Category: Defence/Security
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Indian hemp farmer, manager, others bag 75 years imprisonment each
The Federal High Court, Benin, on Thursday sentenced an Indian hemp farmer and dealer, Mike Omoarukhe, to 75 years imprisonment, the NDLEA stated in Abuja on Friday. NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement that the drug dealer’s manager and three others working on his Indian hemp farms were also sentenced to 75…
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Military more determined to end insecurity – Magashi
The armed forces are more determined now to end terrorism in the Northeast, the Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, said in Abuja on Friday. Addressing newsmen on the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration (AFRDC) he said they would also confront and end other security challenges facing the country. He said the current…
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Police burst 3-man gang in Anambra
The Police Command in Anambra has arrested three members of a dangerous gang alleged to have been involved in several cases of violent crimes in the past. The spokesperson of the command, Toochukwu Ikenga, said that the suspects were alleged to have been among criminals terrorising parts of the state. He stated that some of…
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Kwara NSCDC armed personnel undergo psychological evaluation
Officials from National headquarters of the Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Forensic and Behavioral Unit have conducted a psychological profiling and forensic evaluation of its arms bearing personnel in Kwara. This is contained in a statement issued by he NSCDC Kwara Command Spokesman, Mr Babawale Afolabi on Friday in Ilorin. The NSCDC said…
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Customs Comptroller tasks officers on Technology
Mr Auwal Mohammed, Customs Area Comptroller, Area ll Command, Onne Port in Rivers, has enjoined newly promoted officers of the Command to embrace the E-custom based technology. This, he noted, was to enhance their efficiency as well as to meet with modern day challenges. According to a statement signed by Mrs Ifeoma Ojekwu, the command’s…
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FRSC to begin enforcement of speed limit devices on articulated vehicles
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State says it will soon begin enforcement of installation of speed limit devices on articulated vehicles plying the Ore-Benin expressway. Mr Sikiru Alonge, the Ore Unit Commaner of FRSC told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ore that the move was aimed at reducing road…
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Police rescue 51 kidnap victims in Edo
The police command in Edo has rescued 51 kidnap victims in different operations across the state. Mr Phillip Ogbadu, the state Commissioner of Police, disclosed this when he spoke with our correspondent in Benin on Thursday. Ogbadu said that the victims were rescued between July and September from various bushes in the state where they…
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Police parade 76 suspects for various crimes in Borno
Police in Borno on Wednesday in Maiduguri paraded 76 suspects who were arrested within the past one month. Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, told newsmen that the suspects were arrested for various offences ranging from conspiracy, culpable homicide, and armed robbery to abduction. HE said some were arrested for kidnapping, rape, forgery, theft and…
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EFCC arrests 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogbomoso
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Command, has arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogbomoso area of Oyo State. This is contained in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan. Our correspondent reports that the agency arrested the 22 suspects on Tuesday…
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Security is everybody’s business – Etsu Nupe
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, says ensuring the security of lives and property of Nigerians is everybody’s business and it is not negotiable. The Etsu Nupe spoke at his palace in Bida on Wednesday, when the newly-deployed Commissioner of Police to Niger State, Mr Monday Bala-Kuryas, paid him a courtesy call. Abubakar, who is…