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  • Court remands 2 NSCDC officers for alleged armed robbery

    Court remands 2 NSCDC officers for alleged armed robbery

    An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday remanded Amarachukwu Asonta, a 27-year-old female officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and her colleague, Adebayo Ajayi, 32, for alleged armed robbery.

    Justice Oyindamola Ogala ordered the remand of the duo following their not guilty plea to a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery.

    The charges were proffered against the duo by the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

    According to the Director of the Lagos State DPP, Dr Jide Martins, the NSCDC officers committed the offences at 2.20 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2018, along Yaya Abatan Road, Ogba, Lagos.

    “The defendants and others who are now at large, while armed with guns and other offensive weapons high jacked an Iveco container truck with registration number – LSR746XD.

    “The truck contained 1,700 cartons of Chelsea and Action Bitters drinks valued at N2.7million, waybills, mobile phones and unspecified amount of cash,” the DPP said.

    Following the arraignment of the NSCDC officers, the DPP requested that the defendants should be remanded at the Correctional Centre.

    “My lord, the matter has been on since 2018. The defendants are officers of the NSCDC. They have been evading the court and the court issued a bench warrant for their arrest.

    “The first defendant (Asonta) had to be arrested with the aid of the NSCDC,” Martins said.

    The offences contravene Sections 297(2) (b) and 299 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.

    Following the submission of the DPP, the defence counsel, Mr Dapo Daramola, informed the court that he had filed an application for the bail of the defendants.

    Justice Oyindamola Ogala ordered the remand of the defendants at the Correctional Centre and adjourned the case until Feb. 23 for the hearing of the bail application.

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  • Anambra guber: IGP warns Squadron Commanders to be apolitical, to deploy 34,587 officers

    Anambra guber: IGP warns Squadron Commanders to be apolitical, to deploy 34,587 officers

    The Nigeria Police Force is set to deploy over 34,000 personnel to Anambra State, ahead of the November 6 polls.

    The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba disclosed this while meeting with various state police commissioners and heads of formations in Abuja.

    According to him, three helicopters will also be deployed for surveillance during the poll in addition to animals and other equipment.

    IGP Alkali Baba further stated that the police are collaborating with sister agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure the conduct of a peaceful election in the state.

    Earlier on Wednesday, the IGP had also assured the nation of the commitment of the force to securing public space and upholding the democratic values ahead of the gubernatorial election.

    During a strategic meeting held at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, with Commanders of the Police Mobile Force (PMF) Squadrons in the country, IGP Alkali Baba said the force will channel its resources to contain the activities of criminal elements in the South-East.

    The police boss further stated that the leadership of the NPF has commenced the reorganization, re-equipping, training and re-orientation of the PMF with the goal of strengthening its operational capacity and re-situating the unit to accomplish the task of confronting violent crimes in the country.

    He charged the Squadron Commanders to upscale their supervisory roles to ensure their personnel demonstrate a high level of professionalism, firmness, courage and respect for human rights while carrying out their duties.

    The police chief also noted that the NPF in the coming days will be implementing a robust national security action plan to refocus the internal security dynamics of the country.

    In his words, an integral part of the plan would be to protect personnel and materials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

    The IGP noted that the Police Mobile Force, “will as usual, form a critical component of the operational plan, to deter any subversive elements that could threaten or disrupt the smooth conduct of the election”.

    He reiterated that the force will continue to do all within its powers to combat all forms of criminality including banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, and violent extremism, amongst others, across the nation.

  • Officers feared killed, prisoners trapped as gunmen attack, set police station ablaze in Anambra

    Officers feared killed, prisoners trapped as gunmen attack, set police station ablaze in Anambra

    There was pandemonium in Ajalli, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Thursday after armed men attacked a police station, with some officers feared killed.

    The building was also set ablaze and some persons who are most likely suspects in police custody are feared trapped in the building.

    The police are, however, yet to confirm the number of casualties.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the incident happened hours days after the murder of Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dora Akunyili, and others in the state.

    Dr. Chike Akunyili was killed by the gunmen on Tuesday alongside his driver and a police escort around the Nkpor junction in Idemili North, Anambra State.

