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Police arrest 120 suspects for robbery, kidnapping, other crimes in Kano
Police in Kano have arrested and paraded 120 suspected criminals at the Bompai police headquarters in the state while three kidnap victims were rescued.
The state police image-maker, Superintendent of Police, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who spoke on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Usaini Gumel, listed arrested suspects to include: 15 armed robbery suspects; four kidnapping suspects; 10 suspected drug dealers; four motor vehicles thieves; three tricycles thieves; eleven motorcycles thieves; two suspected fraudsters; 20 suspected thieves and 55 suspected thugs (Yan-Daba).
Kiyawa said three kidnap victims were rescued while 15 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition; 12 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition; 24 locally made guns; seven motor vehicles; three tricycles; five motorcycles; 28 knives; 10 cutlasses and seven sharp irons (Dan-Bida); three parcels and 56 wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp; six sachets and 24 pieces of Diazapam tablets; 347 pieces of women wrappers; large quantity of vandalized KEDCO cable wires; 45 Sheep; 15 Jerricans of palm oil, among others were recovered by the police in March 2024.
According to him, the Kano State Police Command marked another significant milestone in the ongoing fight against the resurgence of thuggery and related violent criminal activities by streets boys.
The Police Command between 1st to 31st March 2024, has ramp-up its vigilance and implemented some strategic control initiatives towards addressing the resurgence of thuggery (Daba) activities in some identified locations in the State, especially the Metropolis.
Kiyawa further stated that some of these strategies employed include the employment of robust community policing engagements at tactical and operational levels saw the setting up of more Anti-Daba units at Dorayi flash point.
The Kano police spokesman added that through the use of this crime control initiative the Police Command succeeded in disrupting chains of attempts by criminals and arrested several thuggery kingpins, seized several illicit weapons and prevented the commission of crimes.
“Moving forward, the Command had arrested and dismantled various kidnappers den and rescued the victims. Other offences including armed robbery, illicit drug dealings and theft were all curtailed through increased patrol and engaging in various intelligence-led operations,” he said.
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Bauchi SSG resigns, Gov Mohammed announces replacement
The Secretary to the State Government (SSG) of Bauchi State, Mr Ibrahim Kashim has resigned with immediate effect.
The State Governor, Bala Mohammed has accepted the resignation and announced Mr Aminu Gamawa as his replacement.
This is contained in a statement by Mr Mukhtar Gidado, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity in Bauchi on Friday.
Until replacing Kashim as SSG, it was gathered that Gamawa was the Chief of Staff, Government House. He was directed by the Governor to take over as SSG with immediate effect in an acting capacity.
“Governor Bala Mohammed has accepted the resignation of the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Ibrahim Kashim with immediate effect .
“The Chief of Staff, Government House, Bauchi, Mr Aminu Gamawa, has been directed to take over from him in an acting capacity.
“Governor Mohammed, on behalf of the government and the people of Bauchi State, thanked him for the services he rendered to the State and wished him well in his future endeavors,” the statement reads
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U.S. returnee arrested at Lagos airport for duping 139 Australians
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a suspected online fraudster known as Osang Otukpa for allegedly duping 139 Australians to the tune of eight million Australian dollars.
Otukpa was arrested by EFCC operatives in a stakeout at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, after arriving from the United States of America on December 6.
“Otukpa goes by five aliases, namely: Ford Thompson, Oscar Donald Tyler, Michael Haye, Jose Vitto and Kristin Davidson.
“He scammed his victims by luring them on social media to invest in his rogue cryptocurrency investment platform, Liquid Asset Group (LAG).
“The proceeds of the alleged crimes were routed to his bank accounts through a global cryptocurrency exchange platform,” a statement by EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale on Friday in Abuja reads.
Oyewale said that the suspect would be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
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Ex-kogi Deputy Speaker is dead
The immediate past Deputy Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon Enema Paul, is dead.
He died of an undisclosed illness in Abuja at a private hospital in the early hours of Saturday.
Before his death, Hon Paul was the member representing Okura State Constituency in the current 8th Assembly in Kogi State.
Hon Paul stepped down as Kogi State Deputy Speaker on health grounds, and he was later replaced by the member representing Ibaji State Constituency, Hon. Comfort Ojoma Nwuchiola.
Meanwhile, the Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf, has commiserated with the family of the former Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Enema Paul, whose demise was announced early Saturday.
This is contained in a press statement signed and made available to journalists in Lokoja by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Yabagi Mohammed.
He described the deceased Assembly member as a friend, temperate, humble, team-playing, committed lawmaker, and public servant.
According to Rt Hon Umar, the former Deputy Speaker was a man who exemplified commitment to the unity of the state, having demonstrated a genuine desire to enhance pro-people legislation for overall development.
He noted that the late Enema Paul was also a devoted Christian who saw beyond religion and whose godliness and commitment to family values were unquestionable.
The Speaker prayed to God to grant the immediate family and members of the current and immediate past Assembly the fortitude to bear the huge loss.
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