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NCS seal warehouse with 4,000 bags of imported rice, others

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NCS seal warehouse with 4,000 bags of imported rice, others

The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, says it has sealed a warehouse in Lagos for importing 4000 bags of foreign parboiled rice, which is equivalent to seven truckloads of rice.

The NCS says the bags of rice were seized within eight weeks. Speaking recently in Ikeja, Lagos, the coordinator of Team A, Controller General of Customs Strike Force, Muhammad Yusuf, said that the service got the information of importation of that quantity of rice from a terminal operator.

Explaining further, he said that the bonded warehouse operator, who noticed that the container he was expecting had been diverted, informed officers of the development.

He said that three suspects had been arrested in connection with the seizures.

“We made this seizure in collaboration with a terminal operator. The terminal operator discovered that the container he was expecting has been diverted and informed us and we went into action. We spent three days there and eventually discovered the container in a warehouse.

“We have sealed up the warehouse. The warehouse was about one-storey building and inside the building, there was an open space. We took delivery of the consignment and sealed the place. Since then, nobody has come for the warehouse.

“We have suspects, of course. Because of the sensitive nature of these seizures, we have extended the time for the suspects so that they won’t access bail while the investigations are going on. We have three suspects.”

Yusuf said that importers of the bags of rice were in the habit of bringing in products without paying duties

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Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities

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By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) along with other security forces, successfully repelled coordinated attacks on three communities in Riyom Local Government Area by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias.

Zagazola Makama report that the affected communities Rim, Angwan Wereng, and Cum came under attack between 10:50 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. on Thursday night.

The troops responded promptly to distress calls and engaged the attackers, forcing them to flee the area.

“On receipt of the information, army troops and other sister security agencies moved swiftly to the scenes and repelled the attackers,”said the sources.

No official casualties were confirmed as of the time of this report, but the situation is said to be under control while normalcy has returned to the affected areas.

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Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife

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Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife

By: Zagazola Makama

A 40-year-old man, Yau Ari Dawa of Fulameri Village in Yobe State, has allegedly stabbed his neighbour to death following a violent altercation over a suspected extramarital affair with his wife.

Zagazola Makama gathered from sources that the incident occurred late Wednesday night at about 11:30 p.m., when Dawa reportedly confronted Mallam Faji Gana, 35, accusing him of having an affair with his 25-year-old wife, Noja Yau.

The sources said that the confrontation quickly turned violent, and Dawa allegedly used a knife to stab Gana in the stomach during the scuffle.

A neighbour, raised an alarm and reported the incident to authorities in the early hours of Thursday.

Gana was rushed to the Specialist Hospital in Geidam, but was confirmed dead on arrival by medical personnel.

The suspect, Yau Ari Dawa, has since been arrested by operatives of the Yobe State Police Command.

According to police sources, the case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and possible prosecution.

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Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community

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Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community

By: Zagazola Makama

A 56-year-old village head, Abdullah Ibrahim, has been abducted by unknown gunmen in Kanaka hamlet, Ganjuwa Local Government Area in Bauchi, sources confirmed to Zagazola Makama.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday at about 1:15 a.m. when the assailants stormed the remote hamlet and abducted the community leader, taking him to an unknown destination.

Security forces and local hunters were deployed to the area on a rescue mission.

Efforts are being intensified to rescue the victim unharmed and to apprehend those behind the abduction. The case is currently under police investigation.

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