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Western Marine Command Release N40.8m Relief Materials to Humanitarian Ministry
An Act of Kindness From Western Marine Command of Nigeria Customs Service
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Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has released relief materials worth N40,892,000 to the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management in Lagos.
The Area Comptroller of the Command, Olugboyega Peters, who handed over the items to the representative of the Minister, said the gesture was in compliance with the directive of Customs Comptroller General, Col Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), as part of Federal Government’s measure to cushion the effects of lockdown caused by Covid-19 pandemic.
Peters said the items were smuggled, seized, and condemned by the court of competent jurisdiction before being released in line with the government’s directive.
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The minister, who was represented by Mrs. Oluwakemi Adedeji, an official of the Ministry, thanked the CGC for the support and high compliance level. She said the relief items would be moved to Nassarawa State for onward distribution to the less privileged and vulnerable in the society.
According to Comptroller Peters, 720 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice, valued at N9, 360,000 with the duty of N5,616,000 and duty paid value of N14,976,000, 297 bales of used clothing valued at N20, 790,000 with the duty of N4, 158,000 and duty paid value of N24,948,000, and 11 sacks of used shoes valued at N880,000 with the duty of N88,000 and duty paid value of N968,000 were among the items released.
Courtesy: SunNews (Raphael)
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Gunmen have attacked the headquarters of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ebonyi State, killing one police officer. The incident happened on Tuesday, the Ebonyi State Police Command spokesperson, Loveth Odah, said. According to her, two of the gunmen were also killed in the duel.
While narrating how the incident happened, she said the Ebonyi Police Commissioner, Aliyu Garba, got a distress call from the NDLEA Commandant in the south-east state at about 2:30 am on Tuesday informing him of the attack. According to her, the gunmen drove into the NDLEA headquarters in a Toyota 4Runner Jeep, shooting sporadically at the men on duty.
The Commission immediately mobilised a combined team of a mobile police force and military personnel to the area and promptly repelled the attack. Some of the gunmen later escaped with bullet injuries while two rifles (AK-49 and K2) with 140 K2 live ammunition, 30 AK-47 live ammunition, and 36 GPMP were recovered from the assailants.
Other things recovered were 65 Barreta Pistol live ammunition, one Toyota 4Runner Jeep, some chairs, and other incriminating items, the police spokesperson added. Efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing gunmen, she said.
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Stakeholders fear that the rising wave of gunmen attacks in the southeast may affect the 2023 elections.
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Maj-gen. Bernard Onyeuko, Director, Defence Media Operations, disclosed this, Thursday while speaking to the press concerning military operations across the country.
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Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has come out to say that over 30,000 Boko haram/ISWAP terrorists along with their famines have surrendered in the north east of the country.
The SGF stressed the government’s dedication to ending insecurity in Nigeria with the use of kinetic and no-kinetic approaches.
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