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  • AIG urges Nigerians to support police

    AIG urges Nigerians to support police

    Assistant Inspector General of Police AIG, Mohammed Kastina has urged Nigerians to give useful and adequate information to the police to assist them in combating crime and criminality in the Country.

    AIG  Kastina spoke when the Chief Executive Officer of Adesun security outfit, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (a.k.a Sunday Igboho) paid him a courtesy visit.

    Kastina expressed appreciation to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase for elevating him to the position of AIG.

    He promised not to relent in his good works and urged members of the public to assist the police in achieving his aims and objectives.

    Adeyemo said that during the era of AIG Kastina as Commissioner of police in Oyo State, the state witnessed a low crime rate.

    Adeyemo described AIG Kastina as a dedicated police officer who has brought high level of professionalism to bear on his duties.

    Adeyemo expressed optimism that Kastina would use  his wealth of experience to promote The Nigeria Police Force.

     

  • AIG assures policemen of better welfare

    AIG assures policemen of better welfare

    Mr. Bala Hassan, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Zone 2, on Monday assured policemen of better welfare to boost their performances toward protection of lives and property.

    The AIG gave the assurance at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, during a familiarisation tour.

    “Why I’m here with you today is to meet you personally and to tell you that the new AIG has arrived because some of you have not met me.

    “My first message is to draw your attention to the fact that to whom much is given, much is expected.

    “You will recall that since the Inspector-General (I-G), Solomon Arase, came on board, he has been taking care of your welfare,’’ he told the officers and men of the police.

    “My wife told me that the only thing that will make a policeman happy is promotion, I don’t know where she read that from but it’s true that if you give a policeman promotion, he will give you his best.

    “When I came in newly, the first thing I was told to do is to go and conduct interview for promotion at Police College from Corporals to Sergeants and Sergeants to Inspectors and I am sure there is more.

    “If the promotion is regular, this means the force has done something to motivate us to do our work.

    “The people of Lagos State do not expect anything less than high quality service from us.

    “The safer highway is to police the highways leading the boundary with Ogun so that there will not be crime.

    “And the I-G has told me that before you go on patrol, you should be given fair ration or something to drink.’’

    Hasasn said that the directive was to make sure that when you were on the highway, you don’t start blocking roads unnecessarily because road block had been banned.

    He added that all the police needed to do was visibility policing as directed by the I-G.

    “Allowance will also be given to policemen on safer highways patrol so that they will have something to encourage them to give better service to the nation.

    “Similarly on welfare, you will recall that the police force is building some houses so that junior officers will have somewhere to stay after retirement.

    “The housing estate has started in Katsina, Enugu and the Goodluck Jonathan Estate at Idimu, Lagos, where you will only pay 10 per cent at first and pay the rest gradually.

    “The I-G has allowed you to go and read. You will still work Mondays to Fridays but you can receive lectures at weekends if you are admitted at National Open Universities,’’ Hassan said.

  • AIG kicks as gunmen abduct woman in Bayelsa

    The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) for Zone 5, Musa Daura, has called for community cooperation to curtail kidnapping in Bayelsa State.

    Daura spoke yesterday, following the abduction of Mrs. Adioyili Okorie Agidi.

    The 55-year-old woman was reportedly snatched on Sunday by gunmen who operated in a speedboat.

    It was gathered that the six gunmen stormed Mrs Agidi’s home at Opume in Ogbia Local Government Area and took her away.

    The hoodlums were said to have shot severally into the air to scare Agidi’s neighbours before kidnapping her at 9am.

    The Chairman of Ijaw Youths Congress (IYC) in Ogbia, Mr. Osaanya B. Osaanya, urged the abductors to release the woman immediately.

    He appealed to security agencies to check incessant kidnappings in the area, saying Mrs Agidi’s abduction was one too many.

    Osaanya said: “We are sending a strong message to community leaders, especially in Opume, to be vigilant. We have noticed that each time a prominent chief visits the community, there will be a kidnap case.

    “Ijaw youths in the council under my leadership will assist security agencies to ensure that the woman is released.”

    Daura, who is the AIG in charge of Edo, Delta and Bayelsa states, said the police were taking measures to check kidnapping and other acts of criminality.

    The AIG said since the police were not magicians, they relied on information from communities, especially the coastal settlements, to effectively tackle the menace.

    He urged the public to contact the police whenever they noticed strange faces in their area.

    Daura, who toured some police formations in Yenagoa and held a meeting with members of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), said the police would crack down any criminal case, if they got information on time.

