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  • NSCDC nabs two armed robbery suspects, impersonator in Sokoto

    NSCDC nabs two armed robbery suspects, impersonator in Sokoto

    The Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said it arrested two armed robbery suspects and an impersonator.

    The State Commandant of the Corps, Mr Babangida Abdullahi, disclosed this at a news briefing in Sokoto on Friday.

    Babangida said:” The two armed robbery suspects were arrested on Thursday night, at the Bado area, an outskirts of Sokoto metropolis.

    “They were arrested by our personnel sequel to a distress call put to us by the victim.

    “They were lucky to have seized N50,000, from the victim, but were unlucky as they had been apprehended.

    “Their accomplices were now at large, with two AK 47 rifles, but we are trailing them.”

    Abdullahi further said that the suspects believed to be between the ages of 26 and 27, hailed from the area.

    In a related development, the commandant said the command also arrested a 35-year-old man, Aliyu Umar, who had been parading himself as an Assistant Commandant of the corps.

    Abdullahi said the suspect was apprehended on Thursday when he went to the command’s anti-vandalism unit at Bado and introduced himself as an Assistant Commandant.

    He said the suspect was an unregistered volunteer of the corps until his arrest.

    The commandant averred that all the suspects were being interrogated at the corps’ headquarters in Sokoto.

    He added that they will soon be arraigned after the conduct of thorough investigations.

  • NSCDC operative, armed robber die in Bayelsa gun battle

    NSCDC operative, armed robber die in Bayelsa gun battle

    An operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to the Bayelsa State command and an armed robber were, Wednesday, killed in a gun battle.

    It was gathered that a gang of armed robbers operating in Ogbia Local Government Area laid an ambush for a patrol van of the operatives along Kolo Creek area of the council.

    The armed robbers reportedly hid in the ambush after first attacking a police checkpoint along the road and disarming policemen on duty at about 12:24am.

    A security source who spoke in confidence said the armed robbers caught the policemen off guard and compelled them to surrender their weapons.

    He said the robbers carted away about three Ak47 riffles and several rounds of ammunition.

    He said: “When they escaped from the scene, they sighted a security patrol van man by operatives of the NSCDC and hid in the bush. When the van approached, they opened fire on it killing one of the civil defenders”.

    But he said the operatives fired back and gunned down one of the armed robbers while others later escaped.

    It was gathered that the remains of one the slain armed robber with his pump action rifle were recovered by the personnel and brought to NSCDC headquarters in Yenagoa.

    They reportedly handed over to the stage Commandant of NSCDC, Mr. Desmond Agu.

    When contacted, Agu confirmed that armed robbers laid ambush for a patrol van of the corps and killed one of the operatives.

    He, however, praised his men for fighting back and overpowering them with their superior gunfire resulting in the killing of one of the robbers.

    Agu, however, said he was not aware of the attack on a police checkpoint adding that he had handed over the riffle and the corpse of hoodlum to the state’s police command.

  • JAMB:  Candidates embark on peaceful protest in Calabar

    JAMB:  Candidates embark on peaceful protest in Calabar

    Over 500 prospective candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination on Wednesday embarked on peaceful protest in Calabar following the poor internet service affecting their registration process for the examination.

    The candidates, who started the protest at 7a.m. from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) office on Marian Road, went round Barracks Road and the Millennium Park, before returning to the JAMB office.

    The candidates were chanting solidarity songs and held fresh leaves in their hands, while the Police and men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) followed them to prevent break down of law and order.

    A candidate, Mr Jeremiah Osibu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that since the beginning of the registration on March 20, he had not been able to get his Personal Identity Number (PIN) for his registration.

    “The process of registration this year has been so difficult. I come to this JAMB office every working day; but till now, I have not been registered,’’ he said.

    Also, Miss Comfort Eban, told NAN that after paying the N6, 200 fee for the UTME, she had spent more than N8,000 on transportation from her house to JAMB office since March 20.

    “I am joining this protest today because we want our leaders and the examination body to do something about it. The 2017 process of registration is too stressful.

    “From the look of things, if this registration continues like this in the next few days, thousands of prospective candidates would not be able to sit for this examination,‘’ she said.

    Mr Richard Onah, who said he came all the way from Ogoja Local Government Area to register for the examination, called on JAMB to extend the registration to capture all prospective candidates.

    Efforts made by NAN to speak with JAMB officials in the state were not successful as protesters blocked the entrance to the JAMB office.

