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  • Police arrest 88 suspected cultists in Anambra

    The Police Command in Anambra said on Wednesday, that it has arrested 88 suspected cultists in parts of the state between Feb. 25 and March 5.

    Mr Rabiu Ladodo, the Commissioner of Police in charge of 2019 general elections in Anambra, made the disclosure in Awka while briefing newsmen on security situation in the state.

    Ladodo said the suspects were arrested at different locations in Anambra to ensure provision of adequate security to the people.

    The commissioner of police said that after the arrest, 31 of the suspects were screened out, 27 charged to court, while 30 others were still under investigations.

    ‘‘We recovered the following exhibits; one double barrel gun, 14 live cartridges, dry leaves suspected to be cannabis sativa, substance suspected to be cocaine, two axes, one dagger and one machete,’’ he said.

    Ladodo gave assurance that security agents in the area had reviewed their operations and mapped out strategies to address major election threats such as thuggery and cultism.

    He said that all the 4,608 polling units would be effectively covered during the March 9 Governorship and State House of Assembly elections.

    Ladodo said that police would enforce the Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu’s ban on unauthorised use of unmarked/covered vehicle number plates during the elections.

    ‘‘This constitutes serious security threat to the upcoming Governorship and State House of Assembly elections.

    ‘‘Covering of number plates also amount to a clear breach of Road Traffic Act and other relevant laws of the land,’’ he said.

    Ladodo urged the public, especially eligible voters, to participate in the elections and warned mischief makers and ballot box snatchers to stay away from the state. (NAN)

  • Presiding officer, Youth corps member abducted in Anambra

    Anambra state police command Saturday announced the abduction of a presiding officer and a youth corps member during the presidential and National Assembly elections by unknown persons in the state.

    As a result, seven suspects have been arrested by the command including two armed police personnel on illegal duty during the elections.

    Briefing reporters Saturday evening in Awka, Anambra state, the new police Commissioner for the elections, Rabiu Ladodo, said the cases were under investigations

    He said the seven suspects were arrested for ballot box snatching, destruction of elections and vote buying, which took place at Onuma Imeobi square ward six unit 4 in Onitsha.

    He also said the youth corps member and the presiding officer were abducted in ndiokolo unit, Orumba North local government area of the state in Anambra South senatorial zone.

    Ladodo, said efforts were being intensified by the command to rescue the two victims.

    According to him, “I have gone round the State along with heads of other security agencies both on Aerial and Vehicular patrols, in order to assess levels of deployment by the security agencies at various polling units and to ensure that the electorates exercise their franchise without hindrance.

    “The election is generally peaceful and all the places visited have witnessed significant turnout of voters amid tight security in the areas”

    “However, despite the relative peace recorded so far, there are few isolated incidents recorded such as ballot box snatching at Onuma imeobi Square ward six unit 4 Onitsha, vote buying, disruption of election in some polling units, alleged abduction of a presiding officer and a youth corper in Indiokolo unit, Orumba North LGA of Anambra South Senatorial Zone”

    “Consequently, the Command has arrested Seven (7) suspects in connection with vote buying and disruption of electoral Process. The Command equality arrested two (2) armed Police mobile personnel on illegal duty. All cases are under investigation at the State CIID, Awka and effort is being intensified to rescue the abducted persons and bring perpetrators to justice”

    He said  exhibits recovered from the suspects included, One mini shuttle bus, two Motorcycles, Sum of One hundred and ten thousand nine hundred and twenty naira (#110,920),two handbags containing dry leaves suspected to be Indian hemp and two knives.

    “The public are equally advised to report any incident or suspected persons through the Police emergency numbers availed to the public for prompt response, please,” the new CP said.

  • Police arrest 6 suspected armed robbers, car snatchers in Kano

    The Police Command in Kano State has arrested six suspected armed robbers and car snatchers who have been terrorising Kano residents.

    The Commissioner of Police, Mr Wakili Muhammad, disclosed this while presenting the suspects newsmen at the command’s Headquarters in Kano on Thursday.

    Muhammad said the suspects whom were all of Sheka quarters, had been dispossessing residents of Sheka, Zoo Road, Tudun Maliki, Tukuntawa and Maidile quarters of their valuables.

