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The National Orientation Agency (NOA) said it had intensified campaign on peace and security in the country.

Fielding questions from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, the Director-General of the Agency, Mr Mike Omeri, said the agency would ensure that Nigerians, irrespective of their class and status, lived in peace.

He said, ``The Do the right thing campaign'', being conducted by the agency, followed the need to restore value and attitudinal change in Nigeria.

Omeri attributed the lingering security problems witnessed in the country to ``erosion of values'', adding that Nigerians should resist people who were bent on perpetrating violence.

He said the recent traditional rulers meetings held in Ekiti and Katsina were borne out of the desire to curb violence in the country.

The Director-General described the roles of traditional rulers as `germane'' to the realisation of peace and restoration of security to their domain.

Omeri said the objective of the zonal peace forum in the South West and North East was to integrate traditional institutions, which were the closest to the people in resolving security issues.

He said NOA would partner with security agencies to ensure that the ``Do the right thing campaign'' programme succeeded.

Omeri said that the agency was committed to restoring and upholding values. (NAN)

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A Lagos High Court in Ikeja on Friday granted the application by a former Managing Director of Finbank Plc, Okey Nwosu, seeking for the release of his international passport for renewal.

Justice Lateefat Okunnu ordered the release of the passport while ruling on the application filed by Nwosu's counsel, Mr O. Kalu.

The Judge, however, directed that both the new and old international passports be returned to the custody of the court's Registrar after the renewal.

Nwosu and three former directors of Finbank Plc, Dayo Famoroti, Danjuma Ocholi and Agnes Ebubedike, were charged for allegedly stealing N10.9 billion belonging to the bank.

Following the ruling, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) called one of its investigative officers, Mr Emmanuel Damudu, to testify against the defendants.

Damudu told the court how N18 billion was debited from Finbank's sundry account and used to purchase bank shares for seven fictitous companies.

The witness, who was led in evidence by EFCC counsel, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), said the transactions were carried out on the instructions of the defendants.

He said the companies were Ferbond Real Estate Ltd., Busch Modern Machine Tools Ltd., Tyco Food Processing Ltd., Omdidem Ltd., Eureka Ventures Ltd., Coastal Lake Ltd. and Cannon Investment Ltd.

He said some of the shares purportedly bought for the companies were later allocated to the defendants and other directors, who paid for them.

The case was then adjourned till Feb. 26 for continuation. (NAN)

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