operatives who have been drafted to that highway. Also, circumstances of cattle rustling that had brought on significant panic amongst Fulani herdsmen have been reduced to the barest minimum due to the fact of the tireless efforts of SARS they have also recovered thousands of cows from criminals and returned them to the owners.

Security professionals are of the consensus that the drastic reduction in the price of armed robbery and kidnapping in all components of the nation in current times is creditable to intense activities of the SARS.

It is, having said that, vital to pressure that in spite of the shortcomings of the really couple of disgruntled SARS operatives, they will need the encouragement, prayer and the help of all Nigerians to do a lot more.

It is pertinent to remind Nigerians that most of these SARS operatives stay awake in bushes and risky locations to safe the nation. Most of them, in truth, devote much more than three months without having seeing their households and generating other individual sacrifices to make Nigerians sleep with the two eyes closed.

Rather than castigating them, labelling them all manner of names and calling for their scrapping, Nigerians will need to discover avenues of supporting the Nigeria Police Force with constructive advice and ideas, to make the unit superior.

It is also relevant to say that not all the alleged incorrect doings attributed to the SARS personnel are truly committed by them. In reality, many bad components have been arrested in recent instances for impersonating or claiming to be SARS personnel.

How To Know You Are Dating An Insecure Man > Nigerian News >> 30/01/2018

Dating an insecure man is bad and marrying him will be hell on earth. Such men read meanings into everything you do. They suspect your every move.

Insecure men are good at bringing drama into your life. Any sensible lady who wants the best for her life and future should stay far from insecure men.

At first, an insecure man might seem very loving and romantic. He endlessly compliments you. He repeatedly tells you that he can’t believe you agreed to date him since you are so above his league.

He treats you like a princess and you feel you have hit the jackpot with him. His flattery is out of this world. You are swept off your feet. It’s refreshing to feel so appreciated, especially if you have dated a few self-absorbed men in the past. You begin to think that maybe he’s "the one."

But you will discover soon enough that his sweet attentiveness will turn into an obsession. It will then take all of your energy to assure and reassure him that you love him because he doesn’t believe you. His presence in your life starts draining you.

Any man that thinks you still have feelings for your ex even if you haven’t given him reasons to doubt your love for him is insecure. He’s convinced you aren’t over with your ex, even if you have been broken up for years. His insecurity is so overwhelming that he suspects everything you say or do is because you still love your ex.

An insecure man needs constant validation and it’s not healthy for any woman. If he frequently asks you questions like, "Do you love me?" he is fishing for compliments. Then when you assure him that you do find him attractive, he doesn’t believe you. I wonder why he asked in the first place.

Everyone likes to hear that they are loved, pretty, talented, attractive, intelligent and desired, but his needs go beyond those of the rest of us. He generally suffers from low self-esteem, which incidentally is the driving force behind many of his insecure behaviours.

An insecure man is jealous of the time you spend with your friends. They are the ones who will insist on sniffing your pants when you come back home just to be sure that you didn’t sleep with a man when you were out.

He also doesn’t like you going shopping with girlfriends, and heaven forbid you have any platonic relationships with men. It automatically means that you are cheating on him. That will earn you the title of a whore. He frequently calls and texts to check up on you when you are out without him.

At first, his possessiveness may make you feel special and wanted. But after some time, that possessiveness will become exasperating when you feel you can’t do anything with your friends without upsetting him.

If your man constantly threatens to break up with you, he’s insecure, dump him before it’s too late. You don’t need such a drama king in your life. He is playing games with your heart and feelings and you deserve so much more than such a loser.

If he says things like, "I don’t feel wanted" or, "I don’t think you really love me", he doesn’t really want to end the relationship; he’s hoping you will beg him to stay. If you do, it validates his fragile ego. If you don’t, he will take it all back and do whatever he can so he doesn’t lose you. You really don’t know where you stand with an insecure man.

He’s constantly testing your devotion to him and demanding that validation he so craves. Eventually, you will either be stuck in this unhealthy relationship or you will tire of this little game and gladly let him leave the next time he threatens it.

An insecure man talks about his exes and how they cheated on him. He paints himself as a saint and claims the women he dated in the past are all bad. His exes never really loved him. He insists that in every past relationship, he was the innocent victim. No one loved him. They used him and cheated on him.

An insecure man stalks you on social media. He’s always aware the very second you post a status update on social media. He follows you and always knows what you are up to. He gets upset when your friends compliment you. He commands you to take down your posts and sometimes insist that you close your social media accounts if you really want your relationship with him to work. Ladies, don’t marry such a man.

An insecure man checks your phone. He may nonchalantly ask who you are texting or he might outright demand to see your phone. He oftentimes feels like you are hiding something from him if you are on your computer or phone, even if you are just checking your work email or texting your girlfriend.

If he always thinks you are being unfaithful, he’s an insecure man. He always has suspicions that you are cheating on him. He may accuse you of flirting with other men, having an affair with a co-worker, or just looking around for someone better. He feels he’s not good enough for you, so it’s just a matter of time until you find someone better.

If he gets upset that you can’t be with him all the time, he’s insecure. He wants to see you every day and gets upset if you have other responsibilities that take you away from him. He has a way of making you feel guilty if you need to work, run errands, or meet a friend and can’t go out with him.

An insecure man’s moods depend on you, which is a great burden to bear. It’s normal and it’s a good thing to be sensitive to the moods of your partner, but with an insecure man, his mood will be totally dependent on you. If you are happy and loving toward him, he will be in a good mood.

