Month: February 2024

Ahmed Mohammed

A car snatcher, Ahmed Mohammed, who ran away with his employer’s Toyota Highlander in Maiduguri, Borno State, has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command.

A Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, said the suspect stole the car with the intent to sell it at N2m and use the money to pay his house rent and bring back his estranged wife.
 
According to the PPRO, the suspect was employed as a driver by a company owned by his secondary school classmate in Maiduguri.
 
“On the 24th February 2024, the operatives of the State Intelligence Department (SID) attached to Bauchi State Police Command acted on Credible Intelligence at their disposal and arrested one Ahmed Mohammed 29yrs ‘M’ a resident of Polo High-Court, Borno State,” the statement read.
 
The suspect was arrested at Bayan Gari Area of Bauchi state alongside the stolen vehicle (Toyota Highlander) white in color with registration number ABC-65PK.
 
A discreet Investigation into the matter has revealed that the suspect was employed as a driver by a company owned by his secondary school classmate called Damuli Investment Company Ltd. in Maiduguri, Borno State.
 
“It was further uncovered that the accused Ahmed Mohammed fled with the car to Bauchi with with intent to sell it out at the sum of two million Naira (N2.000.000) and use the money to pay his house rent and to welcome his estranged wife back home.
 
“The Commissioner of Police, CP Auwal Musa Mohammed, psc, has directed that further Investigation be extended to Borno State to explore more motives and unravel every fact behind his action”.
 
 
 

Fifty-one suspected illegal miners alongside 3 suspected telecommunication mast vandals have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the nation’s capital, Abuja.

The NSCDC FCT Commandant, Olusola Odumosu disclosed this when he paraded the suspects before newsmen on Monday, February 26, 2024,  at the Command’s Headquarters, Wise, Zone 5, Abuja.
 
Odumosu said that the three vandalism suspects were apprehended by his men in the Critical National Assets and Infrastructure unit, following a tip-off of the dismantling activity at the Giri area by the FCT Command intelligence and undercover operatives.
 
He explained that before the decommissioning of any mast, approval of such an act must be obtained from the NSCDC being the lead agency in the protection of critical national assets and infrastructure in the country.
 
He disclosed that the suspects during interrogation by the Command’s Anti-vandal Unit, were unable to show approval from the Corps.
 
“Neither do they have any proper means of identification showing who they are and the company they are working for,” Odumosu stated.
 
“Upon further questioning, they revealed that a certain business man had already been paid the sum of N4 million ahead for the dismantling which raised suspicion of a premeditated act of vandalism.
 
“Ongoing investigation is being carried out to determine his level of culpability and ownership claim after which necessary action will be taken,” he added.
 
The Commandant disclosed that in a similar operation, 51 suspects were arrested in the Gwagwalada area of the FCT for engaging in illegal mining activities.
 
Odumosu explained that the suspects, all male, had been profiled and had no evidence of a registered company they were operating under as well as no exploration and mining licence.
 
“All acts of illegal mining encroach on the soil and causes environmental degradation and erosion and that is why most of these areas are no longer useful for agricultural and human activities,” Odumosu said.
 
He said that after thoroughly investigating both cases, the suspects would be charged to court for further disciplinary action that will serve as deterrence to others.
 
Exhibits recovered from the 54 suspects were dismantled metal mast parts, five pumping machines, an un-quantified amount of substance alleged to be gold dust, pumping hoses, ten litres of fuel, shovels, diggers and head- pan.
 
“Henceforth, we will not relent to arrest any form of sabotage on the economy; the Federal Government is trying so hard to provide infrastructure to make life easy,” Odumosu said.
 
“And some miscreants in the name of vandalism and illegal mining are trying to destroy what has been provided.
 
“People are quick in condemning government but people like these are the ones destroying the efforts of the Federal Government,” the Commandant added.
 
The Command Head warned vandals and criminals in the FCT to relocate, stressing that, the NSCDC was out for them as there is no hiding place left for them in the territory.

Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, who made this known in a statement on Monday, February 26, 2024, said troops recovered a vehicle, charms and other items during the operation.

A suspected kidnapper, Ekenaye Festus, alongside four of his accomplices, Isaac Oghosa, Ameh Innocent, Odion Okpako and Ajayi Ayoola, have been rounded up by troops in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.
 
Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, who made this known in a statement on Monday, February 26, 2024, said troops recovered a vehicle, charms and other items during the operation.
 
“Consequent upon consistent support of the good people of Edo State through the provision of timely and actionable intelligence to Nigerian Army troops of Headquarters 4 Brigade, personnel of OPERATION WABAIZIGAN, acting on credible intelligence, successfully arrested a suspected kidnapper and gun runner, Ekenaye Festus alongside 4 of his collaborators in the general area of Agbor Road, Iguomor Community in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State,” the statement read.
 
“The suspects who were arrested in the early hours of 25 February 2024 have been terrorizing the Obagie Community and were suspected to have been carrying out kidnappings and other criminal activities within the state. Those arrested alongside Ekenaye Festus are Isaac Oghosa, Ameh Innocent, Odion Okpako and Ajayi Ayoola.
 
“The suspects are currently in custody and aiding investigation. Items recovered include one Hilux Vehicle with registration number Lagos SMK 219 FX fitted with ember light, a handheld radio, three torch light phones, an android phone, a pair of desert boots, a pair of black boots, a fragmentation jacket, a jack knife pouch and several charms.
 
“The Commander 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Ebenezer Oduyebo commended the troops for their commitment and appealed to the public for more support to aid the troop’s operational efficiency in discharging their constitutional responsibilities.”

In a statement released on Tuesday, February 26, the spokesperson of NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada, announced the suspension.

Due to the stampede that claimed the lives of innocent citizens at NCS Old Zonal Headquarters in the Yaba area of Lagos State last Friday, February  23, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced plans to suspend the sale of seized food items.

A Nigerian woman identified as Uju Peter Akubueze has taken to Facebook to advise her fellow ladies.

She told them not to get married to men who cannot satisfy them s3xually.

She asked them to take the piece of advice seriously to avoid problems in their marriages.
 
“Don’t marry a man that cannot s3xually satisfy you in bed, kindly take this advice so serious,” she wrote on Facebook.

Uriel Oputa

Ex-BBNaija housemate and chef, Uriel Oputa has taken to her Instastories to send a message to men interested in her amid the economic crisis in the country.

She warned them against approaching her if they do not have anything to offer financially.

See reactions below;

They were seen in a hotel room in the viral photos as the wife stood in one of them responding to her husband who dragged her over her choice of outfit in the hotel room.

Posted by Amarachi on Mon 26th Feb, 2024 – tori.ng