Crime
NDLEA intercepts counterfeit $4.7 million
NDLEA intercepts counterfeit $4.7 million
By: Michael Mike
An attempt to push 4.7 million fake dollars into circulation in Nigeria has been foiled by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
This would have done a damage of over N2.7 billion to Nigeria’s economy, which is the worth of the fake dollars.
A statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have foiled attempt by a syndicate to steal at least N2.7 billion from the Nigerian economy by pushing into circulation fake $4.7 million cash.
He disclosed that the operatives had in the early hours last Friday intercepted a consignment sent from Lagos to Abuja at Abaji area of the Federal Capital Territory, adding that a controlled delivery of the parcelled counterfeit US dollars totalling $4,760, 000.00 led to the arrest of a principal suspect, 52-year-old Abdulmumini Maikasuwa.
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He said the seizure followed intelligence received by the FCT Command of the NDLEA detailing the movement of the cash and the vehicle conveying it.
According to Babafemi, the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Retd) has directed that both the cash and the suspect in custody be transferred to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for further investigation.
The agency in other clampdown in the course of last week, in Kwara State, barely three weeks after a nursing mother, Mrs. Rashidat Adebayo, 38, was granted administrative bail following her arrest for dealing in illicit drugs, operatives have again arrested her in Offa with assorted drugs such as Tramadol, Swinol, Diazepam and Pentazocine injection ampules.
Babafemi said before before her latest arrest last Thursday, the nursing mother had been arrested and granted bail on 24th January 2022 for dealing in similar drugs.
The operatives of NDLEA have also arrested two drug dealers: Sani Isa (aka Bilaz) and Bala Yerima in Hong, Adamawa State with 239 blocks of cannabis sativa weighing 209 kilogrammes, just as operatives of the Bauchi State Command have intercepted a truck marked FFF 422 XB coming from Lagos to Maiduguri, at Azare, Bauchi.
A total of 164.8kg of cannabis sativa concealed in peak milk cartons was recovered from the truck.
Meanwhile, the NDLEA Chief Executive, Brig. Gen. Marwa (Retd.) has commended the officers and men of the FCT Command for their vigilance in preventing the counterfeit $4.7 million sneaking into the streets.
He however charged them as well as their counterparts in Adamawa, Kwara, Bauchi and other Commands across the country not to rest on their oars.
NDLEA intercepts counterfeit $4.7 million
Troops repel attack on Forward Operating Base Azir in Damboa LGA, push back ISWAP terrorists
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops stationed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Azir in Damboa Local Government Area, Borno State, successfully repelled assault by terrorists of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) at about 1:30 a.m. on March 13.
According to security sources, the assailants approached the base from multiple directions, intending to overrun the facility.
Troops engaged the terrorists with indirect fire which lasted for several minutes forcing them to withdraw in disarray and preventing any breach of the base.
Aerial surveillance support was deployed to monitor the area and ensure containment of the threat. No casualties were reported among troops, while the attackers suffered undetermined losses.
Troops repel attack on Forward Operating Base Azir in Damboa LGA, push back ISWAP terrorists
Troops arrest suspected kidnapper, recover AK-47 in Damaturu
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered an AK-47 rifle during a cordon-and-search operation in Damaturu Yobe state.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation was carried out at about 11:30 a.m. on March 12 by troops in collaboration with members of the Yobe state hunters groups.
The sources said the troops conducted the cordon-and-search operation at Sidiri
Ngabarawa following credible intelligence on the presence of suspected criminal elements in the area.
During the operation, troops apprehended a suspected kidnapper identified as Ahmadu Malam, 30, a resident of Southern Ngabarawa.
Items recovered from the suspect included one AK-47 rifle with registration number HS3649 and an empty magazine.
Security sources said the suspect and the recovered weapon are currently in the custody of the 233 Battalion for preliminary investigation.
The sources added that efforts are ongoing to track and apprehend other members of the suspected kidnapping syndicate believed to be operating within the area.
According to military authorities, the operation forms part of ongoing security efforts under Operation Hadin Kai aimed at dismantling criminal and insurgent networks operating across the North-East.
Troops arrest suspected kidnapper, recover AK-47 in Damaturu
Security forces recover rustled cow, arrest four suspects in otukpo
By: Zagazola Makama
The police in Benue have recovered one rustled cow and arrested four suspects in connection with a case of armed robbery and cattle rustling in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state.
Sources said that the development followed ongoing investigation into an earlier report of cattle rustling recorded on March 9.
According to the sources, one of the stolen cows was recovered in the possession of a suspect identified as Tunde Rafiu of Okpomaju Village in Otukpo LGA.
During interrogation, the suspect reportedly confessed to purchasing the cow from another suspect identified as Maki Damina.
The police subsequently arrested Damina along with two other suspects believed to be linked to the cattle rustling network.
Security sources said there were strong suspicions that the remaining stolen cattle might be hidden in a bandits’ hideout at Amla area of Otukpo LGA.
They added that the use of police air support for aerial surveillance and operations in the area could assist in locating the suspected hideout, dismantling the criminal group and recovering the remaining cattle.
Investigation into the case was ongoing as efforts continued to track down other members of the syndicate.
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