Police Apprehends 60 Criminals In Sokoto

SOKOTO — The Sokoto State Police Command has apprehended 37 suspected terrorists and 23 others criminals who have been terrorizing Rabah, Illela, and Goronyo local government areas of Sokoto state. Deputy Inspector General of Police, (DIG) in charge of the operation, Zaki Ahmed while briefing Journalists at the command headquarters in Sokoto said the special force of the police identified the camps of the bandits linked to the notorious gang leader, Bello Turji and raided...

74 New Cases Of Lassa Fever Recorded In Nine States

ABUJA — The National Center for Disease Control, (NCDC)’s situation report for January 17 to January 23 said 74 new cases of Lassa fever have been reported in nine states across the country. Ondo topped the list of states with 28 new infections, followed by Edo and Bauchi with 18 cases each. Other states that reported new infections include Oyo (3), Ebonyi (3), Benue (1), Katsina (1), Kaduna (1), and Taraba (1). The new infections...

NDLEA Arrest Three Trans-Border Drug Traffickers

YOLA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three trans-border drug traffickers for allegedly trying to smuggle 48,000 tablets of 225mg Tramadol through Mubi, Adamawa State to the Cameroon Republic. Femi Babafemi, the agency’s spokesman who disclosed this in a statement said the suspects Mohammed Hussaini, 32; Adamu Bella, 18, and Mohammed Umar, 18, were arrested at Tsamiya Junction, Madanya Road, Mubi town, Mubi North, Adamawa State on Friday, January 28, with...

Central Bank of Nigeria Reduces ATM Withdrawal Charges

ABUJA — The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced ATM withdrawal charges, inter-bank transfer fees as it issues a downward review of charges for electronic banking transactions in its revised guidelines to charges by Banks, Other Financial Institutions (OFIs), and Non-Bank Financial Institutions. According to the circular by Chibuzor Efobi, the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, titled  “Re: Guide To Charges By Banks, Other Financial And Non-Bank Financial Institutions”. The CBN stated that the review...

NCC Alert Public On SMS Used By Criminals

ABUJA — The Director of Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde has again alerted telecommunication users of a new high-risk, critical, and Short Messaging Service-based malware, TangleBot, infecting Android mobile devices being used by criminals to defraud people. A statement issued yesterday by the Commission said TangleBot employs more or less similar tactics as the recently-announced notorious FlutBot SMS Android malware that targets mobile devices. The statement added that TangleBot equally gains...

EFCC Detain D-G Voice of Nigeria

ABUJA — The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr. Osita Okechukwu has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged case of conspiracy, abuse of office, and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N1.3billion. Tribune Online learned that Okechukwu was invited by EFCC over the allegations against him and he honoured the invitation yesterday at about 1.30 pm when he arrived at the commission’s headquarters at Jabi,...

ISWAP Attack Ajiri Village

MAIDUGURI — The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have attacked Ajiri village in the Mara Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday night. Ajiri is about 52km from Maiduguri, the state capital. Since the death of the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, ISWAP has been consolidating its grip in locations around Lake Chad. A source told an online newspaper that the insurgents came in several trucks fitted with machine guns on Saturday...

Police Three Teenage In Police Net Over Rituals

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed some teenage boys were caught burning the head of a girl, said to be in a relationship with one of them, for a money ritual. The Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, has confirmed the incident which happened in Oke Aregba area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The suspects were identified as 17-year-old Wariz Oladeinde from Kugba, 19-year-old Abdulgafar Lukman from Kugba and Mustakeem Balogun from Bode Olude,...

Military Parley With Civilian On Peace Building

ABUJA — In an effort towards fostering unity and breaching the communication gap between Journalists, Bloggers and the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the Department of Civil-Military Affairs, Army Headquarters have been engaging the civilian populace in various ways to ensure a peaceful society. The Nigeria Army in partnership with Security Affairs has been organizing a series of seminars on social media influencers since 2018. So far such fora had taken place in Port Harcourt, Maiduguri,...

Police Arrested Soldier For Armed Robbery

The Yobe State Police says it has arrested three suspects, including a soldier, for criminal conspiracy, housebreaking, and armed robbery. In a statement on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer of Yobe state command, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, said the suspects have inflicted serious injuries on the victim and her son, Ahmed Umar aged 17 years after tying them up with satellite cable wire. The suspects were said to have invaded the Damaturu residence of one...

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