29 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Abuja

Twenty nine suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

The suspects were arrested by the operatives of the Abuja Zonal Directorate of EFCC on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC said in a statement.

According to the statement, the suspects were arrested at several locations in the Gwagwalada area following credible intelligence about their suspected involvement in internet fraud.

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The statement also indicated that 32 telephone handsets of different types were recovered from the suspects.

The anti graft agency said the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.

29 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Abuja

E-CMR: Police to stop checking vehicles documents on the road

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has revealed that with the introduction of the digital Central Motor Registry Information System (e-CMR), Police officers would no longer need to stop vehicles to check their papers.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi made this known on Wednesday night in a post via his X handle.

He said Police Officers would now be equipped with cutting-edge technology to verify documents in real-time.

Adejobi added that once the e-CMR goes into effect, vehicle owners and users would no longer need to carry physical documents as all vehicle document information would be available digitally.

“No more stopping to check papers—our officers are equipped with cutting-edge tech to verify documents in real-time,” one of the tweets read.

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“With the NPF’s new E-CMR system, you don’t need to carry around physical documents. Access all your vehicle info digitally—quick, easy, and secure,” it added.

“If your vehicle is registered with the NPF E-CMR and gets stolen, you can instantly flag it as stolen through your online profile,” the statement read.

He said the system then alerts all field officers nationwide within seconds, improving the chances of swift recovery.

Recalled that in July 2024 the IGP ordered the enforcement of the digitalised Central Motor Registry.

He said the move was to modernise and digitize the motor vehicle registration system, and improve the nation’s safety and security framework.

E-CMR: Police to stop checking vehicles documents on the road

Lagdo dam: FG plans buffer dams to tackle flooding

The federal government has revealed its plan to construct five buffer dams to contain incessant flooding arising from the release of water from Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam.

The plan was disclosed by the Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Umar Mohammed during Channels Television’s The Morning Brief breakfast programme on Thursday.

Nigerians in floodplains were warned by the agency to relocate to safer places due to the expected floods precipitated by the release of water from the Lagdo Dam.

Flood-prone states listed by NIHSA include Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Edo, Delta, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross Rivers, and Rivers.

Represented by the Agency’s Director of Operations and Hydrology, Femi Bejide, Mohammed stated that a report has been submitted to the Presidency to address the issue and that some of dams in the country have to be de-silted.

“What has to be done also is that there’s a report that has been submitted to the Presidency. We have to have buffer dams and five have been proposed and the Federal Government is looking at that already.

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“But in the interim, some of our dams have to be de-silted, the tributaries of River Niger and Benue have to be expanded.

“I learnt that there is a little issue with the design and they are trying to amend the design. I believe that in the next two to three years that would have been put in place,” he said.

The update comes after the federal government alerted citizens to the water release from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon on Tuesday.

Speaking in a statement signed by Mohammed, Nigerians were informed that the authorities of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon would initiate controlled water releases starting from Tuesday, September 17, 2024.

“The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency wishes to notify the general public that the authorities of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon have communicated to the agency that they will initiate controlled water releases at a rate of 100m³/s (8,640,000m³/day) starting today, 17 September 2023.

“The water discharge is anticipated to progressively escalate to 1000m³/s over the next seven days based on the inflow from the upstream Garoua River, which serves as the primary source into the reservoir and a significant tributary to the Benue River.

“Nonetheless, the dam operators have indicated that the planned water discharges will be gradual to avoid surpassing the conveyance capacity of the Benue River system and triggering substantial flooding downstream in Nigeria.

“The overflow from the Lagdo Dam is projected to cease once there is a noticeable reduction in the flow into the Lagdo reservoir,” the statement partly reads.

Lagdo dam: FG plans buffer dams to tackle flooding