by Admin | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Police Command in Katsina State says it has arrested 22 victims of Human Trafficking in Katsina Metropolis. The command said it had also arrested their Trafficker, Mannir Suleiman. Superintendent of Police, Andrew Alpolsus, the Officer in charge of the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad in the state, presented the victims and the Trafficker to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. “The Police have arrested 12 young women of between the ages of 17 and 22 years and 10 men at a house at Kwando area of the Katsina metropolis. Alpolsus said the victims were on their way to Niger Republic when policemen intercepted and rescue them. “The police were tipped on Sunday April 16, 2017 at about 11:00 a.m. that one Mannir Suleiman has rented an Apartment and was hiding the victims there. “We stormed the House and rescued the victims and their mentor; we also seized about 12 fake passports from them. “Their Trafficker has confessed that he was commissioned to take them to Niger Republic on their way to Libya and later Europe. Speaking to newsmen, the victims claimed to have hailed from the Niger Delta region and were going to Europe in search of greener pasture. Source: P.M...
by Admin | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) in Cross River has demoted and suspended four primary school head teachers for three months. Dr Stephen Odey, Chairman of SUBEB disclosed this in a statement in Calabar on Thursday. “They were demoted as head teachers of their various schools.’’ Odey said that the teachers would remain suspended pending the recommendations of the disciplinary committee set up by the board to look into their cases. He said that the teachers fraudulently included names of non-existing staff and conspired with certain persons to stand in for them during the audit. “The act was perpetrated with disregard and ignominy in spite of repeated announcements and correspondences warning head teachers and executive secretaries of local government education authorities of the consequences of fraudulent acts’’, he said. He gave the names of the affected schools as Government Primary School, Kutia Obudu; Primary School, Ejakpe, Obudu; PCN Primary School, Nsidong, Bakassi; Primary School, Esekwe, Boki. Odey described the conduct of the teachers as “grievous’’ in the face of the current challenges confronting the education sector and the state as a whole. He said the board will not relent in its effort to sanitize the system and spare no efforts in its desire to achieve its mandate. Source: P.M...
by Admin | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Federal Government on Thursday arraigned a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, on mostly charges of false asset declaration before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja. He pleaded not guilty to the amended eight counts preferred against him by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation. Shortly after the defendant took his plea, his lawyer, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), applied orally that the Justice of the apex court be granted bail in self-recognizance. The request was not opposed by the lead prosecuting counsel, Mr. Umar Muhammed, who is the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation. The tribunal headed by its Chairman, Danladi Umar, granted the bail application and fixed July 12 for commencement of trial. Ngwuta is currently undergoing separate trial for money laundering and passport fraud charges preferred against him by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation before a Federal High Court in Abuja. While Justice Ngwuta’s trial was going on before a Federal High Court, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation had on February 8, 2017 preferred separate sets of charges bordering on breaches of code of conduct for public officers and asset declaration asset breaches against him and another judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Adeniyi Ademola. But no date has been fixed for Justice Ademola’s arraignment on the two counts preferred against him. Ngwuta was initially charged with 10 counts now amended to eight counts before the CCT. Source: Sahara...
by Admin | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Police Command in Bauchi has arrested one Mohammed Nafiu, a Boko Haram member already declared wanted by the military. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Garba Umar, announced the arrest of the suspect alongside other criminals while presenting him to newsmen in Bauchi on Thursday. Umar explained that Nafiu, 25, was arrested on April 12 at Tama Village in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. He further explained that the suspect being 176th on the wanted list of Nigerian Army was arrested following intelligence report. He said the suspect had fled from Sambisa Forest following the flushing out of the terrorists by the military. The Police Command in Bauchi has arrested one Mohammed Nafiu, a Boko Haram member already declared wanted by the military. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Garba Umar, announced the arrest of the suspect alongside other criminals while presenting him to newsmen in Bauchi on Thursday. Umar explained that Nafiu, 25, was arrested on April 12 at Tama Village in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. He further explained that the suspect being 176th on the wanted list of Nigerian Army was arrested following intelligence report. He said the suspect had fled from Sambisa Forest following the flushing out of the terrorists by the military. Source: P.M...
