Reinstate Skin Cancer Treatment Albino Begs FG

The Albino Foundation (TAF) urged the Federal Government
to, as a matter of urgency, reinstate the treatment process it
started in 2007 with the Foundation to help prevent skin
cancers amongst persons with albinism in the country

This is necessary because without the programme,
an average of death of two or three Nigerians with albinism
die every month from skin cancer.
Disclosing this to newsmen in Abuja, Founder, Chief
Executive Officer, TAF, Mr. Jake Epelle, said, “We started a
project in 2007 with the Federal Government which is the
Skin Cancer prevention and treatment project.”
According to him, “The Obasanjo adminstration adopted
that project. So far, we have treated about 2, 520 patients
we have referred to the National Hospital. That project has
been ongoing until the current administration. I got a firm
promise from the current administration that they will
continue.

Kaduna: State Of Emergency Declared in Kaduna State

State of Emergency has been declared in Kaduna by the State Police Command.
The Command's spokesman, DSP Zubairu Abubakar told
News Agency of Nigeria that the move was to stem the
increasing cases of kidnapping in the State.
And also said that a special term of anti-kidnap squared has been
formed to track and dislodge the criminal gangs in the
State.
According to DSP Zubairu, the declaration of the State of
emergency was by the orders of the Inspector General of
Police, Mr Solomon Arase.
The Police spokesman appealed for support from the public
in the renewed effort to rid the State of criminals.
Several people in towns and villages have been kidnapped
for ransom in the last three months across the twenty three
Local Government Areas of the State.
In some of the high profile kidnap cases, a Colonel of the
Nigerian Army, Samaila Inusa was killed by his abductors
hours after he was held last month.
Similarly, the Vice President, United Church of Christ in
Nigeria, Reverend Iliya Anthony died in the hands of his
abductors.
The President of the Church, Reverend Emmanuel Dziggau
and Reverend Yakubu Dzarma who were abducted with the
slain cleric were later released.
DSP Abubakar said that the police had made several arrests
and commenced prosecution of some of the suspected
kidnappers.