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Terrorists Kill Three, Abduct Others In Katsina

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Three persons were killed in Dantsauni village in Batagarawa local government area of Katsina State when terrorists invaded the community.

The terrorists in their numbers, armed with sophisticated weapons, according to a source, explained that one of the deceased persons identified as Abdulrashid Abba Manna, a resident of Katsina, was trapped and killed by the terrorists when he went to farm in the morning at Dantsauni village.

A source said the attack came barely three days when bandits attacked surrounding communities of Babbar Ruga, Kwarin Maikotso and Kore villages where they operated freely and killed two people with eight others kidnapped.

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During the attack on Dantsauni village which is about one kilometre away from Babbar Ruga village, the terrorists abducted dozens of people mostly women and children while hundreds of people were seen running towards the ancient city of Katsina for their dear lives.

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He revealed that the terrorists also fired some shots along Katsina Ring road which is very close to the city, while residents of the area said no security personnel was seen during the over 45-minutes operation by the terrorists which happened in broad daylight.

SP Gambo Isah, the police spokesman in Katsina, when contacted, confirmed the attack and said one person was killed and two others injured.

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NAFDAC Intercepts Psychoactive Drugs, Busts Beverage Factories In Southeast

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The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has confiscated banned pharmaceutical products, valued at millions of naira, in Onitsha, Anambra State, during a raid.

The agency also bust factories manufacturing fake alcoholic beverages in Enugu and Imo states.

NAFDAC’s Director, South East Zone, Martins Iluyomade, revealed this while briefing newsmen in Awka on Wednesday.

He said drugs intercepted in Onitsha included 892 bottles of codeine syrup, 26 packs of Rohypnol tablet (Flunitrazepam) and 16 packs of swings tablet (Flunitrazepam).

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Others were six rolls of Teka Tramadol capsules 100mg, 10 packs of Super Terpentol tablet 200mg and eight packs of Osaka Tramadol capsules 100mg.

Iluyomade applauded the Coordinator of NAFDAC in Anambra, Louis Mmadubuatta,
for a successful operation, saying the drugs posed grave public health danger.

According to him, the drugs were dangerous psychoactive substances, especially Rohypnol, which, he said, was largely used by kidnappers, rapists, cultists and ritualists, on their victims.

“These are controlled drugs which should not be found in an open market or in the hands of individuals,” he said.

Iluyomade said other breakthroughs made included the discovery of a factory under the name BEST IJAW at Ibagwa Aka, in Igboeze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, which specialised in the production of an unapproved dry gin.

He said the factory had eight PVC containers filled with substances suspected to be ethanol and drums of substances equally suspected to be ethanol.

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Navy Arrests Suspected Oil Thief Enroute Cameroon With 15,500 Litres Of PMS

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The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, FOB, Ibaka, Akwa Ibom, has arrested a suspected oil thief en route to Cameroon with 15,500 litres of suspected Premium Motor Spirit, PMS.

The Commanding Officer, Capt. Uche Aneke, made this disclosure at Ibaka while handing over the suspect and the seized product to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC.

Aneke said that the suspect was arrested with the exhibit at about 2:00 am on Friday.

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According to him, the navy received an intelligence report that a boat was conveying suspected smuggled products through FOB, Ibaka operational area, and heading towards Cameroon.

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We intercepted the boat and discovered that it was laden with 15,500 litres of products suspected PMS concealed under a tarpaulin.

”We also found a suspected smuggler onboard who was arrested immediately,” he said.

The commanding officer warned against smuggling of illegal consignments in or out of the country, saying that the navy was committed to tackling such activities.

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”We are committed towards detecting every criminal move around our operational area using advanced surveillance equipment and intelligence.

”Criminals are warned, Nigeria’s water and coastal areas are not for illegal activities,” he said.

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Receiving the exhibit, Mr Etefia Koko-Ette, Head, Anti Vandal Unit of the NSCDC command in Akwa Ibom, said further investigation would be conducted on the matter.

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EFCC Arraigns Businessman For Allegedly Issuing N8.5m Dud Cheque

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arraigned a businessman, Michael Chibuzo, for the alleged issuance of a N8.5 million dud cheque.

EFCC charged Chibuzo, alongside his firm, Two Stars Enterprise Ltd., at a Kaduna High Court, with the issuance of dud cheques and fraud.

The EFCC Counsel, Nasiru Salele, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on January 2.

According to Salele, the defendant, who was the Managing Director of Two Star Enterprise Ltd, took a loan of N8.5 million from the complainant, Rita David.

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The prosecution said for the repayment of the loan, the defendant issued David a post-dated GT Bank cheque of N8.5 million to be cashed after two months.

He added that the cheque was, however, dishonoured when it was presented at the bank and all efforts made by the complainant to get her money back were abortive and unsuccessful.

Salele said the offences contravened the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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The defence counselor, Gabriel Ede, applied for bail on behalf of his client, stating that the defendant would not jump bail and would provide the bail conditions as required.

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The prosecution, however, did not oppose the bail application.

The Judge, Justice M. Tukur, granted the defendant bail in the summer of N2 million with two sureties in like sum.

According to the judge, one of the sureties must be a blood relation of the defendant and the second must have a landed property in Kaduna with genuine land document.

Tukur added that the sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and adjourned the case until April 30 for a hearing.

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