by Admin | Apr 19, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI No fewer than three soldiers were killed and many others wounded, when Boko Haram terrorists attacked a military base in southern part of Borno State on Sunday, security sources have told SaharaReporters. According to the sources, the terrorists attacked the military base in Sabon Gari town, Damboa Local Government Area, at about 5:30 pm. Sabon Gari is located 20 kilometers from Damboa, headquarters of the local government area. On arrival in a utility vehicle, the terrorists engaged the troops in a fierce gun duel and subsequently overpowered them. They then looted the armory and razed down the facility. “They went straight to the barracks and destroyed it. They burnt down the signal office, two Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs), a Hilux van mounted with AA guns and killed three soldiers. They injured many others and looted food items and ammunition,” said a...
by Admin | Apr 19, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI It was end of the road for two armed robbery suspects shot dead yesterday by a combined team of army and police personnel in Aba, Abia State. Daily Sun gathered that a gang of suspected armed robbers had, yesterday, morning snatched a Toyota SUV with registration number, EPE 568 EM from David Ogbole and drove towards the city centre. On getting to the Railway Crossing, between Eziukwu/Factory and Aba-Owerri road, the hoodlums were accosted by the policemen, who were later joined by some soldiers. The men of the under world opened fire on the police and in the ensuing gun duel that lasted for over 30 minutes, two of the hoodlums were reportedly killed on the spot, while two others were arrested. Others escaped. The incident, according to a witness, caused gridlock on the ever-busy Aba-Owerri Road, as motorists abandoned their vehicles and scampered for safety. It took over one hour for free flow of traffic to be restored. Sources at the Aba Area Command said two vehicles used by the hoodlums were recovered by the police, with the help of soldiers. Also recovered from the gang was a locally made pistol with a cartridge. It was gathered that one of the gang members was thereafter arrested where he was receiving treatment for the gunshot injury sustained on his right hand. Source: The...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Federal Government says its anti corruption agencies have been inundated with information of how looters have resorted to burying stolen funds in their backyards, deep forests and burial grounds. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos, said the whistle blower policy is working and has led to the recovery of more looted funds in many currencies. Mohammed assured in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Mr Segun Adeyemi, that all the recovered looted funds were safe and government will give full account to Nigerians. The minister thanked Nigerians for their enthusiasm and commitment in helping the government to tackle corruption through disclosure of useful leads to appropriate government agencies. “Since we launched the whistle blower policy, we have received immeasurable support from Nigerians. “Yes, there is monetary reward for any information that leads to recovery of looted funds, but from what we have seen, most of the Nigerians who have come forward with useful leads were driven by patriotism rather than reward. ”Nigerians, fired by a fervid resolve to help banish corruption from their country, have daily inundated the offices of the appropriate government agencies with valuable information. “We have been told how looters have resorted to burying stolen funds in their backyards, in deep forests and even in burial grounds. ”Thanks to whistle-blowers, it is now clear that a rapacious few have pillaged the nation’s wealth through a vicious orgy of corrupt practices,” he said. The minister, however, noted that more funds were in the possession of looters than were available...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI Despite claims by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) that he approved and released the massive stash of cash recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from an apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, former President Goodluck Jonathan has remained silent on the matter. The former president’s spokesperson has for days declined requests to state Mr. Jonathan’s side of the story. Operatives of the EFCC, acting on a tip-off on Wednesday, said they found $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000 hidden inside an apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi. The funds are valued at N13 billion based on prevailing exchange rate set by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The EFCC circulated photograph and video footage of the operation, sparking nationwide outrage. But the anti-graft agency has so far failed to disclose ownership of the recovered funds. As Nigerians and civic groups demanded clarification about the recovered cash, sources in the presidency quoted the NIA Director General, Ayodele Oke, as telling President Muhammadu Buhari that Mr. Jonathan released the money to the agency for covert security projects. But Mr. Jonathan has remained silent despite requests by our reporter for him to speak on the matter. For two days, repeated telephone calls, text messages and email enquiries to the former president’s spokesperson, Ikechukwu Eze, were neither answered nor returned. The presidency is also yet to officially comment on the matter. CBN not sure it paid Ikoyi billions to NIA When contacted, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it was not sure, as at Saturday, that the recovered billions, in mint fresh notes, moved directly from the bank to the NIA. The security...