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Police Rescue Kidnap Victim, Bust Criminal Gang In Anambra

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8 months ago

September 1, 2023

Police operatives attached to the Area Command Headquarters, Onitsha have rescued a kidnap victim in the commercial city.

Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Tochukwu Ikenga said the operatives were on township patrol when they received a distress call at about 9.30 P.M. of a kidnap incident around Borromeo Roundabout.

According to him, the operatives responded to the distress call and caught up with a shuttle bus in which the kidnapped victim was held.

“The operatives professionally engaged the kidnappers in a shootout without harming the hostage who was rescued unhurt.

“Two suspects were arrested at the scene, while others managed to escape with gunshot wounds.

“The Police team recovered one Barreta pistol, nine rounds of 9MM live ammunition, and a shuttle bus without number plates which the criminals used for the kidnap operation”, Ikenga said.

Ikenga said further that the Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, while commending the operatives for the remarkable feat, charged them to intensify efforts aimed at apprehending the fleeing gang members.

He also call on hospitals in the area to report anyone presenting gunshot injuries, while treatment is ongoing to save lives.

Elsewhere in Ogidi, Idemili North local government area, the police operatives also busted a four-man burglary gang that usually targets commercial shops across the state.

The PPRO said that acting on a tip-off the police stormed the hideout of the gang and cordoned it off to prevent escape of any of the gang members.

He said that four suspects, who are all from Ebonyi State, were arrested.

Recovered from them were two ladies’ motorcycles, two big generators, one wheelbarrow, one deep freezer,
three bags of rice and two large Iron cutters.

Ikenga said that on Interrogation, the suspects confessed breaking into a store at Nanka, in Orumba North local government to steal the recovered items.

CP Aderemi Adeoye has already directed that investigation be extended to Nanka to locate the owner of the store, as well as the Motor Licensing Office for records of owners of the motorcycles with a view to returning the recovered items to the rightful owners, while suspects would be arraigned in court as soon as investigations were concluded.

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Man Arrested For Raping Four-year-old Girl

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11 hours ago

May 11, 2024

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The Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has apprehended one Afolabi Ojo for allegedly raping a four-year-old pupil.

Leadership reports that the mother of the young girl reported the incident at the NSCDC Command in Ado-Ekiti, where she informed officials that the assault took place on Olujoda Street. Subsequently, the suspect was arrested.

During questioning, the girl disclosed that the suspect had removed her underwear and sexually assaulted her late in April.

Additionally, the girl’s mother stated that her daughter had confided in her about the incident.

However, the suspect denied all allegations, claiming he was falsely accused.

The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC in the state, Tolu Afolabi, confirmed that a medical examination had been conducted on the girl.

Afolabi revealed that the medical report confirmed the rupture of the hymen of the young girl.

Furthermore, Afolabi stated that the command had initiated an investigation into the matter.

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LAUTECH Student Stabbed To Death In Ogbomoso

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11 hours ago

May 11, 2024

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An undergraduate student at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso in Oyo State, simply identified as Adedokun Olamilekan was stabbed to death by yet-to-be-identified people at the Under G area in the town on Thursday night.

Olamilekan, a 200-level student of the Department of Information Science, was said to be running a business outfit known as Dcrown Unisex Salon at Under G before he was murdered by his assailants during an argument.

He was reportedly stabbed by yet-to-be-identified colleagues and later rushed to a nearby hospital, where he gave up the ghost.

One person who witnessed the incident said, “He was rushed immediately to the nearest hospital where he was confirmed dead.

“The case has been reported to Owode Police Station, Ogbomoso, Oyo state.”

All efforts to get the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso’s reactions were unsuccessful as his telephone mobile number was not reachable.

Also, the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Fadeyi was not reachable as of press time.

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Navy Sends Eight Warships, Helicopters After Sea Pirates

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11 hours ago

May 11, 2024

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The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanual Ogalla, said eight elite Nigeria Navy warships and two helicopters have left the country’s shores to combat sea piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

The maritime security operations will encompass anti-crude oil, anti-sea piracy, anti-sea robbery, and anti-fishing, as well as boarding and aerial operations, among other activities.

Vice Admiral Ogalla, who disclosed this to newsmen during the flag-off of exercise ‘Obangame Express 2024,’ in Onne, Rivers State on Friday, said the deployment was a global joint naval operation.

Ogalla, who was represented by the Navy’s Chief of Training and Operations, Rear Adm. Olusegun Ferreira, also said the naval Special Boat Service (Special Forces) would participate in the week-long exercise.

The CNS stated, “Obangame Express, sponsored by the United States African Command (US Africom), brings together naval fleets from the GoG and key partners from Europe, the Spanish navy, and North America to secure the region.

“It offers a platform for like-minded partners to jointly devise African-led solutions to transnational threats and challenges for enhancing regional security,” he said.

He stated that Nigeria is committed to working with the Gulf of Guinea nations on the anti-piracy mission aimed at securing the maritime environment of the region to promote economic activities.

The CNS recounted recent successful joint operations between the Nigerian Navy and the Cameroonian Navy that led to the arrest of a vessel ‘MV Jasmine’ for alleged crude oil theft.

He added, “Likewise, through information provided by the French navy, another rogue vessel, MT Big Majesty, was arrested two months ago in the Gulf of Guinea. Just a few days ago, the Nigerian Navy, acting on behalf of the Gabonese Government, apprehended MV Blu Shark, demonstrating our commitment to regional collaboration.

“These successes mirror the objectives of exercise Obangame Express, which are already commonplace in our maritime space”

He noted that the exercise aligns with the African Union’s forthcoming launch of a joint maritime task force to enhance regional cooperation in combating maritime crimes in the GoG.