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NSCDC Impounds Stolen Crude Oil in Abia
NSCDC Impounds Stolen Crude Oil in Abia
By: Michael Mike
Operatives of the Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested five suspects and impounded about 20,000 litres of crude oil siphoned from already vandalized pipeline along Umielechi/izam community in Abia State.
A statement on Monday by the National Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Afolabi Babawale said the feat was achieved by the Commandant General Special Intelligence Squad while acting on the directive of the Commandant General of the Corps, Dr Ahmed Audi who declared zero tolerance for vandalism and crude oil theft while decorating the CG SIS Commander with his new rank recently, charging him that “to who much is given a lot is expected.”
Babawale said the Commander of the CG Special Intelligence Squad; Commandant Appolos Dandaura had hinted that his men arrested five suspects and impounded about 20,000 litres of crude oil which was earlier siphoned from already vandalized pipeline along Umielechi/Izam community in Abia State.
He said Appolos narrated that the CG SIS acted based on credible intelligence and chased the suspects who almost escaped using their motorcycles in Obuzor Asa axis, Ukwa West local government area of Abia State.
The Commandant said: “We proceeded acting on the Intelligence at our disposal and in a midnight raid we arrested the five suspects with stolen crude oil carefully packed in cellophane bags”
He disclosed that those suspects who were caught red handed are : Danniel Augustine, 20 years; Moses Friday, 23 years; Igboshe Musua, 42 years; Sadiq Yunusa, 28 years m; and Dozie Ugo, 33 years; while items recovered as exhibits are about 20,000 litres of already siphoned crude oil, two Dalong Super Wolf Motorcycles, Qlink 150-ES Electric start Motorcycle and a Nasara Super D-S 150 Motorcycle.
Appolos, while reaffirming his commitment to the directive of the CG, said the Corps is resolved to keep fighting vandals and oil thieves relentlessly as the Corps is poised to protect all Critical National Assets and Infrastructure in the nation.
NSCDC Impounds Stolen Crude Oil in Abia
Police successfully rescue kidnapped ward head in Benue
By: Zagazola Makama
The Benue State Police Command has successfully rescued Dickson Idu, the Ward Head of Ehatokpe Ohimini, who was abducted on April 30, 2025.
Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the victim was kidnapped from his residence in Ohimini Local Government Area (LGA).
Upon receiving the information, the Commissioner of Police, Benue State, directed the Acting Area Commander Otukpo, the Officer-in-Charge of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, and a team of officers to immediately proceed to the area and ensure the safe rescue of the victim.
At approximately 8:45 a.m., a combined team of armed conventional policemen, the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, and personnel from the Benue State Civil Protection Guard, supported by Ohimini youths, launched an operation in the Ojanu/Ijami Village forest. The team conducted an intense combing operation, utilizing smoke canisters to pressure the kidnappers.
The strategy paid off, and at about 3:25 p.m., the kidnappers, feeling the heat of the search, released their captive. Dickson Idu was successfully rescued and has been debriefed and reunited with his family.
The sources said while no arrests have been made so far, the police have assured that investigations are underway, with efforts to apprehend the suspects continuing.
Police successfully rescue kidnapped ward head in Benue
Police arrest suspected bandit in Kaduna over suspicious financial transaction
By: Zagazola Makama
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old man, Rabiu Usman, on suspicion of being a bandit associate following a report of suspicious financial activity in Giwa Local Government Area of the state.
A police sources confirmed the arrest on Tuesday, stating that the suspect was apprehended on April 28 by operatives of the Kidandan Division.
The arrest followed a complaint lodged by Kabiru Abdullahi, a 27-year-old Point of Sale (POS) operator in Galadimawa, who reported that the suspect had requested his account details on April 26 to enable a relative, identified as Ibrahim Bature, to send money to him.
Upon receiving intelligence that Ibrahim Bature is a suspected bandit, the complainant promptly alerted the police. Rabiu Usman was arrested when he arrived to collect the said funds.
The suspect is currently in custody and has provided useful information to investigators. Efforts are underway to track and apprehend Ibrahim Bature, who remains at large.
Police arrest suspected bandit in Kaduna over suspicious financial transaction
Bandits kill driver, abduct five passengers on Bagaga-Anka road
By: Zagazola Makama
Armed bandits attacked a Golf vehicle on the Bagaga-Anka road in Zamfara State on April 26, 2025, killing the driver and abducting five passengers.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the attack occurred at about 11:40 a.m. when the bandits blocked the road, shot dead the driver, and abducted the five passengers traveling in the vehicle.
Upon receiving the distress report, joint security forces were swiftly mobilized and dispatched to the scene. The injured driver was taken to Bagega Primary Healthcare for treatment.
Efforts to rescue the abducted victims are ongoing, with security agencies intensifying their search for the perpetrators.
Bandits kill driver, abduct five passengers on Bagaga-Anka road
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