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  • Chinese Govt. Opens Police Station In Nigeria, 20 Other Countries

    Chinese Govt. Opens Police Station In Nigeria, 20 Other Countries

    The Chinese government has opened police stations in Nigeria and in over 20 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa in its effort to tackle the increasing criminal activities of its citizens abroad.   

    This was contained in an investigative statement titled, ‘110 Overseas Chinese Transnational Policing Gone Wild.’

    It was widely reported that the police stations are created to bring “down on all kinds of illegal and criminal activities involving overseas Chinese.”

    Lesotho and Tanzania are the two other African countries apart from Nigeria that have Chinese police stations.

    The report by Safeguard Defender revealed, “Rather than cooperating with local authorities in the full respect of territorial sovereignty, it prefers…to cooperate with (United Front-linked) overseas ‘NGOs’ or ‘civil society associations’ across the five continents, setting up an alternative policing and judicial system within third countries, and directly implicating those organisations in the illegal methods employed to pursue ‘fugitives’.”

    It further said that as part of a massive nationwide campaign to combat fraud and telecommunication fraud by Chinese citizens living abroad, Chinese authorities claimed that from April 2021 to July 2022, 230,000 nationals had been, “persuaded to return” to face criminal proceedings in China.

    China’s official statements clarified the use of depriving suspects’ children of the right to education back in China and other actions against relatives and family members in a full-on “guilt by association” campaign.

    The rights group revealed that China selected nine countries as having serious fraud, telecom fraud and web crimes, and Chinese nationals were no longer allowed to stay in those countries without “good reason.”

    “While establishing these operations to hunt down those accused of fraud and telecommunications fraud, China identified nine countries particularly prone to hosting Chinese nationals engaging in such criminal activities, the ‘nine forbidden countries’,” the Safeguard explained.

    However, the setting up of overseas police ‘service stations’ was a worldwide phenomenon, with the majority of such being in western democratic nations, with a particular focus on Europe, and not in the ‘nine forbidden countries’.

    The group also noted that forsaking any “pretext of due process or the consideration of suspects’ innocence until proven guilty, targeting suspects’ children and relatives in China as ‘guilty by association’ or ‘collateral damage’, and using threats and intimidation to target suspects abroad, is now itself becoming an endemic problem.”

    “Whether the targets are dissidents, corrupt officials or low-level criminals, the problem remains the same: The use of irregular methods — often combining carrots with sticks — against the targeted individual or their family members in China undermines any due process and the most basic rights of suspects,” Safeguard Defender further stated.

  • Gunmen Invade Police Station, kill 4 officers in Imo

    Gunmen Invade Police Station, kill 4 officers in Imo

    Four Nigerian Police Officers were killed on Friday night, August 5, when unknown gunmen attacked the Agwa Divisional Police headquarters in Oguta Local Government Area, Imo State.

    The assailants invaded the area shooting sporadically before gaining access into the station.

    According to a police source, the incident has triggered tension in the entire local government.

    He said the gunmen burnt some vehicles in the station and destroyed other valuable items.

    “There was an attack in the station and we learnt that about four officers were killed. The total damage cannot be ascertained at the moment,” he said.

  • Gunmen Attacks Eika Police Station, Kill Police Inspector In Kogi

    Gunmen Attacks Eika Police Station, Kill Police Inspector In Kogi

    From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    A Police Area Command office at Eika-Ohizenyi in Okehi local government area of Kogi State was at the early hours of Friday bombed by some unknown Gunmen.

    The Police Inspector on duty, Mr Jibril popularly known as yellow was reportedly killed by the attackers.

    The Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Edward Egbuka, who visited the scene of the attack few hours later for on-the-spot assessment has immediately ordered the deployment of additional operational assets to the area.

    “The Operational assets consist of operatives of the Police Mobile Force, Counter Terrorism Unit, Quick Response Unit, State Intelligence Bureau in synergy with other security agencies to restore normalcy in the area.”