    NAN reports that petty traders were making brisk businesses through the sales of food, sachet water, biscuits and banana, as a result of the delay being experienced by prospective UTME candidates in JAMB office.

     

  • NSCDC arrests 18 illegal miners in Niger

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger command, on Tuesday announced the arrest of 18 illegal miners in Bukuchi village of Bosso Local Government Area.

    Mr Philip Ayuba, Commandant of the Corps in the state, made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna.

    Ayuba said that the suspects would soon be charged to court to serve as a lesson for others engaged in illegal mining activities.

    He explained that already the command had developed comprehensive security strategies to confront the activities of illegal miners and other criminal activities in the state.

    He said that plain security personnel had since being deployed to flash points of illegal mining and other criminal activities for their arrest and prosecution.

    Ayuba solicited for the support of residents in providing useful information that would assist the security agencies to confront any form of security threats in the state.

    The commandant said that such vital information would enable the command to check criminal and promote peaceful coexistence among the residents.

     

  • NSCDC suspends 2 officers for oil theft

    NSCDC suspends 2 officers for oil theft

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has suspended two of its officers for alleged involvement in oil theft in Bayelsa.

    The Corps Sp‎okesman, Mr Emmanuel Okeh, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.

    Okeh said the management of the Corps condemned the alleged possession of illegal petroleum products suspected to be diesel (AGO) by two officers of the Corps who were recently arrested and presented to newsmen by the Police.

    He said that the‎ ‎Commandant-General of the Corps, Mr Abdullahi Muhammadu, had set up a panel of inquiry to investigate the matter for proper action to be taken in line with the public service rules.

    According to him, the affected personnel, Assistant Superintendent of Corps (ASCI) Agah Utavie, and Assistant Superintendent of Corps (ASCII) Angel Kilosomewo, ‎had been suspended from the service until investigations were concluded.‎

    He said that the Commandant-General of the Corps, Abdullahi Muhammadu, had therefore warned officers and men  of the Corps to desist from such act or face the full wrath of the law.

    NAN reports that the Police had on March 23 presented to newsmen two officers of the NSCDC for allegedly dealing in suspected illegally refined diesel in Otuasegha area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa.

    The Police‎ Force spokesman, CSP Jimoh Moshood, had said that the suspects were arrested by the Inspector-General of Police (I-G’s) Special Task Force on March 7. ‎

    Moshood said that their office had been informed and that the police investigating team was awaiting their response to conclude investigation into the case and arraign them in court.

  • NYSC, NSCDC decry drowning of corps members in Bayelsa

    NYSC, NSCDC decry drowning of corps members in Bayelsa

    The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Bayelsa State, Wednesday, lamented death of corps members in the state through boat mishaps.

    The two agencies raised the concern when the new state Commandant, NYSC, Mrs. Loto Bolade paid a courtesy visit to the state Commandant of the NSCDC, Desmond Agu, in Yenagoa, the state capital.

    Corps members serving in some riverine communities in the state have been losing their lives following boat mishaps.

    But Agu urged NYSC authorities to impress it upon youths participating in the scheme especially persons posted to the coastal areas to always make use of their life jackets when traveling.

    He said: “Bayelsa State has a different terrain. It is 70 per cent water. So, always tell the corps members to carry their life jackets and wear them whenever they are traveling. Even if they can swim, they should not be over-confident.

    “NYSC should also ensure that they are constantly in touch with youths posted to remote areas. Always keep in touch with the youths and ensure that their employers are treating them well”.

    Agu said his command would always contribute to the success of NYSC programmes in the state by providing the needed security.

    He advised that all federal agencies should work together to assist one another in the discharge of their duties adding that agencies should not work in acrimony.

    In her response, Bolade said NYSC was working hard to ensure that members of the corps posted to rural areas in the state were given life jackets.

    “We will continue to talk to the corps members posted to the riverine areas to always wear their life jackets. We will keep talking to them”, she said.

    Bolade, who was redeployed from Niger State, thanked the NSCDC for its cooperation especially in the areas of security.

    She appealed to the command for more support and demanded security presence at the Kaiama camp for the forthcoming orientation programme.

  • Boko Haram abducts 10 in Borno

    Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Borno, said suspected Boko Haram members has invaded Konduga Local Government Area and abducted four women and six youths.

    Abdullahi told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Maiduguri on Tuesday that the insurgents had also invaded Mittiri, Akalli and Arribbari villages in the same Konduga local government area.

