WORSENING INSECURITY: NIGER GOVT IMPOSES CURFEW; 11 KILLED AFRESH IN BENUE.(PHOTO).

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 Worsening insecurity: Niger govt imposes curfew; 11 killed afresh in Benue …Evil will be defeated — NSA …IGP orders withdrawal of MOPOL officers deployed for unauthorised purposes Minna—As the dust raised by the continuing killings in Benue and Plateau states is yet to settle, Niger State governor, Umaru Bago, yesterday declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the capital, Minna, following incessant killings of people in the city. The governor also said the curfew could be extended to other local government areas of the state, identifying motorcyles, otherwise known as Okada, and tricycles (Keke NAPEP) as two major vehicles used by criminals to perpetrate their nefarious activities. The curfew came on a day 11 persons were killed by herdsmen in fresh attacks in Benue State. The Niger governor declared the curfew as the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Plateau State yesterday asked the Federal Government to allow states establish their police forces to curb the increasing wave of killing...

THE SUSPECTS IN THE VIDEO ARE NOT POLICE OFFERCERS-ANAMBRA POLICE. (VIDEO/PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.



The attention of Anambra State Police Command has been drawn to a trending video of three suspects paraded on 28/4/2023 at the Command headquarters. Awka, but was misconstrued to be police officers or security personnel by sections of public opinion.

The Command wishes to state that the suspects are not police officers or members of any security agency. The trio are among the six armed robbers, criminals/impersonators wearing security uniforms to beat security screening before they were intercepted, identified and arrested on 27/4/2023 by 7:30 pm by police operatives attached to Forwarding Operating Base, Aguata, while on stop and search along Afor Nnobi road. 

The suspects, Hyicent Ujwuika aged 45 years, Sunday Samuel Akpan aged 31 years and Chinonso Offor a.k.a Wolf aged 24 years.* confessed on the same day, abducted a man and robbed the victim of his vehicle and were en route to their den. They also confessed that the police uniforms they were wearing were stolen from Area Command Ogidi last two months during an attack on the Police formation. 

During a search conducted by police operatives on the intercepted vehicles, *one unmarked brown Lexus Jeep and a black Prado Jeep with Reg Nos. ABUJA GWA 696 CM*, rescued an abducted victim who was blindfolded in the vehicle and recovered *three AK47s, two Cell phones, two Bulletproof vests, two Walking talkies, one Police uniform (camouflage), three AK47 Magazines, one hundred and twenty life ammunition, one Police belt, one Hand glove, a pair of Police boots, two Police caps, one military T-shirt and one blue police uniform.*

While the investigation is still ongoing, the suspects are already helping police with more information on their modus operandi, identifying other gang members and their criminal hideouts. Therefore, members of the public are urged to disregard any impression or suggestions that the suspects are security officers but they are criminals/impersonators.

*DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, PPRO Anambra State Police Command*

1st May 2023.

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