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  • FCT commissioner of police denies killing of 30 in Kuje

    FCT commissioner of police denies killing of 30 in Kuje

    The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba has described the killing of 30 persons in Kuje as false and misleading.

    In a statement issued on Tuesday, September 12, by the FCT police public relations officer, Josephine Adeh said: “The Commissioner of Police FCT Police Command, CP Haruna G. Garba psc, wishes to enjoin the residents of the Federal Capital Territory to disregard the news making the rounds that about thirty (30) persons were killed as a result of landslide due to Mining activities in Kuje Area council as no such incident took place.

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    “This misleading information is not only intended to cause fear and panic among Nigerians but to make people believe that FCT is not safe. The Federal Capital Territory is the safest and most secure part of the country.

    “It is on this note that the CP warns the non-state actors involved in purveying misleading information to desist from that.

    “The Commissioner of Police urges residents of the FCT to be patriotic and cooperate with the police for improved service delivery. He equally tasks FCT residents to take advantage of the Police Control Room numbers in reporting suspicious and criminal activities: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883.”

  • Court orders preservation of res in suit involving police, couple

    Court orders preservation of res in suit involving police, couple

    Justice The Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the Lagos State Command of the Police to preserve the Res of a human rights enforcement application filed by one Mr. Peter Ogochukwu Adaba pending the hearing and determination of a substantive application before the court.

    Justice Akintayo Aluko granted the order while ruling on an ex-parte motion filed and argued by Adaba’s counsel, James Alara.

    Adaba, in his August 9,2023 motion in suit FHC/L/CS/1201/23, sought  an order restraining the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command or it agents from infringing his rights pending the determination of his originating summons.

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    In the alternative, the petitioner sought an order maintaining status quo as of August 9, 2023 when the applicant was not in police custody.

    In the affidavit filed in support of the ex-parte application, the petitioner averred that on August 9, 2023 officers of the Command’s Special Squad arrived at his residence and insisted on gaining, according to him, “unlawful entry” into the premises.

    He alleged that the respondents later laid siege to his residence for hours making it impossible for him to enter or exit the premises as a result of which his aged mother and sister who came to visit him from the United States were traumatised.

    Adaba claimed that the incident has its roots in a dispute between he and his estranged wife over their joint properties

    He added that the issue of ownership of the joint properties is the subject of litigation in suit ID/11760WD/2022 between Abimbola Adenike Adaba versus Peter Ogochukwu Adaba.

    Consequently, Justice Aluko adjourned hearing of the substantive motion till September 26, 2023.

  • Lagos police parades fake commissioner, lawyer, 11 others

    Lagos police parades fake commissioner, lawyer, 11 others

    Lagos State Police Command on Monday, September 11, paraded 13 suspects for alleged impersonation, armed robbery, unlawful possession of substances and ammunition, stealing, cultism, rape, and other crimes.

    The command, recovered four firearms, two live cartridges, an expended cartridge, 11 live ammunition, one vehicle, two wrist-watches, six phones, variants of hard drugs, a police warrant card, a walkie-talkie, a police camouflage cap, and a singlet from the suspects.

    The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest while briefing Newsmen on the recent achievements recorded by the command at its Headquarters.

    Hundeyin said: “Operatives of the command, on September 2, arrested Emmanuel Nwagu, male, for impersonating himself as Commissioner of Police, during a visit to police formation in Ikorodu.

    “He was fully regarded as such but upon questioning, he was discovered to be an impersonator. A search was conducted at his abode and a Deputy Commissioner of Police warrant card, Kenwood walkie-talkie, police camouflage singlet and face cap were recovered.”

    “Following a complaint from the Nigeria Bar Association, Epe, Lagos, the Command operatives on the 4th of September, nabbed one Ibrahim Bello, male, who was fully dressed like a lawyer, for presenting himself as a Lawyer for several years. Upon arrest, was discovered to be fake.

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    “Items found out with him, which were also paraded, were his portraits with an inscription: “Bello Law Firm Office, Obas & Chiefs of Lagos State Law Tenancy Law 2015, Due Process of Law and Law of Trespass of Land and Nuisance.”

    He further stated: “Other suspects arrested included a female, Ganiyat Oni, for allegedly being in possession of hard drugs: 97 wraps of colours, 22 wraps of loud, some mixture of loud and Arizona and a sum of Two hundred and seventy-one thousand, six Hundred naira (N271,600), her proceeds as at the time of the arrest.

    “The Operative also arrested armed robbers in possession of two locally made pistols, two live cartridges, one expended cartridge, wristwatches, phones, and the sum of N482,000.