    “Our intelligence report had indicated that the insurgents are now operating in Dalla Fatimiri on about 10 motorcycles.

    “Our men of Anti-vandalism and Intelligence Unit of the Command on Friday reported the kidnapping of four youths in Kalari village in Konduga local government area,” he said.

    He explained that the remnants of the insurgents were desperately recruiting more youths to sustain their fight in the state, having been effectively decimated and degraded by the Nigerian Military.

    “This is a clarion call to Nigerians to be on the alert at all times and always report any suspicious activities around them to the security agencies.

    “Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who are desperate to return to their librated communities should desist from living in areas that are not properly secured by armed personnel,” the commandant said.

    NAN reports that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Konduga, a town located few kilometers away from Maiduguri, have been returning home with the hope of rebuilding their lives.

     

  • NSCDC sacks two over extortion in Kwara

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara said it had dismissed two of its officers over extortion of innocent citizens on the pretext of securing employment for them in the corps.

    Mr. Pedro ldeba, Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in llorin.

    Ideba said the Commandant-General of the Corps approved the dismissal of the two affected Officers having found them guilty.

    The commandant, who did not mention the names of the two affected Officers, said the corps would not relent in its efforts to rid the corps of bad eggs.

    Ideba, who also did not disclose the amount involved in the deal, warned citizens of the state to desist from giving money to any personnel of the corps.

    The commandant said that the corps was not recruiting now, adding that recruitment was free of charge.

    He warned officers and men of the corps to desist from acts capable of tarnishing the image of the corps.

     

  • Man chops off ear of NSCDC official 

    A 26-year old man, Ehis Evboramen, has been arrested for chopping off the ear of an official of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps during a fight.

    Ehis who was paraded at the police headquarters in Edo State was being questioned by NSCDC officials for returning home late when the fight broke out.

    He was said to have chopped off the ear with his teeth.

    The suspect however said he did it out of self defence because he was being attacked by three officials.

    His words, “They stopped me and they didn’t see anything on me. They used something to cut my hand. Three of them fought me. They held me that I was coming back at 11:42pm.

    “They said I should join them and do security work with them. I sat down and before I know what was happening, one of them slapped me. They took me to their head and he said they should give me my belongings. They brought only phone without my money, that was what led to my chopping off the ear of one of them.”

    State Police Commissioner, Haliru Gwandu, said the suspect would soon be charged to court.

     

     

     

     

  • Two arrested for possession of IDPs food

    Two arrested for possession of IDPs food

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intercepted two persons with 4,000 sachets of therapeutic food meant for malnourished children in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno.

    The Corps Commandant, Ibrahim Abdullahi, made the disclosure in an interview with the  News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Maiduguri on Tuesday.

    Abdullahi said that the suspects were nabbed at the Borno Express motor park in Maiduguri while trying to smuggle the items out of town.

    According to him, the  Ready To Use Theraphetic Food (RTUTF) was  distributed by some Non Governmental Organisations to nursing mothers in the IDPs camps to tackle malnutrition among children below five years.

    “They are merchants who normally patronise relief materials donated to IDPs by international organisation. You can imagine that they came from Kano just to exploit the IDPs.

    “They said this was not the first time they came to buy relief materials from the IDPs.

    “Normally they have informants who always inform them of any distribution of relief materials in the camps.

    “It is very disheartening how people always take advantage of the victims of violence because of the condition they found themselves.

    ” You will recall that the command had nabbed some culprits who defrauded 9,000 IDPs of the sum of N29 million under the guise of providing rice to them.

    “The IDPs themselves are not helping matters as they don’t pity themselves and their living conditions.

    “This is meant to help their children who are malnourished, but they prefer to sell the items and come back to say government is not taking care of them.

    “It will interest you to note that some of the IDPs are merchants.

    “Many times our officers inform us that whenever foodstuff is distributed in camps, the IDPs always stormed the markets to sell what was given to them.

    “We are boosting our surveillance in various locations to curb this menace and I assure you that culprits will be prosecuted,” said Abdullahi.

    However, Hassan Sale, one of the suspects told NAN that they normally buy the fortified food from nursing mothers in the IDPs camp.

    “I bought this one from Zannari IDPs camp. We usually buy the product at the rate of N30 while we sell at N60 to our customers in Kano.

    ” This is the second time that I came into the town, the first was two weeks ago.”