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI While Ayodele Oke, the Director-General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA) has claimed that the $43 million, N23.2 million and £27,800 (N13billion) cash found in an apartment in Lagos last week belongs to his agency, information available to SaharaReporters suggests that the woman seen hauling the money into the apartment in Ghana-Must-Go bags may have been Folashade Oke, his wife. Our investigation has revealed that the owners of Apartment 7B gave Folashade Oke, with phone number +2348059833410, as their contact. Sources at the NIA confirmed Folashade to be the spouse of their Director-General, Mr. Oke. The day after the money was discovered, Mr. Oke had told SaharaReporters he could not verify any information about the money as he had not read any report linking his agency to the cash. After pledging to speak to us thereafter, he did not take any calls until he suddenly announced that the money belonged to NIA, and that it had been approved by President Goodluck Jonathan for certain “covert” activities. One of the whistleblowers responsible for the discovery told our correspondent that since he started working on the property as a guard, a woman who spoke fluent Yoruba repeatedly brought huge bags of money to Apartment 7B. That particular property was known to guards as Apartment “Dash-Dash” because in the records there were two dashes where the name of the owner ought to be. He recalled that on two occasions, he helped the woman, who was always curiously dressed in a haggardly way, to carry the money to “Dash-Dash”. The woman, on the first occasion, gave him N10,000 as a gift,...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI Four armed robbers have snatched a Toyota Corolla car belonging to an Information Technology worker, Adetoun Fashanu, along Dutse bus-stop, Kubwa-Zuba Expressway, Abuja. The robbers who disguised as policemen hijacked the car from Fashanu who was on his way back from his office around 2am on Saturday. Sadly,.the blue Toyota Corolla car was stolen barely 48 hours after he bought it. Fashanu explained that he had just dropped off his colleague at Dutse and connected to the service lane when he saw four men at a roadblock. He said, “When they stopped me, I thought they were SARS officers because they were armed with AK-47 rifles. They asked for my documents and one asked me to come down from the car. “One of them entered the car and pretended to be searching it, while another one asked me to open the boot which I did. It was when he asked me to cooperate with them that it dawned on me that they were robbers. They entered the car and drove away.” The IT worker said he lost consciousness after the car was driven away, adding that he woke in the morning to find himself lying along the road. “I can’t say whether I was injected by the robbers or not; I just found myself there on the ground in the morning and I later felt pains around my neck,” he stated. Fashanu said he had reported the theft at Kubwa police station and appealed to anyone with useful information that could lead to the recovery of the car to report to the nearest police station. Source: Solenzo...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI When Pastor Simeon Obelue called his 21-year-old son Chidubem Obelue and advised him to renounce his membership of a cult group, little did he know that it would lead to his untimely death. The 59-year-old cleric was until his tragic death, the parish pastor of Christ Holy Church a.k.a “Odozi Obodo” in Iwolla-oghi town, Ezeagu Local Government Area, Enugu State.Like every good father, Simeon had advised his son to renounce his membership of a cult group. Chidubem did not take kindly to the advice, and in anger packed out of the father’s house in the church premises on December 4, 2016 and relocated a house he rented for himself. This effectively set him free from attending the church. Apparently, he also began planning to attack his father. The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Danmallam, who confirmed the incident told Sunday Sun that on March 11, 2017, about 1.00am, Chidubem sneaked into the family house and passed through the kitchen, where he picked up a knife and laid an ambush for the father. When the unsuspecting man came out to urinate, Chidubem pounced on him. He stabbed the father in the stomach and ran out of the house. The loud scream of the mortally injured man drew that attention of his wife, who rushed out and beheld Chidubem running away from the stricken man. She ran after him and raised the alarmed, which woke up neighbours. In the haste to escape, the suspect’s cellphone fell from his pocket. The cellphone as well as the sounds made by his feet assisted the neighbours to track Chidubem down...
