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  • Adamawa killings: Force headquarters to dispatch five mobile police units – IG

    Adamawa killings: Force headquarters to dispatch five mobile police units – IG

    The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said on Saturday that the force would deploy five mobile police units to Adamawa to prevent future clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the state.

    Idris made this known in Yola when he paid a courtesy call on Gov. Mohammed Bindow to commiserate with him and the people of the state.

    About 20 people were feared killed and several others injured following a clash between farmers and Fulani herdsmen in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

    The attack occurred on Monday night following the killing of a farmer by suspected Fulani herdsmen resulting in a reprisal attack by the farming communities of Shaforon, Kodomti and Kikan all in Numan local government area of the state.

    The IG said that the five units would reinvigorate security operations to prevent further bloody clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the state.

    He also promised to deploy tracking units of the force for the investigation of previous incidents.

    He assured the people of the state that the incidents would be thoroughly investigated to prevent a repeat.

    Idris commended the traditional institution and other stakeholders in the state for wading into the crisis with a view to ending it.

    He said he was in the state to commiserate with the people over the unfortunate bombing in Mubi and killings in Numan Local Government Area of the state.

    Responding, Bindow urged the IG to deploy his men to investigate the incident in Numan.

    He assured that the perpetrators would be brought to book upon investigation.

    He thanked the IG for the visit, saying that it was a demonstration  of his concern for the people.

    NAN

  • Police investigate electrocution of artisan in Enugu

    Police investigate electrocution of artisan in Enugu

    The Police Command in Enugu State says it has commenced investigation into alleged electrocution of an artisan, Uzoma Okpara, at the Unity Estate, Independence layout, Enugu metropolis.

    The Command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Wednesday in Enugu that the  incident occurred on Nov. 21 at about 11 a.m.

    Amaraizu said the deceased, who was a plumber, died when he had contact with a high tension wire close to a building where he was working on a faulty overhead tank at the estate.

    He said that the victim was promptly rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention and was confirmed dead on arrival by the doctor on duty.

    He said that the body of the plumber had been deposited at the Eastern Nigeria Medical Centre, Enugu mortuary for autopsy.

    NAN

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  • 826 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya in one month – NEMA

    826 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya in one month – NEMA

    The National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA ) says a total of 826 Nigerians stranded in Libya, enroute Europe, voluntarily returned from the North African country in October.

    The Director General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Maihajja, made the disclosure while receiving a fresh batch of 270 Nigerians who arrived the country on Tuesday.

    Maihajja, represented by the South West Zonal Coordinator of the agency, Alhaji Suleiman Yakubu, said the returnees were assisted back to Nigeria by the International Organisation for Migration ( IOM ) and the European Union ( EU ).

    He said that the fresh batch added to 138 Nigerians earlier brought back on Oct. 3; 257 on Oct. 24 and 161 on Oct. 26 made the total number of returnees in October 826.

    The NEMA boss urged the returnees to contribute their quota to national development, stressing that the quest to build Nigeria required the support of all and sundry.

    NAN reports that the new set of returnees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 7.30pm aboard a Libyan Airline aircraft with registration number 5A-LAU.

    They comprised 216 female adults, 13 teenage girls and five infants, while the male adults were 27, 18 were teenage boys and nine, baby boys.

    Other agencies which received the returnees were the Nigerian Immigration Service ( NIS ), the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons ( NAPTIP ), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria ( FAAN ) and the Police.

    NAN

  • Two suicide bombers killed in Maiduguri

    Two suicide bombers killed in Maiduguri

    The Police in Borno on Sunday said two female suicide bombers were killed while trying to sneak into Maiduguri metropolis.

    Mr Victor Isuku, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview.

    Isuku said that the incident occurred on Sunday evening along Maiduguri-Gamboru highway.

    He said that one of the suicide bombers detonated an Improvised Explosive Device ( IEDs ) strapped to her body and killed herself, while the other bomber was gunned down by security operatives before she detonated the bomb concealed to her body.