    “Another suspect, John Eze, on August 24th, was arrested for defiling a 13-year-old neighbour’s daughter, in Lekki phase 1.”

  • Police, PSC staff need training, Arase tells US envoy

    Police, PSC staff need training, Arase tells US envoy

    The chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Solomon Arase, has called for assistance in the area of training and capacity building for staff of the commission and the Nigeria Police Force.

    Arase, a retired Inspector General of Police, spoke in Abuja when he received in audience visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary, United States Department of State, Tobin J. Bradley.

    Bradley was at the Police Service Commission with Mark T. Hove, African Programme Officer, Office of Africa and Middle East Programmes of the US Department of State to discuss areas of assistance and partnership with the Commission, especially in capacity building.

    According to a statement issued on Monday, September 11, by the Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, the PSC chairman invited his visitors to also assist the Commission in strengthening its recently established Compliance Monitoring Unit, a Unit dedicated to Monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of the Police Complaints Response Unit.

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    He noted that the Commission’s Compliance Monitoring Unit needs support in various areas including training and provision of equipment.

    Arase said the Staff of the commission also needs training exposure in the United States in the form of exchange programmes.

    He said: “We need specialised training to sharpen our capacity and further develop the skills of staff.”

    He also made a case for support for the training of Policemen on investigative skills and effective prosecution of cases.

    Bradley in his remarks promised to get his office to key into the requests of the Commission, adding that they are interested in working with the Commission.

    He added: “We need an effective and efficient Police service in Nigeria and we are aware there is a need for funding assistance. We have to identify the needs, know the budget and we can progress into training of the manpower.”

    He said the Department was ready to support Police Colleges in Nigeria such as the Police Academy so that it achieves its objectives.

  • Murder: Gombe police confirm arrest of day-old mother

    Murder: Gombe police confirm arrest of day-old mother

    The Gombe State Police Command yesterday confirmed the arrest of the mother of the day-old  thrown from a storey building to death early yesterday at the female hostel of Gombe State University (GSU), Gombe.

    The  Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mahid Mua’zu, who spoke with The Nation on the phone said the police received a complaint from GSU’s Security Office around 1 pm yesterday about the incident.

     “We received a complaint today via the Chief Security Officer, VSO of the GSU, who reported around 1:30 pm that the incident happened at the university jurisdiction. We have taken over the investigation and we are going to communicate after gathering our facts in due course,” he said.

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    He said the day-old baby was found dead while the suspect, who is also the baby’s mother, simply identified as Rahab, a part four Public Administration student, was receiving treatment at Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Gombe.

     The university was thrown into panic on Saturday morning following the discovery of the body of a day-old baby near Hall Four of the female hostel.

     The baby was found dead with an umbilical cord and injury sustained in his right leg.

     Meanwhile, the varsity authority is yet to make any pronouncement on the incident but a source said the murder was a criminal act which could not be overlooked.

  • One killed as gunmen kidnap police officer, wife in Jalingo

    One killed as gunmen kidnap police officer, wife in Jalingo

    Police have confirmed that suspected gunmen in the early hours of Sunday, September 10, invaded a neighbourhood at the Mile 6 area of Jalingo, the Taraba state capital, killing a woman and whisking away a police officer and family members.

    The spokesman of the Nigeria Police, Taraba Command, Usman Abdullahi SP, told The Nation that a serving policeman with the Rivers State Command, his wife, and daughter were taken away while a woman was shot and subsequently confirmed dead at the hospital.

    Abdullahi stated: “The kidnappers came and scaled through the fence and kidnapped one police officer attached to Rivers State Command by the name Gamaliel. And in the process kidnapped his wife and daughter. They shot him and a woman in the house. The woman was confirmed dead at the Federal Medical Centre. The Command is working to make sure they are being rescued unhurt.”

    He disclosed that the command was on the situation and working to ensure the victims were released.

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    Our reporter was at the neighbourhood where a resident said that the invaders carried out the operation around 2 am today Sunday and that they were over 40 in number.

    He however had a different twist to the story. According to him, their target was a clergyman living in the neighbourhood but they went for his family members as he was absent.

    He disclosed that the kidnappers came from the mountains bordering the neighbourhood and had been a menace to the community for some time without the authorities acting to flush them.

    This is the second kidnap case within Jalingo the state capital in a space of two weeks. Penultimate Friday, gunmen kidnapped two separate family members at Mayo Dasa, another suburb of Jalingo but they have since been released unhurt.

