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Police arrest man, recover GPMG, AK47 in Cross River

 

Cross River State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged man, Goodwin Ubong, and recovered a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) and an AK47 rifle with 375 rounds of live ammunition from him.

Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Aminu Alhassan, made the disclosure, Thursday , in Calabar, at his maiden news conference.

Alhassan said that the suspect was arrested in Obudu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

“A surveillance patrol team, led by the DPO Obanliku Division, intercepted Ubong Godwin of Bebuabie village and one Christopher Udie of Betukwel village in Obudu LGA, with an unregistered motorcycle, on Wednesday.

“On sighting the police, Christopher took to his heels, abandoning his accomplice with the motorcycle, while Godwin was arrested,’’ the commissioner said.

He said that one chain of GPMG live ammunition and 375 AK47 live ammunition were recovered from the suspect.

The commissioner added that the command would do everything possible to arrest the fleeing suspect.

Alhassan said Ubong was being investigated to establish the source and mission of “this illegal act’’ and urged residents to assist the police in fighting crime in the state by providing intelligence reports.

 

 

Missing Islamic cleric found dead in Ogun

 

The Ijebu Ode Muslim Community was, on Wednesday night, thrown into mourning, following the discovery of the lifeless body of an Islamic cleric, Alhaji Mushafau Bakare, in Ikangba, Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Alhaji Bakare, who was the Chief Imam of Atiba Community in Ijebuland, reportedly got missing on Tuesday, on his way to an outing within Ijebu Ode.

Efforts by his children and Islamic faithful in the town to trace his whereabouts was said to have been futile, as his mobile lines kept on ringing for hours when the search was on.

His lifeless body was, however, found inside his newly acquired Toyota Highlander, on Wednesday night, around Ikangba area in Odogbolu local government area of Ogun State.

It was learnt that his lifeless body was reportedly discovered by police officers attached to Obalende Divisional Police Office, Ijebu Ode.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, was yet to respond to text messages sent to his mobile lines on the matter at the time of filing this report.

 

 

 

Finish terrorists, bandits, kidnappers now, Army chief tells GOCs, Commanders

 

The Chief Of Army Staff(COAS), Lieutenant-General Faruk Yahaya, has charged General Officers Commanding (GOCs) and Brigade Commanders of the various army divisions and units across the country to end terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other criminal groups terrorising the peace of the country.

Gen Yahaya, told the commanders to devise multidimensional, multidisciplinary and multifaceted approaches to achieve the desired results in the shortest possible time.

The COAS, who gave the charge at the opening of the second Senior Command and Leadership Seminar, at the 1 Division Auditorium, Kaduna, assured that the Nigerian Army, under his leadership, was being repositioned to conduct its operations efficiently.

While lamenting the security challenges in the country, the COAS commended officers and soldiers of the army, who he said have performed creditably well and paid the supreme price to keep the country one.

He said such sacrifices have become imperative to defeat the myriad of adversaries behind threats to the internal security of the country.

He said the army would be better positioned under the current leadership through effective training and re-training, adding that the training would improve the capacity of the army to checkmate security challenges currently bedevilling the country.

He, therefore, charged the senior officers to make good use of the opportunities offered by the seminar to equip themselves and ready for the battle ahead of them.

He assured that mechanisms are already in motion to reinvigorate training and to effectively plan and conduct operations, drawing lessons from previous operations.

Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the seminar targeted incumbent and potential General Officers Commanding (GOC) and Brigade Commanders.

Addressing participants at the seminar, the GOC, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj Gen Kabiru Mukhtar, noted that the seminar was a clear indication of the premium the Chief of Army Staff places on quality leadership in the Nigerian Army.

The GOC, while noting that the contemporary threats and the operating environment demand innovative leadership and competence from commanders, said operations under the Division have yielded remarkable successes, leading to a marked decline in security incidents in the Division’s area of responsibility.

He attributed the achievements to the concerted effort of troops of the Division and sister security agencies, under the guidance of the Chief of Army Staff.

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