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  • Police parade fake officer, 213 suspects

    The Akwa Ibom state police command has paraded a fake police officer of the rank of assistant commissioner of police ACP) and 213 other suspects for various crimes.

    The state police commissioner, Musa Kimo who paraded the suspects before journalists on Thursday at the command’s headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, listed their crimes as murder, Kidnapping, child stealing, defilement, stealing, armed Robbery among others.

    Kimo later in a press briefing said the fake police officer identified as Kingsley Udoyen of No.3 stadium road, in Abak council area of the state, had defrauded and threatened unsuspecting members of the public.

    The CP mentioned that one English pistol without magazine and ammunition, portraits of chief superintendent of police and Assistant Commissioner of police, three pairs of uniform, police belt, fake police identity cards as well as other documents were recovered from the suspect.

    When interrogated by journalists, the fake police officer said,”It started when I lost my job. I was with the police in Alagbon as a superintendent of police. I was dismissed in 2007 because of the illegal job I went for. I left Lagos in 2008 and went to Calabar where I met Glory Etim, my girlfriend.

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    “She is the one who bought all these police uniforms for me, she is a serving officer and works with the Police Secondary School.

    I am a car dealer and I go to Cotonou. Since I was dismissed, I don’t have a job. I am 56 years old from Mbiaobong Ikot Etefia in Ikono and I am married with four children. I know what I am doing is against the law”, he lamented.

    The Commissioner of police further disclosed that one Joseph Effiong from Ikono local government area who worked as a security man at Royal City Central Chapel, Uyo was arrested for allegedly luring one little Miss Mfoniso Nse Okon to an uncompleted building and defiled her.

    He said another suspect one Joseph Sunday Essien was apprehended by his men for defiling his 13-year-old stepdaughter, Miss Patience Eden.

    Kimo also confirmed the arrest of two self-confessed cultists of Red Skin Confraternity, Okon Asuquo and Iboro Edet Etim , who allegedly robbed one Josephine Nkweke in her provision shop at Ekpene Ukim early this month.

    He said that eight other cultists who were confirmed members of Iceland confraternity have been arrested for armed robbery.

    The commissioner of police warned the people to desist from crime as the 2019 general election was fast approaching.

  • Five killed in Ebonyi/Benue land dispute

    Five persons from Mgbo in Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi State have been killed allegedly by their neighboring Agila people of Benue State.

    The killings, it was gathered, took place on Tuesday night when the people of Agila allegedly invaded two villages in Mgbo.

    The two border communities have been embroiled in a bitter land tussle spanning decades with many people killed.

    Gernor David Umahi who visited the scene of the incident on Wednesday expressed shock over the killings.

    Represented by the Deputy Governor, Dr Kelechi Igwe, the governor also paid a condolence visit to families of the affected persons at Ekwashi and Ukwagba communities.

    He condemned the ‘flagrant disregard’ to peace agreements entered into by the governments of both states.

    According to him, Ebonyi people have suffered incessant attacks from their neighbors in the recent times and appealed to the federal government to intervene before the people would resort to self defence.

    Mr Umahi also appealed to the people to remain calm and law abiding, assuring that government would ensure permanent resolution of the crisis.

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    The state Commissioner of Police, Musa Kimo promised that the situation has been brought under control.

    He appealed to the people of the area to remain calm and go about their lawful business.

    The chairman of Ohaukwu local government Council Barr Clement Odah told the governor that Benue people invaded the people of Ngbo despite peace agreement signed with Ado local government council few weeks ago.

    He lamented the incessant attack and called on Benue state government to call Agila people to order.

    The governor was accompanied by security chiefs including CP Musa Kimo and representatives of the Cantonment Commander, Major S Milla.

  • Sit-at-home: Total Failure in Ebonyi

    The sit-at-home exercise called by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, failed in Ebonyi state

    The group called for the sit-at-home to commemorate and protest the invasion of the country home of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, exactly one year on Friday.

    Since that invasion by the Military during the Operation Python Dance 2, Mr Kanu and his parents have not been seen.

    The new Commissioner of Police, CP Musa Kimo had urged residents to go about their normal business. He also held series of meetings with business owners where he assured them of adequate security.

    It was business as usual in the state capital Abakaliki, on Friday as residents went about their normal daily business activities.

