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Operatives of FIB-Intelligence Response Team IRT, in conjunction with Technical Support from TIU Abuja, have arrested three notorious abductors responsible for the kidnap and killing of Superintendent Moses Egbede, the Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) of Atam Division in Rivers State.
One person was shot dead on Tuesday while four others were abducted and one woman wounded as gunmen attacked the house of the former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftency Affairs
in Gamji, Zamfara state.
A local dictum that says: Everyday for the thief, one day for the owner has played out in Ogun State as Police Operatives attached to the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested a criminally minded Pastor, Adetokumbo Adenopo, 52, Founder and the General Overseer of New Life Ministry, Lukosi, in Shagamu Area of Ogun State.
Dickson Orji is the Programmes Coordinator, Nigerian Presidential Committee on the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM). He is an expert in Defence, Security and Human Development and also the President, West Africa Action Network on Small Arms (WAANSA-Nigeria). After a two-day training of Trainers Workshop For Border Security Operatives sponsored by the […]
Folake Sokoya The police have rescued a 15-year-old girl abducted by kidnappers in Kaduna State. The security operatives also arrested some armed robbers it described as deadly as well as kidnappers responsible for the recent killings of four IRT personnel. The robbers have been involved in several armed robberies, kidnappings and cattle rustling among other […]
Folake Sokoya Luck ran out on two suspected members of a kidnap syndicate on Thursday when they engaged men of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (FSARS) in a gun battle as the police tried to rescue an abducted woman. Trouble started at about 1:00pm when a distress call was made to the Police that […]
Folake Sokoya The combined teams of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) and Kaduna Police Command, all deployed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris, have Rescued the two Americans men and two Canadians, a man and a woman, kidnapped few days ago, “in fairly good health Condition” around 7: 30 […]
Two suspected kidnappers and five others alleged of conspiracy and stealing of NITEL cables in Lagos were Tuesday paraded by Commissioner of Police Lagos Command, Edgal Imohimi. The suspected kidnappers, Identified as Igwe Sunday aged 28 years and Chukwu- Emeka Bright Onne 23 years, according to the police commissioner were arrested over alleged kidnapping of […]
Folake Sokoya In fulfillment of CP Edgal’s promise to get rid of criminals in the state, the Nigeria Police, Lagos State Command has once again arrested two notorious Kidnappers on at the EleMorocco, Ajah area of the state. The criminals met their waterloo on Wednesday, while escaping with their victim, one Mrs Mildred Mbajiorgu. Elemoro […]
The IRT has confirmed the death of one of its men, Sgt. Sanusi Lanre who was shot during a gun battle with the kidnappers of four British citizens in Delta State. The sad news was a rude shock to the force and especially the leader of the deceased’s squad, Abba Kyari who is bent on […]