The Nigerian Police in Cross River State, recorded another feat in Calabar, the State capital as they raided a hideout for a gang of kidnappers; a story building located off Etta Agbor Street, in the heart of the town.
A businesswoman who was kidnapped the previous day was rescued and three suspects were arrested after a gun battle.
Another three or four of the suspects, escaped but they are under trailed. The Commissioner of Police (CP) Nkereuwem Akpan told newsmen when he paraded the suspects with dribs and drabs of blood from gunshot wounds on their bodies.
CP Akpan who led the police team on the operation, told newsmen that they got a tip-off about the building and swung into action after gathering intelligence.
According to him, the previous day, the suspected kidnappers had adopted and raped a university student, female and later freed her.
“The Police stormed the building and fortunately a businesswoman who was kidnapped 24 hours earlier was rescued in a corner of the premises with her hands and legs tied”.
He said about three or four of the suspects escaped but with the three we have, we have gathered information and “others will soon be caught”.
The rescued woman gave her name as Mrs. Grace Adams. According to her, she is a businesswoman and runs distributorship for a beverage company.
Her words, “Yesterday, on my way from work, my husband picked me in his car, as we entered the gate, they came in and just picked me and took out of my compound in my husband’s car.”
“We stay at 46 Joseph Ekpang at Ikot Ansa. They did not beat me. They just tie me up and they demanded that my husband should pay N30 million. They picked me yesterday around 7.15pm.”
“This morning, I started hearing gunshots inside the building. I was so scared. I thought they have come to finish me. I discovered that it was the Nigeria Police. The Anti-Cultism and Anti Kidnapping team that stormed the building. One of them saw me where they tied me and kept, in one small place and he asked me what I was doing there, I told him I was kidnapped yesterday in the night; that was how he brought me out of the place. They brought me here and called my husband to come and my daughter.”
“I have never known the Nigerian Police can work so efficiently and effectively. May God Almighty continue to bless them and protect them in the work they are doing,” they rescued victim prayed.
One of the suspected Kidnappers confessed to newsmen that he was part of the gang that kidnapped the woman. He gave his name as Aruk Iso, saying that he was a graduate of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Cross River State University of technology.
He words, “I needed money to do my clearance in school and I decided to join my friends. I am not the leader of the group. The leader is UB – Ubong. He succeeded to escape and put me into this trouble”.
Another, among the three suspects caught and paraded before newsmen, Abasi-Ima Edet Akpan by name only claimed to belong to the same confraternity with the gang members but that he was not part of the operation to kidnap the woman.
“I only went to the building to sleepover. I do laundry business. When I got to the building, I saw the woman tie to a corner and I was told she was their recent job. I pitied the woman and even assured her they will not manhandle her.”
Confessing further, the suspect said none of them is a student. “They are all graduates.”
The Commissioner of Police assured residents of the State that his team in the State is committed to the peace and security of the state and will leave nothing unturned until the daredevil criminals are smoked out of the hideouts
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Suspected notorious kidnapper linked to multiple kidnappings arrested by Police
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The Police Command in Rivers on Wednesday, said it has arrested an alleged notorious kidnapper linked to multiple kidnapping incidents in the state.
The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt, stating that the suspect was arrested on Jan. 10.
She said that the suspect aged 30, was identified as the ringleader of a notorious kidnapping syndicate, that coordinated several abductions for ransom across the state.
According to her, the suspect who is responsible for multiple kidnappings along the Port Harcourt International Airport Road, Omagwa, was apprehended by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Cultism Unit.
“The suspect was planning to relocate his operational armoury and camp to Agbonchia/Oyigbo Road in Eleme Local Government Area before his arrest,” she said.
She said that the recovered items include an AK-47 rifle with breach number 2125 and two magazines loaded with 36 rounds of 7.62 x 39mm live ammunition.
The spokesperson said that during preliminary investigations, the suspect voluntarily confessed to being the ringleader of the kidnapping syndicate.
According to her, the suspect and exhibits are currently in police custody, while efforts are ongoing to apprehend other fleeing members of the gang. (NAN)
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Govt suspend Doctors for leaving scissors in patient’s stomach after operation
Govt suspend Doctors for leaving scissors in patient’s stomach after operation
The Kano State Hospitals Management Board has acknowledged that the death of Aishatu Umar, a five-time mother, resulted from professional lapses at the Abubakar Imam Urology Centre, a government health facility in Kano.
According to a statement issued by the Board’s Public Relations Officer, Samira Suleiman, an internal probe initiated by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Mansur Mudi Nagoda, revealed that medical staff failed to remove surgical scissors from the patient’s body after an operation, a mistake that proved fatal.
Following the findings, the Board ordered the suspension of three staff members connected to the procedure, barring them from all clinical responsibilities with immediate effect.
The case has also been handed over to the Kano State Medical Ethics Committee, which will conduct a more detailed inquiry and determine appropriate sanctions in accordance with existing regulations and ethical guidelines.
“The Board extends its deepest condolences to the family of the late Aishatu Umar and sympathizes with them over this painful loss. We reassure the public that negligence will not be condoned in any form,” the statement read.
Aishatu Umar reportedly died after complications arising from a surgery in which surgical scissors were allegedly left in her abdomen.
Her husband, Abubakar Muhammad, said she repeatedly complained of worsening health conditions after the operation, but her concerns were not adequately addressed before her death.
The tragedy has triggered widespread anger among Kano residents, drawing attention to systemic weaknesses in supervision and accountability within public hospitals.
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The Anambra Police Command says it has detained a masquerade, allegedly involved in unprovoked violent attacks on residents of Awgbu Community in Orumba North LGA of the state.
In a statement issued in Awka and made available to newsmen on Wednesday, the command’s Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that the incident happened on Monday.
“The Anambra Police Command wishes to inform the public, especially the people of Anambra and other concerned persons, that it has taken into custody the masquerade involved in the unprovoked and violent attacks on innocent citizens.
“The act led to a breach of public peace in Awgbu, Orumba North LGA.
“The suspect is currently in police custody, and investigations are ongoing to ensure that all those involved are brought to justice,” Ikenga added.
He described the conduct by the masquerade, as seen in the viral video currently in circulation, as “unacceptable, unlawful, and would not be tolerated under any guise”.
An eyewitness in the community told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the masquerade, accompanied by some youths, went out of its way to attack unsuspecting members of the public and destroyed people’s property.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, he said that the incident occurred during the last “Ofala” festival in honour of the late Traditional Ruler of Awgbu, Igwe Michael Okechukwu.
NAN reports that the festival was supposed to be a solemn cultural and symbolic celebration of the life and reign of the late monarch. (NAN)
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