Banditry in Nigeria Has International Dimension — IGP

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaBanditry in Nigeria Has International Dimension — IGP

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, says the lingering banditry in the North-West and North-Central Nigeria has international dimension. Adamu said this during a town-hall meeting on peace and security held on Wednesday in Zuru, headquarters of Zuru Local Government Area of Kebbi State. “We have realised that most of the banditry has an international dimension. The bandits come from outside the country. We arrested Sudanese, Nigeriens and Malians, among other nationals. “We...

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Serial Killer Escape: Seyi Makinde Demands Rearrest

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSerial Killer Escape: Seyi Makinde Demands Rearrest

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 19, 2020

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has asked the police to arrest the suspected serial killer, Sunday Sodipe, who escaped from the custody of the police a month after he was arrested for the murder of about six people at Akinyele area of Ibadan. The West African pilot had reported that the police on August 16, announced that Sodipe escaped from its custody on August 11, and urged members of the public to be...

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Fraud Syndicate Colluding with Bank Insiders Arrested by the Police

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFraud Syndicate Colluding with Bank Insiders Arrested by the Police

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 18, 2020

The police have foiled a multi-million naira fraudulent transactions by a gang of criminals who work with local and international bank insiders to steal money from bank customers. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Hakeem Odumosu, said on Tuesday, according to Premium Times, that the swift arrest of the seven-man criminal gang by men of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), aborted fraudulent transactions of N3 million, N25 million and $220,000 which was almost completed. “The...

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42 Robbery Suspects Nabbed in Lagos

Crime & SecurityNews42 Robbery Suspects Nabbed in Lagos

Beloved John (Staff Writer)August 18, 2020

Forty-two suspected armed robbers including 15 traffic robbers have been nabbed by the Lagos state police command within the last one month. According to the state command, two armed robbers were killed, 22 traffic robberies attempts were foiled and 10 assorted firearms, ammunition, cutlasses, axes, charms and other dangerous items recovered from criminal elements within the period are under review. While addressing reporters on Tuesday at the command headquarters in Ikeja, the Commissioner of Police...

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“They Cause Troubles, They Organize These Killings and Then…” – El-Rufai Says Southern Kaduna Leaders Behind Killings

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNews“They Cause Troubles, They Organize These Killings and Then…” – El-Rufai Says Southern Kaduna Leaders Behind Killings

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 17, 2020

The Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir el-Rufai has alleged that the Southern Kaduna leaders accusing him of taking sides want to be “appeased”, adding that his administration will not grease the palms of trouble-makers. The governor said this during an interview on Channels Television’s programme, Sunday Politics. He said, “I have no time for nonsense. I will not appease criminals. I will not appease idle people who have nothing to do but to raise a...

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I Have Been Invited Again to Appear at the DSS Office in Jos on Monday – Mailafia

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaI Have Been Invited Again to Appear at the DSS Office in Jos on Monday – Mailafia

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 17, 2020

The Department of the State Services (DSS) has again invited the former Presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, to appear at its office in Jos. Mailafia disclosed the development in a telephone interview with journalists on Monday. He said, “I have been invited again to appear at the DSS office in Jos on Monday (today) by noon. “I received the invitation on Saturday. I don’t know why they are inviting...

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Police Declare Serial Killer Wanted a Week After Escaping from Custody

Crime & SecurityNewsPolice Declare Serial Killer Wanted a Week After Escaping from Custody

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 17, 2020

A manhunt is on for suspected 19-year-old serial killer, Sunday Shodipe, after he escaped from the custody of the Police in Oyo State. Shodipe who escaped on August 11, had told the police when he was arrested on July 11, that a traditionalist, Adedokun Ajani, whom he approached to get trained as a herbalist ordered him to go and kill and would give him N500 and food each time he returned from the mission. The...

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I-G Orders CPs to Initiate Actions Against Prohibited Firearms

Crime & SecurityNewsI-G Orders CPs to Initiate Actions Against Prohibited Firearms

PilotnewsAugust 17, 2020

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to immediately initiate appropriate actions against prohibited firearms. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mba said the order was part of preparations for the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States, as well as to...

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Insecurity: Buhari Has Failed – Says Alhaji Boguma, Borno Traditional Title Holder

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsInsecurity: Buhari Has Failed – Says Alhaji Boguma, Borno Traditional Title Holder

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 17, 2020

A Borno traditional titleholder, Alhaji Zanna Hassan Boguma has said that despite claims, President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to tackle the issue of insecurity, especially in the North East. Alhaji Hassan who is the Zanna Boguma of Borno stated this in an interview said that the escalation of attacks by the Boko Haram on soft targets, the issue of kidnapping on highways and the systematic dislocation of communities that were living around the metropolis, are...

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Police Arrest 11 Suspected Cultists During Initiation in Calabar

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest 11 Suspected Cultists During Initiation in Calabar

PilotnewsAugust 16, 2020

The Cross River Police Command have arrested 11 persons during an initiation into a cult on Bishop Moynag Avenue, State Housing, Calabar. The command Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, said in a statement in Calabar on Sunday that the suspects were nine men and two women. He said that the suspects were arrested on Aug. 14 through “human and tactical intelligence information” deployed by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdulkadir Jimoh. Ugbo...

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