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Nov

15

2023

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Just-In: Court Fines IGP, Five Others N200 Million For Unlawful Arrest

Crime, News Flash, Security

Court Fines IG, Five Others N200 Million For Unlawful Arrest An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, the Police Service Commission and four others to pay one Peace Robert, a housewife and a mother of two, the sum of N200m as damages for her unlawful arrest and detention. The presiding judge, Justice Ntong Ntong gave the order on Tuesday, in a judgment he delivered in a case of enforcement of fundamental rights brought by the applicant. According to the particulars of the case, one Ifenyinwa Olua approached the applicant,…

Nov

10

2023

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IGP Redeploys 14 AIGs And 26 Commissioners Of Police To Reflect The Current Promotions

Abuja, News Flash, Security

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the posting and redeployment of 40 senior police officers, comprising 14 Assistant Inspectors General of Police and 26 Commissioners of Police. They were posted to various commands and formations across the country to reflect the new status of senior officers recently elevated to their next ranks. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, listed the AIGs as follows: i. Zone 7 Abuja – AIG Ogundele Joshua Ayodeji ii. Zone 11 Osogbo – AIG Patrick Ogon Edung iii. Border Patrol FHQ – AIG Badru Banji Lawal, mni iv. Zone 8 Lokoja – AIG Bartholomew…

Nov

09

2023

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Report Policemen Who Forcefully Collect Your Phone – FPRO Advises Nigerians

Crime, Abuja, News Flash, Security

Report Policemen Who Forcefully Collect Your Phone – FPRO Advises Nigerians The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has advised Nigerians to report any policeman who forcefully collects or searches their phones. Adejobi made this known on his X page on Tuesday. He wrote, “Report any policeman who forcefully collects and searches your phones or electronic equipment. It’s not proper, not professional. “They can only scrutinise your phone when such is subject to an investigation and already marked exhibit, and such is not done on the road. “So, any policeman who searches the phone on the road is deviant and…

Nov

06

2023

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Three Blind Men Arrested By NDLEA For Drugs Peddling

Crime, News Flash, Security

NDLEA Arrests Three Blind Men Peddling Drugs Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested three blind men operating an illicit drug ring between Lagos and Kano. The NDLEA disclosed this in a statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, and shared on the agency’s Facebook page Sunday. Babafemi said the lid was blown off the group following the arrest of a blind suspect, Adamu Hassan, 40, along Gwagwalada expressway Abuja with 12kgs of skunk on his way from Lagos to Kano on Saturday 28th, October. Investigations, however, established that he was totally…

Nov

05

2023

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Kidnappers Abduct Two Wives Of LG Chairman In Broad Day Light.

Crime, Security

Kidnappers Abduct Two Wives Of LG Chairman Two wives of Alhaji Nasiru Ahmad, the chairman of Kiyawa local government in Jigawa state, were reportedly abducted by unknown individuals suspected to be kidnappers. Reports from the state indicate that the criminals invaded Kiyawa town, the headquarters of the Kiyawa local government area, forcibly gaining entrance to the chairman’s residence and then kidnapping the two wives. The suspected abductors allegedly fired shots into the air, causing panic and confusion in the town as everyone scrambled for safety. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Lawal Shisu Adam, stated…

Nov

04

2023

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Leader Of A Vigilante Arrested For Armed Robbery, Names Police Inspector As Guns Supplier For All Their Operations

Crime, News Flash, Security

Vigilante Leader Arrested For Armed Robbery, Names Police Officer Who Supplies Guns For Operations Owonikoko John, a 36-year-old Unit Commandant of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), has been arrested in Ogun state over his alleged involvement in the supply of arms and robberies. The Ogun police command said John was the mastermind of several nefarious crimes at Obalende and other areas of the state. It was learnt that John was arrested along the Sagamu-Ijebu- Ode-Benin highway during an operation led by an Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Omosanyi Adeniyi, the Area Commander, Ijebu-Ode. Upon his arrest, John was found…

Nov

03

2023

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OAU Raid: EFCC Bans Sting Operations At Night, Reviews Arrest, Bail Procedures

Crime, News Flash, Security

OAU Raid: EFCC Bans Sting Operations At Night, Reviews Arrest, Bail Procedures The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed its operatives to stop sting operations at night. Ola Olukoyede, the commission’s chairman, announced the new directive on Wednesday in Abuja. According to a statement by Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s spokesperson, the order was given in reaction to the raid of off-campus hostels of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile Ife by operatives of EFCC About 69 suspects were arrested during the raid for fraud-related offences. A source told TheCable that the officials broke into the hostels with hammers. The…

Nov

01

2023

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Gov Otti Urges Federal Fire Service To Prioritize Abia In Distribution Of Fire Trucks

Abia State, Good Governance, Security

GOV OTTI URGES FEDERAL FIRE SERVICE TO PRIORITISE ABIA IN DISTRIBUTION OF FIRE TRUCKS Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has asked the Federal Fire Service to prioritise the state in the distribution of some newly acquired fire fighting vehicles. Governor Otti, who thanked the federal agency for choosing Abia to site a new training school in the South East Zone, said though Abia may not be the biggest state in the country in terms of size, the state, however, is very busy in terms of commercial and industrial activities. The Governor spoke Tuesday while receiving the Assistant Controller-General…

Oct

31

2023

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Just-In: Wike, Fubara(Shaking Hands) At Aso Rock Villa Amid Rivers Governor Impeachment Plot

News Flash, Politics, Security

Wike, Fubara At Aso Villa Amid Rivers Gov Impeachment PlotThe two were seen shaking hands upon meeting. The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara; and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, met at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The two were seen shaking hands upon meeting. The meeting of the two politicians and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) followed the impeachment proceedings launched against Fubara by the Rivers State House of Assembly on Monday. Fubara; and Wike, the immediate-past governor of Rivers State, appeared to be in the Villa for a meeting…

Oct

30

2023

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Abia State: Over 50 Decomposed, 20 Headless Bodies Recovered Around Lokpannta Cattle Market – Gov. Otti Reveals

Abia State, Abia North, Good Governance, Security

Over 50 Decomposed, 20 Headless Bodies Recovered Around Lokpanta Cattle Market – Gov. Otti Reveals Abia State Government has discovered over 50 decomposed dead bodies, over 20 headless bodies, and countless human skeletons all around Lokpanta Cattle Market in Umunneochi LGA of the State. The Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti disclosed this during his monthly media chat tagged “Governor Alex Otti Speaks to Abians”, held in Government House, Umuahia. He assured that his government is committed to tackling the issues of insecurity headlong without minding whose ox is gored. Governor Otti said that prostitution, narcotics trade, and other criminal…