    He was said to have been returning from an event where he received a posthumous award of excellence for his late wife when he ran into the hoodlums at Nkpor and was murdered in cold blood.

    Meanwhile, Governor Willie Obiano has placed a ₦20 million bounty on the perpetrators of the gruesome killing.

    The Governor said that the sum will be awarded to anyone who is able to provide useful information to track the killers.

    He said this in a special broadcast after an emergency State Security Council meeting at the Governor’s lodge in Amawbia on Wednesday, while condoling with the Akunyili family, as well as families of others who were killed in the attack.

    Governor Obiano condemned the attack, calling on residents to join forces with security agencies to confront the common enemy and protect the state.

    Speaking further, he lamented that between Sunday, September 26 to date, over 10 persons have been killed in various areas of the state.

     

  • Insecurity: 20,000 new officers joining police before end of 2022 – IGP

    Insecurity: 20,000 new officers joining police before end of 2022 – IGP

    The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, says Nigeria’s security agencies are making headway in the fight against banditry.

    He made the comment on Wednesday when he visited the Kwara Police Command in Ilorin.

    “The police is not fighting alone,” the police chief explained. “All other security agencies, in synergy, are fighting the bandits, including the military, which is leading the war and we’re winning.”

    According to the IGP, President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval for the recruitment of more police officers to boost the fight against crime in the country.

    “The president has given approval for us to employ 10,000 [police personnel] every year for six years. We have started but we have not done so for 2020. So, we are doing [recruiting] for 2020 and 2021 between now and 2021 [year end]. Their training is for six months.

    “So, we are expecting to increase our strength by 20,000, latest by the end of 2022,” he added.

    While assuring the police operatives that their welfare will be taken care of, the IGP called on them to be dedicated to duty and show professionalism.

    “I am here to tell you that there is no problem about the Nigerian police that I don’t know about. But there is hope at the end of the tunnel,” he said.

    “Is it our welfare that we are not working on? We are working on our welfare. Is it the logistics to do the work? We are working on it. Is it our place of abode, accommodation? We are working on it!”

  • Gunmen kill three officers, set patrol van ablaze at police checkpoint in Delta

    Gunmen kill three officers, set patrol van ablaze at police checkpoint in Delta

    Gunmen have killed three police officers at a checkpoint in Umutu community, Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State.

    The state Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday.

    According to Edafe, the three policemen attached to the Umutu Divisional Police Headquarters in the state were killed at about 7:00 am on Wednesday, at the checkpoint they mounted along the Obeti/Oliogo Road in the LGA.

    Their patrol vehicle was also set ablaze during the attack.

    Investigations into the incident are ongoing, the spokesman added.

  • Join doctors’ strike, get reposted without pay, MDCN tells house officers

    Join doctors’ strike, get reposted without pay, MDCN tells house officers

    The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria on Monday threatened house officers of hospitals who join the strike initiated by the National Association of Resident Doctors.

    The council’s position was contained in a statement by its Registrar, Dr. T.A.B Sanusi, titled “Press release on professional ethics for house officers.”

    It threatened that house officers who embark on strike will suffer a reposting with no remuneration.

    The statement reads in part, “The attention of the council has been drawn to the news of the industrial strike announced by the National Association of Resident Doctors and it is in the light of this that council is constrained to issue this public notice as guidance to practitioners and the general public.

    “Medical and dental practitioners on the provisional register who are employed as house officers, heads of health institutions where housemanship training for medical or dental graduates are conducted and the general public should note the provisions of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act in Sections 1(2c), 8, 11, 12, the Rules and Guidelines that flow therefrom including the Code of Medical Ethics in Nigeria (2008 Ed) and Guidelines on Registration.

    “Provisional registration is for the purpose of enabling young doctors undertake housemanship training in approved hospitals under the supervision of registered specialists.

    “Provisional registration lapses after two years or immediately a doctor is signed off from housemanship. Generally, it is expected that on employment, house officers should complete their postings within 12 calendar months.

    “During the housemanship, doctors and dentists are required to undertake 12 weeks’ uninterrupted postings in each of Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Paediatrics and other relevant specialties for dentistry.

