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  • NSCDC rescues 12 victims of human trafficking in Edo

    The Edo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has rescued about 12 victims of human trafficking and child labour in the past five months.

    Mr Makinde Ayinla, State Commandant of the Corps, disclosed this on Friday in Benin during a one day workshop on the menace of human trafficking and illegal migration.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the workshop with the theme: “Sensitisation of Students on the Menace of Human Trafficking and Illegal Migration was organised by the Edo Command of the NSCDC.

    Ayinla said that it had become imperative for the corps to sensitise students on the ills of human trafficking in view of the prevalent danger victims were exposed and subjected to.

    He noted that human trafficking had claimed the lives of many Nigerian citizens, making early sensitisation of students imperative.

    The commandant said that the first sentence of the Act establishing the Corps which is “Security of Lives and Properties”, highlighted the need for the corps to join in the fight against the menace.

    Ayinla noted that the power of a nation lay with factors such as security, education, manpower, technological know-how and the youths.

    Read Also: Ogun NSCDC rescues suspected kidnapper from being lynched

    According to him, the youths suffer the most in African nations even though they are the backbone of the development of any nation in the world.

    He listed the challenges confronting the youths to child labour, street hawking, rape, prostitution, trafficking and illegal migration.

    He said the effects of these challenges on the victims were sometimes devastating.

    Ayinla said that the workshop would be an eye-opener to students, parents and stakeholders on the need to intensify efforts at curbing the menace.

  • NSCDC destroys 16 illegal refineries in Edo

    The Anti-Vandal Unit of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps ( NSCDC ) in Edo State has destroyed 16 illegal refineries in the last six months.

    The State Commandant of the Corps, Makinde Ayinla, disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin.

    Ayinla said the illegal refineries destroyed included eight in Edo South Senatorial district, six in Edo North and two in Edo Central.

    He also said about 350,000 litres of illegally refined and adulterated petroleum product was seized and destroyed by the unit within the period.

    Read Also: NSCDC  rescues 3 abandoned children in Akure

    He said the unit’s Counter Terrorist Unit arrested 14 suspects for phone snatching and armed robbery.

    He further said the Legal Unit secured five convictions, while 23 cases were still pending in courts during the period under review.

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  • NSCDC resolves 11herdsmen disputes in Edo in five months

    The Edo Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps ( NSCDC ) says it has resolved about 11 disputes between farmers and herdsmen in the last five months.

    The State Commandant of the Corps, Mr Makinde Ayinla, disclosed this while speaking with the newsmen on Thursday in Benin.

    Ayinla said that but for the timely and proactive intelligence of men of the command, the disputes would have degenerated into bloodshed.

    He appealed to members of the public, especially farmers and herders, to avoid taking laws into their hands.

    He also disclosed that the Anti-Fraud Unit of the command had handled 20 cases since the beginning of the year.

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    The commandant said the cases involved N3,596,000, of which N2,030,000, had already been recovered and returned to the victims, while 10 cases were still under investigation.

    He further said that the Anti-Corruption and Transparency unit of the command had so far handled one case with more than N353, 401 recovered.

    He said that the same unit handled 14 cases in 2017 and recovered N657, 000.

    Ayinla reiterated the command’s commitment to providing security for residents of the state by combating crime criminality.

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  • NSCDC apprehends 24 crime suspects in Edo

    NSCDC apprehends 24 crime suspects in Edo

    The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ) in Edo say it has arrested no fewer than 24 crime suspects in the state, in the past two weeks.

    Mr Makinde Ayinla, State Commandant of the Corps, made the disclosure in an interview with our News reporter on Friday in Benin.

    Ayinla said that in view of the recent upsurge of crimes and criminality within the state, the command had intensified its efforts and strategies which had yielded positive results with the arrests.

    He said that out of the figure, nine were suspected herdsmen, arrested by an officer of the command, in collaboration with the local vigilance group, in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state.

    He said that the suspects were arrested while in possession of three single barrel guns and other dangerous weapons at Oloma and Okpe villages in the locality.

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    The commandant, however, said that the suspects had been handed over to the relevant authorities.
    He said that two suspects were also arrested while in possession of suspected illegally-refined product ( DPK ), being conveyed to an unknown destination in 50 25-litre containers.

    He noted that two suspects were arrested in connection with alleged robbery; five for suspected cultism; and six for the vandalism of public power supply cables.

    Ayinla said investigation was ongoing and when completed, the suspects would either be handed to the relevant authorities or be prosecuted.

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  • NSCDC arrests 57 in Edo

    NSCDC arrests 57 in Edo

    The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ) in Edo  says it arrested no fewer than 57 suspects for various crimes in 2017.

    The State Commandant of the corps Mr Makinde Ayinla, disclosed this in an interview in Benin on Friday.

    Ayinla said that the suspects were arrested in connection with  armed robbery, drug trafficking, rape as well as  acts of vandalism against  electricity cables and water  pipelines.

