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  • Elkana takes over as new Lagos Police PRO

    The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu, has appointed DSP Bala Elkana as the new Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the State.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Elkana took over from CSP Chike Oti.

    Elkana was enlisted into the Nigeria Police in 2003, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB), Master’s Degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution as well as Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA).

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    The spokesman had served in different commands and held various positions, including Operations Officer, Divisional Crime Officer, Divisional Police Officer and Community Policing Officer.

    He was at various times police public relations officer in Niger and Akwa Ibom.

    He is a Fellow of Corporate Institute of Administration, an active member of International Association of Chiefs of Police and a member of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).

    Until his recent posting, he was an Investigator in the Inspector General of Police (I-G) Monitoring Unit.

    NAN

     

  • Suicide bomber dies trying to kill Adamawa residents

    The Police in Adamawa State confirmed Sunday evening that a female suicide bomber trying to bomb people in a crowd in Shuwa, Adamawa State succeeded only in killing herself.

    The Police Public Relations Officer, Othman Abubakar, who confirmed the development to The Nation correspondent, said a second suicide bomber who similarly attempted to detonate a bomb strapped on her, was stopped from doing so by security agents.

    “While the first one killed herself as she sought to kill others, the second one was saved from herself and her targets,” Othman said.

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    Shuwa is in Madagali Local Government Area (LGA), a place that has in recent weeks and months been haunted frequently by the Boko Haram insurgents.

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced a couple of months to the ongoing elections, that following security advice, elections would take place in the Madagali LGA in only three towns, which happens to include Shuwa.

  • Elections: Gunmen attack police checkpoint in Bayelsa

    Unidentified gunmen have attacked a police checkpoint in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, injuring a Sergeant and snatching two AK47 rifles ahead of the rescheduled elections.

    It was gathered that the incident caused panic among residents amidst increasing rate of crimes and killings in the capital city.

    The attack was also said to have occurred after soldiers shot and killed a 27-year-old man for robbing their colleague his mobile phone at gunpoint in Biogbolo area of Yenagoa.

    A security source said armed hoodlums attacked the policemen, who were conducting a stop and search operation at the popular Berger Junction.

    The policemen, who were said to be fond of extorting commercial tricycles in the area, were caught unawares by the attackers.

    The assailants reportedly stole two AK47 rifles and injured a police Sergeant, who tried in vain to stop them.

    At Biogbolo community in Yenagoa, some soldiers, who went in search of a gang that robbed their colleague at a gunpoint were said to have shot and killed a 27-year-old man.

    Community sources said the soldiers in uniform out of anger stormed combed Biogbolo at 10am in the morning.

    The incident caused protest in the area as residents barricaded some parts of the Mbiama-Yenagoa expressway causing traffic jam.

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    A resident of the area, Frank, identified the victim as Bright, popularly called Albino in Biogbolo.

    He claimed that the youths were drinking and sharing jokes when the soldiers invaded the community shooting sporadically, killing Albino and leaving many others injured.

    He said: “We were just sitting at an area drinking, when suddenly we saw soldiers, before we could ask what was happening, there was a rain of bullets, some of us ran, some were injured, while one of the youths was killed. One was taken into custody and later released at their headquarters at Igbogene after investigations

    “What has happened is unjust, we did nothing to be fired at, we are calling on all human rights and pressure group to seek justice for the innocent victim.”

    A senior police officer confirmed the two incidents and said a manhunt had been launched to arrest the hoodlums that stole police rifles.

    He, however, said the military should investigate the claims by the community that soldiers shot and killed a youth in the area.

    When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Butswat Asinim, said he was yet to be briefed on the incidents.

  • 2019:Police warn against discouraging Nigerians from voting

    The Police Command in Enugu State has warned individuals and groups to desist from discouraging Nigerians, especially the residents of Enugu State, from voting in the forthcoming general elections.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Presidential/National Assembly and the Governorship/State Assembly elections will be holding on Feb. 16 and March 2.

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP. Ebere Amaraizu, gave the warning in a statement issued on Wednesday in Enugu.

    Amaraizu said that the command’s attention had been drawn to activities of mischief makers bent on inflicting fear in the minds of citizens with the aim of to discouraging them from coming out to exercising their franchise on the election day.

    He alleged that the mischief makers posted bills and posters, warning members of the public not to come out to vote.

    The PPRO said the command would not sit and watch these mischief makers go about causing fear in the minds of citizens under any guise.

    “Security operatives have been directed to fish out those in this habit in order to bring them to book.

    “Members of the public are once more advised to go about their normal lawful businesses and to feel free to visit any of their polling stations, booths and cast their votes as security has been provided.

    “They should always contact the police command through these distress numbers: 08032003702, 08075390883, 08086671202 and 08098880172.