    The Commissioner’s visit was contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relation Office William Aya in Lokoja on Friday.

    The statement pointed out that part of the Area Command Office was razed by dynamite used by the attackers and a Police Inspector died in the exchange of fire with the hoodlums.

    The Commissioner of Police, however, assured that the Command is committed to working in synergy with other security agencies as well as patriotic stakeholders to make the State a safe and secure place for all and sundry.

    An eye witness who resides in the area, Mallam Momoh Abubakar told our correspondent that the attackers invaded the station 12:15 a.m, saying the first bomb they threw into the station made heavy sound that woke many residents from sleep, while the second bomb, brought down part of the station’s building.

    He added that the attackers had a field day as they operated for more than two hours without any interference either from security agents or the people of the community.

    He also revealed that the only police officer on duty Mr Jibril popularly known as Yellow was killed in the process of the attack while the only operational vehicle in the police station was also bombed.

    According to him, bullets perforated windows of Eika community central mosque and a Catholic church near the police station during the heavy attack.

    “I am using this medium to appeal to security agents to be proactive and respond quickly to this type of incident because the gunmen spent more than two hours operating freely without any interference.

    “The first attack of the station occurred on Friday and this second one which happened after five years also took place on Friday and to our surprise no body has been arrested in connection to the attack.”

    “As I am talking to you now there is serious fear and apprehension in Eika community as people remained indoor as the attack is becoming unbearable” he said

    Meanwhile, the corpse of the policeman has been taken to Obangede General hospital mortuary.

  • Three Police Officers Killed As Hoodlums Attacks Police Station In Kogi

    Three Police Officers Killed As Hoodlums Attacks Police Station In Kogi

    From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    No fewer than three Police Officers were on Saturday reportedly killed at Adavi Police Division in Adavi local government area of Kogi state as hoodlums attacked the station from the opposite direction shooting sporadically.

    In a press statement issued to Journalists in Lokoja on Saturday, the police spokesman in Kogi, SP William Ovye Aya said the hoodlums were repelled by the men on duty and operatives of the Quick Response Unit who were on special operations at the Local Government.

    The statement confirmed that the command lost three of it’s officers during the gun duel, while the hoodlums fled with gun shot wounds as they could not get access to the station.

    “The Commissioner of Police, Kogi Command, CP Edward Egbuka, psc immediately deployed team of tactical operatives to the area and restored normalcy while trailing the hoodlums with a view to apprehend and bring them to book.” the statement added.

    Egbuka therefore called on the people of Adavi and the adjoining communities to be on the alert and report any body seen with bullet wounds to the Police or any other Security Forces nearest to them.

    The commissioner, however, directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Investigation to commence investigation into the incident to fish out the perpetrators.

  • Hunters Foils Gunmen Attack On Police Station, Kill one In Kogi

    Hunters Foils Gunmen Attack On Police Station, Kill one In Kogi

    From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    Kogi state Security personnel at late hours on Sunday foiled coordinated attack on Okene police Area command by unknown gunmen.

    The attackers numbering over 30, who came on motorcycles, were repelled by the combined efforts of local hunters , vigilante men, and other security operatives who Successfully killed one of the gunmen, disabled the explosives as many of them escaped with bullet wounds.

    In a press statement signed by the Commissioner for information and communication, Kingsley Fanwo and made available to Journalists in Lokoja, said, Governor Bello has demonstrated his words with action as the invaders were degraded.

    The statement noted that the superior firepower of the combined security network of the state ensured one of them was gunned down in the process while others escaped with various degrees of gun wounds.

    It added that two of their motorcycles used for the attack were recovered as well as various arms and ammunition even as explosives meant to shatter the command were immediately detonated by experts.

    According to the Commissioner, “The onslaught against the gunmen was coordinated by the Executive Chairmen of Local Government Areas in Kogi Central and the SSA on Security to the Governor in charge of Kogi Central.”