If you are busy and don’t have time to constantly assure him that you are in love with him, he will become sad and depressed. His behaviour puts an extraordinary amount of pressure on you to always make sure you are in a good mood so he doesn’t get down. Who wants to be babying a grown-up man this way?

An insecure man is overly sensitive to criticism. If you open up and tell him that he’s smothering you, he’s likely to turn the tables against you. Instead of listening to your concerns, and reflecting on his behaviour, he’s more likely to turn around and accuse you of cheating on him or trying to leave him.

So, ladies, if your man exhibits some of these signs, break up with him. Don’t marry him and start crying later. Don’t claim that your love will change him. Marriage doesn’t change people; they have to make efforts to change by themselves. Marriage has a way of amplifying negative behaviours.

Re: When men become home breakers

Kate, I don’t know why you sound so angry and bitter at men. Your writings are so biased. No sane woman who wants to have a happy marriage should read your angry outbursts against men folk. I don’t know how you got this job to write for this newspaper in the first place. You are not supposed to be writing about relationships, you are poisoning the heart of women against men. You must stop writing. -Obinna Okoli, Onitsha

This is nothing but raw truth from Kate, the iron lady. What you wrote about men breaking homes is a common occurrence that young men going into marriages should be aware of. You speak reality. -Chioma Papa

Why are you so quick to condemn Daniel without saying anything about Patricia? You are always one-sided. I congratulate the guy that broke your heart that made you hate men. You have a myopic mindset. You should listen to the advice of your readers. -Henry

I hope some spoilsport readers who want your neck for being for being blunt and forthright with your articles every Saturday read ‘When men become home breakers.’ I am sure they will have a rethink of their perception of this brilliant writer. Suffice it to say that this pen-pushing lady needs our commendation and encouragement rather the unnecessary condemnation she gets. -Xulu Iregbeyen, Benin

You must be a monster to have written the trash you wrote last week in your column. A woman committed adultery and you stylishly blamed her husband’s best man for her immoral behaviour. Women are devils and should be treated as such. You are one of such devils and that’s why you support adultery. I pity the man that will marry a prostitute like you. -Ikenna, Abakaliki

Kate, I was a victim of my husband’s jealous friend. He told my husband terrible things about me and almost destroyed our marriage. I am happy you are not intimidated by the men who insult and call you names for exposing their bad deeds. You are doing a good job, don’t stop. -Peace, Lagos

Sometimes, men who cause problems between their friends and their wives are just so unhappy with their lives that they want to make other people unhappy. The experience is an unpleasant one. I was once a victim but was vindicated at last. I was separated from my husband for two years because of his friend’s lies. -Nnenna, Awka

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Road Safety Commends HEI For Saving More than 200 Accident Victims - Naija Latest News - 30/01/2018

The Federal Road Security Corps (FRSC) has commended the Well being Emergency Initiative (HEI) for giving prompt help and help to save the lives of more than 200 accident victims in the last two years.

Mr Hyginus Omeje, the Lagos State Sector Commander of FRSC, gave the commendation on Sunday in the course of a " Five-kilometre Walk, Carnival and Charity programme’’ organised by HEI in Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that HEI is a non-profit generating organization established to help victims of road accidents by offsetting their hospital bills.

The stroll was sponsored by Cost Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), an audit firm.

Omeje, who was represented by Mrs Ololade Mala, Sector Assistant Route Commander, FRSC, mentioned that HEI saved lots of crash victims’ lives via prompt intervention and payment of hospital bills.

"The HEI, a non-profit organisation, has completed so effectively in saving the lives of accident victims via its rapid intervention to them at all occasions.

"An instance is the recent crash at the Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway the organisation helped to make some payments to the state hospitals where they had currently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

"This enabled the victims to acquire prompt remedy to save their lives ahead of their relatives were contacted.

"This is in sync with component of the 2017 Strategic Objectives of FRSC the aim to boost enforcement and post crash care by decreasing visitors crash by 15 per cent and fatality by 25 per cent.

"The HEI has been undertaking tremendous perform to make sure that the lives of indigent and vulnerable victims are not lost as a outcome of road crashes,’’ he mentioned.

In his remarks, Mr Paschal Achunine, the Executive Director of HEI, mentioned that the initiative was set up to assistance and revive critically injured accident victims.

"An accident injured victim is a vulnerable individual no matter how wealthy, highly effective or poor the individual might be.

"From October 2015 till date, we have assisted more than 200 accident victims via the partnership involving HEI, FRSC and the Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS).

"We don’t want a case where anybody will bleed to death as outcome of accident on the road.

"That is why we set up the overall health emergency initiative to assist accident victims by prompt payment of the bills at the common hospitals.

"A lot of victims have died since of their inabilities to pay only N2,000 or N3,000 therapy charges.

"This should not be acceptable in a country exactly where you see and study screaming headlines in newspapers that say billions on naira have been going into private pockets it is unfair,’’ Achunine mentioned.

The director, having said that, appealed to other stakeholders to emulate the PWC by supporting the organisation.

According to him, this will hugely contribute to save the lives of a lot of individuals from road accidents.

Also, Mrs Obioma Ubah of the Corporate Duty, Diversity and Inclusion, PWC, commended HEI for the great job it was doing to save many accident victims’ lives.

"We have seen the sincerity in the organisation.

"That is why we pitched our tent with them, to give them the assistance they deserve,’’ Ubah stated.