    “Any interruption for any reason, including embarking on strike actions, during any of the postings, will not be condoned, and should be reported immediately to the Chief Medical Director, Medical Director or Medical Superintendent of the housemanship of the institution.

    “Section 2d paragraph (iii) of Guidelines on Registration (2003 ed.) prescribes that ‘A supervising doctor who fails in his duties in this regard is liable to proceedings being commenced against him at the Disciplinary Organs of Council if his misdeed in the matter is brought to the notice of Council.’

    “Embarking on strike actions by house officers will lead to repeat of the posting(s) afresh without remuneration. House officers are therefore advised to avoid participation in activities like industrial actions that could lead to interruption in their postings.”

     

  • Gunmen attack another police station in Delta, kill three officers

    Gunmen attack another police station in Delta, kill three officers

    Three officers have been killed in an attack on the Umutu Police Divisional Headquarters in Ukwuani Local Government Area of Delta State.

    The Acting Public Police Relations Officer Bright Edafe confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday.

    Edafe noted that the incident started at about 2.am when armed men in their numbers stormed the Umutu police formation, shooting sporadically at the station.

    While explaining that the attack was repelled by men of the command, the police spokesman noted that “unfortunately, two policemen were gunned down in the attack while one other is receiving treatment at a nearby hospital”.

    “The Commissioner of police is assuring members of the public that every measure has been put in place to arrest those responsible for this act, and also urges members of the public to help with useful and timely information,” the statement added.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Friday’s attack is the second assault on a police formation in the oil-rich state in less than two weeks.

    Recall that gunmen had on May 16th stormed the Nsukwa Divisional Police Station in Aniocha South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, setting some vehicles belonging to the security outfit on fire.

    The attackers invaded the police station in the early hours of the day with three officers feared dead.

    Read Full Statement Below:

    28th May 2021.

    PRESS RELEASE
    DELTA POLICE COMMAND REPELS ATTACK ON UMUTU POICE STATION

    In the early hours of today 28th may 2021 at about 0130 hours, armed men in their numbers stormed Umutu police station, they shot sporadically at the station, but due to proactive measure already put in place by the Delta state commissioner of police, they were faced with stiff resistance by the men on duty, as the policemen on duty gave them a tough fight.

    The armed men had to retreat when they saw that the policemen on duty were not relenting, two of the armed bandit were gun down while others injured.

    They had to take a retreat, they quickly carried their dead and ran away. The Command lost two policemen, while one ASP died out of High Blood pressure in the hospital.

    The armed bandit who came with the intention of causing mayhem and burning down the station and carting away arm did not succeed, as they could not penetrate the station, no arm loss, the station was not burnt, normalcy has been restored.

    The Commissioner of police is assuring members of the public that every measure has been put in place to arrest those responsible for this act, and also urges members of the public to help with useful and timely information.

    DSP. EDAFE BRIGHT,
    Ag. POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
    DELTA STATE COMMAND,
    ASABA.

  • Gunmen attack police station in Akwa Ibom, kill two officers, burn five patrol vehicles

    Gunmen attack police station in Akwa Ibom, kill two officers, burn five patrol vehicles

    Gunmen suspected to be members of Eastern Security Network (ESN) on Saturday killed no fewer than two policemen in Akwa Ibom.

    It was gathered the hoodlums, who invaded Ikono Police Divisional Headquarters at Ibiaku Ntok Okpo around 3 am, burnt down five police vehicles and also injured a policewoman on night duty.

    Police spokesperson, SP Odiko MacDon and Chief Press Secretary to Chairman of Ikono Local Government Area, Mr Nsisong Ntuk, confirmed the incident.

    Ntuk, in a statement, said the hoodlums even hoisted their flag at the police station.

    He said the chairman has been taking great measures to ensure normalcy was restored to the area and other parts of the LGA.

    He said: “Today, Saturday 1st May 2021, the Executive Chairman of Ikono Local Government Area received a distress call about the invasion of the Police Station at Ibiaku Ntok Okpo by criminals alleged to be members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) by 3 am.

    “In the ensuing melee two police officers were killed, five vehicles burnt, and a policewoman on night duty was critically injured, the flag hoisted at the police station stolen and destructive acts carried out by the invaders.”

