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  • Breaking: Police arrest, parade vicious, notorious Benue armed gang [Photos]

    Breaking: Police arrest, parade vicious, notorious Benue armed gang [Photos]

    The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) have arrested and paraded vicious and notorious suspects responsible for selling and supply of AK47 rifles and other firearms and ammunition to armed bandits, militias and criminal herdsmen/farmers in Benue and Taraba states.

    TheNewsGuru reports the major breakthrough in the arrest of the notorious gang of dealers in prohibited firearms and ammunition in Benue and Taraba states was made known on Tuesday when the suspects were paraded at the Benue State Police Command Headquarters.

    The Police paraded one 36 years old Morris Ashwe, an illegal firearms Dealer, who is said to be a native of Mbajima Village of Katsina Ala LGA of Benue State, reportedly working for one Terwase Akwaza aka Ghana.

    Morris Ashwe, 36
    Morris Ashwe, 36

    Recovered from Morris were five (5) AK47 Rifles, two hundred and thirty eight (238) rounds of AK47 ammunition, forty (40) smoke grenade canisters and seventy-nine (79) LAR rifle ammunition.

    Arms and ammunition
    Recovered arms and ammunition

    Also arrested and paraded are illegal firearms dealers: Kabiru Idris, 43 years, a principal suspect, who was arrested in Takum town, Taraba state; Miracle Emmanuel, also a principal suspect and gang leader, 27 years native of Anambra state, and Husseini Safiyanu, a native of Taraba state, who is also a principal suspect.

    Suspects and recovered arms on parade
    Suspects and recovered arms on parade
    Recovered ammunition and smoke grenade canisters
    Recovered ammunition and smoke grenade canisters

    Recovered from the suspects were five (5) AK47 rifles, thirteen (13) AK47 magazines, eighty three (83) rounds of AK47 ammunition and two (2) Beretta Pistols.

    Police parade suspects
    Police parade suspects

    The NPF also arrested and paraded Emmanuel Ushehemba Kwembe, 28 years native of Ushongo LGA; Sekad Uver, 28 years native of Koshisha LGA; Ordure Fada, 22 years native of Kwande LGA, and Stephen Jirgba, 18 years native of Vande kya LGA, all in Benue State; and who are said to be kidnappers/armed robbers.

    Suspects on parade
    Suspects on parade

    The Police also arrested and paraded Peter Lorham, 24 years native of Kinshisha; Achir Gabriel, 30 years native of Ushongo, and Lorhemen Akwambe, 35 years native of Guma, alleged to be kidnappers/armed robbers.

    Smoke grenade canisters recovered from suspects
    Smoke grenade canisters recovered from suspects

    “The renewed strategies adopted by the NPF to stop the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians and curtail the proliferation of firearms across the country, most especially in the North-Central States have been yielding positive results,” the Police said in a statement.

    TheNewsGuru reports the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IGP IRT) and the Police Special Forces mandated by the IGP to work with Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba State Commands, in the last two weeks, arrested the 11 suspects mentioned within Benue and Taraba States and recovered from them the 10 AK47 rifles and the other assorted firearms and ammunition.

    The suspects confessed to have been responsible for supply of AK47 rifles and other firearms and ammunition to armed bandits, militias, and criminal herdsmen/farmers in Benue and Taraba States.

    Morris confessed and admitted to have been supplying firearms and ammunition to the notorious and most wanted vicious and notorious gang leader of militia, murderers and kidnappers Terwase Akwaza aka Ghana.

    “Terwase Akwaza aka Ghana was declared wanted by the NPF for the merciless killings of several innocent persons and wanton destruction of properties worth millions of Naira, at Zaki Biam in Benue State on 20/3/2017 and for other violent crimes,” the Police said.

    The Police revealed that the suspected kidnappers were arrested in the act of movement to kidnap a prominent person in Makurdi Benue State.

    “The arrest was made possible from intelligence gathered by the IGP Intelligence Response Team,” the Police stated.

    The suspects confessed to have been responsible for several kidnappings in Benue, Taraba and some part of Nasarawa State in the recent past.

