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Police recover vehicle belonging to kidnapped lawmaker
The police in Anambra State have recovered a vehicle belonging to Justice Azuka, the abducted member of the State House of Assembly.
The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
Mr Azuka was kidnapped on Tuesday night along Ugwunapampa Road in Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The lawmaker, who represents Onitsha North State Constituency I in the state assembly, was returning home for Christmas celebration when he was kidnapped.
Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said police operatives attached to the Inland Town Division recovered the vehicle.
He said the vehicle’s recovery followed an “intense ongoing operation” to rescue the lawmaker.
The spokesperson said the police operatives sighted the vehicle which was abandoned at Upper Iweka Road, several kilometres from the scene of the attack.
He did not disclose the vehicle’s model, but a picture attached to his statement indicated that the recovered vehicle is a Ford SUV.
The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Nnaghe Obono, has charged the deployed police operatives to intensify efforts to rescue the abducted lawmaker, Mr Ikenga said.
Like other states in Nigeria’s south-east, security has deteriorated in Anambra State with frequent attacks by armed persons.
The attacks often target security agencies, government officials and facilities.
The Nigerian government has repeatedly accused the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) of being responsible for the deadly attacks in the region.
However, the group has repeatedly denied its involvement in the attacks.
IPOB is a group leading agitation for an independent state of Biafra which it wants carved out from the south-east and some parts of south-south Nigeria.
Operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) raided the headquarters of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) in Abuja on Tuesday as part of an investigation into alleged fraud and misappropriation of funds.
The raid took place at 11 a.m. and led to the detention of NAHCON’s spokesperson, Fatimah Usara, along with three other staff members whose identities remain unknown. The EFCC officials arrived with a valid arrest warrant, signaling the seriousness of the ongoing investigation.
The raid is part of a larger probe into the alleged mismanagement of a N90 billion intervention fund, which was intended to support the 2024 Hajj. Sources within the EFCC revealed to Newsmen that the situation is being treated with utmost gravity.
This latest operation follows a previous raid by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), further intensifying the scrutiny of NAHCON’s financial activities.
EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale declined to comment on the specifics of the arrests but assured that more information regarding the investigation would be shared in due course.
Troops from Operation Safe Haven have successfully apprehended two suspected militia members and seized firearms in Angwan Mata, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. T
he operation, carried out by Sector 8 troops on Tuesday at approximately 11:10 AM, was based on reliable intelligence concerning the activities of armed groups originating from the Mwaghavul ethnic community in the area.
The suspects, Innocent Nanpan (20) and Sebastine Samuel (20), were found in possession of a fabricated rifle and four cartridges. Both individuals are currently in custody along with the recovered weapons and ammunition, where they will undergo further investigation.
Dogara Akolo-Moses, a police constable attached to Mada Station Division of the Nasarawa Command of the Nigeria Police Force, has killed himself.
Akolo-Moses was reported to have been seen going about his duty in his division in the Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area earlier in the day.
A witness said the officer went into a private room and shot himself.
According to the report, it was the sound of the gunshot that attracted all officers on duty, who then rushed to the scene but found the deceased lying in a pool of blood.
“Colleagues of the deceased who were outside the apartment heard the gunshot, prompting them to rush inside, where they found the officer lying on the floor with his gun beside him,” a source said.
The reason behind the act was still unclear at the time of filing this report.
The Public Relations Officer of the Nasarawa State Police Command, Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the tragic incident to journalists in Lafia on Wednesday.
He said an investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the officer’s tragic action.
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