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CDS Musa explains how troops apprehended Ansaru, Mahmuda terror leaders

The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, has attributed the recent arrest of Ansaru terrorist leaders to collaboration among the various military formations. General Musa made this revelation on Thursday while responding to questions in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. “What has changed is that we have synergy
CDS Musa explains how troops apprehended Ansaru, Mahmuda terror leaders

The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, has attributed the recent arrest of Ansaru terrorist leaders to collaboration among the various military formations.

General Musa made this revelation on Thursday while responding to questions in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television.

“What has changed is that we have synergy with all the organisations and that is why we have seen all the successes,” he said.

He described the arrest of the terrorist commanders as significant, emphasising that the operation involved careful planning by the Nigerian Air Force, the Nigerian Army, and the Nigerian Navy.

Speaking on the apprehension of the Ansaru commanders, the Defence Chief noted that the military had pursued them for an extended period before they were finally captured.

General Musa added that military personnel work covertly, day and night to apprehend the terrorists. “I can assure you that it is going to be better,” he said.

It will be recalled that the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, announced on Saturday the arrest of two leaders of terrorist groups operating in Nigeria.

The two leaders were reportedly the heads of Ansaru, an al-Qaeda-linked group, and Mahmuda, a relatively new and lesser-known militant group.

Mahmuda gained national prominence following a series of attacks earlier this year in the country’s north-central region.

According to Ribadu, the arrested leaders are Mahmud Muhammad Usman of Ansaru and Mahmud al-Nigeri of the Mahmuda group. Both men are also wanted internationally.

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Nigeria’s insecurity worsened after Libya’s collapse – CDS Gen Musa

The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, said Nigeria’s insecurity can be traced to the fall of Libya. Musa disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. He also revealed that Nigeria is working with countries in the Sahel region to tackle the issue of insecurity. Gen Musa said: “We have a
Nigeria’s insecurity worsened after Libya’s collapse – CDS Gen Musa

The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, said Nigeria’s insecurity can be traced to the fall of Libya.

Musa disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday.

He also revealed that Nigeria is working with countries in the Sahel region to tackle the issue of insecurity.

Gen Musa said: “We have a long list of terror financiers but I don’t know them but I can tell you that the Attorney General is working on it and prosecution has started. I’m sure you know that those that did the Owo bombing are already facing prosecution.

“Since Libya fell, disaster started and now Sudan is in turmoil, Sahel is now open. They have markets that when you go you can buy any kind of weapon you want ungoverned.

“Everybody flows through and you understand that Niger is there, Mali, Burkina Faso and Mali are having these issues with the Sahel Territory.

“Everybody’s interest is to come to Nigeria because they feel that Nigeria is rich, large, and they can come in to do a lot of things in Nigeria.

“One issue is that of Nigerians opening their doors because we have a large heart. Again we have to think of security. Sometimes, these guys come in and we say these are our brothers and sisters but they don’t mean us good.

“Lakurawa, when they came in, that was the issue; Boko Haram, when they started, that was the issue. We allowed them to fester until they become monsters and start eating us up, then we start complaining.

“We should never allow any foreigner an inch into our land for any reason.”

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Imo: Police rescue two children from trafficking syndicates

The Imo State Police Command has, in separate operations, rescued two children who were victims of child trafficking. A press statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, stated that the police, in its sustained campaign against crime and criminality in the state, uncovered two separate child trafficking cases and arrested the suspects involved.
Imo: Police rescue two children from trafficking syndicates

The Imo State Police Command has, in separate operations, rescued two children who were victims of child trafficking.

A press statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, stated that the police, in its sustained campaign against crime and criminality in the state, uncovered two separate child trafficking cases and arrested the suspects involved.

Okoye explained that on August 12, operatives of the command, while conducting a routine stop and search along the Owerri–Port Harcourt Road, intercepted a 46-year-old woman, Ngozi Ezekwere, from Udi LGA, Enugu State, but residing in Abuja, together with a 43-year-old man, Monday Atodo, from Ofu LGA, Kogi State. Both suspects, according to Okoye, claimed to be a couple.

