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SARS: Torture A Routine Part Of Nigerian Police Investigation, Reports Amnesty

Kunle AdebajoJune 26, 2020

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SARS: Torture A Routine Part Of Nigerian Police Investigation, Reports Amnesty

Torturing suspects is not uncommon but a “routine and systemic part of police investigation” by officials of the Special Anti-Robbery…

Idris MuhammadJune 26, 2020

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Gunmen Kill 7 In Katsina Communities

No fewer than seven persons were reported killed by terrorists in Kanga and Kanawa communities of Dan-Musa Local Government Area…

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, says there has been an increase of drug abuse in the state since the COVID-19 lockdown. The NDLEA Commander, Dr Ibrahim Abdul, stated this when he addressed newsmen on events to mark the 2020 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Kano on Friday. Abdul said the agency intercepted 7,873,937kg of harmful drugs during the lockdown. He said in May, the command intercepted over 1.2 tonnes of various hard drugs, including 4,374.629kg of psychotropic substances, 87kg of cocaine and eight kilograms of heroin. Abdul also said the command intercepted a vehicle loaded with compressed cannabis weighing 283kg in Wudil on transit to Bauchi State and another vehicle caught on Kano to Zaria Road conveying 300 blocks of compressed cannabis weighing 223kg. He said that from June, 2019, up to date, the agency had arrested 565 suspects, including 16 females in Kano, and secured conviction of 85, while six cases were still pending at Federal High Court, Kano. The commander, said the agency lacked adequate manpower, logistics, facilities and materials to accommodate addicts who required counseling and rehabilitation. “Worthy to note is the fact that a syndicate of barons dealing in cocaine was uncovered by our team, where male and female suspects were apprehended with cocaine weighing 100gm. ``During the period under review, 34 regular clients were counseled and rehabilitated, while 723 suspects were referred for brief intervention,” Abdul said. The NDLEA boss identified lack of adequate manpower, shortage of logistics, inadequate facilities to accommodate addicts that required counseling and rehabilitation as some of the challenges facing the agency in the state

Muhammad Sani UbaJune 26, 2020

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NDLEA Worries Over Increased Drug Abuse In Kano With Truck Drivers Fingered As Couriers

The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, says there has been an increase of drug abuse in…

5 Health Workers Infected With COVID-19 Daily In Cameroon, AfDB Loans Country 88 Million Euros To Fight The Disease

Chief Bisong EtahobenJune 26, 2020

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5 Health Workers Infected With COVID-19 Daily In Cameroon, AfDB Loans Country 88 Million Euros To Fight The Disease

Within the first 100 days since the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Cameroon, more than 500 health personnel have tested positive…

EditorialJune 26, 2020

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Defining The Massacres In North West Nigeria

Since 2014, several communities in some of the states in the Northwest of Nigeria have witnessed aggravated plunder and killings.…

Boko Haram: Military Destroys Tactical Center, Kill Fighters in Sambisa

Murtala AbdullahiJune 26, 2020

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Zamfara: Nigerian Air Force Destroy 2 Terrorists Camps And A Cave Hideout

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it has destroyed two camps and a cave hideout belonging to terrorists in Zamfara…

10 Humanitarian Workers Abducted In Niger Republic

Murtala AbdullahiJune 26, 2020

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10 Humanitarian Workers Abducted In Niger Republic

10 humanitarian aid workers, distributing food aid, were kidnapped on Wednesday in Niger’s southwestern Tillaberi region near the border with…

Armed Gang Kills 4, Injures Many In Shiroro, Niger State

Idris MuhammadJune 25, 2020

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Armed Gang Kills 4, Injures Many In Shiroro, Niger State

Terror attacks on Magero, Sunko and Marafa villages in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State on Wednesday evening resulted…

Lagos Moves To Commence Full Implementation Of Community Policing

Yakubu OgieJune 25, 2020

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Lagos Moves To Commence Full Implementation Of Community Policing

Ahmed Iliyasu, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos, on Thursday inaugurated three different Community Policing…

Gabon Accuses Security Personnel Of Spreading COVID-19 Through Alcoholism

Anita EboigbeJune 25, 2020

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COVID-19: Nigeria’s Cases Increase By 135% In 3 Weeks

The confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased by 135 per cent between May 30 and June 24, 2020. As at…

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