    He said: “It is unfortunate that we have these cases of kidnapping. There is nowhere in the world where you won’t experience such things.

    “…It was recently I got a report of a robbery in Bayelsa. The state has 80 per cent water and 20 per cent land. So, it is not possible for anybody to come from outside and kidnap in Bayelsa.

    “That is one of the reasons we have a partnership with the people. If you notice any strange happening within your domain, report to the nearest police station. We are doing everything possible to make sure we stop kidnappings in the state.”

     

     

  • AIG Zone 11 visits

    The new Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 11 (Ondo, Osun and Oyo States) , AIG Kalafite Helen Adeyemi, has assured AAUA of her support.

    Adeyemi, who visited with some officers of her Command, said she had been briefed on the cooperation between the university and the police, particularly, in the areas of information dissemination and the fight criminal activities.

    She thanked the university and promised to reciprocate the cooperation.

    She said: “On our part, we want to assure you that the Police in Ondo State will continue to cooperate with you. We will treat all information received with uttermost confidentiality; and we want to assure you that we will ensure that your university is rid of all criminal activities.”

    She noted that security of lives and property could no longer be left in the hands of the police, hence, the need for synergy with all stakeholders.”

    The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, expressed the varsity’s satisfaction with the performance of the police in the state.

     

  • 627m ‘scam’: AIG Mbu lied, says businessman

    627m ‘scam’: AIG Mbu lied, says businessman

    The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Joseph Mbu, has been accused of telling lies over the alleged torture and illegal detention of the Managing Director of Kafisto Oil and Gas ltd, Mr Uwem Antia and his business partner, Alhaji Suleiman Yerima by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and policemen led by DSP Ibrahim Dantoro.

    Yerima said they were tortured and detained for 80 days illegally by EFCC and policemen under the command of AIG Mbu.

    He also insisted that the foreign exchange business deal for which they were being persecuted were legitimate and in order.

    Yerima, who spoke with The Nation yesterday in Abuja, said he stood by his allegations against the EFCC and AIG Mbu.

    He released the photograph of Antia who was tortured and had his leg broken by policemen. He said amputation of the leg of Antia was being contemplated by the hospital.

    However, EFCC spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren said the allegations were not true, adding that they “amounted to tissue of lies from the pit of hell”.

    Uwujaren added: “EFCC does not have any torture chamber anywhere in the country. Have you ever seen any person saying he was tortured by EFCC? You are aware of our operations since you have been covering our activities, has any accused person said he was tortured or beaten by our men? By your closeness to EFCC at least you can verify from other sources, we don’t torture people.

    “I have told you that EFCC has nothing to do with the alleged torture of Antia, or Suleiman Yerima; if you choose to believe what they are alleging, well, I don’t have any thing else to say. However, if their alleged torture was from some where else, I don’t know, but certainly not from us. There is no iota of truth in it.”

    Mbu at a news conference in Lagos denied that his men tortured any accused persons. He described the allegation as false and mischievously concocted by the suspects to frustrate the ongoing investigations into their serial crimes.

    The AIG alleged that the officer in charge of the investigation, Ibrahim Dantoro ,was offered N50 million bribe to truncate the case, but he refused and informed the command about it.

    Yerima said Mbu was being economical with the truth, saying that as a well-trained police officer, if an accused person offered a bribe, the appropriate thing to do was for the police to set up the accused, collect the bribe and use it as evidence.

    Yerima challenged Mbu to disclose to Nigerians the people the bankers (Mr Dennis Ale and Gladys Aginwa of Standard Chartered Bank) are working for, adding that the AIG should establish whether or not the bankers delivered the  money to their clients.

    Yerima alleged that it was from Mbu’s men that he learnt that the N627 million belonged to former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan.

    Yerima said the EFCC case referred to by AIG Mbu was transferred from Lagos to Jos on the request of a partner, Ibrahim Suleiman, saying: “I am happy I have only one case in Jos, but AIG Mbu should tell Nigerians how many cases have been instituted against him by innocent people across the country.”

    He said it was quite unfortunate that the EFCC and  Mbu would refer to him and Antia as serial fraudsters over a business matter that was yet pending in court, maintaining that as far as they were concerned, they remained innocent until the court says otherwise.

    Yerima alleged that his life and that of Antia were in danger, adding that he has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and security institutions in the country.

    “I am happy I have only one case in Jos, but AIG Mbu should tell Nigerians how many cases have been instituted against him by innocent people across the country”

     

  • AIG warns ports police against illegal weapons’ importation

    THE Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Maritime Police Command, Kalafite H. Adeyemi, has warned policemen on duty at ports to ensure that no illegal weapons are shipped into the country ahead of the rescheduled general elections.

