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Fake police inspector leading robbery syndicate in Rivers, Edo, A’Ibom arrested
Fake police inspector leading robbery syndicate in Rivers, Edo, A’Ibom arrested
The Rivers State Police Command on Thursday paraded a fake police inspector, Fred Monday, who led a notorious armed robbery syndicate operating across Rivers, Delta, Edo, and Akwa Ibom states.
Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, said while arresting five suspected cultists, police encountered Fred Monday, who was dressed in full police camouflage and wore the rank of an Inspector of Police.
He was armed with an AK-47 rifle, ten magazines, and 29 rounds of live ammunition.
Upon interrogation, Monday, a 31-year-old from Wiyakara Community in Khana Local Government Area, confessed to impersonating a police officer.
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Disu said the suspect, in his confessional statement, disclosed that he purchased the rifle in 2021 for N850,000 from an accomplice named Goodluck, also known as Boy-J.
He also bought police uniforms, magazines, ammunition, and hand grenades from the same source, the police boss said.
“Monday further confessed to using his fake identity to provide security cover for members of the Vikings Confraternity during their cult initiation ceremonies in Khana,” Disu said.
In a related development, the command also paraded suspects involved in the murder of Chief Ndidi Livingstone, the Chairman of the Community Development Council (CDC) of Mgbuoshimini in Obio Akpor Local Government Area.
Chief Livingstone was shot dead on January 13, 2024, in front of his church in Port Harcourt.
Four men had dragged him out of the church and shot him in the presence of his family and congregants.
Fake police inspector leading robbery syndicate in Rivers, Edo, A’Ibom arrested
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Yobe man murders business partner over N500,000 debt
Yobe man murders business partner over N500,000 debt
A 24-year-old man from Yobe State has been arrested for allegedly murdering a business associate over a debt of N500,000.
Police say Yunus Isa killed Lawan Adamu, also 28, in Damaturu, the state capital, after failing to repay the money. The two men were traders dealing in engine oil and other lubricants.
Isa had reportedly borrowed the sum under false pretences, claiming it was to open a new outlet with a profit-sharing agreement. However, he is said to have used the money to fund his marriage instead.
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When Adamu repeatedly demanded the repayment of the loan, Isa allegedly lured him to a remote area on 15 September, where he fatally stabbed him.
Yobe State Police spokesperson, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed Isa’s arrest, stating that after initial denials, Isa confessed to the crime under interrogation. He added that the swift resolution of the case underscores the police’s commitment to public safety.
Yobe man murders business partner over N500,000 debt
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NAFDAC alerts Nigerians to fake Dettol soap
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians to fake Dettol soap
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has alerted Nigeria to the sale of a fake soap labelled as “Dettol Health Fresh Soap” in the market.
According to the alert on NAFDAC’s website on Thursday, the manufacturer of Dettol Antiseptic products confirmed that the soap is fake as it does not have any product by the name “Dettol Health Fresh Soap.”
“The Marketing Authorisation Holder and manufacturer (Reckitt Benckiser Nigeria Limited) of Dettol Antiseptic products, received a consumer complaint regarding the above-mentioned product. The product was reported to have caused skin irritation to the complainant.
“The MAH has confirmed that the product is fake as they do not have any product by the name “Dettol Health Fresh Soap”. Dettol Antiseptic products are widely used in Nigeria for household disinfection and personal hygiene to prevent illnesses from germs (bacterial infection),” it said.
It added that details of the complaint product were not provided by the complainant except for the name of the product “Dettol Health Fresh Soap.”
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The agency noted that the illegal marketing of NAFDAC-regulated products or fake products poses a risk to people’s health, and since they do not comply with the regulatory provisions, the products’ safety, quality, and efficacy are not guaranteed.
It said all NAFDAC zonal directors and state coordinators have been directed to carry out surveillance and mop up the fake product if found within the zones and states.
“Importers, distributors, retailers, healthcare professionals, caregivers, and consumers are advised to exercise caution and vigilance within the supply chain to avoid the importation, distribution, sale, and use of the fake product. All medical products must be obtained from authorised/licensed suppliers. The products’ authenticity and physical condition should be carefully checked.
“Healthcare professionals and consumers are advised to report any suspicion of the sale of substandard and falsified medicines or medical products to the nearest NAFDAC office, NAFDAC on 0800-162-3322 or via email: sf.alert@nafdac.gov.ng.
“Similarly, healthcare professionals and patients are also encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of medicinal products or devices to the nearest NAFDAC office, or through the use of the E-reporting platforms available on the NAFDAC website www.nafdac.gov.ng or via the Med- safety application available for download on android and IOS stores or via e-mail on pharmacovigilance@nafdac.gov.ng.”
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians to fake Dettol soap
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JUST IN: Lagos shuts Idera market over dirty condition
JUST IN: Lagos shuts Idera market over dirty condition
The Lagos state government has shut down the Idera Market in the Oshodi-Isolo Local Council Development Area over unsanitary conditions.
Corps Marshal of the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as KAI, Maj. Olaniyi Olatunbosun (rtd), said ‘the market stinks’.
He said: “We shut Idera market because it stinks. They had probably not cleared the drainages for over one year and everywhere was smelly. So we shut the market based on the commissioner’s directive. And when they are ready to do the proper thing, the market will be reopened. It might take days or weeks, but it has to be clean.
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“Though they complained of ineffective PSP operators in clearing their waste, we found out that they most likely don’t even patronise the PSP operators. Besides, Idera is not the only market in the Oshodi area so let them do the right thing by cleaning their space and the market will be reopened.”
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