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    The commandant disclosed that the command also secured five convictions after successfully prosecuting some of the cases, while 23 cases involving 47 suspects were still pending in law courts.

    Ayinla said that the command also recovered about N4.1 million from the 52 cases of fraud it handled during the period.

    He said that the anti-vandal unit of the command also destroyed 28 illegal refineries with more than 500,000 litres of illegally refined and adulterated petroleum products seized.

    Ayinla said that the command in collaboration with the Department of Petroleum Resources sealed three fuel stations in Benin for selling petrol above the N145 official pump price in December.

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  • NSCDC destroys 28 illegal refineries in Edo

    NSCDC destroys 28 illegal refineries in Edo

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ), Edo Command, says it has destroyed 28 illegal refineries in the state in the last eleven months.

    The Commandant of the Corps, Mr Makinde Ayinla, disclosed this on Monday in Benin.

    Ayinla said that of the figure, 15 were destroyed in Edo South; five in Edo Central and eight in Edo North.

    He also said that an estimated 500,000 litres of illegally refined and adulterated petroleum product was seized as well as destroyed within the period.

    He said the command so far had 17 pending cases in court, while it had secured five convictions of suspects.

    The commandant also said that within the period under review the command had arrested 22 suspects for armed robbery, drug trafficking and prostitution.

    Read also: NSCDC arrests 12 suspects, secures 2 convictions in Edo

    He said that the suspects had since been handed over to relevant authorities for further action.

    He attributed the achievement to the “resilience, commitment and doggedness” of personnel of the command.

    Ayinla also commended sister security agencies for collaborating with the Corps, saying: ” let us continue to keep the flag flying”.

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  • NSCDC arrests 12 suspects, secures 2 convictions in Edo

    NSCDC arrests 12 suspects, secures 2 convictions in Edo

    The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ), Edo Command, said it arrested 12 suspects for various crimes between July and September.

    Mr Makinde Ayinla, State’s Commandant of the Corps, disclosed this on Wednesday in Benin, while briefing newsmen on achievements of the command within the period under review.

    Ayinla said the suspects were arrested for offences like fraud, illegal oil bunkering, rape, illegal mining and cultivation of cannabis among others.

    According to him, two suspects were arrested for stealing, two for illegal mining, three for rape, four for suspected cannabis cultivation and one for fraud.

    He added that the rape suspects, allegedly gang raped a 14 year-old SS 1 student, twice each in one night.

    He further said that the fraud suspect allegedly defrauded his unsuspecting victims of N4.5 million.

    Ayinla added that the command had prosecuted and secured two convictions for some of the suspects within the period under review.

    The Commandant said that the some of the suspects would be handed over to the appropriate security agencies for further investigation and prosecution.

    He assured residents of the state of adequate security of lives and property as the yuletide approaches, saying that officers and men of the Corps were combat ready to ensure hitch free yuletide in the state.

    Meanwhile, some of the suspects who spoke  confessed committing the crimes and pleaded for mercy.

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  • NSCDC destroys 15 illegal refineries in Edo in six months

    NSCDC destroys 15 illegal refineries in Edo in six months

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, says it has destroyed 15 illegal refineries across the State between January and June.

    The Commandant of the Corps, Mr Makinde Ayinla, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Wednesday.

    Ayinla said the exercise was carried out by the Anti Vandals Unit of the Corps in compliance with the major mandate of the Corps to fight vandals and economic saboteurs who were destroying the nation’s oil pipelines.

    He said that two persons were arrested in connection with the crime within the period, adding that the highest destruction of illegal refineries took place at Obasagbon community near Benin.

    He said that 13 vehicles loaded with suspected illegally refined petroleum product, precisely diesel totaling 42, 000 litres were apprehended in connection with the crime within the period under review.

    The Commandant also said that in the area of protection of solid mineral, the command had arrested six illegal miners including a Chinese.

    He said that the arrested persons had been handed over to the Ministry of Mines and Steel for further action.

    He also said that the command had arrested 12 persons in its war against piracy.

    Ayinla said that the command had recorded success in the area of the protection of National Critical Infrastructure with the recovery of some vandalised NITEL cables.

    He said that the command had participated in rescue mission in various fire incidents across the state as well as resolved various clashes between farmers and herdsmen.

    He further said that the Anti Fraud, Corruption and Transparency Unit of the command had also helped in the recovery of sums of money fraudulently taken from innocent citizens.

    The commandant said about N1.8 million had so far been recovered and returned to the various owners.

    He attributed the successes so far recorded by the command to the commitment of the staff who ensured that the mandate of the Corps was executed maximally.

    Ayinla commended the Edo Government for supporting the command with logistics as well as providing an enabling environment for operation.

    He appealed to the public to avail the Corps with useful information that would help them to serve the society better.

    Ayinla also appealed to farmers and herdsmen to adhere to the agreement reached during their meetings to foster unity and peaceful coexistence.