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    Shops, motor parks, banks and other major businesses remained open in the city from 8 am in disobedience of the order by the pro- biafran group.

    The Abakpa main market in the city, the mechanic village and other markets in the city were open as traders began making brisk business.

    However, Transporters had no buses going to Onitsha or Aba in Anambra and Abia states respectively.

    Joint security patrol teams patrolled the streets of the city with some others on standby at strategic points in the city.

    A resident, who spoke to our reporter, Geoffrey Igboke said he did not observe the exercise because he did not see the need for it.

  • Sit-at-home: Ebonyi Police Commissioner, Ohaneze Youths warn IPOB

    Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi state, Musa Kimo has warned members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, not to use the sit-at-home exercise to harass and intimidate law-abiding citizens of the state.

    Kimo, who gave the warning on Wednesday during his maiden prese briefing in Abakaliki, said responsible law-abiding citizens should go about their lawful businesses, assuring their security.

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    “Information reaching us that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have concluded plans to harass, intimidate, and molest law-abiding citizens.

    “I want to assure all responsible and law-abiding citizens and other people who are here to do their legitimate business, that they have nothing to fear as measures are in place to guarantee everybody safety. I also want to appeal to you parents and guardians to warn their wards to desist,” he said.

    The Police Commissioner, who assumed office on Monday, debunked insinuations making the round that he was working for any political party, adding that he was apolitical.

    He warned criminals to stay away from the state as the Police under his command will deploy every strategy to ensure that the state is crime free.

    The CP also warned politicians in the state to play by the rules at all times, warning that the Police will not spare any politician who breaks the law before, during or after the elections.

    “Officers that will work with me have been directed to ensure that they operate in line with international best practices. By this, we are going to be responsible, responsive, reliable and one that you can always trust.

    “We will always work with your cooperation and with you the good people of the salt State-Ebonyi State. We intend to achieve that feat by reducing crime and criminality to its barest minimum.

    “Strategies we are going to employ include community policing, inter agency cooperation ie synergy with other security services, visibility policing, massive deployment, intelligence gathering, stop and search and raid on identified criminal hideout.

    “Let me cease this opportunity to warn unscrupulous elements, hoodlums and people who do not choose to be law-abiding, people that have penchant for inflicting excruciating pains on law-abiding citizens to have rethink because the police in conjunction with other security agencies will not fold their arms”.

    “Let me vociferously yell you that that insinuation is mendacious and totally false. There is a saying that if the head is perfect, other parts of the body certainly will be perfect.

    “We have an Inspector General of Police that is allergic to corruption and allergic to anything that is anti-social. And by this, we have been directed to ensure that at all times; we should be professional before, during and after the elections. I assure you that we are going to be apolitical”, he stated.

    Meanwhile, the Leadership of Ohaneze Youths Council, OYC, has dissociated itself from the sit-at-home order called by IPOB for Friday.

    The group also said there is a possibility of further loss of lives if the sit-at-home turns bloody.

    “Security agents may capitalize on the exercise to unleash state terror on unarmed Biafra agitators”, said the statement signed by Obinna Achuonye, Deputy President General of OYC.

    “OYC insists that to avert and save the lives of our Igbo Youths who shouldn’t lose their lives while remembering those who lost their lives, we thereby ask IPOB to join Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide in the Prayer sessions and Candle night we are organizing on that day”.

    “We have also checked the economic loss and implications the sit-at-home will bring to Ndigbo especially now that parents are struggling to return their children back to Schools. IPOB should re -consider their stand and call off the sit-at-home,” OYC added.

     

  • FCT CP reassures FCT high court Judge continuous cooperation

    The FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr. Musa Kimo, has reassured the Chief Judge of the FCT high court, Justice Jacob Ishak, of continued cooperation of the command in expediting court orders.

    The command’s Spokesman, ASP Usen Omorodion, said in a statement that Kimo gave the assurance during a visit to the Judge in Abuja on Wednesday.

    The commissioner said the visit was to build on the existing partnership between the FCT high court and the FCT Police command.

    Earlier, Ishak said that the court would continue to collaborate with the command in providing legal assistance and building the command’s image.

    He noted that the command and the court had enjoyed a robust working relationship.

    The Judge commended Kimo for his achievements as the commissioner of police in the FCT and other positions he had held.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kimo was accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the command’s Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID), Bala Ciroma, and Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Finance and Administration, Babaita Ishola.

