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Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attack customs office in Yobe, kill one officer

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7 months ago

October 22, 2023

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Suspected members of the Boko Haram group have reportedly killed an officer during an attack on a Customs office in Geidam town, Geidam LGA of Yobe state.

The insurgents, during the attack on Saturday night, also burned down a patrol van, generator, and part of the building.

The assailants were said to have stormed the customs house along Maine Soroa road in a Volkswagen Golf and a Land Rover around 10 pm on Saturday and started shooting.

Officers on duty had scampered for safety, with some escaping through the gate and others scaling the fence.

However, one officer, Ahmed Usman, an assistant superintendent of Customs II, was shot dead while attempting to climb the fence.

Meanwhile, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in a statement by Abdullahi Maiwada, public relations officer of the agency, on Sunday, said the timely reinforcement from the Nigerian Army thwarted the attack.

“During this harrowing encounter, assistant superintendent of customs II, Ahmed Usman, born on April 2, 1983, and a dedicated NCS member since February 24, 2009, tragically paid the ultimate sacrifice, ” the statement reads.

“He hailed from Pindiga Town, Akko Local Government Area in Gombe State, leaving behind a grieving wife and five children, three boys and two girls.

“The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, alongside the entire NCS fraternity, extends heartfelt condolences to the family of ASC II Ahmed Usman, the NCS Borno/Yobe area command, and the government of Gombe state for the loss of this heroic and devoted individual in the line of duty.”

Adeniyi also thanked the community for their engagement in the pursuit of safety and security, urging all citizens to contribute to the collective endeavours actively.

In August, two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) were killed by bandits in Kebbi state.

The bandits were said to have attacked the officers while on a patrol along Dakingari to Koko road.

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Police arrest woman for trafficking 16-year-old secondary school girl to Libya

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May 12, 2024

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Operatives of the Ogun state police command have arrested a middle-aged woman, Abike Olonade, for trafficking a 16-year-old student to Libya.

It was reliably gathered that the victim, whose name is yet to be disclosed, is a student of Adeoye Lambo Secondary School in Obada Oko, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Confirming the arrest, the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, in a statement in Abeokuta, on Saturday, said the suspect confessed to trafficking the victim to Libya.

She said, “One Abike Olonade has been arrested for trafficking 16 year old student of Ademoye Lambo Secondary School in Obada Oko, Ogun State.

“She confessed that the victim has been trafficked to Libya.”

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Ajayi Crowther varsity guards arrested for raping female student

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May 11, 2024

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The management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, on Saturday, announced the arrest of two members of its vigilante group for allegedly raping a female student of the institution.

The management, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Olufemi Atoyebi, said the university had set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate the allegation.

Atoyebi said the suspects have been handed over to the police with a vow to ensure heavy penalty on anyone found culpable after a thorough investigation.

He, therefore, assured all stakeholders that the institution would not tolerate any act of misconduct capable of tarnishing its enviable image.

The statement read in part, “Management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo received with shock a report of alleged rape of one of our female students on Thursday, May 9, 2024, by two members of our vigilance group.

“The management promptly handed over to the police, the two people alleged to have committed the crime while the university has set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate the allegation.

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“The management wishes to assure all stakeholders that ACU will not tolerate any act of misconduct capable of tarnishing its enviable image.

“Raising Godly intellectuals is our primary goal in ACU and we will not allow any act of misconduct capable of diverting our attention from our goal. Heavy penalty awaits anyone who is found culpable after our thorough investigation.”

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JUST IN: XeJet Airlines plane skids off Lagos airport runway

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23 hours ago

May 11, 2024

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A XeJet Airlines plane, On Saturday, veered off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) in Lagos.

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday.

The bureau said the aircraft, which departed Abuja, skidded off runway 18L on landing in Lagos — making a halt on “the grass verge.”

According to the agency, about 52 passengers were on board the ill-fated aircraft, with the call sign 5NBZZ.

“NSIB confirms that an aircraft belonging to Xejet airlines skidded off the runway at the domestic wing of Murtala Muhammed Airport this morning. A go team has been deployed to the site of the incident,” the statement reads.

“Fire and Rescue on ground to help in evacuation of the passengers.”

The bureau said the runway has been closed to traffic at the moment.