    “Or through the command’s social media platforms of twitter @policeNG_Enugu and Facebook @nigeriapoliceforceenugustatecommand for prompt and necessary action on event of such situation amongst others,’’ he said.

  • Police smash syndicate specialized in issuing kidnapping threats

    Niger State Police Command has apprehended a syndicate of kidnappers that specializes in sending kidnap threats to victims in order to get paid.

    The suspects, Kabiru Madawaki, 26, Samaila Wanka, 35 and 20 years old Abubakar Umar. Others are Yushau Audi and Mohammed Sani from Mariga and Mashegun local government areas

    They were trailed  and arrested by a team of police detectives attached to the Command Special Anti-robbery Squad based on a tip-off.

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    Abubakar Madawaki was arrested after a business man, Alhaji Bahago reported to the police that a gang of kidnappers called him demanding N2 million or risk being kidnapped as he was said to have been called some years back to pay the sum of N500, 000 to avoid being kidnapped which he paid to them.

    The Police swung into action and arrested Abubakar who is part of a three man syndicate of kidnappers while the others are still at large.

    Kabiru Madawaki and Samaila Wanka who were arrested in Mariga had threatened three victims with kidnapping and received the total sum of N700, 000 from the victims.

    While Yushau Audu and Mohammed Sani wrote a threat letter to their victim demanding a sum of N4 million to avoid being kidnapped but were apprehended before they received the amount.

    When paraded by the Police in Minna, Abubakar Umar described kidnapping as a deadly game of chance and full of risk at which one either succeeds or get arrested.

    “For one to survive in this country you must take risk otherwise people will look at you as a lazy man. I did not have any formal education, the farm work l am into is not yielding good money and that was why I joined the fast lane to make money.

    “We make cool money in this business, most at times we call our rich victims to go to a particular spot to drop the ransom or faced being kidnapped and honestly they will do as we said because they are not ready to risk their lives.”

    He added that he did not regret his action in engaging in kidnapping, “I am not regretting anything. As i said earlier, kidnapping business is full of risk you either succeed or you are trapped now that I am in police net Allah knows the best.”

    The Police Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Abubakar said that security operatives recovered one fabricated SMG rifle with five ammunitions from Umar while effort is intensified to arrest the two fleeing suspects.

    The Spokesman said investigation was on going, adding that the suspect would be arraigned in court soon.

  • Man kills girlfriend, dumps corpse by roadside

    A 19-year-old boy identified as Junior Omo Shaba has killed his lover and left her corpse by a roadside.

    The incident happened at No. 2, Akugbe Street, Off Siluko road, Ogida, Egor local government area.

    It was learnt the deceased, Matilda Odiri, who is 18 years old was stabbed to death inside her boyfriend’s room during an argument.

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    The deceased was said to have gone to her boyfriend’s house to spend the night when she was stabbed with a knife on her right upper breast.

    Witnesses said the victim was stabbed at about 11pm after she accused her boyfriend of having affairs with other girls

    The boyfriend reportedly dumped her body by the road side after killing her to cover his deeds.

    He was said to have fled when his father called in the police.

    Police sources said the suspect is currently in custody at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).

    The police source said the suspect confessed that he murdered his lover and dumped her body on the street to cover his evil deed after an argument ensued between them at night.

    Shaba told the police that he killed his girlfriend with a knife which she used to peel some oranges they took that night.

    Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, said it was a case of murder and the suspect would soon be arraigned in court.

     

  • Yuletide: Be wary of mischief makers

    Yuletide: Be wary of mischief makers

    The Police in Enugu State have warned residents of the state to be wary of activities of thieves and fraudsters among other mischief makers during the Yuletide.

    The Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO ) in the state, SP Ebere Amaraizu, who gave the warning in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu, said unsolicited text messages from unknown numbers or unknown people should be disregarded.

    Amaraizu disclosed that some robbers disguised as beggars near traffic lights and bus stops on major roads to prey on unsuspecting members of the public and dispossess them  of their valuables.

    “Police wish to inform members of the public that its attention through intelligence information has been drawn to some antics of suspected mischief-makers who usually hang around traffic lights and bus stops along major roads under the guise of begging for  arms from unsuspecting members of the public.

    Read also: Police assure citizens of a crime-free Yuletide

    “Further information gathered revealed that these groups of suspected mischief-makers deploy the antics of wrecking havoc on vehicles and persons while in traffic hold up as they usually divert attention of their targeted victim or victims with their conspirators,”he said.

    He said criminals would, among other antics, divert their victims’ attention in order to snatch valuables such as phones, ipads, bags as well money inside the vehicles of their victims.