    Isuku explained that the incident occurred at the outskirt of Maiduguri, adding that there were no casualties recorded in the incident.

    “Preliminary information available to me indicates that two female suicide bombers tried to sneak into Maiduguri, one of them detonated the IED on her body and killed herself while the other one was gunned down.

    “Police EOD teams have been deployed to the scene to sanitize the area,” he added.

    NAN

  • Police nab undergraduate for impersonation, bank fraud

    Police nab undergraduate for impersonation, bank fraud

    The Enugu State Police Command said it arrested a suspect involved in impersonation of bank customers and beneficiaries of transfers from abroad.

    The Police Command’s Spokesman, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Sunday, that the 23 year-old suspect was an undergraduate from Amaigbo in Nwangele Local Government Area of Imo.

    According to him, the suspect went to a new generation bank located at Okpara Avenue in Enugu metropolis to cash the sum of 800 U.S. dollars purported to have been sent to him from someone abroad.

    “When he was asked by the bank staff to provide proof of identification, he presented an identity card bearing the name of One Eleng Okpara Peter likely to be the authorised beneficiary.

    “He smartly superimposed his passport photograph on that of the likely beneficiary and presented himself to be Eleng Okpara Peter.

    “When he could no longer establish his innocence, it was obvious that he was trying to withdraw money sent to another person by impersonating the beneficiary,’’ he said.

    According to him, the suspect earlier claimed that the money was sent to him as a gift by a female Facebook friend.

    Investigation further showed that the account number he presented as his belonged to someone else.

    The command advised members of the public to be security conscious and not disclose their bank details and vital personal information to the public.

    NAN

  • Police arrest 31 suspects for various crimes in Edo

    Police arrest 31 suspects for various crimes in Edo

    The new Commissioner of Police for Edo, CP Babatunde Kokumo, said on Wednesday that the command had arrested 31 suspects for various offences in the last three days.

    Kokumo, who took over on Monday, made this known in Benin during his maiden news briefing.

    He said that seven of the suspects were arrested in connection with the murder of a University of Benin Professor, Paul Otasowie.

    Otasowie was murdered on Oct. 4 at his residence on Ekenwa Road, Benin, by unidentified gunmen.

    He also said that a syndicate that specialises in robbing filling station was also busted as well as five armed robbery suspects and some suspected kidnappers.

    The police commissioner said that the suspects would be charged to court within the shortest possible time on completion of investigation.

    He also said that, henceforth, the command under his leadership would have zero tolerance for corruption.

    He, however, said that the command would begin by first cleaning it’s house, by ensuring that no bailable suspect was made to pay any money for bail.

    Kokumo said his leadership in the State would not tolerate officers collecting money from suspects, saying “We will ensure total abhorrence for corruption”.

    The CP also said that the command would not tolerate human right abuse as his leadership would ensure the Human Rights activists and organisations were accorded huge respect.

    He gave assurance that the command would adopt effective strategies in fighting crime in the state.

    The police boss explained that the command was presently carrying out crime profiling to enable the command approach the various crimes strategically.

    He said his mission in the state was to work and work hard to ensure that crime was reduced to the bearest minimum.

    He further assured the people that the command would fight crime in the State with all seriousness as well as partner with communities and sister security agencies.

    Kokumo also promised that the command would ensure constant media briefing on activities, achievements and successes recorded by the police in the state.

    NAN

  • Police nab church elder for allegedly killing wife

    Police nab church elder for allegedly killing wife

    Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested Mr. Sunday Uko Akpan for allegedly killing his wife, Mrs. Martha Sunday Uko, aged 35.

    Akpan, said to be an elder at the Light of the World Mission Church, Oron Road, Uyo, was alleged to have murdered his wife on October 11 after a disagreement.

    A statement by police spokesman Bala Elkana said the suspect allegedly killed his wife, a mother of three, after a minor quarrel, which snowballed into a fight.

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    “Later, the suspect at midnight cut her remains into pieces, packed them in two sacks, put them in a wheelbarrow and poured them into a waste bin near NDLEA’s office, off Nwaniba Road, Uyo.

