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NUJ FCT Council condemns arrest, detention of Editor, Reporter by Police In Abuja ….. Demands unconditional release

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The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council has condemned the arrest and subsequent detention of the editor and a reporter of an online newspaper, ‘TheNewsGuru.com’ Mr. Ediri Oyibo and Paul Utebor by the Nigeria Police Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja. In a statement signed by the Chairman, Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche, described the arrest as unwarranted, absurd and unacceptable. Oyibo and Utebor were invited and eventually detained on Wednesday February 22, through a letter dated February 18, 2023 for an interview with the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Zonal…

Police arrest suspected agents planning to manipulate INEC results in Katsina

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No fewer than 15 suspected agents trying to manipulate the ongoing presidential election have been arrested by the Katsina State Police.   The Command’s spokesman, Gambo Isa said the suspects were arrested with several electronic gadgets, laptops, and tools.   Parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters on Friday, Isa said investigation into the matter is ongoing.   He said: ”Police are conducting investigations and the outcome will be made clear to everybody.   “We don’t want to jump the gun. We invited experts and they are doing their work…

Police nab Killers of Hon Musa Mante, CSP Garkuwa, 17 Others ….. Recover 27 Firearms, 633 Live Ammunition, 4 Cutlasses

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Operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT) have successfully brought to a close case of murder which seemed unsolved with the arrest of some notorious suspects involved in criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, and kidnapping in June 2022. The arrest followed a charge on the tactical and operational squads by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba on the need to ensure cases are investigated to a justifiable and reasonable conclusion.   The suspects, Hashimu Galadima (aka Kan-Wuka) aged 48, Abdulwahab Alhassan (aka Emeka) aged 31, Abdulwahab…

Police return N5.9m to robbery victim in Plateau

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Plateau Police Command has returned N5.9 million recovered at a robbery scene to the owner, John Okeke.   Mr Okeke was robbed on Jingre-Saminaka Road in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau on May 22 and the recovered money was returned to him on July 4.   DSP Alabo Alfred, Police spokesman of the command stated in Jos on Wednesday that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Bartholomew Onyeka, handed the money to Okeke in Jos.   He explained that on the day in question, the Jingre Division of the…

Police, NDLEA bicker over confessional video of suspects arraigned alongside Abba Kyari

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There is presently no love lost between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the National Drug Law Enforcement (NDLEA) over the ongoing prosecution of the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari and others. An investigation carried out by PRNigeria shows that senior personnel in the Police are of the opinion that the NDLEA is trying to shield its personnel who were also allegedly involved in the drug scandal from arrest and prosecution. Kyari, the hitherto celebrated super cop, was declared wanted and arrested in March this year by NDLEA…

EKITI GUBER POLL: Security Agencies assure NYSC adequate security of Corps Members

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The General Officer Commanding, 2 Div Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Major General GU Chibuisi, the Lagos State Director, Department of State Services (DSS), Sheikh Waziri and the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr Kokumo Babatunde Johnson have all promised adequate security for the Corps Members that would serve as electoral officers during the Ekiti State Governorship Election scheduled for tomorrow.   They stated this today in Ado Ekiti when the NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Muhammad Kaku Fadah paid them separate courtesy visits ahead of the election. The GOC described the…

Brutality: Journalist Floors Police, GTB At Appeal Court

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The Appeal Court in Abuja on Tuesday affirmed the judgment of High Court of Federal Capital Territory in a fundamental human rights enforcement suit filed against the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and the Nigerian Police Force by Abuja based journalist and publisher of FreshNEWS Online Media, Desmond Utomwen. Utomwen, a former staff of TheNEWS Magazine, had dragged the Bank and the Police to court over his molestation at the Area 3, Garki Abuja branch of GTB on 11th December, 2009.   The journalist had gone to the bank to cover…

Police arrest Kidnappers of Greenfield Students , Rape suspects,Others ….. recover 61 Firearms, 376 Ammunition, 22 Cartridges, 2 Million Naira

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The Force Intelligence Bureau Special Tactical Squad (FIB-STS) operatives have successfully effected the arrest of 31 suspects connected with major violent crimes including Kidnapping, Culpable Homicide, Rape, Unlawful Possession of Firearms etc.   This followed directives from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba to clampdown on the perpetrators of crimes and criminality, as well as cutting off their supply of arms. The FIB-STS equally recovered a total of 61 firearms including 41 AK rifles, 8 Type 06 rifles, 4 Light Assault Rifles (LAR), 4 pump action guns, 2…

Police arrest killers of Famak British Schools Proprietor, 21 Others ….. Recover 1 RPG, 1 GPMG, 36 AK47 Rifles, 2,045 Live Ammunition, 1 DAF Truck, Others

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Operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau Intelligence Response Team (FIB-IRT) have recorded massive successes against agents and collaborators of violent crimes in the country with the arrest of 23 suspects of violent crimes such as culpable homicide, armed robbery, kidnapping, arms trafficking, possession of prohibited firearms, rape, amongst others, including the killers of ex-Zamfara State gubernatorial aspirant and owner of Famak British Schools, Alhaji Sagir Hamidu, at Rijana.   The FIB-IRT also recovered a total of 52 firearms including 1 Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) Launcher, 1 General Purpose Machine Gun…

Ortom describes murder of NYSC member Terungwa unacceptable, tasks Police on diligent investigations

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Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has described as intolerable, murder of the Benue born Youth Corps member, Stephanie Se-Ember Terungwa, who was posted to Abuja by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for her one year mandatory national service.   Terungwa, a graduate of Microbiology from the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State, was reportedly kidnapped alongside her one-year-old baby in the Lokogoma area of Abuja, some weeks ago and had been declared missing.   However, the baby was later found but the mother was still missing until…