    According to the Police, “Investigation is being strengthened to arrest other suspects at large. All suspects will be arraigned in court on completion of investigation”.

    “The deployment of additional Fifteen (15) Police mobile Force units to augment the strength of the Benue State Police Command has beefed-up security in the State and help in sustaining the peace that have been restored to the state,” the Police said.

    The Force assured the people of Benue and other contiguous state of its commitment to sustain the peace that has been restored in those states.

     

     

  • Police, NIS sign MoU on Interpol

    The Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Immigration Service ( NIS), on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the extension of the use of INTERPOL i-24/7 to the service.

    The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris who was represented by the DIG in charge of Operations, Mr Habila Joshak signed on behalf of the police.

    The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr Muhammed Babandede who signed on behalf of the service, was also represented by Mr Raymond Jaja, Deputy Comptroller-General of Immigration in charge of border management.

    Idris said that the signing of the MoU would afford other law enforcement agencies in the country access to critical intelligence information on the organisation’s system.

    He also said that the initiative would allow the conduct of joint national and transnational operational collaboration and as well capacity building between the agencies.

    “This access when fully operational will optimally lead to a corresponding increase in the arrest of fugitives, wanted persons among others.

    He added that the office of the National Security Adviser has promised to implement the programme through coordinated meetings.

    The police boss said that plans were at advance stage to present MoU and other INTERPOL documents to all relevant law enforcement agencies in the country,

    He said that the collaboration between the agencies would enhance the operations of their officers on the field.

    Idris noted that sharing of intelligence information had nothing to do with superiority of service.

    Babandede said that the signing of the MoU was an index to the commitment of the Federal Government to end criminality in the country.

    He assured that the service would implement the MoU in view of the security challenge in the country.

    The immigration boss also said that it gives the service a better opportunity to fish out criminally minded persons who come into the country illegally.

    “The Nigeria Immigration Service will be more than ever prepared to share this synergy with other law enforcement agencies in the country,” he said.

    In his remark, the Commissioner of Police in charge of INTERPOL, Mr Olushola Subair said that the MoU was aimed at intensifying the fight against crimes in the country.

    He said that the NIS was an important ally to the police in fighting crimes in the country.

    Subair added that with the signing of the MoU, criminals would no longer have any hiding place in the country.

    TheNewsGuru reports that the NIS was the first law enforcement agency to sign the MoU.

    TheNewsGuru also reports that the IG officially inaugurated the refurbished National Central Bureau Headquarters, Abuja and the upgrade of INTERPOL in January.

     

  • Evans drags Police IG, 3 others to court over prolonged detention

    Billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans, has dragged the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris before the Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged illegal detention.

    Joined as respondents in the motion he filed by his lawyers are the Nigeria Police Force, Commissioner of Police, Lagos State and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos State Police Command.

    In a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed on his behalf by a Lagos-based lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, the suspected kidnapper is praying for the order of court to direct the respondents to immediately charge him to court if there is any case against him in accordance with Sections 35 (1) (c) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) and 36 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

    In the alternative, he prayed the court for an order compelling the respondents to immediately release him unconditionally in the absence of any offence that will warrant his being charged to court.

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    Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, is advocating for the imposition of death sentence on convicted kidnappers as a deterrent for others who might want to embark on the heinous crime in future.

    The IGP, speaking at a dialogue session he held with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), under the umbrella of Situation Room, in Abuja on Friday, said the case of recently apprehended kidnap kingpin, Chukwudidumeme Onuamadike, a.k.a Evans, should be used to set an example.

    Idris lamented that Evans “has changed the face of kidnapping in this country”, saying the fact that he collected $1million ransom on six different occasions, was enough to lure some youths into the evil act.

    The police boss stated that the existing laws on kidnapping needed to be reviewed to ensure stiffer punishment for culprits.

    “We should start looking at punishment and the possibility of establishing special courts to address issues of kidnapping.