    Others are: the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of  Operations, Arungwa Nwazue, and the Officer in charge of Legal department, CSP James Idachaba.

  • FCT police command warn IPOB against planned protest in Abuja

    FCT police command warn IPOB against planned protest in Abuja

    The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Mr Musa Kimo has warned the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against its planned protest in Abuja.

    Kimo gave the warning in a statement issued by the command’s Spokesman, ASP Usen Omorodion in Abuja on Sunday.

    He said as a professional organisation, the command would not fold its arms and watch criminal elements hide under the guise of such protest to cause breakdown of law and order.

    Kimo advised residents to go about their lawful duties without fear and molestation.

    In a related development, the FCT spokesman the command arrested a member of an armed robbery syndicate at Robochi, Abuja on April 26.

    He said Usman Alhaji Mai-moto, 24, a principal suspect was arrested with a stolen motorcycle by police operatives on routine patrol.

    The spokesman said the suspect confessed to have participated in the snatching of several motorcycles at gunpoint.

    Omorodion said the suspect had given the police useful information that led to the arrest of one of his cohorts, Wisdom Peter, 18, who was arrested while trying to sell a stolen motorcycle.

    He said the two stolen motorcycles had been recovered from the suspects.

    “Frantic effort is being made to arrest their cohort said to be in possession of the firearm used by the syndicate for its robbery operations.’’

    Omorodion said the command had also arrested three suspects who specialised in house breaking.

    The suspects are : Mansur Aminu, 24, Emmanuel Aboki and Dauda Isa.

    Items recovered from them include, two clippers, 11 SIM cards and one generating set.

    He said the suspects would be transferred to the Command Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation and prosecution.

  • Police parade kidnappers, others in Abuja

    The Federal Capital Territory Command (FCT) police command has arrested four kidnappers linked to the abduction of a 12- year old Fulani girl at Wumi village, Abuja.

    The police also arrested other suspects for various crimes across the nation’s capital.

    The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Musa Kimo, while parading the suspects on Tuesday in Abuja, said the suspects’ arrest was part of the command’s quest to ensure adequate protection and lives and properties in the FCT.

    He said: “What you are witnessing today is the fruit of hard work, dedication and the drive in the command to fulfill its constitutional mandate of protecting lives and property in the Federal Capital Territory.

    “I would state without any iota of doubt that the increased visibility policing, enhanced intelligence gathering, robust and round the clock patrol, massive deployment of police personnel at strategic points and bumper to bumper supervision of the men deployed on duty is indeed yielding the desired result.”

    Kimo listed the suspected kidnappers as Abdullahi Sanda, Abubakar Muhammad, Shehu Usman and Usman Abubakar.

    He said the suspects were members of a notorious kidnapping syndicate laying siege at Fulani settlements and taking their victims hostage in exchange for money.

     

  • FCT Police arrest five armed robbery suspects

    The FCT Police Command said on Tuesday that it had arrested five notorious armed robbery suspects and a car snatching syndicate.

    The suspects are: John Peter, 30, gang leader, Solomon Atabo, 33, Salisu Suleiman, 29, Olobo Rilwan, 25, and Emeka Umera, 34.

    The FCT Police Commissioner, Mr. Musa Kimo, who presented the suspect to newsmen, said they were arrested through the inter-agency collaboration initiative of the command.

    He explained that Peter was arrested by the police after he went into hiding on hearing that four of his members were arrested on March 6 by the Army and transferred to the command for investigation.

    Kimo said that eight locally made pistols used for the operation were recovered from the suspects.

    He said that the suspects who had all confessed to the crime would be charged to court on conclusion of investigation.

    In a related development, Kimo said the police had arrested an armed robbery/murder suspect, Obinna Echianu, 42, who hailed from  Aba in  Abia.

    Kimo said that the suspect was arrested by police attached to the command’s special anti-kidnapping squad at Apo mechanic village, Abuja on March 13.

    He said the suspect killed a cab operator who he hired on Dec. 22, 2016 at the Berger junction to convey him and his members now at large, to Airport road in Abuja.

    Kimo said the victim was murdered at the Gosa pedestrian bridge after being robbed of his phone, cash and Nissan Almera car which was driven to his house in Aba.

