Crime

Gunmen abduct Paramount ruler in Plateau

Armed men in the early hours of Sunday, abducted the Paramount Ruler of Gindiri, in Mangu Local Government area of Plateau State HRH Charles Dakat

Security source said heavy gunshots were heard in his palace in Gindiri between 1 am and 2 am on Sunday as he was driven to a yet to be known destination.

Although the State Police Command is yet to confirm the incident, the Media Officer, Operation Safe Haven OpSH, Major Ishaku Takwa said, “Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN at Gyambus has been mobilized to the area and are on trail of the kidnappers.”

Customs Service Force intercept contraband items valued at #854m in Kano/ Jigawa

Kehinde Emmanuel, Ilorin

Nigerian customs service Strike Force Zone B has intercepted contraband items valued at Eight Hundred and Fifty Four million naira in three months

Leader of the Strike Force Team, Deputy Comptroller Oseni Olokoba said this while displaying the confiscated items in Kano-Jigawa Area Command of the Service

 Deputy Comptroller Olokoba took Journalists round the seized items including flashy cars, second-hand clothing and foreign rice

The Leader of the Team pointed out that the Comptroller General of Customs has invested in logistics and manpower support as the Service has no excuse to fail

He charged the media to continue to enlighten the public on the danger associated with smuggling of prohibited items into the country

Deputy Controller Olokoba however reiterated the determination of the unit towards fighting smuggling to finish.

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