He further stated that the two suspects were found with a four-year-old boy, identified as Isaiah, whom they falsely claimed was their biological child.

The police spokesperson indicated that interrogation revealed the child had been stolen in Kogi State by one Blessing Ogwo and handed over in Abuja to Ngozi, whose role, as reported, was to deliver trafficked children to buyers.

Okoye added that further investigation uncovered the syndicate’s mastermind, a 56-year-old woman, Ogochukwu Chikwelu, of Nimo, Anambra State, residing in Abuja, who operates St. Theresa’s Orphanage at Apo Street, Lokogoma.

The press statement revealed that she was arrested in Abuja through a joint operation with the State CID and transferred to Owerri for further investigation and prosecution.

“Meanwhile, the rescued child is safe, and efforts are ongoing to reunite him with his biological parents, as the Command calls on members of the public with useful information to assist in this regard. The Command is also intensifying efforts to apprehend other members of the syndicate still at large,” the statement said.

In a similar development, on July 16, operatives of the command, acting on credible intelligence, arrested a 29-year-old woman, Precious Okoh, of Nkanu-East LGA, Enugu State, at Umuguma Housing Area, Owerri, with a nine-year-old girl, Promise Christopher.

The 29-year-old suspect reportedly confessed that the child was stolen from Igbogene, Bayelsa State, and brought to Owerri for sale.

According to him, the operatives traced the child’s parents to Bayelsa, and she has since been reunited with them.

The suspects, the command’s spokesperson added, will be charged in court once the investigation is completed.

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Nigerians should be grateful security getting better – CDS Gen Musa

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has stated that Nigerians should be grateful for the progress being made in the fight against insecurity in the country. General Musa made the remark on Thursday while responding to questions in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. He noted that the Nigerian
Nigerians should be grateful security getting better – CDS Gen Musa

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has stated that Nigerians should be grateful for the progress being made in the fight against insecurity in the country.

General Musa made the remark on Thursday while responding to questions in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television.

He noted that the Nigerian Armed Forces have made significant strides, citing the arrest of the son of the Boko Haram founder as well as Ansaru commanders.

According to him, insecurity cannot be eradicated overnight, emphasising that no country in the world is entirely free from security challenges.

“I think we should be very grateful that things are really picking up. I don’t think there’s any country that has 100% peace.

“Sixteen years, we’ve been like this; it’s not something, within two years, that we will be able to stop. But I can tell you, we’ve made giant strides. We just mentioned the Ansaru commanders that were arrested. This is one of the most significant arrests that have been made; getting the two of them shows how detailed the planning was,” he said.

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Abia CP warns youths against protecting criminals

Abia State Commissioner of Police Danladi Isa has warned youths in the state against shielding criminals in their communities. He also promised his command’s continued synergy with youth groups in combating criminality in Abia State. CP Isa made the remarks on Wednesday at the Abia State Police Command’s headquarters in Umuahia when he received the
Abia CP warns youths against protecting criminals

Abia State Commissioner of Police Danladi Isa has warned youths in the state against shielding criminals in their communities.

He also promised his command’s continued synergy with youth groups in combating criminality in Abia State.

CP Isa made the remarks on Wednesday at the Abia State Police Command’s headquarters in Umuahia when he received the executives of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, and the Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, Abia State chapters.

He assured the newly elected NYCN and OYC executives, led by Mr. Smith O. Sylvanus and Mr. Eugene Okonta respectively, of his support and collaboration.

The police boss, who emphasised that much was expected of them, disclosed that the majority of crime suspects fall within the youth population.

He admonished them to be models of good conduct and law-abiding behaviour for other youths, and assured them of the command’s readiness to participate jointly in their sensitisation programmes.

Presenting their addresses, the leaders of NYCN and OYC said the purpose of the visit was to introduce their newly elected executives to the Commissioner of Police and to acquaint him with their mandates.

Abia CP warns youths against protecting criminals