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  • Ondo Police deploy men to protect strategic assets

    Ondo Police deploy men to protect strategic assets

    Ondo Police Command said it has directed all Area Commanders, Tactical Team Commanders, and Divisional Police Officers to intensify the deployment of personnel and operational assets to all identified public spaces and critical infrastructure to forestall any breakdown of law and order.

    It said the deployment was in response to the planned protest being organized by the Take It Back Movement and its affiliates.

    Ondo Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi, in a statement, said the timing of the planned protest was highly inopportune due to prevailing security challenges and efforts of the police command to stabilise security situation across the state.

    The Ondo CP noted that such a gathering could be hijacked by unscrupulous elements, leading to a breakdown of law and order.

    Afolabi urged leadership of the Take It Back Movement, their supporters, and other interest groups to embrace constructive dialogue as a means of addressing grievances, rather than taking to the streets in a manner that might heighten tensions and heat up the polity.

    According to him: “We reassure the good people of Ondo State of our unwavering commitment to safeguarding their fundamental rights and freedoms.

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    “While we call on parents and guardians to dissuade their wards from engaging in acts that could disrupt the peace and stability currently enjoyed in the state.

    “The general public is hereby encouraged to go about their lawful businesses without fear, as adequate security measures have been put in place to guarantee the safety and protection of all citizens. 

    “Also the command urges residents to report any suspicious activities to the nearest Police Station or any other security agency nearest to them.”

  • Police advisory

    Police advisory

    The Ogun and Lagos states  Police Command  have advised the public especially those who lost their vehicles to theft or abandoned around the city to report at Agbado, Lafenwa  and Ewekoro Divisional Headquarters and Ayobo and Elere Police Stations   for identification and claims within 14 days.

    Agbado motorcycles: Three unregistered Honda ; one unregistered Bajaj; Four Bajaj with registered plate numbers: KJA 792 QB; GBE 310 VS; TTD 066 VY and DHB 022QP.

     Others are three Honda with numbers:BDG 708 QA; GBE 310 VS and APP 668QG.

    Ewekoro vehicles: One Mazda car with number FX 255 KJA and one unregistered Tricycle.

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     Lafenwa vehicles: one unregistered Lexus car and one yellow Tricycle with no FKJ 749 WJ.

    Lafenwa motorcycles: one unregistered Ladies; three unregistered Bajaj Boxer; two Bajaj Boxers with no QY 450 KRD and ABG 198 WK and one blue TVS with no TTD 394 VS, according to P;olice Public Relations Officer Omolola Odutola, said.

    Ayobo police station, Lagos: Lexus jeep with no BDG 641 FQ.

    Elere police station, Lagos: Two TVS Tricycles with nos:AKD 993 QJ and MUS 159 QK; mini bus (Korope) with no LSD 193 YC; TVS Tricycle with no KRD 157 QJ and Volkswagen bus T4 with no KJ.

  • Police rescue woman from suspected ritualist

    Police rescue woman from suspected ritualist

    Operatives save 13 trafficked victims, three kidnapped persons

    The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Command has rescued a 25-year-old woman, Promise Eze, from a suspected ritualist in one of the hotels in Wuse.

    The suspected ritualist, the police said, is on the run.

    The incident occurred at 11:30 am, on January 31, through a distress call from a hotel in the Wuse area.

    In a statement yesterday, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police Josephine Adeh said: “The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued a young woman from the clutches of a suspected armed robber and ritualist, launching an immediate manhunt for the fleeing suspect.’’

    She said operatives discovered that Promise Eze, 25, from Ebonyi State, was tied to a small chair with her mouth covered in plaster.

    She was unconscious. The officers freed her and rushed her to Wuse District Hospital, where she was resuscitated.

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    Also, police operatives attached to the Kaduna State Command, have arrested three –  Samson Peter, 25,  Haruna Duniya, 45, and Abdulazaq Olawole, 58, while trafficking 13 victims to Oyo State in an unmarked vehicle.

    The gang engaged the Police in a gun duel. This led to the killing of five and rescue of three kidnapped victims, with the recovery of some arms and ammunition of various calibres.three mobile phones and N5.2 million. Also recovered were the vehicles of the kidnapped victims, according to the police.