  • DPO’s killing: Police arrest six as Fubara holds emergency security meeting

    DPO’s killing: Police arrest six as Fubara holds emergency security meeting

    Manhunt for the killers of a popular barefooted crime fighting Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Bako Angbasim, in Rivers state has led to the arrest of six suspects.

    Bako, the DPO of Ahoada, was brutally killed by suspected members of Iceland cult group on Friday, September 8, while returning from an operation at Odumude forest, where he reportedly went to dislodge camps operated by cultists and kidnappers.

    His killers ambushed him and engaged his team in a gun duel but captured him alive when members of his team retreated following shortage of ammunition.

    The suspected cultists decapitated him and mutilated his body, an action that provoked tension in the state.

    The state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, who was angry at the development declared one Gift Okpara Okpolowo, aka 2Baba known as the leader of the killer gang wanted and placed N100m bounty on him.

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    The rattled governor further suspended the traditional ruler of the community, where the incident happened, His Majesty Eze Cassidy Ikegbidi, Eze IgbubAkoj II for surrendering  his domain to a terror leaders.

    It was gathered that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Nwonyi Emeka Polycarp, led his team for a special operation in the community to recover the body of the slain DPO.

    Residents in the community were said to have fled their homes following confusion, fear and tension caused by the brutal killing of the DPO.

    The Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed that during the operation, CP Polycarp, along with his management team and tactical units, arrested six persons in connection with the incident.

    She said the purpose of the operation, which was carried out on Saturday was to recover the deceased DPO’s body and conduct an on-the-spot assessment of the community.

    Iringe-Koko said: “During this operation, six suspects were apprehended within the community. Among the items seized were a locally crafted pistol and various charms. 

    “These suspects and the confiscated items are currently under police custody and are undergoing interrogation at the State CID, Port Harcourt. As a result of these developments, the community has been evacuated by its residents”.

    She said a new DPO, SP Zuokumor Richard, had been assigned to the division adding that the new DPO was accompanied by half a unit of men from Mopol 48, one-third unit from Mopol 19, 56, and tactical teams.

    She said: “He has been tasked with a thorough search of the area, apprehension of the culprits responsible for the DPO’s demise, recovery of the body, and location of any operational weapons used. This operation will continue while the investigation remains ongoing.”

    On his part, the  state governor, Fubara, convened an emergency meeting on Sunday and charged security agencies in the state to smoke out the killers of  Bako Angbashim.

    The governor specifically tasked the security agencies to get the prime suspect, Gift Okpara Okpolowu, at all cost as a clear statement that the state is not a safe haven for criminals. 

    The governor in a statement signed by his Special Assistant, Media, described the incident as unfortunate and barbaric, sympathized with the Nigerian Police and the family of the slain officer as he vowed to make Rivers State unsafe for criminal activities.

    Fubara, who expressed confidence in the security agencies to apprehend  the culprits, said Rivers State had never been a safe haven for criminals”

     Fubara said: “It is really unfortunate that in our state where we are doing everything to reduce crime rate, a group of miscreants portray the state as being unsafe, we honestly feel very sad over this incident. As a government we will not rest until whoever is responsible for this act is brought to book.

    “We have gone further to show our commitment in this issue by placing a bounty on the criminals and also suspended the traditional ruler of that locality.  We will do everything on our part to ensure we get to the end of this matter, we must get him at all cost. Rivers state has never and will  not be a home of criminality.I believe that the caliber of men that are heading the security unit of the state will do everything within their powers to settle these matters.”

    Those who attended the Emergency Security Meeting were Brig. Gen. E. U. Effiong, 6 Division Garrison Commander Nigerian Army; Group Captain A. H. Idris, Commander 115, Special Operation Group; Commodore D.O.C. Igbo, Commander NNS, Pathfinder; CP Polycap Emeka Nwonyi, Rivers State Commissioner of Police; the Director of the Department of State Services, Rivers State Command and Commandant Basil Igwebueze, NSCDC Commandant, Rivers State Command. 

  • Police rescue victim, kill one in shootout with kidnappers in Anambra

    Police rescue victim, kill one in shootout with kidnappers in Anambra

    The police have rescued one kidnapped victim as suspected hoodlums engaged security operatives in a gun battle in Anambra State

    One of the four kidnappers was also killed in the shootout while three other suspects escaped with gunshot injuries.

    The incident happened at Umuota village in Obosi, Idemili South local government area of the state on Saturday, September 9.

    The Nation gathered that some security operatives were equally wounded during the gun battle.

