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Police investigate 2 for letter head forgery in Niger
Police investigate 2 for letter head forgery in Niger
The Police Command in Niger, has invited two suspects, Danjuma Ibeto and Garba Abdullahi, for investigation into an alleged letter head forgery, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports.
The two had allegedly forged the letter head of a law firm, Nuhu Edah & Co. Success Chambers, for a petition against, Mr Mohammed Etsu. the Chairman of Niger state Board of Internal Revenue Service (NGIRS).
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed this to NAN in Minna on Thursday, saying that the command received an official complaint of the suspected forgery.
He said that the two suspects were invited for interrogation, adding that during interrogation, the suspects mentioned other names also involved in the act.
Abiodun added that investigation was ongoing by the state Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) and further development on the ongoing investigation would be made public.
NAN reports that Idris Abdullahi and Co. (Legal Practitioner Corporate and Property Consultants, counsel to Barrister Nuhu Edah & Co. Success Chambers had petitioned the Niger state Commissioner of Police of a case of forgery.
The letter was titled “A Petition Against Danjuma Jaye Ibeto with Phone number 070379446370 and Garba Abdullahi with number 08080605531.
The petition said the suspects forged a letter head paper to write a petition against the Chairman of NGIRS to the governor of the state, Abubakar Sani-Bello, titled ”The Brazen Abuse and Unethical Behaviour of Mohammed Madami Etsu, Executive Chairman of NGIRS.
The letter said that Nuhu Edah & Co. Success Chambers knew nothing about such petition with its letter head to the governor, neither was it aware of the allegations contained in the said petition.
“Our client has never met him in person, our client came to discover that his letter head with his name was forged, and surreptitiously used for the said petition against the Chairman of NGIRS without his knowledge and consent.
“Our client has written series of letters and disclaimers to deny, and dissociate himself from the said petition since he discovered that his letter head and name were forged and his seal stolen without his knowledge and consent,” the letter said.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the revenue board, Mohammed Etsu, through his counsel, Mohammed Ndayako, SAN of Bastion Chambers, has filed a motion before a Minna High Court demanding N100,000 million against a national daily as damages for libelous and mendacious publication of falsehood against him.
The daily had written a story based on said petition on the alleged forged letter head against some activities of Etsu as the head of the Niger state revenue agency on Nov. 5.
The court motion also contained an order directing the national daily to pay the chairman N50 million being exemplary damages for libelous and mendacious publication.
Police investigate 2 for letter head forgery in Niger
Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities
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.
Troops repel coordinated attacks on three Plateau communities
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.
Yobe man kills neighbour over alleged affair with wife
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.
Gunmen abduct village head in Bauchi community
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