    He said an English made pistol was recovered from three of the suspects, Auwalu Adamu, Mohammed Suleman and Abdullahi Iliyasu.

    He said the other suspect, Ahmed Abubakar of Mil Tara in Kano, who specialised in snatching exotic cars on Highways, allegedly conspired with the others whom were now at large.

    “The suspect drove to a hideout located in the above address where they disassembled and sold spare parts to unsuspecting members of the public.

    “One Toyota Hiece Computer bus, one Golf Wagon and a Hummer bus are the vehicles they disassembled,”the commissioner said.

    He said the two other syndicates of car snatchers of Ladanai quarters were nabbed in Kano with a Toyota Hilux.

    He said the command had also arrested one Mohammed Sani of Mubi Local Government Area of Adamawa with 6, 750 locally made knives concealed in sacks.

    Muhammad said the suspect was intercepted at Kwanar Dumawa village in Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano State, and that the suspect was on transit to Katsina State with the exhibit for unspecified mission.

    He also said that as part of efforts to rid the state of fake and counterfeit drugs, the command had intercepted two trailers loaded with fake and expired drugs.

    He said investigations were ongoing after which the suspects would be charged to court.

  • Police nab three over alleged highway robbery in Enugu

    The police command in Enugu State has arrested three alleged highway robbers operating along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Road.

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement issued on Sunday that the suspects were arrested on Feb. 15 at about 8p.m.

    Amaraizu said the feat was achieved by police operatives of Mbanabo Division who acted on intelligence information.

    He noted that the suspects specialised in planting sharp objects on Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, thereby causing vehicles tyres to be punctured, forcing affected vehicles to stop and rob passengers.

    He said the suspects gave their names as Henry Odogwu of 36 Amechi Road, Awkunanaw; Clement Udo of 28 Odudukoko Street Gariki and Chinweuba Okoye of 17 Chikaogbe Street, Maryland Enugu State.

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    According to him, the suspects were nabbed on their way to carry oyt their activities where they were rounded up by the operatives.

    “In their separate reactions, suspects had maintained that it was their friend identified as one Ifeanyi from Agbogugu in Awgu Local Government Area of the state who lured them into the illicit business.

    “The sharp chisel-like objects are usually placed on the road along Ogbaku axis of Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway at night.

    “They said their role was always to come out from the bush to rob occupants of  vehicle which tyres had picked sharp chisel objects placed on the road by the said Ifeanyi,’’ he said.

    Amaraizu said the suspects were regretting their actions and advised youths to know the kind of persons they keep as friends.

    He said this would allow them to avoid being misled into getting involved in criminality.

    He said that the suspects had been helping police operatives in their investigation, while manhunt on other members of the gang had been intensified. (NAN)

  • Police arrest three suspects for stealing two children in Nasarawa State

    The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT ), said it had arrested three suspects for starling two children from a school at the Federal housing in Karu area of Abuja.

    A statement by the spokesman of the command, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the suspects conspired to steal the children on Feb. 11.

    Anjuguri added that upon receipt of the report, operatives of the command ‘s anti-kidnapping squad swung into action and arrested the suspects.
    He said the principal suspect was arrested at her hideout at ‘one man’ village in Mararaba, Nasarawa #tate Feb. 12.

    The spokesman said that her cohorts who have been at large were also arrested on Feb. 13 around Asokoro, Abuja.

    He said that the children, who belonged to the same parent, have been reunited with their parents.

    Anjuguri said that investigation was in progress and the suspects would be charged to court upon its conclusion.

    He advised authourities of public and private schools in the FCT to be security conscious and to ensure that pupils were only released to their biological parents or approved guardians.

    Anjuguri called on school managements to be vigilant and report all suspicious persons to the nearest police stations sto forestall a reoccurrence.

    He said that members of the public could call the command control room on the following numbers, 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653 and 08028940883. ( NAN)

  • Man commits suicide after pouring acid on wife

    A middle-aged man, Daniel Okafor, on Wednesday committed suicide after allegedly pouring substance suspected to be acid on his wife in Nsugbe, Anambra state.

    The deceased, a native of the town, was said to have taken his life around 2.30am after consuming the same deadly substance he attacked her wife with.

    The Nation learnt that the deceased had accused the wife, Paulina Okafor of using their son as the next of kin for the house she built.