    He assured the chairman, in collaboration with relevant security agencies, was working assiduously to ensure the situation was contained and necessary measures put in place to forestall further reoccurrences.

  • Inmates, officers bruised in foiled Edo jailbreak

    Inmates, officers bruised in foiled Edo jailbreak

    Inmates as well as officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service were hurt on Wednesday in an attempted jailbreak at the Medium Security Custodial Centre Ubiaja in Edo State.

    The incident happened days after a foiled jailbreak by inmates in Bauchi State which left many injured.

    The attempted jailbreak at Ubiaja also happened days after over 1,800 inmates were freed when gunmen attacked the Owerri prison in Imo State. Hoodlums had also attacked prisons in Edo State last October in the aftermath of the #EndSARS riot, freeing thousands of inmates.

    In a statement on Friday by the spokesman for the Nigerian Correctional Service, Edo State Command, Aminu Suleman, inmates at Ubiaja prison on Wednesday “started an unrest by refusing to return to their cells on being opened out as it is the routine practice”.

    “Investigation later revealed that some hardened criminals among the inmates instigated others to riot having heard of what happened at Oko, Benin and Owerri to effect jail break for possible escape.

    “This led to violence, damaging of cells, the admin blocks, medical office and boring of holes on the perimeter fence in a bid to facilitate their escape from custody,” Suleman said in the statement titled, ‘Jailbreak Foiled At Ubiaja Custodial Centre’.

    Continuing, the statement added, “They were eventually repelled and overpowered due to the re-enforcement of armed personnel of the Correctional Service, the Police Force, Nigerian Army, NSCDC and the DSS who were deployed to the Custodial center to ensure calm and full control of the situation.

    “The situation is fully under control with the inmates returned to their cells. No life was lost but some staff and inmates sustained various degrees of injuries and no inmate escaped from custody.”

    Suleman stated that the Controller of Correctional Service in the state was at the Custodial Centre in person and thanked the various sister security agencies for the effective synergy and prompt response.

    The spokesperson for the state command also said the Controller assured the general public of peace and calm at the various custodial centres in Edo State.

     

  • Navy declares 43 officers wanted

    Navy declares 43 officers wanted

    The Nigerian Navy, NN has released names of its 43 personnel who are currently wanted for desertion.

    A circular containing the names and photographs of the deserters is displayed at the Navy Headquarters in Abuja.

    The public with useful information that could lead to the arrest of the fleeing officers are requested to report to the nearest Naval facility or Police station.

    The circular also mandated all Navy Personnel with information on the whereabouts of the 43 personnel to arrest them or be dealt with as an accomplice.

    Although no reason was given for the disappearance of the officers, it was gathered that most of the deserted officers were serving on Naval Vessels and ship on foreign missions and absconded when the ship berthed in countries in Europe.

    The circular read, “above are the Nigerian Navy Personnel who have deserted from Service recently. Accordingly, you are please requested to assist in providing useful information that will lead to their arrest or you may apprehend any one of them when seen and handover to the nearest Nigerian Navy base or security station”.

    It also provided contact telephone numbers, where information relating to the movement of the wanted Officers.

    A senior Navy officer who didn’t want his name mentioned said the increasing number of desertion in the Service is becoming worrisome.

    According to him, the crime is more rampant among Officers serving in vessels and Ships assigned on foreign missions.

    “The development is very disturbing, the Navy declared 43 personnel wanted for absconding from their duty without permission or resignation. But efforts are on to check the ugly trend,” the source disclosed.

    The deserted Officers include L.O Chiegboka (SVC NN/3764. Ship: NOP Lake Chad), O.S. Itodo (SVC 5872F. Ship: NNH Warri), Anthony E.S. (SVC 18870. Ship: NNS Delta), Yusuf A. (SVC X15018. Ship: NNS Partfinder) Brown I.E (SVC X15545. Ship: NNH Warri) and Adiele S.C (SVC X15782. Ship: NNS SOROH)

    Others are, Armstrong K, (SVC 7553. Ship: NNS PARTFINDER), Hassan A. (SVC X7542. Ship NNS PARTFINDER) and Osazuwa G (SVC X15831. Ship: NHQ), among others.