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The Nigerian equity market saw a turbulent August, with investors losing N36.04bn as the market faced multiple dips throughout the month, according to data obtained from the Nigerian Exchange Limited. The market shed 0.05 per cent to N55.48tn at the end of August from N55.51tn at the end of July. During the period under review,
The United States government said on Wednesday in Abuja that approximately $4.5 billion has been mobilised for on-grid and off-grid…
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested 36 scavengers over alleged possession of illicit drugs and weapons in Abuja. The FCT NSCDC Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, made this known on Friday in Abuja, saying the suspects were caught in various areas of the FCT. DAILY POST
FCT: NSCDC arrests 36 scavengers with illicit drugs, weapons
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested 36 scavengers over alleged possession of illicit drugs and weapons in Abuja.
The FCT NSCDC Commandant, Olusola Odumosu, made this known on Friday in Abuja, saying the suspects were caught in various areas of the FCT.
DAILY POST recalls that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had banned activities of scavengers in the FCT and suspended for two weeks operations of pan-takers across the city.
Odumosu said that items allegedly recovered from the suspects included four daggers, three Jack knives, two chisels and three knives.
Others are narcotic drugs, ten bottles of codeine syrup, 45 wraps of cannabis sativa, thrash bags and pieces of iron rods.
“The suspects are currently being investigated and profiled and I will ensure that due diligence is followed in their prosecution,” Odumosu assured.
The corps commandant advised FCT residents to dispose of refuse through the appropriate waste management companies and stop patronising scavengers, popularly called “Baba Nbola” for the sake of safety.
He said that their detention was necessitated to nip vandalism and theft of public infrastructure such as manhole covers, streetlights, solar panels, armoured cables and other assets in the bud.
According to him, the suspects roam the streets of the FCT, perpetrating all forms of criminal activities under the guise of scavenging.
“Most of these scavengers are dangerous elements that must be flushed out of the FCT, if we want crime to abate.
“The public should note that, although they appear innocent, harmless and vulnerable, most of them are extremely dangerous, their activities are criminal in nature and they constitute threats to the nation.
“They go about the nooks and crannies of the city scavenging for plastics, scrap metals and irons, but from previous arrests, interrogations and investigations we realised that their real business is to vandalise infrastructure.
“This has resulted in the untimely death and maiming of many innocent Nigerians,” he said.
The commandant further said that investigations also revealed that these scavengers serve as informants to criminals.
Odumosu urged residents to join hands with the corps and other security agencies to flush out these dangerous elements in the FCT.
FCT: NSCDC arrests 36 scavengers with illicit drugs, weapons
Palestinian medics said Israeli airstrikes on Sunday killed no fewer than nine Palestinians in two separate attacks in the Gaza Strip, taking the weekend death toll to 97. This is as U.S. and Arab mediators stepped up efforts to conclude a ceasefire deal. According to health officials, an Israeli airstrike killed five people in a
Israeli strikes kill 9 people in Gaza
Palestinian medics said Israeli airstrikes on Sunday killed no fewer than nine Palestinians in two separate attacks in the Gaza Strip, taking the weekend death toll to 97.
This is as U.S. and Arab mediators stepped up efforts to conclude a ceasefire deal.
According to health officials, an Israeli airstrike killed five people in a house in the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, while another airstrike killed four others in Jabalia in the northern edge of the enclave, where Israeli forces have been operating for three months.
There was no immediate Israeli comment on the two incidents.
The health ministry of Hamas-run Gaza, earlier on Sunday, said Israeli strikes across the territory had killed at least 88 Palestinians and wounded more than 200 others in the past 24 hours.
Medics said, in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, relatives and neighbours rushed to the Zuhd family’s house, which was struck by an Israeli airstrike late on Saturday, killing seven people.
The search continued on Sunday morning for four others believed to be trapped under the rubble.
A hand belonging to one of the dead was said to have been seen amongst the ruins, with the rest of his body buried under collapsed masonry.
Israeli strikes kill 9 people in Gaza