    ”This is the second time in less than two months that Kogi proved impregnable to criminals as many of them loss their lives in the attack on Yagba West LGA of the state last December.”

    According to the statement, The Governor of the State, Alh. Yahaya Bello is renowned for stating that, “the criminals will come in their numbers but go back in their zeros”.

    “No innocent lives were lost, instead, the criminals were the ones that received gun wounds and lost one of them on the spot.” The statement revealed.

    The statement called on traditional medical homes and other medical centres to report anyone with gun wounds to the nearest security formation as local hunters are giving them hot chase.

  • SOSG Hands Over Constructed Police Station To Police Command

    SOSG Hands Over Constructed Police Station To Police Command

    By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto

    Sokoto state government has officially handed over four newly constructed Abuja Type two Police stations to the state command of the Nigeria Police force.
    Muhammad Umar Sanyinna said also handed over were fifteen renovated Divisional police stations across the state.
    This is another effort being made by Tambuwal’s administration in supporting security agents towards checkmating insecurity in the state and the country as a whole.

    Recently, the Governor has approved the construction of twelve Abuja type two police stations as well as renovation of fifteen other Divisional police offices across the twenty three local government areas of the state.

    The work supervised by the Ministry for Local Governments and Community Development, has completed police stations located in Wamakko, Dange-shuni, Silame and Sabon-birni local governments.

    While handing over the projects at Wamakko, the overseer of the Ministry and state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Manor Muhammad Dan Iya, represented by Director Planning Mahe Buhari Madunka reaffirmed the commitment of the state government in ensuring restoration of peace across the state.

    He called on the state command of the Nigeria Police Force to utilize the facilities being provided to them by the state government with a view to achieving the set objectives.

    The state Commissioner of Police, Kamaludeen Kola Akinlola who was represented by his Assistant in Charge of Administration Nasiru Shatima said the project would boost morale of the operational capability of the state Police Command, in its effort to fighting banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other criminal vices in sokoto state.

    Highlights of the occasion were presentation of handing and taking over notes, rising of the Police flag as well as the inspection of the various sections of the newly constructed Wamakko Police station by the invited dignitaries.

  • Officer Shot Dead Inside Imo Police Station

    Officer Shot Dead Inside Imo Police Station

    A police inspector has been gunned down at Mgbidi Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo State.

    The officer was killed when gunmen launched an attack on the station in the late hours of Friday.

    Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Michael Abattam, confirmed the attack but said the gunmen were repelled.

    “On 14th January, 2022 at about 20:45 hours, the Command’s Tactical teams at Mgbidi Police Station repelled an attack by some hoodlums who came in a white hilux vehicle shooting sporadically, attempted to gain entrance into the station but were repelled by the ever gallant Imo Command’s Tactical teams and the police operatives of the division who positioned themselves professionally.”

    “They engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel. In the process, the attackers were suppressed almost immediately, having suffered a huge defeat, with a number of them sustaining various degrees of bullet wounds, they retreated and escaped in the Toyota Hilux vehicle they came with. And were given a hot chase by the police operatives.

    “Consequently, a vigorous and aggressive manhunt of the hoodlums is ongoing with the sole aim of tracking and arresting the fleeing hoodlums since they cannot go far because of the huge damage done to them.

    “However, in the course of the attack, a police Inspector lost his life, while another sustained minor bullet injury on his hand.

    “Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP Rabiu Hussaini, commended the officers and men for their gallantry and urged them not to relent in their efforts until all criminal elements and their partners are apprehended and made to face the full wrath of the law.

    “He then appealed to Imolites for the continuous support and collaboration by giving security agencies especially the Police, credible and timely information and to report any person seen treating bullet wounds or hiding within the community to the nearest police station for prompt action.”

  • BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Adamawa Police Station, Kidnap Two

    BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Adamawa Police Station, Kidnap Two

    Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked Ngurore Police Station in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa.

