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No fewer than 13 suspected illegal miners have been arrested in the Asokoro area of the Federal Capital Territory. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrested the suspected illegal miners during a raid following intelligence on their activities. A statement on Thursday night by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale,
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The Abia State Police Command has said that it has been inundated over an allegation trending online by a social media blogger who accused a police officer in Aba of extorting N100,000 as bail from each of 10 arrested suspects on October 4, 2024. The position of the police was made known on Tuesday evening
Our officer did not extort N1m from arrested suspects— Abia Police Command
The Abia State Police Command has said that it has been inundated over an allegation trending online by a social media blogger who accused a police officer in Aba of extorting N100,000 as bail from each of 10 arrested suspects on October 4, 2024.
The position of the police was made known on Tuesday evening by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka, in a press statement she made available to journalists, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police.
According to her, preliminary investigation revealed that on October 3, the Aba Area Command received a complaint through a written petition from the management of Life Stock Feed PLC Aba, where the petitioner alleged that several staff members had misappropriated a substantial amount of money and made away with some production materials from the company.
She noted that based on this complaint, some suspects from the company connected with the crime were arrested for investigation.
ASP Chinaka further said that one Mr. Samuel Okoye, the complainant in the viral post, came to secure bail for 3 of the arrested suspects but the IPO refused to grant bail, insisting that investigation was still ongoing.
“Mr. Okoye was reportedly infuriated and was said to have threatened to “deal with” the IPO.
The police spokesperson said that the command has since invited Mr. Samuel Okoye, but he has refused to honour the invitation stating that his allegations were made in anger against the IPO and that he has decided to let go.
She went on: “However, one of the arrested suspects confessed that some of his colleagues were in the habit of defrauding the company. The suspect claimed he advised them to desist from such fraudulent acts but never reported them to the company management.”
While promising that Abia State Police Command will not tolerate any form of unprofessional conduct or corruption among its officers, ASP Chinaka warned that it would not tolerate any defamatory act that may tarnish the image of the force.
“The public is hereby advised to verify the accuracy of information before making posts and any defamatory post against the command will be met with appropriate legal action,” she warned.
Our officer did not extort N1m from arrested suspects— Abia Police Command
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has stressed the significance of harmony in establishing a sense of belonging. He said through interfaith and intertribal unions, several families in Cross River have benefited immensely and promoted peaceful co-existence. Speaking at the two-day Interfaith Unity Conference of Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Tuesday, Otu urged
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The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has stressed the significance of harmony in establishing a sense of belonging. He said through interfaith and intertribal unions, several families in Cross River have benefited immensely and promoted peaceful co-existence. Speaking at the two-day Interfaith Unity Conference of Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Tuesday, Otu urged
A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has told President Bola Tinubu he needs to do more to end the sufferings of Nigerians. Fayose said the Tinubu administration could be doing its best to make things better for Nigerians, but added that whatever it is doing is not enough. He acknowledged that Nigerians are
Hardship: You’ve to do more, it’s not easy for Nigerians – Fayose to Tinubu
A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has told President Bola Tinubu he needs to do more to end the sufferings of Nigerians.
Fayose said the Tinubu administration could be doing its best to make things better for Nigerians, but added that whatever it is doing is not enough.
He acknowledged that Nigerians are facing a hard time economically but believes that it would not take much time before things begin to look better again.
“It’s not been too easy, that is the truth for Nigerians, but I think that this government naturally, is given their best but their best still needs to be upped,” the former Governor told Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.
“If you say they need time, people will begin to question to say, what time do they need? Yes, I agree that it has not been too easy for Nigerians, but I know that with little time things could get better; that is what I can say,” he stated.
Experts believe that the monetary policy of the Tinubu administration coupled with inflation and hike in the pump price of fuel have further thrown citizens into hardship.
Hardship: You’ve to do more, it’s not easy for Nigerians – Fayose to Tinubu