BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS. (PHOTOS).

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 BENUE BOOSTS CHILD PROTECTION WITH GRADUATION OF 60 UNICEF-BACKED SOCIAL WORKERS  Benue State has taken a major step toward strengthening child protection and social welfare services with the graduation of 60 Auxiliary Social Workers (ASWs) trained to serve vulnerable children and families at the grassroots. The graduation ceremony, held on Wednesday, marked the successful completion of a programme jointly supported by the Benue State Government, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and the Benue State Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (BICD). Speaking at the event themed “Building Community Resilience Through Professional Auxiliary Social Work,” the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Hon. Mrs. Theresa Apochi-Ikwue, described the initiative as a strategic response to gaps in child protection services across the state. She said the newly trained ASWs would...

RESCUE OF A KIDNAPPED VICTIM, DEATH OF A SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, AND RECOVERY OF ONE PUMP ACTION GUN AND CARTRIDGES.(PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.



30th December 2022

PRESS RELEASE

 

RESCUE OF A KIDNAPPED VICTIM, DEATH OF A SUSPECTED KIDNAPPER, AND RECOVERY OF ONE PUMP ACTION GUN AND CARTRIDGES


On 28/12/2022  at about 2215hrs, acting on a tip-off that a victim (name withheld) was kidnapped at Ugborikoko, and  the kidnappers were heading toward Agbarho with the victim's car. The DPO Agbarho Division  deployed operatives to the Warri-Ughelli express-way to carry out intensive stop and search with a view to rescuing the victim and arrest of the suspects. While the Police were carrying out this task painstakingly, they intercepted a Mercedez GLK SUV (registration number withheld) that matches the description of the victim’s vehicle. The suspect Oghenetega Ovwa ‘m’ aged 25yrs of Ugborikoko, who was driving the vehicle, was arrested and upon searching the vehicle, one pump action gun with six (6) rounds of cartridges were recovered. During the course of the investigation, the suspect confessed to being a member of the kidnapping gang that earlier kidnapped the owner of the GLK. He led the team to their hideout at Ugborikoko in Warri South LGA,  on arrival at the hideout,  his gang members engaged the Police in a gun duel, the suspect was hit during the heavy gun duel, while other members of the gang escaped. The victim was rescued unhurt and reunited with his family. The suspect, who sustained serious gunshot injuries during the gun duel, was taken to the hospital where he was confirmed dead. Manhunt for the fleeing members of the gang is ongoing.


DSP. BRIGHT EDAFE,

POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,

DELTA STATE COMMAND,

ASABA.

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