Category: Crime Watch

President Buhari inaugurates new ONSA building ,National Counterterrorism Centre

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the new Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and National Counterterrorism Centre (NCTC), two state-of-the-art facilities to optimize efforts at addressing evolving security challenges in the country, especially terrorism and violent extremism.   Speaking at the inauguration of the two world-class facilities, the President said it would serve as a major legacy to provide the incoming administration with infrastructure to effectively coordinate national security and counterterrorism efforts.   The President also used the occasion to outline significant milestones achieved by his…

Niger Police arrest 32 suspects in continuous raid of flash-points in minna 

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In furtherance to the house-to-house raid operations of the Command as directed by the Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command CP Ogundele J. Ayodeji that such sting operation will be a continuous exercise towards ensuring a lasting peaceful atmosphere in Minna metropolis and most especially to equally ensure a guaranteed peaceful environment for the March 18th Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in Niger State.   The Operations Department of the Command in conjunction with other tactical teams on March 16th ,2023 at about 2355hrs, conducted another raid operation at…

MARCH 18TH ELECTIONS: IGP orders restriction of movement on election day, reiterates ban on VIP aides, escorts, state security outfits

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Sequel to the forthcoming Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly elections scheduled to hold on the 18th of march, ,2023, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on election day in all states where elections will be conducted with the exception of those on essential services such as INEC Officials, Electoral Observers, Accredited Media and Observers, Ambulances responding to medical emergencies, firefighters, etc. This directive…

MARCH 18 POLLS: IGP deploys AIG Aishatu Abubakar, Others to Niger state

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In view of the forthcoming March 18th Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in Niger State, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has deployed AIG Election Zone 7, AIG Aishatu Abubakar supervising Niger State/FCT from AIG Vetrinary FHQ Abuja to oversee and coordinate security arrangements for the elections in Niger State.   Similarly, other Senior Police officers were equally deployed to supervise security arrangements in the three senatorial districts of the State, which are; CP Susan Horsefall and DCP Aina Emmanuel to Niger South, CP Kayode Adetumbi…

MARCH 18 POLL: DSS arrests 2 suspects for inciting violence in Kano

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The Department of State Services (DSS) has  arrested the duo of Sharu Abubakar Tabula and Isma’il Iliyasu Mangu for deliberately inciting violence in parts of Kano State. It may be noted that the suspects had separately recorded messages, which they shared through various social media channels. In those potentially harmful messages, they specifically championed certain political interests and directly  called on their supporters to violently attack those opposed to them, including security personnel during the 18th March, 2023 Governorship and House of Assembly election in the State. As a result…

IGP directs Commands to conclude Electoral cases, handover case files to INEC for prosecution 

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has directed Commissioners of Police in charge of State Commands to ensure that investigations in all cases of violations against the 2022 Electoral Act during the February 25th 2023 Presidential and National Assembly electioneering process are swiftly concluded and the case files forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for prosecution.   In a bid to ensure all-inclusive election security management and accord Nigerians benefits/leverage of active participation, to achieve free, fair, and credible Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly elections…

Pickpockets steal Orji Kalu’s phone during Certificate of Return presentation 

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Some yet-to-be-identified suspected pickpockets have stolen a phone which belongs to the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, Orji Uzor Kalu stolen when he went to collect his Certificate of Return at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. This was disclosed by the senator in a post made via his verified Facebook page on Thursday, March 9, 2023. The former Abia State Governor revealed that the cell phone stolen by a yet-to-be-identified person contained both his MTN and Glo lines. He also warned the general public to beware of any illicit…

Man killed over N1,600 in Anambra

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A scrap dealer has been stabbed to death by his friends over over N1,600 at Tarzan junction axis, Nkpor in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anmbara. The deceased, a native of Ebonyi State, was said to have had a prolonged brawl with his colleagues over sharing formular of the said amount which prompted intervention of a master trader that resolved the crisis. According to an eyewitness, who preferred anonymity, the assailants invited the deceased to a drinking joint aimed at luring him to kill him, an invitation he turned…

LP Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi fulfills promise, gifts money to Ms Sophia to acquire oven

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The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has fulfilled the promise he made to Ms Gimba Sophia Emmanuel who graduated from university for over five years without job.   Obi in a post on his official Facebook page delivered a check to Sophia which he said will assist her to acquire an oven for her confectionery business.   “Today, I fulfilled my pledge to assist Ms Gimba Sophia Emmanuel in her aspiration to acquire an oven and start her baking and confectionery business. Interestingly, she had indicated…

JUST IN: Police apprehend suspected BVAS syndicate in Abuja

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has arrested a number of suspects who are believed to be involved in the manipulation of the Bimordial Voters Accreditation System (BVAS).   The suspects were nabbed by the police in a sting operation on Ghandji street in the Maitama area of the FCT.   Arise TV reports that the police has taken the suspects into custody and are investigating the illegal possession and suspected manipulation of the BVAS.     It was also reported that one of the suspects arrested is said…