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Borno govt begins search, rescue operation for over 200 abducted IDPs

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Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum

Borno govt begins search, rescue operation for over 200 abducted IDPs

A search team put together by the Borno state government will join an operation to rescue over 200 abducted Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the north east state.

The dispatched team will be working with security operatives to rescue the victims who were abducted while searching for firewood in the Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area of the State.

The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) announced the development on Thursday.

Speaking with newsmen, the director general of the agency, Dr Barkindo Saidu, said they could not declare the IDPs abducted until a claim is made by their supposed abductors.

The motive for the incident, if it’s an abduction, is yet to be established, Saidu stated.

“Technically, as a professional body, these people were not abducted until a claim of abduction was made by someone or a group.

“We know that some people are missing, and we are trying to find out. If they are abducted, what are the reasons or demands of the abductors? And from there, we will declare that they are abducted to see how we can rescue them,” he said.

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According to him, the state government has supplied food items to the families of the missing IDPs.

Saidu also confirmed the destruction of the housing units by Boko Haram insurgents in Dikwa town, saying only a single block was destroyed completely; the rest were partial.

Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, said the state government was yet to get an official report on what happened to the IDPs.

The governor disclosed this when a delegation of ambassadors led by Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, paid him a visit in Maiduguri on Thursday.

“We are yet to get an official report. Nobody knows what had happened among them. I believe we have those that willingly went to the bush,” he said.

Borno govt begins search, rescue operation for over 200 abducted IDPs

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64 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Osun

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64 suspected internet fraudsters arrested in Osun

Investigators of the Ibadan zonal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 64 suspected internet fraudsters in Osun state.

The suspected cybercriminals were arrested in Ede, Osun state, following actionable intelligence on their suspicious fraudulent activities in their environs.

Items recovered from them include 18 exotic vehicles, 18 laptops, 112 mobile phones, three Play Station games, five motorcycles, and other incriminating documents among others.

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Sexual harassment: Kogi varsity lecturer stripped naked

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Sexual harassment: Kogi varsity lecturer stripped naked

A senior lecturer with the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi state, on Friday, May 10, faced unexpected consequences, as he was stripped near naked over allegations of forceful sexual advancement towards a female student.

The lecturer whose full name was yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report was said to have incurred the wrath of some other female undergraduates of the English Department, where he teaches, when they got wind of his latest ‘escapede’ as they insisted he must be publicly ‘disgraced’, claiming that ‘his cup was full’.

The lecturer who was stripped to his boxers was however saved from further molestation by the combined efforts of the school security unit, at the Adankolo mini campus of the institution.

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During the interrogation, the lecturer implicated his colleagues, including the Head of the Department (HOD), claiming that they usually provide him with names of female students to either “pass or fail” based on their level of intimacy or absence with them.

When contacted, the school’s spokesperson, Daniel Iyke, said that the management was already aware of the development and had immediately set up machinery to investigate the case.

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EFCC apprehends 21 suspected fraudsters in Uyo, seizes luxury items

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EFCC apprehends 21 suspected fraudsters in Uyo, seizes luxury items

In a significant crackdown on cybercrime, the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 21 individuals suspected of internet fraud in Akwa Ibom State. The arrests, which took place at various locations within the state, were part of a coordinated effort to combat financial crimes.

On Monday, May 6, 2024, five suspects were taken into custody at the ‘Laundering Lounge’ located in Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo. The operation continued into the next day, with an additional sixteen suspects arrested on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at Church Road, off Calabar Itu Road, Uyo.

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The EFCC operatives successfully recovered a range of items linked to the alleged fraudulent activities. The haul included two luxurious cars, nine laptops, 28 smartphones, and two wrist watches, all of which are believed to be proceeds or instruments of the suspected crimes.

The anti-graft agency has indicated that the suspects will face legal proceedings once the investigations are complete. This decisive action sends a strong message that the EFCC is actively pursuing cybercriminals and working to safeguard the integrity of Nigeria’s financial system.

EFCC apprehends 21 suspected fraudsters in Uyo, seizes luxury items

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