    The commissioner said the suspect confessed to have personally killed the deceased with the help of his cohort who was at large.

    “Efforts have been intensified to arrest his cohort who is now at large,“he said.

    Kimo said the suspect would be arraigned in court on conclusion of investigation into the crime.

    The commissioner said that the command had also arrested four suspected kidnappers linked with the kidnapping of a Fulani girl at Wumi village, in Gwagwalada area of Abuja on March 19.

    The suspects are : Abdullahi Sanda, 25, Abubakar Muhammad,30, Shehu Usman, 30, and Usman Abubakar.

    He said that the suspects were arrested with one locally made revolver and two locally made single barrel gun.

    Kimo said that the suspects were members of a notorious syndicate of kidnappers and cattle rustlers who specialised in laying siege at Fulani settlements to take their victims.

    He added that the suspects were intercepted and arrested at Wumi while trying to escape after kidnapping one of their female victims who was rescued by the police.

    “The suspects have been transferred to the command special anti-kidnapping squad for further investigation,” he said.

    Other suspects arrested according to the commissioner included eight members of a cult.

    The suspects are: Emeka Ani, Felix Oje, Promise Ezubuike, Efiong Chidi, Paul Chinedu, David Elkana,Ikechukwu Okoro and Osinachi Anyanwu.

    He said the suspects were arrested on March 23 by the police attached to Karimo division, after a tip-off from members of Angwan Shehu village in Karmo, Abuja.

    Kimo said the suspects had been terrorising and robbing the residents of the village.

    He said that items recovered from them include one pick axe and a beret.

    He said the suspects had been transferred to the command’s Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID) for discreet investigation  and prosecution.

    The commissioner said that the achievements were a result of hard work and dedication of the command to fulfill its constitutional mandate.

    He commended the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, for his unflinching support to the command.

  • Rivers re-run: APC, PDP clash at peace meeting

    Rivers re-run: APC, PDP clash at peace meeting

    The Rivers state chapter of  All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday clashed at a peace parley with service chiefs, Political parties and their candidates in the forth- coming National and State Assemblies rerun elections in the state.

    The meeting was organized by members of Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security and political parties and their candidates in the March 19, rerun polls.

    In his opening remarks, the chairman of the meeting and Commissioner of Police (CP), in the state, Musa Kimo said, the meeting was meant to assure political parties and their candidates of the Agencies readiness to assist the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in the state to conduct free and fair, violent-free exercise and to also appeal to parties and candidates to advise their members and supporters on the need to conduct themselves peacefully during the elections, adding that they (security operatives), will not fail to deal with according to the Law,   anybody caught violating the law and the electoral Act, irrespective of who.

    Kimo’s speech was welcomed by all the participants. However remarks by the state Chairman of APC, Chief Davis Ibianmu Ikanya, which suggested that the killings in Omoku, the home town of the state chairman of the PDP, Brother Felix Obuah was masterminded by members of the ruling PDP turned the hitherto peaceful session into a theatre of commotion, as PDP members in the meeting reacted angrily as they insisted the APC retracts the statement before the meeting could move on.

    More than 20 persons, including women and children have reportedly been killed in a fight which started in the area last Saturday. The PDP and APC have traded blames and counter blames on the matter. While the APC claims that the fight was politically motivated against it members and supporters ahead of the upcoming rerun, the PDP maintained that it was rival cult war, and that the APC is making false claim.

    The APC sate Boss said 24 of his members and supporters have been killed in the mayhem and called on the police for proper investigation and possible arrest and detention of the culprits before the election dates.

    He recalled that 95 APC members were killed across the state during the last general elections, and now over 24 of his members have been killed in Omoku alone, alleging that PDP members should be held responsible for the killings.

    Reacting to the APC, Obuah called on the Police to invite Ikanya for questioning on the killings in Omoku, alleging that his statements suggests concluded plans to cause breakdown of Law and Order in the state.

    “The APC chairman must be questioned for all the allegations he has made, by his statement, it is obvious that the APC has concluded plans to cause breakdown of law and order in the state.”

    In his statement earlier, Kimo said, “…all the security agencies in the state have promised to be impartial in discharging our functions before, during and after the re-run elections.”

    Also, INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Aniede Ikoiwak, reiterated the use of Card Reader machine in the election, assuring that “a level playing ground” would be provided for all the candidates.