Gunmen Attack Police Station, Bank In Bayelsa

 

A gang of unknown gunmen yesterday, Saturday, March 12, attacked a police division in Ammassoma, in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area,  Bayelsa State.

The suspected armed militants, who came in three speedboats, also attempted to raid the branch of the United Bank for Africa in the area, destroying some of the bank’s Automated Teller Machines in the process.

A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa State Police Command, Yenagoa, DSP Asinim Butswat, confirmed the attack.

The statement read, “On March 12, 2016, at about 0035hrs, unknown gunmen in three speedboats invaded Amassoma Police Division.

“Shortly afterwards, the hoodlums attacked the UBA Bank, Amassoma, damage the ATM machines and attempted to enter the bank, but were forced back by a reinforced unit of Policemen.

“No life was lost and money was not stolen. Efforts have been intensified to arrest the fleeing suspects. Investigation is ongoing.”

Maiduguri – The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Borno Command, said it had arrested two men for allegedly peddling cocaine in the Internally Displaced Persons’ camp in Dikwa. The Commander of the Borno Command, Mr Ona Ogilegwu, said in Maiduguri on Sunday that one the suspects, a 48-year-old man, was arrested on Feb. 27 in the camp. He said that other illicit substances, including cannabis sativa, rophenol, and diazepam, were found on the drug peddler. He said: “The criminal disguised himself as an officer of NDLEA in the IDPs camp in order to sell the illicit drugs. “After surveillance by men of the command, we decided to buy the hard drugs from him to confirm that he was selling the drugs. “We apprehended him as he taught we were coming to buy in large quantity.’’ Ogilegwu said that the command also arrested a 32-year-old man, who was similarly in possession of other hard drugs in the same IDPs camp. “I dont know what is wrong with these people, but I will tell you that the level of drug intake among men and women in IDPs camps is beyond imagination. “We have received several reports and we have sent our men to the 28 camps in the state to mop up all nefarious activities there,’’ said Ogilegwu.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/ndlea-arrests-2-cocaine-peddlers-in-borno-idps-camp/

Maiduguri – The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Borno Command, said it had arrested two men for allegedly peddling cocaine in the Internally Displaced Persons’ camp in Dikwa. The Commander of the Borno Command, Mr Ona Ogilegwu, said in Maiduguri on Sunday that one the suspects, a 48-year-old man, was arrested on Feb. 27 in the camp. He said that other illicit substances, including cannabis sativa, rophenol, and diazepam, were found on the drug peddler. He said: “The criminal disguised himself as an officer of NDLEA in the IDPs camp in order to sell the illicit drugs. “After surveillance by men of the command, we decided to buy the hard drugs from him to confirm that he was selling the drugs. “We apprehended him as he taught we were coming to buy in large quantity.’’ Ogilegwu said that the command also arrested a 32-year-old man, who was similarly in possession of other hard drugs in the same IDPs camp. “I dont know what is wrong with these people, but I will tell you that the level of drug intake among men and women in IDPs camps is beyond imagination. “We have received several reports and we have sent our men to the 28 camps in the state to mop up all nefarious activities there,’’ said Ogilegwu.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/03/ndlea-arrests-2-cocaine-peddlers-in-borno-idps-camp/