    The PPRO also advised residents of Enugu to ensure that traffic jams and queues did not serve as buffer zones for criminals now on the prowl.

    According to him, police are working with security operatives to detect and arrest suspected miscreants in the society to face the wrath of the law.

    “To this end, members of the public are advised to be security conscious and to promptly report to security operatives, nearest police stations and outposts any threat to public peace in their in area for necessary action,’’ he said.

    NAN

  • 65 years old man abducts, sodomizes teenage boy for one year

    65 years old man abducts, sodomizes teenage boy for one year

    A 65 years old man, Patrick Kalu has been arrested by the Niger state Police Command for allegedly having anal sex with a 15 year old boy.

    Investigations revealed that the suspect who resides at Railway Quarters in Minna abducted the teenager and kept him in his house for over a year assaulting him on a daily basis.

    The suspect was said to have the victim from Marino area of Abuja under the pretence of securing a job for him in Minna and on getting to Minna, he locked him in his house and started sodomizing him.

    Kalu who was paraded by the Niger state Police Command in Minna admitted having canal knowledge of the teenage boy attributing it to the handwork of the devil.

    When asked how he managed to keep the boy in his house without him escaping or without the knowledge of anybody, Kalu said that although he has three children from his late wife, he lives alone at the Railway Quarters adding that he had to threaten the victim to stop him from escaping and each time he leaves the house, he makes sure that he locks the doors and the windows.

    The Police Public Relations Officer, Abigail Unaeze said that police detectives arrested Kalu based on reliable information adding that he has confessed to the crime and would soon be charged to court.

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  • IPOB, Army: Aba residents remain indoors over renewed crisis

    IPOB, Army: Aba residents remain indoors over renewed crisis

    Following a resurgence of crisis between members of the Indegenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and men of the Nigerian Army in Aba, Abia state on Thursday, some residents have remained indoors while others are  leaving the city in fear.

    In areas around Uratta Junction, Ariaria Junction, Tonimas Junction and Flyover Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, some people were seen carrying loads and waiting for vehicles to leave town.

    Some northern youths gathered around Ariaria Junction carrying sticks and stones and so were  some  Igbo youths.

    At Bakassi Bus Stop on the expressway, policemen threw tear-gas canisters at some youths who gathered at a nearby street.

    There were unsubstantiated reports of killings and shootings in different parts of the city which has helped in heightening tension.

    Dr Uchenna Anyanwu, Medical Director, Holy Wounds Hospital, Faulks Road, Aba, said that two persons suspected to have been shot in Ariaria area were brought in dead to his hospital.

    He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a mob, who believed he was on the side of the police came to his hospital and destroyed his office because he accepted to treat some injured persons.

    Anyanwu said that two injured persons were being treated in his hospital.

    He wondered why the mob should vandalise his hospital when he was saving lives.

    At the city centre, shop owners closed their businesses, while commercial banks halted their operations.

    Banks, including First Bank branches at Abayi and Asa Road, Skye Bank on St. Michael’s Road, Union Bank and Ecobank on Factory Road remained closed.

    Only Heritage Bank close to Ochendo Motor Park was open but with heavy security presence.

    The News Agency gathered that the closed banks received instructions from their state headquarters offices to close and watch events.

    Ariaria Market which had been opening for skeletal sales since Wednesday was shut on Thursday morning following an alleged attack on the Ariaria Police Station by unknown persons.

    Meanwhile, every major junction on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway within Aba has been occupied by military men.

    The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Geoffry Ogbonna, could respond to inquiries on the situation.

  • Man kills wife in Ogun for alleged adultery

    Man kills wife in Ogun for alleged adultery

    Ogun State Police Command has arrested  Femi Adebowale for killing his wife Kuburat Adebowale to death following suspicion that she was cheating on him.

    The couple lived at Agbado in Ifo Local Govt area of Ogun State where the incident occurred last Monday.

    The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement, said the husband was following a complaint from the younger brother of the deceased identified as Shakiru Alao who informed the Agbado Police Division that his sister has been beaten to death by the husband over an allegation of adultery.

     Oyeyemi added that the Divisional Police Officer in  Agbado, Sunday Omonijo, upon receiving the information,  led Police Officers to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested while the remains of the deceased were deposited at the Ifo General Hospital mortuary for autopsy.

    The man was said to have beaten his wife to death during an argument over inadequate money given to her for a naming ceremony of her brother’s child. 

    According to the Police Image maker, the suspect in his statement alleged that his wife has been engaging in the act of infidelity to the extent of dating their next door neighbour.

    Oyeyemi added that the suspect confessed to giving the deceased the sum of N10,000 for her younger brother’s naming ceremony, but she complained it was not enough and that it was her adulterous practice that made him declined giving her more money.