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Five die in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident

  Five persons were confirmed dead in an accident at NASFAT turning on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday. Ten others sustained injuries in the accident. Mrs Florence Okpe, the spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun, confirmed…

Hunters neutralise bandit, recover 74 cows in Kebbi

  Hunters in Kebbi have neutralized one suspected bandit and recovered 74 stolen cows being herded into the Niger Republic. The state Commander of Nigerian Hunters and Forest Security Service, Musa Hussaini-Rambo, who revealed this to newsmen on Wednesday in…

Court jails 4 security guards for stealing sand

  A Grade 1 Area Court sitting in Lugbe, Abuja, on Wednesday, sentenced four security guards to nine months imprisonment each for stealing sharp sand belonging to a resort. The Judge, Malam Aliyu Kagarko, sentenced the convicts, of Root Resort,…

Court remands BDC operators in Port Harcourt

  A magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt has remanded 16 Bureau De Change, BDC, operators in the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre for unlawful banking business. This decision by Magistrate Alatuwo Fubara on Wednesday follows an ex parte application submitted…

Troops reject N1.5m bribe from alleged cattle rustlers in Plateau Troops of Operation Safe Haven, OPSH, a military special taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, have rejected a N1.5 million bribe from suspected cattle rustlers in Plateau State. Capt. James Oya, Media Officer of the operation, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Jos. Oya said the troops, attached to Sector Four, also arrested the two suspected rustlers who offered them bribe. He explained that the eight operatives, who rejected the bribe were not only commended but rewarded by the commander of the operation, Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar. ”OPSH has rewarded eight of its personnel for rejecting a N1.5 million bribe from suspected cattle rustlers in Plateau. ”The eight personnel, deployed at OPSH Sector four, intercepted 30 rustled cows at a checkpoint near Bisichi in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state. ”The cattle, belonging to one Shehu Umar, were rustled in Mangu and being transported to an undisclosed location when intercepted by own troops on stop and search operation. ”The suspects, Anas Usman, 20, and Gyang Cholly, 42, immediately approached the troops in a bid to bribe them and secure security pass for the stolen cattle. ”The monetary plea was rejected and the suspects arrested as well as the money offered for the bribe,” he said. Oya said the commander, who commended the troops for their bravery and exemplary conduct, urged personnel of other security agencies to emulate the giant move toward the safety of lives and property in the state.

  Troops of Operation Safe Haven, OPSH, a military special taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, have rejected a N1.5 million bribe from suspected cattle rustlers in Plateau State. Capt. James Oya, Media Officer…

Son arrested for stabbing mother to death in Jigawa

  Police in Jigawa State have arrested a 32-year-old man, Samuel Shegun over alleged killing of his biological mother. State commissioner of police, CP. AT Abdullahi stated this while parading the suspect at the command’s headquarters, in Dutse, the state…