… As NSCDC nabs 4 suspects over alleged kidnapping in Sokoto***
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya is set to interact with field commanders during the COAS Second Quarter Conference 2022 holding from June 13 to June 17.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Friday, said the five-day conference would take place in Abuja.
Nwachukwu said the conference would afford the Nigerian Army the opportunity to re-appraise its administrative activities in the past three months.
He said the conference would also retrospectively evaluate all ongoing army operational engagements nationwide, with a view to making projections for the next quarter.
“The conference will also provide a platform for the COAS to effectively interact with field commanders.
“This engagement will cover a wide range of activities, including training, operations, administration and logistics.
“The COAS is expected to declare the event open on 14 June after which, there will be a series of briefs and presentations.
“Expectedly, participants at the conference will include principal staff officers, corps commanders, operational commanders amongst others,” he said.
In another development, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has arrested four suspects over alleged kidnapping in Sokoto State.
Mr Muhammad Dada, the NSCDC Commandant, Sokoto, disclosed while addressing newsmen in Sokoto on Friday.
Dada said the success was recorded following intelligence information by some people in Sokoto.
“The NSCDC Tsamiya out-post in Tureta local government has successfully arrested Bello Abdullahi, Bello Abubakar, Abdullahi Oro and Lawali Sulaiman.
“The suspects were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of four persons in Tureta on April 22, in which N5 million was collected as ransom.
The command also recorded success in the arrest of suspects in “ the kidnapping of another one person at Dange Shuni LGA on March 16, during which N900,000 was collected as ransom,” he said.
The Commandant added that the suspects were on their wanted list and had since admitted to committing the alleged crime.
“We are currently concluding our investigation and soon the suspects will be taken to the appropriate authority for the further judicial process,” he added.
Dada further appealed for more commitment of the public in supporting the government to address the security challenges in the country.