    AIG Adeyemi gave the directive when she visited officials of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) and port policemen in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

    She was on an official tour of Eastern Ports, including Rivers, Onne, Warri and Calabar ports, to appeal to security operatives to ensure adequate security to avoid any loophole that could make importation of illegal firearms through the ports possible.

    The police chief said: “The importance of this visit cannot be complete without giving notice that no election can take place in the absence of viable service.

    “The success of 2015 general election rests on our shoulders in being vigilant. Therefore, all efforts should be geared towards avoiding criminal elements from using our ports to bring in weapons and dangerous materials for use to cause violence during the elections.”

    The visitor expressed gratitude for the cordiality that had existed between her men and officials of the NPA and pledged to strengthen it to ensure the environment was safe for business activities and growth of the economy.

  • AIG vows to tackle thugs

    AIG vows to tackle thugs

    The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 10, Bala Hassan, said yesterday that the command would not grant bail to political thugs arrested with weapons during campaigns.

    He said the command would not compromise its role of ensuring peace, law and order as well as protecting life and property.

    According to him, the command would not fold it arms and allow thugs to unleash terror and violence on the citizens, especially before, during and after the elections.

    Hassan spoke in Sokoto at a stakeholders’ meeting with leaders of parties.

    Zone 10 comprises Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states.

    He warned that henceforth, any thug arrested with a knife, cutlass or other weapons would be charged.

    “We will, however, ensure thorough investigations to make sure anyone indicted is charged and prosecuted,” the AIG said.

    He promised to provide a level-playing field for the parties.

    According to Hassan, “this is to ensure the protection of life and property before, during and after the polls.”

    Police Commissioner Salisu Fagge assured of the force readiness to ensure the conduct of violence-free rallies and elections.

    He stressed that politicians must respect the rules of the game by obeying the laws of the land and the Electoral Act.

  • How we rescued Chinese in Cross River, by AIG

    The Acting Inspector General of Police (Zone Six), Mark Idakwu, said yesterday that two Chinese nationals were kidnapped on September 16 in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State.

    He said with the efforts of his men, they were rescued 10 days later.

    The Chinese are farmers in the IBIAE oil palm estate managed by Wilmar in Biase Local Government.

    The AIG said the Chinese have safely returned to their farm and their embassy has been alerted.

    Idakwu said his men tracked the gang leader to Calabar, where he came to buy food, and arrested him.

    The suspect was then made to call his associates that he had got the ransom for the victims.

    The AIG said the suspects came down to meet their leaders to get their share and were accosted.

  • AIG vows to fight rape in Kano

    The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 1, Kano, Tambari Yabo, has condemned the rising rate of rape cases in the state, pledging to curb it.

    Yabo spoke yesterday in his office in Kano while hosting members of the Coalition Against Rape and Violence (CARAV).

    Assuring the coalition of his support in the battle against rape, he said two policemen in the command, who allegedly raped minors, were not only dismissed but prosecuted.

    Mrs Aisha Ado, who represented the group’s chairperson, said CARAV comprises representatives of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), International Federation of Women Lawyers, National Human Rights Commission, Hisbah and Nigeria Association of Crime Journalists.

    She said the coalition was formed to fight rape and violence against women.

    CARAV will kick off its campaign against rape and violence in Kano on September 30.

  • AIG assures of peaceful elections in Ondo, Ekiti

    THE Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 11, Mr. David Omojola, has restated the readiness of the Police towards ensuring the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States.

    The AIG gave this assurance during his familiarisation tour of the Ondo State command.

    According to him, the Police would leave no stone unturned in partnering with other stakeholders to conduct acceptable elections devoid of rancour.

    Omojola charged the officers and men of the command to be up and doing and also identify the likely flash points in the state to ensure that no violence is recorded before, during and after the elections.

    In another development, Omojola also assured that the mortgage facility recently introduced by the Police High Command would be for all officers and men irrespective of their ranks.

    He said, “Very soon, you would start enjoying the mortgage loans irrespective of your ranks and I want you to get ready for it. The arrangement has been concluded from the headquarters in Abuja.”

     

    He warned them against using the loans for non-profitable or irrelevant ventures, which according to him would negate the purpose for which the loans are meant for.

    Speaking earlier, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Patrick Dokubor, said the Command had made a lot of achievements in the areas of combating crime in conjunction with other sister security agencies in the state.