The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps has arrested 20 persons for various offences, allegedly posing threats to Nigeria’s national security.
The NSCDC National Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja.
Dr. Afolabi said the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, acting on the directive of the NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, carried out the arrests between October and November as part of ongoing operations to clamp down on criminal activities across the country.
Giving a breakdown of the arrests, Dr. Afolabi said eight suspects were apprehended for alleged involvement in kidnapping, armed robbery, and murder.
Two were confirmed terrorists/militia suspects linked to recent communal attacks; five allegedly engaged in the transaction of stolen goods associated with crimes; two are suspected vandals of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company installations, while three were allegedly arrested for their involvement in fraud and other related offences,” he stated.
He said the arrests were made across Abuja, Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau, and Ondo States, adding that the operation demonstrated that “there is no hiding place for persons with criminal intentions in the country.”
Dr. Afolabi explained that during interrogation and investigation, it was discovered that a kidnap syndicate killed two of their victims in Nasarawa after collecting ransom.
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