    “On daily basis we are arresting hundreds of suspects. We should look for a way to review our laws and impose sanctions like we have in some states like Anambra, Lagos, Kano and Imo.

    “We need to review those punishments, we should have a time frame for conclusion of trial of suspects.

  • Police arrest 4 suspects over fraudulent education websites

    Police arrest 4 suspects over fraudulent education websites

    The Nigeria Police Force says it has arrested four suspects for operating illegal rogue websites to defraud unsuspecting West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) candidates across the country.

    The suspects are: Chijioke Modestus, Samuel Onwurah, 20, Patrick Nwodo, 30 and Okon Joseph.

    The Force Spokesman, CSP Jimoh Moshood, told newsmen in Abuja on Friday that the suspects were arrested by personnel of the Inspector-General of Police monitoring unit at different locations.

    Moshood said that Modestus, a 300 level computer science student of Michael Okpara University, Umudike, was arrested at Umuahia, Abia and confessed to have collected N70, 000 from his victims.

    He said Onwurah, who was arrested in Kutunku area of Gwagwalada, Abuja collected N90, 000 from his victims while Nwodo, who was arrested at Abakpa Nike in Enugu, also collected N40,000 from his victims.

    The spokesman explained further that Joseph, a 200 level Public Health student of the University of Calabar, who was arrested in Calabar collected N120, 000 from his victims.

    Moshood, said that officials of WAEC had observed that some persons were soliciting for candidates sitting for the examination, to pay money into their bank accounts for `solved answers’ to questions.

    He said that the suspects would be charged to court on completion of investigation, while efforts would be intensified to arrest other operators of the websites.

    The spokesman gave assurance to members of the public of the renewed commitment of the force to stamp out criminality in the country.

    Mr Yusuf Ari, Zonal Coordinator for WAEC in Abuja, said that the council has been facing such challenges for some time.

    He said that the examination body had banned candidates and invigilators from carrying cell phones into examination hall, to check malpractices.

    Ari restated the commitment of the council to conduct examination at approved and certified centres only.

    TheNewsGuru reports that the WASSCE held on May 12 in the country and other four West African countries.

  • Why Wike’s CSO was withdrawn – NPF

    Why Wike’s CSO was withdrawn – NPF

    The Nigeria Police Force, NPF has finally broken the silence on what led to the withdrawal of the Chief Security Officer, CSO to the Rivers State Governor, DSP Promise Nwosu.

    The NPF said it redeployed Nwosu for taking part in a political rally organised by the All Progressives Congress, APC.

    Describing his action as gross professional misconduct, it stated that Nwosu was found among the protesting party faithful on November 17, 2016, in a manner detrimental to profession.

    This was contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, by the Force Public Relations, Donald Awunah.

    The statement was in reaction to allegations by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, that the CSO’s withdrawal was meant to make him vulnerable to physical attacks during the forthcoming legislative rerun in the state.

    Recall that Wike had announced the withdrawal of his CSO last Monday and alleged that the police were partisan and plotting to compromise his security, stressing that he was looking up to God and the youths to protect him.

    However, in a reaction to the allegation, the police stated that the CSO’s participation in the political rally of an opposition party to the governor in a clandestine and suspicious manner was considered mischievous and detrimental to the security of the state and public order and also contrary to his oath of office which constituted an offence.

    The statement reads in part: “In the course of monitoring the public protest, an Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations in Rivers State observed the presence of the CSO among the protesting partisan crowd as illegal, unlawful and outside prescribed schedule of the duties of a CSO.

    “The active presence of the CSO to the governor in a partisan crowd of an opposition party to the governor in a clandestine and suspicious manner was considered mischievous and detrimental to the security of the state and public order and also contrary to his oath of office which constitute an offence against discipline.

    “The CSO to the governor, when challenged by a superior officer demonstrated brazen indiscipline and showed disrespect to the senior officer, exhibiting conduct that violates all known norms of the force.

    “Accordingly, the CSO was officially queried for discreditable conduct, insubordination, engaging in partisan political activities, illegal duty and act unbecoming of a public officer,” the statement said.