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<strong>Court Declares Ebube Agu Operations Illegal In Ebonyi</strong>

15Feb

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Security

Court Declares Ebube Agu Operations Illegal In Ebonyi

An Ebonyi State federal high court in Abakaliki has declared the activities of the south-east security outfit, Ebube Agu, illegal in the state. Recall that the south-east states governors had in April 2021, announced the establishment of the security network as part of measures to curb insecurity in the region. The court while ruling on Tuesday, ordered the Department of State Services, DSS, and police to retrieve all the weapons in the possession of Ebube Agu operatives in the state. The presiding judge, Riman Fatun, said the grounds for disbandment were connected to human right abuses, extortion, and illegal arrests. The judge held, “I hereby declare the Ebube Agu outfit illegal and therefore, it ceases to exist as the Ebonyi state house of assembly has no powers to appr...

<strong>Man Sodomises 12 Almajiri Children In Gombe</strong>

8Feb

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Human Rights, Justice, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Man Sodomises 12 Almajiri Children In Gombe

The men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Gombe State Command, have arrested a 40-year-old man, Usman Mohammed, for luring about 12 children aged between five to 10 years old. Mohammed, a resident of Liji in Yalmatu Deba Local Government Area of the state, allegedly specialized in having carnal knowledge of minors. According to Mohammed, who spoke when he was paraded at the NSCDC state headquarters on Tuesday, he was introduced to same-sex intercourse by his Islamic teacher when he was aged 18 years as an Almajiri student in Kano. The father of three expressed regret over his actions while asking for forgiveness from appropriate authorities. He said, “I learnt homosexuality from my almajiri scholar around Brigade at the age of 18 years in Kano State. I am re...

<strong>Three Guards Gang-rape Lady For Four Hours</strong>

31Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Three Guards Gang-rape Lady For Four Hours

The Police in Oyo State has paraded nine suspects nabbed for crimes ranging from kidnapping and armed robbery to rape and illegal possession of firearms. Adewale Osifeso, the State Police Public Relations Officer, while parading the suspects before journalists at the command headquarters in Eleyele on Monday said a lady (name withheld), went to visit her friend at Alakia, Ibadan, and was waylaid by three night security guards at an isolated spot when she got to the community around 9pm. Osifeso said, “In a rather twisted turn of events, the young lady, having been dispossessed of her mobile phone, was whisked to another desolate spot, where she was held till about 01.25 am the next day. “In furtherance of the above, the three guards took turns to have unlawful carnal k...

<strong>Breaking: DSS Arrests Doyin Okupe At Airport</strong>

12Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Breaking: DSS Arrests Doyin Okupe At Airport

A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Doyin Okupe has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). Okupe was arrested on Thursday in Lagos at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. See Also: 2023 Election: “I Can Bet With Anything Precious To Me That Obi Won’t Win” – Keyamo His arrest was confirmed by the DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, stating that Okupe was intercepted at Terminal 1 of the airport at the instance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Details later. Source: Cable

<strong>Drunk Corporal Crushes Army General To Death In Lagos</strong>

17Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Drunk Corporal Crushes Army General To Death In Lagos

A brigadier-general in the Nigerian Army identified as Audu James has lost his life in an auto crash in Lagos. James who was the monitor-general of the senior executive course, Sec, 40 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPPS, Karu, Plateau State, passed on from injuries sustained after he was smashed by a car on Tuesday. The death of the brigadier-general was confirmed by Kayode Olagunju, the welfare officer of the SEC 40, NIPSS, in a statement issued on Wednesday. The statement read, “Sad news. We lost a gem. Our indefatigable, humble, friendly bridge builder, the Monitor General SEC 40 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Brig Gen Audu Ogbole James (mni), just departed. “He died from injuries sustained from a knockdo...