    A resident who refused to disclose his name said: “The man attacked his wife after she built a house and used their son as the next of kin.

    “When the man found out, he could not take it, so he decided to pour her acid. He also drank the acid as well.

    “The man died this morning while his wife is currently hospitalized at an undisclosed clinic.”

    Confirming the incident, the state police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, said the body of the deceased had been deposited at the morgue.

    “On 06/02/2019 at about 03:am, there was a report at 3-3 Police Station Onitsha that one Daniel Okafor ‘m’ of Nsugbe allegedly poured some chemical substance suspected to be acid on his wife, one Mrs Paulina Okafor ‘f’ of same address.

    “Following the report, Police detectives attached to 3-3 Division visited the scene and rushed the victim to Immaculate Heart Hospital Onitsha for treatment.

    “Consequently, the suspect also looked very sick and was equally rushed to Multi Care Hospital for medical attention.

    “The doctor confirmed that the suspect seems to have drunk some quantities of the chemical he allegedly poured on his wife.”

    Mohammed added the victim was later certified dead by a doctor while receiving treatment, adding that his corpse was deposited at Apex mortuary for autopsy.

    “Meanwhile, the wife is responding to treatment and case is under investigation to ascertain circumstances surrounding the incident,” he added.

  • Command nabs four suspected ‘one chance’ robbers

    The FCT Police Command has arrested four suspects for alleged involvement in ‘one chance’ robbery.

    The suspects, according to the police, specialised in robbing their victims of valuables and using weapons to injure them.

    The suspects are Onyebuchi Ifeanyikwu, male, 40, Anthony Sunday, male, 35, Usman Ali, male, 19 and Sani Bala, male, 19.

    Items recovered from them include four sharp knives, one nail, one wood containing a nail, one screw driver, female under-wears, one Infinix phone, some jewellery, one bag containing women clothes belonging to one of their victims and a golden colour Honda Accord car registered as FST 662 BG.

    Others are two daggers, one Samsung phone and one tricycle used for their robberies.

    Narrating how they were arrested, command spokesman Anjuguri Manzah said: “On November 10, about 0200hrs, following a discreet investigation, operatives of the Anti-One Chance Squad arrested Onyebuchi Ifeanyikwu, male, 40 years and Anthony Sunday, male, 35 years at their hideout in Tungan Maje.

    “The suspects robbed and injured a woman, who boarded their car as a passenger en-route Nyanya from Arab Road, Kubwa on November 9 about 0530hrs.

    “A few minutes into the journey, the suspects diverted and carried their victim to Zuba axis where she was robbed of her money, phone, two ATM cards and other valuables before she was abandoned. She was rescued and taken to a police hospital at Deidei Barracks where she was treated and discharged.”

    The police said they have intensified efforts to recover the stolen items.

    On the other suspects, Manzah said: “On November 2, about 0900hrs, following a complaint, police operatives from the Anti-One Chance Squad arrested Ali and Bala, who operate in a tricycle to rob people.

    “The suspects were arrested after one of their victims, who was robbed by the gang at Gwarimpa, complained to the police.”

    The police said the suspects would be arraigned after investigation.

  • Police arrest couple, others with human skulls

    Kwara police command yesterday paraded a couple and three others for allegedly being in possession of 11 human skulls and several human bones.

    Addressing reporters in Ilorin, the state capital, the Commissioner of Police, Bolaji Fafowora said eight of the human heads found at the home of the suspects were already dried while the remaining three were fresh.  Detectives also found suspected human hair in possession of the suspects.

    He listed the suspects as Azeez Yakubu,  Salima Azeez,  Isiah Wasiu,  Abubakar Isiaka and Soliu  Yakubu. The chief suspect,  Yakubu is 37-year old and works as a commercial driver.

    The police boss said: “Acting on intelligence available to the command about suspected ritual killings around Adewole area of Ilorin by some ritualists,  detectives from the police command swooped on a building located at No. 20, Ile-Opa area of Aromadu,  Adewole and one Yakubu Azeez and four other suspects were rounded up,  a search was conducted in the building and 11 human skulls,  several suspected human bones,  a bunch of suspected human hair and other items were recovered. “

  • Police parade suspect with fake currency, 23 others

    …N2million fake currency in circulation in Abuja

     

    The FCT Police Command on Thursday paraded a suspect, Idowu Gafar who was in possession of N10,000 fake currency.

