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  • Police arrest impersonator of State House staff

    The FCT Police Command has arrested one Abubakar Sadiq Abdullahi ‘m’ 42 years for allegedly impersonating staff of State House under the office of the National Security Adviser.

    The suspect according to the police hides under the same pretence to fraudulently solicit for favour from government agencies.

    The Police in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, said the suspect was arrested on 4th October, 2018 following a complaint from the Department of Petroleum Resources that he (the suspect) wrote a letter to the agency with a forged State House letter headed paper directing it to offer employment to one of his unsuspecting clients.

    The Police said after he was arrested, the Commissioner of Police Monitoring and Mentoring Unit carried out a discreet investigation that led to the recovery of some forged letters purportedly from the State House written by the suspect to some government agencies soliciting for contract offer and employment opportunities for his clients who pay him for such services.

    Manzah also said his accomplice, one Salishu Abdulrasheed ‘m’ 24 years who assists him to produce the forged document has also been arrested by the investigating team at Kaduna state where he operates his shop.

    The exhibits recovered from the suspects include seven forged State House documents that were written to some government agencies and departments and a fake Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) identity card which contains the suspect’s photograph.

    The Command advised government and private agencies to always do thorough background check on documents, especially on those soliciting for any kind of favour and also ascertain the source before acting on them.

    The Police also said the suspects will soon be charged to court.

  • ‘No shooting in Kwali during truck drivers protest’

    The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, said there was no incident of shooting at Dabi village in Kwali Area Council during protest by truck drivers along Abuja-Lokoja highway.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the protest was sparked by the alleged shooting of the tyres of Dangote truck by some policemen on Wednesday morning at Kwali.

    It was also alleged that policemen shot at one of the truck drivers who had blocked the highway to protest the alleged action of the policemen.

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    However, the command spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, told NAN that “there was no incident of shooting in the area and nobody was shot at“ during the protest.

    Manzah said that the road had been cleared following the intervention of the Police Area Commander in Gwagwalada and the Kwali Divisional Police Officer.

    “We have been able to clear the road with the intervention of the area commander and the DPO of Kwali,“he said.

    NAN reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) had earlier in a statement confirmed the blockade of the Abuja-Lokoja highway at Kwali by the truck drivers.

    The FRSC advised members of the public to always adopt legal and legitimate means to register their protest instead of taking the law into their hands.

  • Policeman shoots NYSC member dead

    A policeman has allegedly shot dead a Corp member serving in Abuja.

    The deceased, Linda Angela Igwetu was billed to pass out of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) programme today after a compulsory one year service in Abuja.

    She served at Outsource Global Company in Mabushi.

    She was said to have gone out with her friends as part of celebration for the completion of her one year service.

    Narrating what happened, the Convener of #EndSARS #ReformPoliceNG Mr. Segun Awosanya said: “She finished at work late at about 11pm and joined a few friends to a hang out before their Passing Out Parade scheduled for Thursday (today).

    “They left for home at about 3am and was shot at shortly after the check point immediately after Ceddi Plaza by a Police Officer identified as Benjamin Peters.

    “The bullet hit Angela on her side, by the midriff and she began loosing blood in the open roof vehicle.

    “She was rushed to the Garki hospital but they wouldn’t treat her until they see a police report despite the fact that the police officers were present. While the deliberation was ongoing, Angela bled to death.”

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    Awosanya said the case was later taken to Federal Secretariat Police Station.

    He also said his group were awaiting the police report on the incident adding that they have initiated a petition to the commissioner of police & the Force Headquarters.

    Awosanya also said the case would go to court.

     

    On what the police told the sister of the deceased, Awosanya said: “The police said they saw a convertible car and they didn’t know those inside and then the policeman who shot at them said that he heard help in his subconscious.

    “My question is, even if you hear help in your subconscious, is the solution to fire at the person who is shouting for help? You could not stop them, double cross them or find a way to stop the vehicle to be sure everyone was okay but you instead opened fire at them?

    “I think this is a lie and they are trying to cover up their evil acts.”

    When The Nation contacted the Police, a source in the Force who pleaded anonymity said: “We don’t know what actually happened but investigation is ongoing.

    “The truth is that our men were at the checkpoint when they heard someone shouting help from a car that was approaching.

