Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested two suspected child traffickers. The police public relations officer (PPRO) for Delta State Command, DSP Bright Edafe, named the suspects as one Mallam Sa’ad Ahmed Baba (57), of no. 12 Lagos Street, Cablepoint, Asaba and Halima Abubakar, female, aged 25 years of Jaret, Cablepoint, Asaba. In a press statement made available to newsmen on Saturday, 5 August, 2023, Edafe said the suspects were nabbed on August 3, 2023, at about 1100hours, following a distress call from a resident of Jaret in Asaba, that her two-year-old child, Ridwan Ibrahim went missing the…
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Following reports of extortion of truck drivers and other motorists by thugs and some recalcitrant law enforcement officers, the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Idowu Owohunwa, has set up an enforcement team with the mandate of raiding spots that have been identified as notorious for such nefarious activities. The enforcement team which commenced raids yesterday was led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations) and comprises tactical teams and provost officers from the state headquarters. The team was at Mile 2 area of the state — a hotbed for the brazen extortionists. According to a statement signed by…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has vowed that the Nigerian military would continue to defend the nation’s democracy no matter the challenges it faces. Gen. Lagbaja made the vow on Saturday, 5 August, 2023 while speaking at the Passing Out Parade of officers of Executive Commission Course One at the Army School of Infantry located in Jaji, Kaduna State. According to him, the desire of every Nigerian is a flourishing and uninterrupted constitutional democratic governance which would promote the interest of all well-meaning citizens. He also warned the officers against indulging in any form of insubordination,…
By Hassan Gimba Nigeria is mobilising countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to fight the coup plotters of the Niger Republic to restore democracy. The regional body, led by Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed its resolve to use all necessary measures to restore constitutional order in the country, including the use of force, if they do not meet its demands in a week. Backed to the hilt by America and France, ECOWAS leaders’ demand to Niger’s junta leaders is simple: release and reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum within a week. That deadline expired yesterday. But…