    Also paraded were 23 other suspects for their alleged involvement in car snatching, armed robbery, phone snatching and other crimes.

    Speaking during the parade, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration at the FCT Police Command (DCP), Rabiu Ladodo said the currencies recovered have been sent to Central Bank of Nigeria for confirmation.

    He also said the suspects confessed that N2million fake notes was brought into Abuja.

    The DCP said: “On 18 September, 2018 at about 1000hrs, acting on tip-off Police operatives arrested one Idowu Gafar ‘m’ 29 years at Lugbe for being in possession of fake currencies, and was trying to use same to do point of sale (POS) transfer.

    “He was however exposed when the POS operator raised an alarm after she realised that the said currencies were fake.

    “Upon his arrest, fourteen pieces of fake one thousand naira notes were recovered him as exhibits.

    “Similarly, on 10th September, 2018 police operatives acting on tip-off arrested one Abubakar Adamu at Gwarinpa for being in possession of thirty-seven (37) pieces of fake one thousand naira notes.

    “According to him, they came into Abuja with N2million fake notes and they are already in circulation.  So efforts are on to recover other currencies mentioned by the suspects and of course to arrest other members of the syndicate.

    “The notes we recovered have been sent to CBN for confirmation and these cases of fake currencies looks like work of syndicate. So we are trying very thing possible to track down the syndicate particularly the one that said it was N2million.

    “Imagine poor citizens who may have contact with this fake currency.  I call on members of Police to continue to help the police”, Ladodo said.

    On his part, Gafar said: “It was one of my brothers from Lagos that called me from Lagos that he needs job. I told him to come to Abuja. As he came, my three old son was down with malaria and I have spent a lot on him.

    “I was complaining that the money I spent was too much. When  my brother heard me lamenting, he  told me that he came with money from Lagos and I asked him how much, he said it was N10,000 and he offered to give me the money.

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    “As he gave me the money on Sunday evening, I decided to take it to a POS operator because I wanted to save it.

    “It was when we got to the operator that I discovered that the money was fake because the operator said so. I turned to my brother to ask if it was true but when I turned, he was nowhere to be found.

    “The operator raised alarm and called the police.  I don’t know where my brother is at the moment and his phone number is not going through.

    “I feel very bad because I was only trying to render help to my brother by telling him to come look for job in Abuja but he has brought me trouble.”

    Also paraded were; Sadisu Mohammed ‘M’ 32 years, Lawal Adamu ‘M’ 31 years and Yusuf Saleh ‘M’ 31 years who allegedly specialiZe in car snatching.

    The Police said: “Following a reported case of a car snatched at gunpoint on 12th February, 2018 at Lugbe, Police operatives from Lugbe Division have arrested members of the notorious car snatching syndicate and recovered the snatched Opel car with reg. no.: BLD 176 XA.

    “Upon discreet investigation, the suspects were tracked down to their hideout at Angulu-Jos in Plateau State where they were arrested on 17th September, 2018.”

    The Police said effort has been intensified to recover the firearm used by the gang for their robbery operations adding that the suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigation.

    Also paraded were two suspects;  Adamu Jauro Bello and Sefullah Umar with sixteen and half bags of suspected Indian hemp from a warehouse in Tudun Wada area of Lugbe.

    The Police also recovered from them two daggers, four bottles of codeine syrup, tramadol tablets, and Valium 5 tablets.

  • ‘Don’t shun accident, gunshot victims with no clearance’

    The Police Command in Borno State on Friday cautioned hospitals in the state against denying medical care to accident or gunshot victims without police clearance.

    Edet Okon, Police Public Relations Officer of the command, gave the advice in a statement issued in Maiduguri.

    Okon said that the force would want to correct this erroneous impression of no medical attention for gunshot or accident victims without police clearance.

    “The police is stating categorically that no such clearance is needed before accident and gunshot victims are attended to.”

    “The Command wishes to restate its respect for the sanctity of human lives and urges all medical facilities that receive such victims to expedite treatment to save their lives.

    “However, it is required that cases of gunshots/accidents received by any hospital should, while treatment is ongoing, be immediately reported to the police for follow-up investigation and other necessary actions,”he said.