Nine Ghanaians Jailed For Cannabis Smuggling Into Nigeria

17Oct

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Crime, Judiciary, Justice, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Nine Ghanaians Jailed For Cannabis Smuggling Into Nigeria

Nine Ghanaians have been sentenced to eight years imprisonment each by the federal high court in Laos for attempting to smuggle cannabis into Nigeria. This was confirmed by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement released on Sunday, noting that the convicts identified as Victor Wuddah, Freeman Gazul, Adotete Joseph, Sottie Moses, Sottie Stephen, Christian Tette, Kanu Okonipa, Daniel Koyepti, and Kanu Natte — were sentenced on Friday. Babafemi said the convicts had attempted to smuggle 10,843.95 kilogrammes of cannabis into Nigeria “through the sea”. He said, “They were initially arrested by men of the Civil Defence Corps and transferred to NDLEA for further investigation and prosecution. “At the conclusion of investigations, they were arraigned in charge numb...

Customs Struggling to Stop Rice Smuggling via sea – Hamid Ali

2Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

Customs Struggling to Stop Rice Smuggling via sea – Hamid Ali

The Comptroller General of Customs, Hamid Ali on Thursday said that the lack of boats has prevented the Nigerian Customs Service from effectively stopping rice smuggling. He noted that the Customs had successfully stopped the smuggling of rice through land but struggled to stop it via high seas and waterways. See Also: Nigerian Customs To Deploy Drones At Seme Border Ali who revealed the customs’ shortcoming at the interface on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, said it has made efforts to procure more boats to increase its fleet. “We don’t have adequate boats to patrol these waterways, and these waterways are the way smugglers use to smuggle rice into the country. We have now done our analysis, and ...

NDLEA Destroys N2Billion Worth of Illicit Drugs in Akwa Ibom

26Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Drug Abuse, Law Enforcement

NDLEA Destroys N2Billion Worth of Illicit Drugs in Akwa Ibom

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, revealed about N2 billion worth of illicit drugs has been destroyed by the agency between 2014 and September 2021 in Akwa Ibom. The Agency’s Secretary, Mr. Shedrach Haruna, who represented the NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, said this when he visited the State Deputy Governor, Mr. Moses Ekpo in Uyo on Thursday. See Also: Court Strikes Out Kyari’s Suit Against NDLEA Marwa revealed that within the stated period, a total of 2.768 tonnes of drugs which include, Cannabis sativa, cocaine, heroin, and other psychotropic substances were seized. He also added that the Agency also participated in drug awareness and sensitisation programmes that targeted vulnerable youths. The agency also launched its 24/7 toll-free c...

17Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria

EFCC Recovers 1.4 Billion Naira Meant for The NHIS

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, reveals that a sum of N1.4 Billion which was meant for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has been recovered. The commission made a statement on its official Twitter page which said the sum was included in the funds that some commercial banks wrongly refused to remit to the Treasury Single Account since 2015. See Also: Osun Elections: EFCC Deploy Operatives To Checkmate Vote Buying EFCC also reveals something similar occurred on the 10th of February 2022 and a further N1.5 billion was recovered. The statement says the funds had been rightly disbursed to the NHIS on the 5th of August 2022. Source: Daily Post

Osun: 43-Year-Old Man Killed by Suspected Cultists

24Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Crime, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Security

Osun: 43-Year-Old Man Killed by Suspected Cultists

A 43-year-old man named Yinusa Okunloye was killed by suspected cultists in Ofatedo, Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State. The Osun Police Command disclosed the news, reporting that suspected cultists broke into Yinusa’s residence and shot him dead around midnight on Saturday. SP Yemisi Opalola said that the case was reported to the Ido Osun Police Division Headquarters by Ismaik Azeez at about 1.30 am. See Also: Election in Osun: 21,000 Policemen Deployed for Security She said Azeez claims that three suspected cultists invaded the house of Yinusa and called him out of his room before shooting him in the chest. The Police Spokesperson said Yinusa died on the spot and then his corpse was moved by the police to the University of Osun Teaching Hospital for autopsy....