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  • Five suspects arrested over death of seven policemen

    The Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested five suspects for their alleged involvement in the death of seven policemen in Abuja.

    The policemen who were on stop and search duty in Galadimawa area of Abuja were killed by gunmen on Monday night.

    Giving update of the investigation, the Force Spokesman, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood said the Inspector General(IGP) has ordered that the allowances of the victims be paid to their families.

    Moshood added that the Police boss also directed that the men be given a befitting burial.

    He said: “It is important to update Nigerians on efforts made to ensure adequate security of lives and property.

    “Few days ago, our Police personnel in Galadimawa were ambushed, attacked and seven of them died in the process.

    “The IGP subsequently directed all Commissioners of Police and all formation to beef up security and set up a special crack investigation team to arrest the perpetrators.”

    On the number of those arrested, Moshood said: “As I speak with you, five arrests have been made in respect of the attacks and more arrest are been made and we would ensure that all the perpetrators that were involved in this heinous crime are apprehended.

    “The team was directed to proffer measures to put in place as to ensure that police personnel deployed for special duty are properly protected.  The team is also mandated to ensure that solution is proferred to prevent attack of such nature in future.

    “The IGP commiserate with the family of the seven policemen and has directed that all their allowances and benefits are paid to the family.

    “He has equally directed a befitting burial for the seven personnel that died while on duty of protecting the lives of Nigerians”, he added.

    Meanwhile, the Police have disclosed that the FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammed Bello would fund the burial of the seven policemen that were killed at Galadimawa roundabout in Abuja on Monday. The Police also said aside the money for burial, the Minister has also approved money to be given to family members of the deceased policemen.

    This was disclosed in Abuja on Friday by the Commissioner of Police, CP Sadiq Bello. According to the obituary of two out of the seven policemen would be buried today. Another victim,  Zekeri Adejoh; The Nation learnt has been buried according to Islamic rites. A family source told The Nation that Adejoh who is survived by his wife and children was buried in Ugbamaka Igah village in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State.

    On the fund for the burial, Bello said: “I have contacted the Minister of FCT and he has graciously approved money for the families of the deceased both for the burial and for the families to have something at certain point. “I will confirm if we have the money and when we are ready to go and disburse it, the media will be carried along.”

  • Taraba police recover 56 riffles, parade five suspects

    The Taraba State Police Command, Jalingo, has recovered a total of fifty six riffles and three hundred live ammunitions.

    The arms were voluntarily surrendered and seven suspects, from whom some of the prohibited firearms were recovered, were paraded by the police at the command headquarters, Jalingo, yesterday.

    Among the suspects are: Umar Alhaji Abu from Karimlamido local government area, Yakubu Musa from Ardo-Kola and Sani Musa from Lau.

    Police said the recoveries were made possible upon “reliable intelligence.”

    The mop up of prohibited firearms from unauthorised persons and group of persons is a directive from the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Ibrahim Idris.

    I dris had given 21 days ultimatum, effective from February 22, for voluntary submission of such firearms.

    Taraba State Commissioner of Police, David Akinremi, yesterday said in a press conference that, within the period, some residents voluntarily surrendered their firearms to the command.

    Some of the firearms, police said, were recovered and retrieved by a taskforce headed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)  Operations, Faleye Olaleye.

    The firearms recovered include: five AK-47 riffles, one G3 riffle, two K2 riffles, three LAR riffles, two Pump Action riffles, two double barrel riffles, 13 Single Barrel riffles, 28 locally made pistols and 300 rounds of ammunition.

    The recovery and retrieval of illegally acquired firearms from members of the public by the police force is different from the exercise called Cat Race by the military,  the police said.in

    “The recovery is the first phase of the operations. It is intended to be a continuous and routine exercise until the command completely mop up all illegally acquired firearms from the hands of individuals.

    “I am glad to inform you today that quite a number of individuals have responded to this call and have surrendered some weapons in their possessions.

