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FCT shuts parks, recreational centres, restricts Eid services
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has announced the closure of parks and recreational centres during Eid-el-Kabir celebration as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 and for security purposes.
It also restricted religious and social gathering during the sallah festivities.
These measures are contained in a statement released on Saturday at the end of a meeting of the FCT Emergency Operations Committee (EOC) on COVID-19.
It asked that holding capacity of Eid grounds should be reduced to 50 per cent to ensure physical/social distancing.
The FCT administration also directed imams to ensure that sermons are short so that the entire Eid prayers do not exceed one hour.
The statement also asked that all parks and recreational grounds and facilities remain closed throughout the festive period.
The restrictions, according to the statement, follow an increase in the number of persons contracting the covid-19 virus in the FCT and the possibility of a third wave of the pandemic.
Residents were advised by health professionals to follow the guidelines and practice preventive measures such as putting on facial coverings, constant hand washing and physical distancing.
“Other guidelines stipulated by the health professionals are that all open Eid grounds should have multiple entry and exit points with hand washing and temperature checking facilities,” the statement added.
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Two Cameroonian, two Nigerians arrested over kidnapping
Two Cameroonian, two Nigerians arrested over kidnapping
A stint operation carried out by detectives from Force Headquarters, Abuja, and Operatives of Delta State Police Command has led to the arrest of a Camerounian and two Nigerians over kidnapping.
The three-man gang was known for kidnapping unsuspecting residents in Orerokpe, Sapele and Warri axes of Delta State.
One suspect is Kaduna-based, while the others are from Kogi and Cameroun, respectively.
Intelligence gathered on some kidnapping incidents carried out in the Warri axis pointed accusing fingers at Yakubu Ya’u, 20, a Kaduna resident who often visited Oha and Ughwagba communities in Okpe Local Government Area of the state to kidnap unsuspecting victims for ransom.
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Led by the DPO of Orerokpe Division, DSP Paul Oboware, the detectives trailed the suspect to his hideout in Warri, where he was arrested.
Grilled, the suspect led the police operatives to two other members of the gang, Musa Yakubu, 25, from Kogi State and Abdulahi Mohammed, 38, from Cameroun.
The gang was allegedly responsible for several kidnapping incidents in Orerokpe, Sapele and Warri axes of Delta State.
Some victims of the crime duly identified the suspects who led the detectives to Ughwagba, where two pump action guns, one live cartridge and one knife buried in a bush were recovered by the police.
A statement issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Edafe Bright, said investigation into the matter has commenced with efforts to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang in top gear.
Two Cameroonian, two Nigerians arrested over kidnapping
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Police arrest suspected killers of Major-General, others in Imo
Police arrest suspected killers of Major-General, others in Imo
…Parade 435 suspects, rescue 13 kidnap victims
Parading the suspects including 435 others at the command’s headquarters, Owerri on Thursday, May 16, the state commissioner of police, Aboki Danjuma, said the syndicate was busted through intense intelligence gathering and sustained follow-up by the command’s anti-kidnapping unit.
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He said: “The suspects, Chukwunonso Emmanuel, Okoroigwe Goodness, and Innocent Ogu, were arrested in different locations in Imo and Anambra States. They confessed to the crime of kidnapping and murdering Major General Duru, as well as being members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) /Eastern Security Network (ESN).”
Aboki, who was represented by the police spokesman, Henry Okoye, disclosed that the police also recovered 48 different firearms, 552 various calibres of live ammunition, and several stolen vehicles from the suspects.
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Bandits kill three, abduct 120 in fresh Zamfara community attack
Bandits kill three, abduct 120 in fresh Zamfara community attack
Not less than three residents have tragically lost their lives, and more than 120 others have been abducted following a harrowing attack by notorious bandits on the Goran Namaye community in Zamfara State’s Maradun Local Government Area.
Abubakar Muhammad, a resident of the area, recounted that the terrorists stormed the town at approximately 1:17 am on Thursday, systematically moving from one residence to another. He revealed that the abducted individuals were predominantly women and men, highlighting that three lives were also lost during the raid.
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Muhammad described the assailants as arriving in significant numbers, mounted on motorcycles and armed with sophisticated weaponry, effectively surrounding the community as panic spread. He lamented the chaos that ensued, with residents fleeing in disarray and many being pursued into the forest by the attackers.
Despite the gravity of the situation, security agencies in the state have yet to issue an official statement on the incident at the time of this report.
Bandits kill three, abduct 120 in fresh Zamfara community attack
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