    “In responding to that,  they tried to stop the vehicle where the deceased was but the driver zoomed off they when got to the checkpoint. We don’t know the motive behind it but I am sure discreet investigation would be carried out to reveal what actually happened.”

    Reacting, the Command Spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah who spoke briefly on the telephone with The Nation confirmed the incident and added that the Command was investigating to know what actually happened.

  • Police clash with IMN members in Abuja again

    The Police in FCT on Monday clashed with members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria ( IMN ) after they stormed the National Human Rights Commission ( NHRC ) demanding the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

    The police had on April 16 arrested 115 members of the sect during a violent protest in the territory.

    A senior security officer who pleaded anonymity because he was not permitted to talk to journalists, told our reporter that the sect members had to be forcefully dispersed after all pleas to leave the area fell on deaf ears.

    However, the sect members engaged the force with stones and other missiles and smashed glasses of some vehicles parked in and around the NHRC building.

    They also pelted the police water cannon vehicle deployed to disperse them with stones, wounding some of the policemen, while some of the sect members ran into one of the uncompleted buildings beside the commission.

    The police later called for re-enforcement, leading to deployment of more personnel with sniffer dogs to comb the building.

    Although the senior officer declined to comment further, we gathered that some members of the sect were arrested in connection with the violent protest.

    When contacted, the Spokesman of the FCT Police Command, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, said that he had not gotten details of the incident and, therefore, declined further comments.

    NAN

  • We didn’t arrest, detain Ezekwesili, says Police

    We didn’t arrest, detain Ezekwesili, says Police

    The FCT Police Command has denied arresting and detaining the leader of the Bring Back Our Girls group, Prof. Oby Ezekwesili and some of its members.

    Ezekwesili had alleged on her Twitter handle that she was arrested by Personnel of the the Force at the Unity Fountain while she and other members of the group were planning to embark on a peaceful protest to the Villa.

    Reacting to the allegation on Tuesday, the  Command Spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah explained that some members of the group were only taken to the Command to forestall breakdown of law and order.

    The statement reads : “The FCT Police Command wishes to clear the air and set the record straight that it did not arrest or detain Prof. Oby Ezekwesili and some members of the Bring Back Our Girls group as being speculated on some social media platforms.

    “It is pertinent to state that they were only brought to the Command to ensure there was no breakdown of law and order as some members of the group reacted violently and broke down security barriers set up by the police to restrict their protest to Unity Fountain.

    “The members of the group were addressed by the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Sadiq  Bello who reiterated the commitment of the Command to protect lives and property and enjoined the Bring Back Our Girls members to go about their lawful businesses. After briefing by the Commissioner of Police, the members of the group left the Command.”

  • Police: adequate security in place for PDP convention

    Police: adequate security in place for PDP convention

    The Police Command in the FCT has warned that it would not tolerate any acts that would cause trouble at Saturday’s convention of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) scheduled to hold in Abuja.

    The Spokesman of the Command, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, gave the warning in an interview in Abuja.

    Manzah said the command had made adequate security arrangement for the convention.

    He said police personnel had been adequately briefed to effectively carry out their duties during the event.

    “The officers deployed have been briefed to effectively carry out their duties at the convention,” he said.

     PDP is holding the convention to elect its national officers.

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    NAN

  • Police arrest two over unlawful possession of firearms

    Police arrest two over unlawful possession of firearms

    Two suspects have been arrested in Pasali Kuje Area Council of FCT over unlawful possession of firearms.

    The suspects – Suleiman Salisu and Salisu Awolu – were arrested by police detectives at about 03:15 a.m. on Monday.

    Exhibits recovered from them included one locally-made pistol and a cutlass.

    The spokesman of the FCT police command, Anjuguri Manzah, disclosed these in a statement on Tuesday.

    The statement reads: “As part of proactive crime prevention measures deployed by the FCT Police Command to make the Federal Capital Territory safe and secure for all, police detectives attached to Kuje Division acting on tip have arrested two suspects over unlawful possession of firearm.”

    “The FCT Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo, has ordered that the suspects and exhibits be transferred to the Command Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.”

     

  • MMM victim who drank insecticide dies in Abuja

    MMM victim who drank insecticide dies in Abuja

    A man identified as Ada Kole has died in Kubwa in the Federal Capital Territory after drinking insecticide following the crash of the Mavrodi Mondial Movement (MMM) Ponzi scheme in Nigeria.

