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Nigerian police have rescued two Turkish men kidnapped earlier this month in the country’s southeast, a police official said on Saturday. The pair, who worked for a construction company, were abducted on April 11 in the town of Eket in Akwa Ibom state, in the country’s Niger Delta energy hub. Kidnapping for ransom is common in some parts of Nigeria. “The two Turkish nationals were rescued by police on the 19th of April,” said Okechukwu Chukwu, a deputy superintendent in Akwa Ibom state. “No casualty was recorded during their rescue but five suspects were arrested. No ransom was paid, and investigations are ongoing. The Turks have been reunited with their families.” There was an increase in crime in the Niger Delta last year that coincided with a series of attacks on energy facilities. There have been no militant attacks on energy installations so far this year, Reuters reports.

Nineteen members of a notorious gang of hoodlums responsible for large-scale killings in Zaki-Biam, Benue State, were on Friday, paraded before journalists at the Nigeria Police Headquarters in Abuja. Addressing journalists during the parade of the suspects, Mr.Jimoh Moshood. Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force said the suspects were responsible for shooting to death of 17 innocent persons at Zaki Biam on March 20  as well as the destruction of properties worth millions of naira. After the Zaki Biam violence, explained Mr. Moshood, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim K. Idris, deployed the Police Special Tactical Force and a high-powered investigation team to unravel the circumstances surrounding the killings and bring the perpetrators to justice. Preliminary investigations, explained Mr. Moshood, revealed that the gang is led by Akwaza aka Ghana, a serial killer, who had also been involved in the murder of about 50 people in other locations in Benue...

•Gang targets 1m euro ransom  •Victims spend months in hideout  •Why police have failed to arrest him His name resonates, like an octopus, across criminal circles all over the country. His colleagues in crime hold him with awe and utmost regard because of his exploits. Security agencies in the country dread him. He is simply Evans which may not be his real name. That is just what he has succeeded in making nosy security operatives believe in. Any other thing about him remains in the realm of conjecture. His operational stratagem and manipulation beat security men with ease. Evans has continued to terrorize the popular Festac, Amuwo-Odofin and the environs for years. His victims are vast and they vary. His gang seems to be the most dreaded, crafty and appears to be the most organised criminal outfit in the country so far. Both the police, operatives of the State Security Service, SSS, the Army, Air force and Navy have made several efforts to arrest the suspected leader of...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has called for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to eliminate all forms of violence against children in the country. Idris made the call at the foundation laying ceremony of the first model children’s police unit at the Maitama Divisional Headquarters on Friday in Abuja. The project is sponsored by the UNICEF in collaboration with the Gender Unit of the Nigeria Police Force. Represented by Mr Salisu Fagge, the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of police in charge of Zone 7, Idris said the police was committed to promoting and protecting the rights of children ”I hereby welcome and challenge every domestic and international governmental and non-governmental organisation to join the train of supporting, protecting and promoting the affairs of children across the country to see that violence of all sorts against children is put to zero per cent in our country. “I wish to further inform the UNICEF represen...

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Tuesday said 13,000 Closed Circuit Television cameras would be installed at major locations across the state to boost security. A statement issued by the agency’s Head Public Affairs Unit, Mr Adebayo Kehinde, noted that the move was in line with the state government efforts to improve emergency and disaster management. The General Manager of LASEMA, Adesina Tiamiyu, was quoted as saying in the statement that the CCTV camera installations would encourage effective and efficient response system. He said that the state government also plans to step up a Monitoring and Surveillance Unit across the state. “Additional dispatch centres with CCTV cameras would be established across the state to complement the emergency call numbers. “With the CCTV, analysts could adequately monitor activities from the Command and Control Centres across the State. “This is aimed at activating emergency response where and when necessary. T...

If buying or renting a manufactured home is in your future, make sure you keep fire safety in mind. By following a few tips and knowing the facts and the safety requirements for manufactured homes, you can help keep your family safe. SAFETY TIPS ⚫ CHOOSE a home built after 1976 that has the HUD label certifying that it meets certain minimum safety standards. 🔹 Be sure your home has enough smoke alarms. You need a smoke alarm inside each bedroom, outside each sleeping area and in or near the family/live room area(s). For the best protection, interconnect all smoke alarms so when one sounds, they all sound. ◾ TEST smoke alarms at least once a month. 🔹 HAVE a home fire escape plan that includes two ways out of every room and an outside meeting place. Make sure all ways out of the home are easy to use. Practice your fire drill at least twice a year. ⚪ If smoke alarms sound when you are cooking, consider moving the alarm further from the kitchen area or install a photo...

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The Police Special Squad have arrested the administrator of Ijumu Local governmental area of Kogi State, Hon. Taofiq Isa, in connection with the failed assassination attempt on Senator Dino Melaye at his Kogi home on Saturday April 15th.  According to reports, Isa was arrested at about 1.30pm  in Lokoja, the state capital. He was arrested during his visit to the Commissioner for Education in the state, Sunday Tolorunleke. Dino had earlier accused the administrator of having a hand in the failed assassination attempt. Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Wilson Inalegwu who confirmed Isa's arrest, said the command was working to arrest those believed to behind the failed assassination attempt. He noted that the command would arrest and investigate anyone suspected to be linked with the case.

The LASEMA Response Unit fire team were on a rescue operation at Anthony Oke after a car rammed into a billboard and caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday. More photos after the cut...

Two Nigerian men arrested for smuggling 1.27 kilograms of cocaine in one of the men's stomachs have had their hearing postponed to seek evidence on whether they knew each other or had accidentally met at the airport. Phnom Penh Municipal Court presiding judge Heng Kesro on Tuesday, April 18th, ordered the postponement until  April 28  to clarify what the relationship between the men was. Okafor Ifeanyi Anthony, 42, and Adibe Paschal, also known as Oscar, 33, flew into Cambodia from Nigeria in May last year on a Qatar Airways flight after a transit in Dubai. They were arrested at Phnom Penh International Airport with over a kilogram of cocaine discovered in Anthony’s stomach, according to their confession at the hearing