    “However, the task force has embarked on continuous raids, cordon and search of premises, buildings and locations where it is reasonably suspected or believed that such arms are kept,” he said.

    Akinremi urges the public to give the police “maximum cooperation” and to report criminal activities for “effective performance and good service delivery.”

    Police said those who submit their arms willingly will not be paraded and punishment. But those from whom illegally acquired firearms are recovered by the police task force shall be  charged and prosecuted according to the Firearms Act.

  • Ex-minister’s kidnap: Police arrest five suspects

    Ex-minister’s kidnap: Police arrest five suspects

    The police have arrested five suspects, including a woman, in connection with the kidnap of a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bagudu Hirse.
    Bagudu was abducted by gunmen in Kaduna on  November 20, last year at Alhaji Mamman Daura’s home, where he had gone to condole with the family over the death of former Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki.
    The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has also described as ‘sickening’, reports that about 800 bodies were found in Kafanchan, Southern Kaduna.
    The IG spoke in Abuja during a New Year dinner organised by him for Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) and other secretariat staff.
    On the arrest of the suspects, he said: “We have arrested five suspects that kidnapped the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bagudu Hirse. They are now in our custody and in two or three days time, they will be paraded and, unfortunately, but as usual, a woman is among them.
    On the crisis in Southern Kaduna, Ibrahim said: “I visited all the villages and what I saw was marvelous. I found policemen in the hinterlands and they were at alert. I have to note that in this country, as leaders in any capacity, we have to have the love of this country at heart because when I was going to get firsthand information, I went by road and I saw people in festive mood, contrary to what was reported in the media.
    “Some alleged that they saw about 800 corpses and I must say that the report is sickening and when someone from outside reads such report, they will think something is wrong with this country.
    “Some of us are yet to imbibe the principles of leadership and I think that is what is lacking in this country. We need to love this country more in 2017 as individuals and there is need for our leaders to love this country more than they love themselves. “
    The police chief added: “How can somebody say he saw 800 corpses in Kaduna? Even in Rwanda where there was genocide, I don’t think the figure was that high. It is important for us to remember that this country belongs to all of us, irrespective of our status. People should take leadership as a responsibility and I have always said it that what the Americans don’t lack is patriotism and we as Nigerians should also learn to love ourselves”.
    Ibrahim praised his officers and men for the success recorded since he assumed office.
    “I want to thank all the policemen in this country, the Rank and File and other Units because anywhere I go, they are the actual policemen people get to see, they interact with members of the public and without them, we are nothing,” he said.

  • 78-year-old, four others held for fraud in Ado-Ekiti

    78-year-old, four others held for fraud in Ado-Ekiti

    A SEVENTY-eight-old man, Lawrence Ayeni and four others have been arrested by the men of Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly defrauding a Nigerian based in the United States (U.S.), Okechukwu Omeniho, of N300,000.

    Ayeni, a suspected ritualist, was arrested yesterday alongside four other members of his gang inside a bush at Iwaro, Oke Ila Quarters of Ado-Ekiti, where they were performing rituals on Omeniho.

    Their victim was believed to have been charmed, under the pretext of appeasing gods of fortunes and prosperity for him.

    Other members of the gang arrested in the operation carried out by the Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence Units of NSCDC, Ekiti Command  between 8.30am and 9.00am, include Ifashola Babatunde (44), Akin Ono (25), Yusuf Akorede (30) and Adetifa Ishola (45).

    Omeniho (49), when rescued from his captors by the NSCDC, could not explain how he fell into the hands of the fraudsters and ritualists and committed such a huge amount of money to people he had never met before after being tricked from his base.

    According to the Commandant of NSCDC, Donatus Ikemefuna, Omeniho is a businessman who hails from Owerri, Imo State but resides in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

    The victim wept uncontrollably when the suspects were paraded shortly after their arrest.

    “We are encouraging any defrauded victim to come out and identify the suspects paraded or give details of their experiences so that the activities of these occultists and fraudsters can be eliminated completely,” he said.