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NSCDC Arrests 4 Suspected Cattle Rustlers In Bauchi

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2 years ago

September 20, 2022

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Bauchi state, says it has arrested four suspected cattle rustlers in the state.

The Commandant, NSCDC, Bauchi, James Ameh, stated this during the parade of the suspect on Tuesday.

Ameh, who explained that two cattle were recovered from the suspects, said that the suspects had previously evaded arrest twice.

He, however, explained that luck ran out of them on September 2, when they took the cattle rustled from Zungur Galambi village of Bauchi Local Government Area on July 22, 2022 and the other one on August 15, 2022 in Bula – Lusa village of Liman Katagum, in Bauchi LGA to Soro market for sale.

He added that they were arrested through credible intelligence that they were in the market, doing the business of buying and selling.

The NSCDC boss revealed the identity of the suspects simply as; 35 year-old Abdullahi Sale, 39 year-old Abdullahi Muhammad, also known as Police, Salisu Hassan, 28 and their accomplice, Sadiq Abubakar, 35 who served as a middleman in receiving the rustled cattle.

He said after interrogation, they confessed to have perpetrated the crime with two others who are now at large, adding that the corps would muster all efforts to curtail not only the activities of cattle rustlers but other criminal activities in the state.

“Those who are found wanting will be made to face the wrath of the law. They are not going to be set free.

“Some of them took to their heels but we are on them and we must get them and bring them to book and they are all going to face prosecution,” he said.

Also speaking, Malam Ladan Sa’idu, owner of one of the rustled cattle who was elated after sighting his cattle at the corps headquarters, lauded NSCDC for the job well done and prayed for God’s protection over all the personnel.

The corps also paraded four other suspects for Armoured cable and wire theft.

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EFCC Boss Appoints Chief Of Staff, 14 Zonal Directors

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55 mins ago

April 27, 2024

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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has appointed Michael Nzekwe as his Chief of Staff.

This was as he also appointed Zonal Directors for each of the 14 Zonal Commands of the commission.

Nzekwe who is a lawyer and former Commander of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency, is described as a “topnotch investigator” in a statement released by the Commission’s Head of Publicity, Dele Oyewale, on Saturday.

He has served in various departments in the Commission, including the Legal and Prosecution Department, Department of Operations (now Department of Investigations), Department of Internal Affairs (now Department of Ethics and Integrity), Servicom, and Asset Forfeiture Department.

“A seasoned administrator, he has attended several trainings and courses home and abroad, including the Advance Defence Intelligence Officers Course organised by Defence Intel Agency, DIA. The appointment takes immediate effect and he has assumed duties,” Oyewale said.

Meanwhile, the statement said Olukoyede, in his restructuring and repositioning of the EFCC, equally upgraded all the zonal commands of the Commission to the status of Departments, with each of them headed by a Director.

To this effect, 14 new Directors have been appointed to head each of the zonal commands. Additionally, to bolster and fortify the security architecture of the Commission, the Security Unit of the EFCC has been upgraded to a Department with a seasoned officer appointed as Director, Security and Chief Security Officer.

A new department has also been created in the Executive Chairman’s office and it is headed by the former Makurdi Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Friday Ebelo, who also doubles as Director and Coordinator, Special Duties at the corporate headquarters of the Commission.

The former Department of Internal Affairs has been renamed Department of Ethics and Integrity and minor reshuffling effected in some Departments at the headquarters.

“Olukoyede says that the ongoing restructuring is meant for the repositioning and strengthening of the EFCC to deliver on its assigned mandate optimally.”

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Why I Hate Mohbad More In Death – Naira Marley’s Associate

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April 27, 2024

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Law Lee, an associate of embattled singer, Naira Marley, has made a snide remark about the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly called Mohbad.

Mohbad died at the age of 27, on September 12, 2023, with circumstances surrounding his death sparking controversies on social media.

In an Instagram post on Friday, Law Lee expressed his level of hatred for Mohbad.

His statement came after Portable tackled Zinoleesky, on social media for acquiring a Ferrari despite not having a hit song.

According to him, the hatred for the deceased increases every day even after his death.

He explained that Mohbad’s alleged disparaging remarks about fellow artist Oniyide Azeez aka Zinoleesky led to a public confrontation towards him on social media by a controversial artist, Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable.

He further stated that if Mohbad had not made negative remarks about Zinoleesky, Portable wouldn’t have made such a move.

He wrote, “Every day my hatred for Mohbad keeps increasing even after his death …. If not for all those miscap about zino na why this @portablebaeby get mind dey sub am .. Fooooooooooool.”

A former record label signee of Marlian Music owned by Naira Marley, Mohbad left the label in February 2022.

The Lagos State Police Command had, on September 18, 2023, inaugurated a 13-man special investigation team to probe the singer’s death.

A probe into his death also led to the arrest of Naira Marley and controversial Lagos socialite, Balogun Eletu, also known as Sam Larry, among others.

The duo’s had before their arrest faced criticism for allegedly mistreating Mohbad before his passing in September 2023.