    “The suspect killed his wife in the presence of their children, who thereafter reported to the police, for fear of being murdered by their father.

    “During interrogation, he confessed to the crime.

    Investigation is on. The suspect will be arraigned for

    murder,” the statement added.

     

  • Police rescue kidnapped FRSC officer

    Police rescue kidnapped FRSC officer

    The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued a personnel of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Muhammad B-Kudu, kidnapped recently by unidentified gunmen at Tsafe Unit Command of the FRSC in the state.

    The unidentified gunmen had on Sept. 21 invaded the Tsafe Unit Command of the FRSC in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state killing one officer, Hamza Mubarak and kidnapping the rescued victim.

    The state Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Shaba Alkali,  said in Gusau on Monday, that since the abduction, the command did not relent until the safe rescue of the FRSC officer.

    He said the officer was rescued on Sunday by a team of mobile policemen at Dandindin Village in Maru Local Government Area of the state.

    Alkali said that though the gunmen escaped into the forest during the rescue operation, the command would continue to comb the area until all the criminals are arrested and brought to book.

    “The FRSC officer was successfully rescued and brought to police headquarters, where he was formally handed over to the state FRSC Acting-Sector Commander,” the CP said.

    He thanked members of the public for their support in giving relevant information that led to the dislodgement of criminals in the state. (NAN)

  • Police arrest, hand over Boko Haram commander to Army

    Police arrest, hand over Boko Haram commander to Army

    The Police have arrested a wanted Boko Haram terrorist in Ondo State, Idris Ibrahim Babawo and handed him over to the Army, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, army spokesman has confirmed.

    Usman said in a statement on Tuesday that the terrorist, who goes by the name “Idoko’’ and “Nagada’’ was believed to be “on serial number 156 on the wanted Boko Haram terrorist list.

    “He was handed over to the 32 Brigade, 2 Division, Nigerian Army at about 2 p.m. on Monday by the Ondo state Command of the Nigeria Police.”

    The army spokesman said preliminary investigation showed that the suspect, aged 42, hails from Chinade village in Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

    “He escaped from the North East due to military onslaught on the terrorists with a view to evade arrest and prosecution, but nemesis caught up with him,’’ Usman said.

    In another development, the 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, on Monday, successfully raided a bandit camp at Kahiru forest in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara and recovered 157 animals.

    Usman listed the recovered animals as 50 cows, 82 goats and 25 sheep which were abandoned by the bandits.

    He explained that the bandits opened fire on the troops when they approached the camp, making the troops to return fire, thereby killing one of the bandits.

    NAN

  • Police confirm murder of Islamic cleric, 16 others in Borno

    Police confirm murder of Islamic cleric, 16 others in Borno

    The Police in Borno on Monday said that Boko Haram insurgent had killed an Islamic cleric at Kurumari village in Magumeri local government area of the state.

    DSP Isuku Victor, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said in a statement issued in Maiduguri.

    Victor said that three other persons were killed when the insurgents stormed the village on Sunday.

    “On September 17, at about 22:30 hours, some suspects reasonably believed to be Boko Haram terrorists attacked Kurumari village, about 14 kilometres east of Magumeri town, in Magumeri local government area.

    “Four persons including the Imam of the village were reportedly killed during the attack.”

    Victor disclosed that 13 other persons were also killed in multiple suicide bomb attacks at Mashemeri village in Konduga local government area of the state.

    “On Monday September 18, at about 10:50 hours, two male and a female suicide bombers carried out coordinated attacks at different locations at Mashemari village in konduga Local Government Area.

    “The first explosion occurred when there was echo of sporadic shooting in a farm. In the ensuing stampede, the first suicide bomber detonated the Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs).

    “The other two suicide bombers detonated their explosives inside the village close to the house of the village head.

    “Thirteen persons including the three suicide bombers died while sixteen other persons sustained various degrees of injuries,” he said.

    Isuku said that the victims were referred to the General Hospital, Konduga for treatment.

    He added that Police EOD team and Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) were deployed; adding that normalcy had been restored to the area.