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Suspected Sea Pirate Arrested in Rivers State After Violent Attack On Boat Passengers

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Sea Pirate Arrested

A suspected sea pirate has been apprehended after a violent boat attack at Bolo-Ama Fishing Settlement in Bonny, Rivers State.

It was gathered the the suspect identified as Dan Clifford George was one of the sea pirates terrorizing the Bonny/Port Harcourt Waterways.

The Special Assistant to the Bonny Local Government chairman, Comr Williams Ogbah Agwu, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, November 26, said the suspect was apprehended and handed to the Joint Nigeria Navy/Army Force operating at the Bonny Coal Beach.

 

“This guy by name DAN CLIFFORD GEORGE, he hails from Asarama Community in Andonai LGA Rivers State. He is one of the sea pirates that has been terrorizing the Bonny/Port Harcourt Waterways,” the statement says.

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“But luck ran out of him yesterday while on operation around the BOLO-AMA fishing settlement, close to the yellow platform, after his team on operation violently capsized and used macheted on all the passengers on the boat coming from Port Harcourt to Bonny. He was apprehend and handed over to the Joint Nigeria Navy/Army Force operating at the Bonny Coal Beach in the early hours of today. The Nigeria Army has handed over the assailant to the Nigeria Marine Police for further investigation and prosecution.”

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Gunmen Attack NDLEA Headquarters in Ebonyi, Kill One Police Officer

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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.

 

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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.

Aside from security officers, other public establishments including offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been attacked.
Stakeholders fear that the rising wave of gunmen attacks in the southeast may affect the 2023 elections.

 

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Boko Haram Fighters, Terrorists Killed in Borno and Katsina States

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Boko Haram Fighters, Terrorists Killed in Borno and Katsina States

Reports are coming in that Nigerian troops have successfully neutralized around 100 Boko haram/ISWAP terrorists while another 174 have surrendered to the Nigerian military.

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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Accoring to him, this comes after weeks of operations by the Nigerian armed forces. Troops of operation hadin kai, between the 24th of February and 10th march, 2022, conducted clearing operations in the fight against insecurity in Nigeria.

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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BAMISE’S MURDER: BRT Driver Remanded for 30 Days

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BAMISE’S MURDER: BRT Driver Remanded for 30 Days

A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has remanded for 30 days a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Mr. Andrew Nice, over his alleged involvement in the death of his passenger, Oluwabamise Ayanwole.

The Court made the order following an application by the Police on the count charge of alleged murder, sexual assault, misconduct and interference with a corpse.

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Bamise, 22, was found dead last Monday on Carter Bridge, Lagos Island, nine days after she was declared missing after she boarded Nice’s vehicle.

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