    They also attacked a house in the area, abducting a woman identified as Hauwa Umaru and her daughter in the early hours of Sunday.

    Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Sulaiman Ngurore, confirmed the attack to Channels Television via a statement.

    He said the gunmen stormed the station at about 2 a.m. on Sunday, but no casualty was recorded.

    “The criminals separated into two groups; one attacked the police station to divert the attention of security operatives, while the other group attacked Alhaji Umaru’s house and kidnapped his wife, Hauwa Umaru, and her daughter,” he said.

    “The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Barde, has ordered the deployment of the operational assets including Police Mobile Force (PMF), Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), Crack Squad and Anti-Kidnapping units to Ngurore.”

    According to the police spokesman, the operational units were expected to carry out confidence-boosting patrols within the hotspots in coordinated operations to rescue the kidnapped victims and apprehend the culprits.

    The commissioner assured that the command was committed to working with other patriotic stakeholders towards restoring public order in Ngurore and other parts of the state, he added. 

    This is even as the Head of the Police Intervention Team, Babagana Abubakar, was already on the ground to coordinate police investigative operations and rescue responses.

    The police authorities also asked residents of the state to go about their businesses in the most peaceful and law-abiding manner and report any suspicious person(s) around their neighborhoods to security agencies.

  • Bandits Attack 2 Police Stations In Zamfara

    Bandits Attack 2 Police Stations In Zamfara

    Bandits in Zamfara State, Thursday evening attacked Shinkafi town, including two police facilities, shooting sporadically in the process.

    According to reports, the attackers were said to have carted away arms from the ransacked police stations.

    Details of the incident were sketchy at the time of going to press, as Shinkafi, like the rest of the state, is not reachable by phone due to the shutdown of telecommunication network earlier this month.

    But a resident of the town who spoke from Sokoto confirmed the initial social media report on the attack.

    He said the armed men arrived the town when residents were observing the magrib prayer at sunset and operated for over an hour.

    The source stated that the attack came following a threat letter to the community earlier that day, where two bandits’ leaders near the community, Kachalla Turji and Halilu Sububu, announced a joint mission to attack Shinkafi and its environs.

    Shinkafi is the last major town on the road linking Zamfara with the neighbouring Sokoto State.

    Bandits had in the past attacked the town at various times.

    The Zamfara State police spokesperson could not be reached due to the telecom shutdown, while the spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force, CP Frank Mba, said he had no information about the attack.

  • 2 Officers, 3 bandits Killed as gunmen attack Imo Police station

    2 Officers, 3 bandits Killed as gunmen attack Imo Police station

    The Imo State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the killing of two of its officers and three bandits following an attack on Izombe Police Station in Oguta Local Government Area of the state.

    In a statement issued by Mike Abattam, the police spokesperson, the incident happened at about 0245 hours .

    The police said: “armed bandits suspected to be members of the proscribed IPOB/ ESN terror group, came in their numbers to attack Izombe Police Station but could not gain access to the station due to the swift response of the ever alert Imo Command’s Tactical teams and Personnel of Operation Restore Peace of the command who intercepted and repelled the bandits.

    “The bandits on sighting the police engaged them in a gun duel and were subdued, due to the superior fire power of the police.They fled into the bush and in the process three of the bandits were neutralized and their arms one pump action gun with two rounds of live cartridges and one locally made double barrel pistol with two expended cartridges were recovered from them to the station . while others escaped into the bush with bullet wounds.

    “Unfortunately, the command lost two of it’s gallant officers in the attack. Meanwhile, the tactical teams are presently in pursuit of the bandits and combing the bush for the arrest of the fleeing bandits and possible recovery of their arms.

    “The command is using this medium to call on the good people of Imo State especially, the Izombe community to assist the police with credible information that will lead to the arrest of the fleeing bandits and to report to the nearest police station any person(s) seen with bullet wounds.

    “Also hospitals are advised to ensure that they report any person(s) who come to them for treatment of bullet wounds.”