Crime
New NSCDC commandant warns criminals, vandals to steer clear of Niger
From Naseer Mijinyawa Minna
The new commandant of the Nigeria security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Aliyu Garba Bature, has warned all vandals, and criminal elements who specialized in vandalization of critical national installations to steer clear of the state or be prepared to face the full wrath of the command
Bature gave the warning when he assumed duty on Monday , in Minna Niger State.
He said the corps under his watch will make the state unbearable to vandals and their sponsors warning them to turn a new leaf or the command will go after them.
He explained that the command will not relent in its determination to protect and ensure the safety of critical national installations across the state stressing the need for men and officers of the command to leave up to their responsibility in the discharge of their duties.
Commandant Garba Aliyu Bature took over the mantle of leadership of the command from Mr Haruna Bala Zurmi, who was deployed to Kano state Zonal headquarters of the corps on Wednesday the 9th of February, 2022.
Zurmi charged the management and officers and men of the command to extend their hands of cooperation to the new commandant to enable him succeed in the onslaught against the activities of vandals.
He commended the management, officers and men of the command for their unflinching supports and cooperation extended to him during his sojourn in the command adding that he will continue to remember them for their commitment in their discharge of their duties.
Addressing the officers and men of the command, the new commandant admonished them to join hands with him to enable him perform in making the state free from the activities of vandals.
The commandant who was deployed from Zamfara state command of the corps warned that he will not condone any act of professional misconduct from any officer of the command stressing that he has zero tolerance for corruption
He assured them @that the command under his leadership will continue to partner with other relevant security agencies in the state to rid the state of criminal elements at all times.
The command under his leadership according to Garba Bature will work round the clock to make the state inhabitable for vandals and other criminal minded elements in the state.
He requested the people of the state and traditional rulers as well as community leaders in the state to continue to monitor the activities of strange faces in their midst and provide information to the command for prompt action assuring that such information will be treated with absolute confidentiality
***CP restates commitment to safety of lives, property in Kogi
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja.
The Nigeria Police, Kogi State Command has confirmed the killing of two suspected kidnappers during a gun duel in Ankumi forest, near Obajana in Lokoja Local Government Area of the state.
A statement from SP William Ovye Aya, the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO) on Tuesday in Lokoja said that the two suspected kidnappers were fatally wounded in an exchange of fire with the Police and died as they were being taken to the hospital.
Aya said the operation which was in continuation of the ongoing onslaught against banditry, kidnapping and other heinous crime in Kogi State also led to the recovery of one AK 47 Rifle with two magazines and two live Ammunition.
He explained that the operation was consequent upon a tip off received on Monday, May 27 at about 11:30hrs, that some armed hoodlums numbering about three were sighted inside Ankumi forest.
“Immediately the Divisional Police Officer of Obajana Division, CSP Oguche Richard, mobilized his patrol team in collaboration with the Fulani Vigilantes and moved to the area at about 14:30hrs”, he said.
According to the PPRO, on sighting the team, the hoodlums opened fire on them, attracting corresponding response from the team resulting in a gun duel that lasted a while.
Aya said, “Due to the superior firepower of the Police team, two of the hoodlums were fatally wounded while the other escaped with bullet wounds.
“Items recovered from the scene include, one AK 47 rifle with two magazines and two rounds of live Ammunition. Effort is on going to trail and apprehend the fleeing suspect.”
The Command’s Spokesman further told newsmen that the suspects were confirmed dead in a hospital at Obajana and their bodies were brought to the command headquarters in Lokoja.
He said that the bodies were deposited at the Federal University Teaching Hospital morgue in Lokoja.
Aya further said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Bethrand C. Onuoha, commended the officers for their unwavering commitment and dedication in sustaining the tempo in the ongoing onslaught against crime and criminality.
The Commissioner, he said, also assured Kogi people that the Police “is ever determined to sustain the tempo, in synergy with other Security Agencies, in ensuring the safety of lives and property in the state.” (Ends)
An unspecified number of workers of Dangote Cement Company Plc, Okpella, Etsako West local government of Edo state have been abducted after unknown gunmen Wayland the staff bus
The unfortunate incident was said to have happened on Monday.
The workers were in a staff bus conveying them back to Okpella town after the close of work when they were intercepted and abducted by the gunmen.
An eyewitness confirmed to this online newspaper that the incident happened after the gunmen laid ambush for the workers after emerging from the bush and forcing the bus to a halt at gunpoint before taking their victims into the bush.
“They were in a Coaster bus coming to Okpella after work when they were kidnapped by gunmen. But, we don’t know the numbers of the workers that have been kidnapped,” the source added.
The alleged rape of a female student of the Ajayi Crowther University by two security guards is not being treated with kids gloves as the authorities of the institution have commenced investigations
This was contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Olufemi John Atoyebi.
Atoyebi said, “Management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo received with shock a report of an alleged rape of one of our female students last night, Thursday May 9, 2024 by two members of our vigilance group.
“The Management promptly handed over to the police, the two people alleged to have committed the crime while the university has set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate the allegation.
“The Management wishes to assure all stakeholders that ACU will not tolerate any act of misconduct capable of tarnishing its enviable image.
“Raising Godly intellectuals is our primary goal in ACU and we will not allow any act of misconduct capable of diverting our attention from our goal.
“Heavy penalty awaits anyone who is found culpable after our thorough investigation.
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