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Good afternoon from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has commenced the supply of crude oil for the test-running of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited, officials said on Sunday. Oil marketers confirmed the development and stated that the plant would supply refined Premium Motor Spirit, popularly…
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Operatives of the Kogi State Police Command, in collaboration with the military and local vigilantes, have rescued 24 victims kidnapped on Friday, 29th December, 2023 within Adogo axis, under Ajaokuta Local Government Area of the State. The Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Police…
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Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, on Thursday signed a bill establishing the Community Guards Corps in the state. The governor described the bill as a significant milestone in his administration’s efforts to guarantee the security and development of the state. ”The effort was delivered to address incidents of kidnappings, banditry and other forms of criminality…
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A group, Initiative for Better and Greater Nigeria, IBBN, has urged the Federal Government to establish State Police as a solution to the current security challenges confronting the nation. The Convener of the group, Isa El-buba, made the call at a news conference on Thursday in Jos. El-buba was reacting to the Christmas eve killings…
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A 14-year-old boy allegedly fatally shot his older sister in Florida after a family argument over Christmas presents, officials said Tuesday. The teen had been out shopping on Christmas Eve with Abrielle Baldwin, his 23-year-old sister, as well as his mother, 15-year-old brother and sister’s children, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri The teenage brothers got into…
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The Edo State Police Command said it is aware of the recent surge in secret cult fighting and the killings in Benin, which have claimed the lives of innocent citizens, including Hillary Nosa Odia, a staff of Independent Television and Radio, Benin City. Odia was reportedly shot dead on Christmas Eve at a drinking joint…
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Three inmates of Ijebu Ode Correctional Centre, Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State, have escaped from the facility. It was gathered that the inmates scaled the prison fence and bolted away. The inmates were identified as Hammed Adeboyejo, convicted for armed robbery and murder, Fatai Taiwo Akande, from Ijebu-Igbo, also convicted for murder,…
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“I’m still surprised why the governors of Enugu and Anambra States have not addressed the hardship security operatives are causing on our roads. How can you have all these checkpoints just from Awka to Enugu? “What is most worrisome is that these people are not doing anything related to security. They just block the road…
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The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has alerted financial institutions and business owners in Nigeria to protect their databases from impending attacks by hackers. The police boss expressed concerns over the increasing complexity of cyber threats and criminals’ subsequent attacks on people’s assets. During a retreat in Abuja yesterday, the IGP emphasized the importance of taking…
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The Police in Kaduna State have arrested a suspected armed robber and one other in possession of multiple Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards. The police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest in an interview with NAN in Kaduna on Monday. Hassan said the suspected armed robber was arrested on Sunday after…
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A 42-year-old woman has died and two others have been injured after a shooting in Hackney, east London, on Tuesday, the Metropolitan Police said. Police were called to Vine Close at 6.28pm to reports of a shooting. Officers attended, along with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service, and found three people with gunshot wounds. The…
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A father of three, Seyi Oduyiga, has been allegedly tortured to death by the men of the Ogun State Police Command in their custody over allegations of his involvement in cultism. MEZIESBLOG gathered that the victim was arrested by the police in a raid on 18th November, around 5:00pm, when, according to his family members,…
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Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have killed Eze Joe Ochulor, the traditional ruler of the Otulu community in Ezinihitte, Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. MEZIESBLOG learnt that the traditional ruler was kidnapped on Saturday morning and killed in the evening but his body was not found until Sunday morning. A community source who pleaded anonymity…
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Benue State Police Command said it had rescued two kidnapped victims at the residence of a traditional ruler, Zaki Tule Nyam, in Logo LGA. Police spokesperson Catherine Anene disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Makurdi. Anene said the operation followed a tip-off received by Logo Police Division that a group of bandits armed…
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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three people in connection with the death of a woman, Mrs Iyanuoluwa Adamolekun, in Arigidi Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state. The accused were only identified as Oluwaseun, Mobarak, and Rilwan. Oluwaseun is Mobarak’s mother and the housekeeper. Adamolekun, a retired teacher, was allegedly murdered…
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The police in Katsina have rescued three kidnapped victims. They had been kidnapped in Gogalo, a village situated in the Jibia Local Government Area of the state, by men armed with AK-47 rifles on Saturday. ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, made the revelation in a statement on…
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