The Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the state command of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Tuesday, vowed to collaborate in fighting crimes through information dissemination and logistics in the state.
The two agencies reached this agreement when the state commandant of the NSCDC, Comdt David Bille, received in audience the comptroller of immigration, Anambra State Command, CIS AD Eche, in Awka.
In a speech, the immigration boss said the visit was predicated on the need for effective working relationships with sister security agencies towards seamless flow of information among major stakeholders on security issues in the state. He said having the NSCDC in the same Ministry of Interior, there was need for the two agencies to put both human resources and logistics together to nip crimes in the bud.
The public relations officer of the NSCDC, Anambra State Command, ASC Edwin Okadigbo, told reporters in Awka that the state commandant of the NSCDC, Comdt David Bille, assured his immigration counterpart of the corps’ readiness to work with the NIS in achieving their common goals, adding that robust cordial relationships existed among all the services in the state, courtesy of Governor Willie Obiano’s pragmatic leadership.
It will be recalled that Anaedoonline.ng Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Adamawa Command, has arrested the leader of the Shila criminal gang, Michael Linus.
Nuradeen Abdullahi, the Commandant in the state, paraded the suspect on Tuesday in Yola.
He recalled how Linus terrorized the people of Adamawa.
“Michael Linus, 22, specializes in Shila criminal activities, recruiting minors into criminal activities and sale of hard drugs. From records available, the suspect inflicted injuries on many innocent people.” Also in custody is Ibrahim Mohammed, 33.
He visited government schools in villages and presented himself as a contractor.
Mohammed deceived villagers that he would replace their schools’ old roofing sheets with new ones but ended up selling them.
Also arrested was Mustapha Ismail, a suspected notorious car-snatcher and thief. Luck ran out of him when he was nabbed committing the crime; the car was recovered.
Abdullahi added that five others were arrested in connection with various crimes that included cybercrime, theft, and housebreaking.
“Investigation is ongoing to unravel other perpetrators and, on completion, they will be charged to court for prosecution,” he said.
Anaedoonline.com reported that NSCDC arrested a man for allegdly raping a three-month-old baby in Adogi Village in Nasarawa.
NSCDC says his arrest came after thorough investigations were carried out.
“After a thorough intelligence gathering and investigation, the Nasarawa State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps arrested a man Tuesday accused of raping a three-month-old baby in Adogi Village of Nasarawa State” the security outfit tweeted.
The mother of the victim recounting the incident said her baby was kidnapped from their home in the dead of the night and brutally raped.
She slept with her windows open to allow fresh air into her apartment. She woke up at night to see that her baby had been taken from the bed. She alerted neighbours who joined her to search for her baby who was found lying in an uncompleted building with evidence of rape.
The three-month-old baby was rushed to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) where she received surgical treatment.
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