    “The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, commends the operatives for their exhibition of gallantry, dedication to duty and patriotism. The IGP further encourages Police officers to remain relentless towards the goal of achieving peace and reassures members of the public that the Police Force remains committed to effectively combatting security threats,” the Police FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police Josephine Adeh added.

  • PSC promotes Larmode, Mba, 8,914 others

    The Police Service Commission said it has approved the promotion of 8,916 senior Police Officers to their next substantive ranks to fill existing vacancies.

    Amongst those promoted is the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba. He was promoted from the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police to Deputy Commissioner of Police.

    The Commission said the promotions were the high points of its 5th Plenary meeting held in Abuja on 26th and 27th March 2019 which was presided over by its Chairman, Musiliu Smith.

    Details of the promotion is contained in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by the Commission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani.

    It reads: “The Commission approved the promotion of three Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. They are; Jona Jackson Mava; Olushola Babajide David and Titus Sumba Larmode.
    “The acting appointments of two Commissioners of Police were also confirmed. The beneficiaries are; Rudolf Echebi Obe, Works and Danladi B. Lalas, Air Wing.

    “71 Assistant Commissioners of Police were elevated to the next rank of Deputy Commissioners of Police and they include Ogundare D. Emmanuel; Alonge Adebowale; Augustina Nwuka Ogbodo; Ibrahim Abdullahi; Garba Ahmed; Uzuegbu Kanayo; Zubairu Abubakar; Vincent N. Nwajiofor (works), Polycarp Chilaka Dibia and Emeka Frank Mba, the Force Public Relations Officer.

    “102 Chief Superintendents of Police, CSPs, were also promoted to Assistant Commissioners of Police. They are ; Michael M. Masomene; Egbe Eko Edum; Onyeamu Akaeme Onyeamu; Dauda I. Ayuba; Chinedu C. Ugwu; Moses Gana; Victor Akongtender Bepeh; Aminu Musa; Danjuma Madugu; Promise Chinedu Udeh; Anthony Okon Placio; Ikechukwu E. Nwosu; Okey C. Nwabufo; Ayodeji A. Dagunduro; Kanu Kanu Okoronkwo (works); Agbo B. Usman (forensic); Mustapha A. Rufai; among others.”

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    The statement continues: “The Commission also promoted 487 Deputy Superintendents of Police to Superintendents. The new Superintendents of Police include Atiku Ibrahim, Personal Assistant to the acting Inspector General of Police; Florence Odewo; Ojo Abraham; Mohammed Idris and Abraham Ogedengbe.
    “1,165 Assistant Superintendents of Police, ASPs, were promoted to the next rank of Deputy Superintendents of Police, DSP, while 7086 Inspectors were elevated to Assistant Superintendents of Police.

    “Some of the new DSPs are: Chinemelum Bartholomew of the Complaints Response Unit, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Jeremiah Zumnan; Adewale Ajibuwa while Hope Nnah of Abia Command; Saviour Etetim made the list of the newly promoted Inspectors to ASPs.”

    The promotions according to the Commission will be conveyed through a letter to the Ag. IGP Mohammed Adamu on Monday, April 1, 2019.

    The letter is signed by the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Commission, Nnamdi Maurice Mbaeri.

  • Zamfara Police confirm abduction of expatriate doctor

    The Zamfara State Police Command, has confirmed that the missing expatriate, Dr. Jeng Sunail, might have been abducted by bandits.

    In a press statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Mohammed Shehu, the police said Sunail was reported missing at the Tsafe Divisional Police office by one of his colleagues, Dr. Li Dong.

    “On March 26, Dr. Li Dong reported to the police that his colleague, Dr. Jang Sunail, was missing from his apartment which he shares with three other colleagues from the hospital,’’ Shehu said.

    He said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Celestine Okoye, had dispatched officers from the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (CIID) State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) and Anti Kidnapping Squad team to commence investigation and a search and rescue operation.

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    An eye witness in Tsafe town Mustapha Magazu, told journalists that bandits invaded the town at around 9:00 p.m. on Monday and went straight to Sunail’s room and took him away.