    The MMM, whose wedding was rescheduled from December last year to May 2017 reportedly died on Monday night following complications arising from the poison he took late last year.

    Kole had reportedly invested about N750,000 in the scheme in November last year and was expecting to get his 30 per cent income when the MMM crashed and he lost his money.

    A family source said Kole passed away after suffering from stomach complications as a result of the poison.

    “Kole died yesterday (Monday) evening and his body has been deposited in a mortuary. He died from the complications he suffered from the poison he took last year. He had a terrible stomach ache and was rushed to the hospital where he died,” Punch quoted the source as saying.

    Asked if the Benue State indigene was paid by the MMM before his demise, the source said, “No, he was not paid. In fact, he threatened to arrest his guider before the stomach upset returned last week and we rushed him to the hospital where he finally died.”

    It was gathered that his fiancée had been inconsolable since his passage.

    Kole had earlier opened up on his predicament during a phone-in radio programme in Abuja last December where he admitted making profits from the scheme before it crashed.

    He explained that he initially invested N20,000 and got 30 per cent interest a few weeks later.

    He said: “I came to Abuja from Benue a few months back in preparation for my wedding and my friend introduced me to the MMM thing. He told me about the benefit involved, though I was a bit hesitant about it but he succeeded in convincing me to register under him.

    “To be honest, I initially invested N20,000 into the scheme and I got 30 per cent the following month. The following month, I did N50,000 and I still got 30 per cent commission and my full investment back.”

    He then decided to increase his investment so he could make more money.

    “This time, I believed it was real and I decided to increase my investment. Before then, my fiancée had warned me against it. So I went to my cooperative to obtain a loan and they gladly gave, thinking it was for my wedding,” he said.

    “I put in N750k last month (November 2016) hoping it would yield 30 per cent income this month (December) only to wake up one morning to discover that my account has been suspended.”

    The deceased had told his interviewer that he took the insecticide because he did not know how to tell his fiancée that he had lost the money for their wedding.

    He added: “To be sincere, the best option I had then was to take my life because I didn’t know how I was going to face my woman. I didn’t even know when I took the insecticide.”

    The FCT police spokesman, Anjuguri Manzah said Kole’s death had yet to be reported to the police.

    Relevant authorities including the National Assembly, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the police had warned Nigerians against investing in the scheme.

  • Update: Police arrest nine Shi’ite members

    The FCT police command has arrested nine people suspected to be members of a Shi’ite group, Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), during a protest in Abuja on Wednesday.

    The protesters, who marched to the Three Arms Zone in Abuja, were demanding the release of their spiritual leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky.

    El- Zarzaky is currently being detained by the government following last year’s clash between the Shi’ite and the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna.

    Confirming the arrest on the telephone Wednesday, the FCT Police spokesman, Anjuguri Manzah, said the nine Shi’ite members have been transferred to the command’s Criminal Investigations Department for organizing violent and unlawful protests in the city.

    Manzah added that the group did not notify or get a police permit before embarking on the protest.

    He said the leaders of the protesters will be charged to court for unlawful assembly.

    “We arrested nine people based on their conduct and the fact that they were not peaceful in their protest. The command was not notified about the protest

    “Nine of them were arrested and they will be charged to court soon for unlawful conduct,” the police spokesman said.

     

     

     

  • Abuja residents panic over bomb scare

    Abuja residents panic over bomb scare

    Abuja residents were on Thursday thrown into confusion following the alleged bomb scare at Jabi Lake Mall.
    Jabi Lake Mall is a busy area in Abuja that houses Shoprite, Game, and other shops within the area.
    It was learnt that residents and motorists were scared by a suspicious object, alleged to be IED, was found under the bridge near the mall.
    The Police, however, dismissed the suspicion of the residents saying that it was just a device being used for the measurement of the volume of water that goes through a pipe.
    According to the FCT Command Spokesman, Anjuguri Manzah: “No bomb in Abuja and the residents should not be thrown into any form of panic.
    “When we learnt about it, we immediately dispatched Explosive Ordinance Operatives to the area. They cordoned off the area to avoid further panic and it was discovered that the said bomb was just a device used in checking the volume if water that passes through a pipe.
    “A company working with one of the ministries was working a project and they left the device there. there is no need for us to panic and the device is not in any way an explosive.
    “So, we advise the public to go about their duties without fear as the police is committed to ensuring the security of lives and properties.