by Admin | Apr 18, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI A policeman attached to the Maroko Police Division, Lagos, identified only as Sergeant Sunday, has been detained for allegedly releasing a sum of N4.1m recovered from a fraud suspect. The policeman reportedly released the exhibit to the suspect, identified simply as Emmanuel, who in turn gave the money to one Kate, who is at large. It was learnt that Emmanuel, who is the managing director of a construction company in the state, had ordered supply of diesel worth N4.9m from one Ms. Judith Ogbara. The one Martins, who worked for Emmanuel, took delivery of the product. Emmanuel was reported to have issued a Diamond Bank cheque of N4.9m to Ogbara as payment. Ogbara had gone to the bank to withdraw the sum when she was told that the cheque was fake. She was said to have called Emmanuel on the telephone and informed him of the development. When it appeared the payment for the goods was not forthcoming, she requested that the product be returned. The suspect and his workers allegedly absconded. After attempts to locate them failed, she was said to have reported a case of fraud to policemen at the Maroko division, who arrested Emmanuel and Martins on March 12, 2017. The sergeant was then assigned to investigate the matter. A source told Punch that the police recovered N4.1m in a car allegedly belonging to Emmanuel. He said, “The managing director (Emmanuel) had been arrested with one other suspect, Martins, for alleged fraud. The division was handling the matter based on a petition addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, by the complainant. “The...
by Admin | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Borno Police Command has commenced raids of criminal hideouts and black spots to ensure a peaceful Easter celebration in the state. Motorists and tricycle operators are also warned against violating traffic rules and regulations during the four-day celebration. Spokesman of the Police, Victor Isuku in a statement issued yesterday, said that drivers and tri-cyclists are to avoid all forms of recklessness, drug abuse and drunkenness, while plying the roads and highways. He also assured worshippers of the safety of their lives and properties, while parents are advised to take proper care of children and wards to prevent them from going missing during the festivities. He advised the public to be always security conscious; and report any suspicious persons, movements and objects to the nearest police station and other security agencies. Source: Today...
by Admin | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The Imo State Police Command has arrested three fake army officers who specialize in defrauding unsuspecting applicants wishing to join the Nigerian Army. The suspects – Kinsley Inyang, EdetOkon and Victor Akpan – all from Akwa Ibom State were arrested atAmakohiaUbi in Owerri West local government area of the state. The new commissioner of police in the State, Chris Okey Ezike, disclosed this in his maiden media briefing at the Police Command Headquarters in Owerri. According to him, investigation had revealed that the affected candidates were ignorantly mandated by the suspects to pay the sum of eight thousand naira and seventy thousand naira for medical test and recruitment/training exercises respectively, adding that they are currently undergoing interrogation and would soon be charged to court. CP Ezike who is the 32nd commissioner of the police in the state said that he would adopt a high visibility policing method to rid the state of all criminals and their collaborators in the state. Professing his determination to fight serious crimes of armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and other violent crimes with renewal vigour and commitment, he noted that arrest of suspects, rescue of kidnapped victims and recovery of fire arms/ ammunitions have been made by his men in addition to exhibits recovered. He disclosed that while 10 of the suspects were involved in kidnapping, 12 were involved in armed robbery, two in cultism, and three for impersonation (fake army officers); just as two got involved in tricycle snatching, and another two in child stealing. He said five kidnapped victims have been rescued. Source: Today...
by Admin | Apr 17, 2017 | Blog
Follow @NigeriaPI The anti-kidnap unit of Imo State Police Command has rescued a businessman, Ben Kpaduwa, who was recently abducted in Anara Community, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state. Briefing journalists, the state Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike disclosed that his men who rescued Kpaduwa on April 4, 2017 engaged in a shoot-out with the kidnappers resulting in one of them, Chinedu Imo of Ndiawa Arondizugo, sustaining serious injuries. According to Ezike, the injured lmo later died at a hospital where he was taken to, for treatment. The CP equally disclosed that one Mr. Chika Ihemena was arrested with the victim’s black Toyota Corolla car. Meanwhile, Ezike has also promised to fight cultism, kidnapping, car snatching, those who run baby factories, impersonation and other criminal activities to a standstill in the state. He informed that he intends to explore experiences of the past to bring about good policing to the people of the state. He added that he came to Imo with tremendous goodwill, open-mind and willingness to work with security agencies, the media, market people and all Imo residents to ensure that the state is secure. While assuring the restoration of discipline among his officers and men, the CP equally stated that all police mobile force personnel and conventional policemen deployed to unauthorised persons and without approval from the Inspector-General of Police shall be withdrawn immediately. He also noted that Area Commanders/Divisional Police Officers have been directed to reduce office deployment by 4O per cent so as to enhance operational services. He maintained that monitoring department was established to checkmate the activities of police at check...
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