    The victim, a Korean, is one of the expatriate doctors engaged by the government on contract at the Tsafe General Hospital as a Physiotherapist. (NAN)

  • Police arrest two suspects over alleged murder of woman in Enugu

    Police Command in Enugu State has arrested two suspects over the murder of one Maria Amadi at the Federal Housing in Trans-Ekulu in Enugu.

    The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement in Enugu on Monday that the incident happened on March 21.

    Amaraizu said the suspected killers, who were operating on a navy blue vehicle, allegedly shot at the victim severally as she was gaining access into her compound and left her unconscious before they escaped.

    He said that the victim was subsequently rushed to the Enugu State Teaching Hospital, (ESUTH) for medical attention but was confirmed dead on arrival by the doctor on duty.

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    He added that on receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Sulaiman Balarabe directed the Criminal Investigations Department of the command to commence full-scale investigations into the incident.

    The spokesperson said the investigation so far led to the arrest of two vital suspects in connection with the killing.

    Amaraizu said the suspects were now helping the operatives in their investigations.

    He said that the commissioner of police had initiated a manhunt on the remaining fleeing suspects. (NAN)

  • Kano election: Police dispel rumour on curfew

    The Police Command in Kano State has dismissed the rumour being peddled that curfew had been imposed on Kano metropolis, as residents await the final results of the governorship election.

    The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna debunked the rumour in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Sunday.

    According to him, the rumour which is being spread through the social media was not only untrue and unfounded but, was aimed at misinforming the public and create fear and apprehension among the residents.

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    “If curfew is imposed on Kano, people will be informed through the proper channels not through the social media, “he said.

    He, therefore, advised members of the public to ignore the rumour as it was meant to create confusion in the state and beyond.

    A NAN Correspondent who went round the city reports that most of the residents went about with their lawful businesses.

    Even though some business places had opened for business but Sabon Gari and the popular Singer and Kantin Kwari markets have remained closed.

    Private vehicle owners and commercial buses as well as commercial tricycle operators were also operating in the city. (NAN)

  • Kano re-run: Police restrict human, vehicular movement

    The Police Command in Kano State has restricted movement of motor vehicles, tricycles and all other means of transportation across the 44 local government areas of the state.

    According to the police, the measure is to ensure free and fair gubernatorial supplementary election scheduled for March 23 in the state.

    This was contained in press statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna in Kano on Thursday.

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    Haruna said that no vehicle, motorcycle or tricycle would be allowed to move between 06:00hrs and 18:00hrs during the election period.

    He advised all eligible voters to trek to their respective polling units in order to exercise their civic responsibility. (NAN)

  • Police detain two officers for allegedly killing NSCDC personnel

    The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) says it has taken into custody two of its officers who allegedly killed an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Nyanya, Abuja.

    Late Ogar Jombo, an Assistant Superintendent of the NSCDC, was allegedly killed on Wednesday in the presence of his wife and children, when he was stopped by the policemen for alleged violation of traffic rules.

    The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Bala Ciroma, who confirmed the arrest and detention of the officers to the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that investigation was ongoing to unravel the cause of the incident.

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    “There was a fracas between the senior officer and the policemen, we have commenced investigation and we will not know what really happened until after the investigation,’’ Ciroma said.

    NAN gathered from a relation of the deceased, who pleaded anonymity that the late Jombo was taking his children to school in the morning when the unfortunate incident occurred. (NAN)

  • Police confirm 16 people killed by gunmen in Kaduna

    The Kaduna State Police Command on Monday said no fewer than 16 persons were killed by unknown gunmen at Barde Village under Maro in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state.

    The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Yakubu Sabo, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna.

    Sabo said at about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, some unknown armed men entered Barde Village under Maro in Kajuru Local Government Area and started shooting sporadically which resulted to the death of 16 persons.

    He said on receipt of the information, the command mobilised teams of police operatives led by Kajuru Divisional Police Officer (DPO) alongside military personnel with a view to apprehend the perpetrators and restore normalcy to the area.

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    He added that operation was ongoing and the situation had been brought under control.

    ”While investigation is in progress, the Commissioner of Police, Ahmad Abdurrahman, has vowed to uncover the masterminds of this dastardly act and bring them to justice,” he said.

    He appealed for calm and extended his heartfelt condolences to the families of those who were affected by the recent carnage. (NAN)