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  • Police kill two kidnap, robbery suspects in Sokoto

    …arrest 19 others including a female

     

    THE Sokoto state police command has killed two notorious kidnap, cattle rustling ‎and armed robbery suspects including a ward head of Gidan Bunu village in Rabah LG and arrested 19 others including a female in villages across Goronyo, Rabah and Illela local governments axis of the state.

    Items recovered from the suspects include 251 stolen sheep, 69 cows, 29 camels, 98 assorted blankets and 7 wrappers.

    The deceased ward head, Alhaji Adduwa was the group armourer who engaged the police in a shoot out and got killed while attempting to escape.

    The ‎other deceased suspect, Aliyu Abdullahi who also made efforts to escape at Gawon Fulani village in Rabah LG and later gave up at the hospital.

    Briefing reporters on Monday in Sokoto, spokesperson of the command, DSP Cordelia Nwawe while parading the suspects, said the deceased ward head gave up at the hospital while receiving treatment from gun shots sustained during the gun battle with the police tactical operations team.

    ” Abdullahi was arrested at Gawon Fulani village in possession of AK47 rifle loaded with 30 rounds of live ammunition and extra magazine‎ and got arrested while attempting to escape and eventually died”, She said.

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    ‎Nwawe who also confirmed the arrest of a gun runner Lawali Aliyu at Araba village of Illela LG in Sokoto state which borders Nigeria and Niger republic.

    The suspect She explained was in possession of AK47 while trying to smuggle it to Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states for distribution to members of his gang.

    ” He confessed receiving the arms from one Dankani a.k.a America to deliver to one Ramatu Muhammad of Tursa village in Rabah LG. He gets his stock directly from one Ibrahim Galmi in Niger republic and have been involved in a number of kidnapping and robbery operations.

    ” Ramatu is an elderly woman who is the custodian of all arms used by the gang.”

    Accordingly, the command’s image maker who said Madugu Haruna was also arrested for being incharge of transportation by giving out his bike to late Adduwa to move with the products.

    However Nwawe said the command remain resolute and combat ready against crime and criminals adding” we will continue to make Sokoto difficult for criminals to find comfort for their operations.”

  • Atiku’s Sokoto rally hitch-free – Police

    The Police Command in Sokoto State on Monday said the just-concluded launching of the North-West campaign rally by the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, held in Sokoto was hitch-free.

    The command’s  Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Cordelia Nwawe, stated this in an interview with  the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Monday.

    Nwawe said that security personnel were deployed at various points in the city that ensured the protection of lives and property during the event.

    “The Commissioner of Police deployed many personnel at all various locations to maintain law and order which facilitated the hitch-free rally.

    “We have succeeded in our target of ensuring set objectives and this will continue till the general elections and after,” she said.

    NAN reports that Abubakar declared at the rally that he would run a people-friendly government if elected in 2019.

    “We have a plan to involve all Nigerians in any decision making, most especially the masses that remain our priority in PDP,’’ he said.

     

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  • Security in Sokoto, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara collaborate to tackle crime

    Security agencies in Sokoto, Katsina, Kaduna and Zamfara states say they are collaborating to tackle criminality in their areas of operation.

    The formations that include; Army, Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ) and NDLEA, told the News men that they were conducting joint security operations and sharing intelligence information on criminals to enable them to effectively combat crime.

    The Commissioner of Police in Sokoto State, Mr Murtala Mani, said his command had effective collaboration with all security agencies in the state.

    Mani said through the command’s Spokesman, Cordelia Nwawe, that although the state was largely peaceful, it was working with other agencies on crime mapping and surveillance.

    “We have working synergy with Army, NSCDC, NDLEA, DSS and vigilance groups on tackling incidences of cattle rustling, kidnapping, armed robbery and other crimes.’’

    He said armed robbery, cattle rustling and kidnappings occurred mostly in Raba, Goronyo, Isa and Illela local government areas of the state.

    He, however, said that the cases were being effectively curtailed with combined efforts of other security agencies and communities.

    Also, Mr Babangida Dutsinma, State Commandant of NSDC in the state, said four security agencies were jointly conducting a special operation code-named ‘Operation Harmony’, in areas with high crime records in the state.

    Dutsinma said the NSCDC enjoyed massive support from the Army, Police, the Prisons Service and Immigration Service, using their facilities and officers for the training of its personnel.

    On its part, the police said a joint operation between security agencies in the state had resulted in dismantling many criminal gangs.

    The Spokesman of  the Police Command in the state, DSP Mohammed Shehu, said all the security agencies in the area were partnering to curtail crime.

    Mr David Abi, Commandant of NSCDC in the state, told the News men that the inter agency cooperation shared in the state was “marvellous,’’ adding that they ran “joint patrols with strong sense of patriotism, understanding, discipline and respect for one another.”

    Similarly, the Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC in Kaduna State,Mr Orndiir Terzengwe, said collaboration between the various security agencies had helped to tackle incidences of kidnapping and armed robbery along Kaduna – Abuja Express way, Kaduna- Birnin Gwari Road, Kaduna-Zaria and Kaduna – Jos Road, and within some urban centres across the state.

    “Continuous joint raids of suspected black spots by NDLEA, NSCDC, Police and others, are gradually reducing consumption of hard drugs among youths, which is believed to be largely responsible for youth indulging in different crimes.

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    “In situations where conventional security operatives are not available, vigilance groups’ effect arrest or assist security agencies with information on the whereabouts of suspected criminals, they render intelligence assistance.

    “The Espirit de Corps is commendable but there is need to improve on what is obtainable,’’ Terzengwe.

    Muhktar Aliyu, spokesman of the state Police Command, identified some security breaches in the state to include kidnapping, cattle rustling, armed robbery, activities of thugs and bandits.

    Aliyu said such crimes were being handled through effective joint patrols and operations.

    In Katsina State, the security agencies said they were holding regular meetings under the chairmanship of the Police Commissioner where they were appraising security issues and adopting strategies to confront them.

    Isah Gambo, spokesman of the state police command in the state, said they were conducting joint security patrols and operations, and sharing intelligence information to safeguard lives and property.

    Gambo disclosed that the command had set up a community policing unit to coordinate and set guidelines for communities engaged in providing security for their localities.

    According to him, a community policing committee has been going round the 34 local governments areas and discussing with community leaders on their security challenges with a view to addressing them.

    Sanusi Muazu, the Comptroller, Nigeria Prisons Service in the state, also said that the service had developed a strong synergy with all the security agencies operating in the state.

    Muazu said that they were working with the military, police and other security agencies, sharing intelligence information to ensure full protection of lives and property.

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  • Akwa Ibom gets new police spokesman

    The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, Don Awunah, has appointed a new Police Public Relations Officer for the state police Command.

    He is DSP Chukwu Ikechukwu, who until his appointment was the Divisional Crime Officer ‘A’ Division, Wellington Bassey Way, Uyo.

    A statement issued by Awunah on Tuesday in Uyo, said Ikechukwu takes over from ASP Cordelia Nwawe.

    He said Nwawe has been transferred to the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

    The appointment takes immediate effect.

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