    Some of the items recovered from the hoodlums included one double-barreled pistol two live and expended cartridge

    Confirming the incident, the Anambra state police public relations officer, Ikenga Tochukwu, said the Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adoye, had given the security operatives marching orders to hunt down the remaining suspects.

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    He said: “Men of Anambra State Police Command have rescued a kidnap victim, one Abuchi (Surname withheld) from Orumba South LGA of the state.

    “Police Operatives while on Anti-Crime Patrol in Obosi at about 7.30 p.m. on 9th September, 2023 were stopped by residents and informed them about a kidnap incident. 

    “The public-spirited citizens pointed to the Police in the direction the kidnappers went after seizing their victim.

    “Police then trailed the kidnappers to an uncompleted building surrounded by bush in Umuota Village, Obosi where gunfire with the kidnappers ensued.

    “One of the hoodlums was shot and arrested while others escaped, some with bullet wounds. 

    “One double barrel pistol, two live and one expended cartridge were recovered from the gang.

    “Arrested suspect gave his name as Nwasu Ikenna from Obosi. He identified those that escaped as Ebuka a.k.a Big; Chinedu Emmanuel and Chukwu Ojoto. 

    “The hoodlum who identified Ebuka as leader of the gang gave up the ghost on the way to hospital for treatment.”

    He said Adoye had assured the people of Obosi Anambra state citizens and residents that the Police Command would not relent in its onslaught against crime until it was brought to the barest minimum.

  • Police advisory

    Police advisory

    The Ogun State Police command has advised the public, especially those who lost their vehicles/motorcycles to theft or left abandoned around the city to report at Awa-Ijebu and Sakora Divisions for identification and claim,

    Awa-Ijebu Division vehicles are: one Bora Volkswagen with no FKJ 651FZ; one Nissan Primera with no KRD 703 CE and one unregistered Man Diesel.

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    Motorcycles are: Two unregistered TVS; two Bajaj with nos Z 859 EKY and JGB,

    Sakora Division vehicle: One unregistered Highlander.

    Motorcycles: Five Bajaj with numbers JBD 013 WG; QDC 044 SGM; FST 825 QN; AYE 431 VY; SGM 108 WX and one unregistered Lady’s Machine, according to a statement by SP Omolola Odutola.

  • Police confirm arrest of doctor accused of harvesting housewife’s kidney in Plateau

    Police confirm arrest of doctor accused of harvesting housewife’s kidney in Plateau

    The Plateau Police Command on Thursday, September 7, confirmed that it is investigating a case of alleged organ harvest carried out by a medical doctor in the state.

    DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO in the state, disclosed to The Nation in Jos via phone on Thursday that the doctor has also been arrested.

    The Nation reports that a businessman in Jos, the state capital, Alhaji Kamal had accused a medical doctor of harvesting one of his wife’s kidneys and subjecting the woman to chronic pain in the last five years.

    He narrated that sometime in 2018, his wife, Kehinde complained of stomach ache and she was rushed to the said doctor’s clinic in the Nasarawa Gwong area of Jos North local government where he diagnosed the wife.

    According to him, the doctor said his wife was suffering from ruptured appendicitis which needed urgent surgery.

     Kamal, a resident of the Rikkos area of Jos North said: “About eight years ago, my mum was sick so she was directed and she visited a hospital owned by one Dr. Noah Kekere at Yanshanu, Nasarawa Gwong community of Jos North local government area and in the process of going to the see my mum in the hospital, I got acquainted with the doctor.

    “When my wife fell sick in 2018, complaining of severe stomach pain, my mum encouraged us to take her there because my wife used to follow my mum to see the doctor when my mum was sick. As we got there, the doctor did a scan and said my wife had a ruptured appendicitis and must be operated upon immediately and he charged us N140,000.

     When I called some people to ask about the high bill as I planned to take her to JUTH, they advised we should just go ahead and save her life.

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    “The doctor asked how much I had and I said N80,000, apart from other charges for drugs but after the operation, my wife was still complaining about the pain and the man kept collecting money from me all these years. The day the doctor conducted the operation, he started the operation from 12 pm till 8 pm and for the past five years, my wife kept complaining of severe stomach pains, I continued to take her to the same hospital because I did not want to change the doctor that started the treatment.

    “As she continued to have the pains, I decided to go to the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH a few days ago where we discovered that one of my wife’s kidneys was removed.

    “We reported the matter to the Police at Nasarawa Gwong and the doctor was arrested two days ago and the case has been transferred to the commissioner of police.”