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Yuletide: FCTA Operation Sweep combs motor parks, others to flush out criminals(Photos)
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Operation Sweep, a special security task force of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday, combed motor parks and other strategic locations in the FCT to flush out criminal elements.
Mr Adamu Gwary, Director, Security Services Department, FCTA told journalists after the operation in Abuja on Monday that the move was to ensure a safe and secure yuletide season.
Gwary, who was represented by Dr Peter Olumuji, Secretary, Command and Control Centre, said that the ongoing operation would strengthen security throughout the festive season.
He explained that the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, has given a marching order to the security agencies under the Operation Sweep to rid the territory of every form of criminality.
He noted that the operation had been very successful, adding that it was being sustained through continued monitoring of motor parks.
The director also said that illegal motor parks being used by “one chance” criminal elements to abduct people were being dismantled.
“Also, any place harbouring criminal elements, including shanties, was being destroyed.
“We want to tell all miscreants and criminal elements in the FCT, that the territory will be too hot for them to operate.
“We don’t have a safe haven for criminals in FCT anymore and they should take note of that,” he said.
He added that a lot of arrests have been made, a lot of shanties dismantled, and criminal elements operating as taxi drivers dislodged.
The goal, according to him, is to ensure the safety of lives and property of every resident in the FCT during the festive season and beyond.
He said that the administration, in partnership with security agencies had also deployed men and officers to suspected blackspots across the city to provide tight security during the festive period.
He called on operators of motor parks and event centres to ensure that those without clear identity, especially motorists, do not operate among them.
Mr Adamu Abubakar, Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers, Jabi Motor Park, Abuja, commended the task force for helping to rid the city of once chance operators.
Abubakar said that the move was helping to sanitize the operation of transport workers in the FCT.
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Teenage girl allegedly stabbed parents to de@th, stabbed family dog, sent crime scene photos to friends
A 15-year-old girl from Groningen in the Netherlands was arrested after her parents, Johan and Mathilda, both 53, were found f@tally stabbed last Thursday, June 18, Dutch outlet Algemeen Dagblad reported.
The family’s pet golden retriever also suffered stab wounds in the rampage, the Sun reported.
The dog’s condition is unclear.
The girl took images of her slain parents and then shared the disturbing photos with her friends on WhatsApp after the bloody attack, the Telegraaf reported.
“You could see both of her parents lying on the ground with their eyes open. Her father was lying on the floor, and her mother was on the bed. There was blood visible and a knife,” one student told the outlet in Dutch.
Local police declined to comment further on the images, but encouraged people to never distribute such images online and report them to the police, the reports said.
The girl reportedly struggled with her identity and often pretended to be a dog, crawling around and barking on all fours with other friends in school corridors.
“She wore a tail, dog ears, and gloves,” another classmate told the outlet. “And sometimes she would make barking sounds.”
Johan and Mathilda’s relatives said in a statement obtained by Algemeen Dagblad that they “can hardly comprehend” the murd£rs.
‘We hope that everyone understands that we are deeply affected by the tragic events surrounding the passing of Johan and Mathilda from Meerstad,” family and friends said in a statement through an aid organization.
“But the support and sympathy we have received from many do us good and are heartwarming.”
An investigation into the slayings remains ongoing.
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OGTV broadcaster: Police recover stolen Lexus RX300 as CP vows “no stone unturned” in murder probe
Ogun State Police Command says it has recovered the Lexus RX300 stolen from the home of slain ex-OGTV broadcaster Mrs Kitan Oyesiku and her security guard in Iyana Agodo Village, Owode-Egba.
The recovery happened during night operations, the command confirmed Monday.
—CP walks the scene himself—
Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni visited the crime scene for an on-the-spot assessment. He inspected the premises and got briefings from detectives handling the case.
“CP Ojajuni reiterated the Command’s resolve to leave no stone unturned in unraveling the circumstances surrounding the incident and ensuring that those responsible are identified, apprehended, and brought to justice,” Police PPRO Oluseyi Babaseyi said in a statement.
The visit, according to police, was to evaluate progress in the investigation into the double murder that has rattled the Owode-Egba community.
—What happened that night—
PUNCH Online had reported that a resident raised the alarm over suspicious movements around Oyesiku’s residence. When operatives arrived, they found signs of forced entry.
Inside, the security guard was found dead at his post. Oyesiku’s body was later discovered inside the apartment. Her Lexus RX300 was missing.
Police now say the vehicle has been secured and will serve as key evidence. “It is worthy of note that the vehicle earlier reported missing from the residence, a Lexus RX300, has been recovered by police operatives during the night hours,” Babaseyi confirmed.
—“Intensive investigation ongoing”–
Ojajuni commiserated with Oyesiku’s family and assured Ogun residents that “all available resources are being deployed to track down the perpetrators.”
For now, no arrests have been announced. But with the car recovered and the CP personally monitoring the case, police say they’re closing in.
Oyesiku, a retired broadcaster with Ogun State Television, was remembered by colleagues as a calm voice on air. Her death, alongside her guard’s, has renewed calls for better security for elderly residents living alone in semi-urban areas. [The Punch report rewritten]
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