The contentious Chip Whip number plate
belonging to the Chief Whip of Kano State House of Assembly, Ayuba
Durum.
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have apprehended some syndicates
in Kano and Kebbi states in connection with the production of
illegal number plates including the fake Kano ‘ Chip Whip’ Number
Plate.
According to Bisi Kazeem, the Public Education Officer of FRSC,
upon sighting the illegal number plate, the Corps Marshal, Dr
Boboye Oyeyemi directed the Kano state Sector Commander, Corps
Commander Zubairu Mato to collaborate with security agencies to
fish out the syndicates involved in producing fake number plates in
the state.
“Consequent upon the directive, DSS Kano State was intimated and
immediately swung into action to arrest the perpetrators and bring
them to book.
On Tuesday 12th Nov, 2019 DSS raided the following areas in Kano
state; Sabon Gari, Kofar Ruwa, Gidan Boss (Kofar Mazugal) Kofar
Wambai (Yan Robobi) and Naibawa Zaria road. At Sabon Gari, a
suspect was arrested and subsequently charged to Court for
production of fake number plates. The suspect was apprehended while
digging the ground to hide the illegal number plates in his
possession to evade arrest,” he said in a statement.
Reacting to the successes recorded in the operation, the State
Director, DSS Kano state promised to sustain the tempo of clamping
down on producers of fake number plates in the state.
In a similar operation, the Corps arrested some syndicates at
the Dodaru market, Gwandu Local Government Area of Kebbi state who
specialise in selling illegal Number Plates to motorcyclists.
The suspects were arraigned on Friday before the Chief
Magistrate Court 1 Birnin Kebbi. The accused pleaded not guilty but
were remanded in prison custody by the Chief Magistrate till 28
November, 2019 when the case will be represented for hearing.
The Corps Marshal who expressed satisfaction over the fruitful
synergy thanked the Director General DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi for
the prompt professional response deployed to arrest the
perpetrators of this high level of illegality.
He therefore called on all Nigerians who have vital information
about any individual involved in the illegal act to provide such to
the Corps for necessary actions.
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COUNTER ATTACKS: Again, 5 Terrorists Killed in Fatori, 2
Soldiers Wounded
NIGERIAN ARMY TROOPS RECORD A SECOND SUCCESSIVE VICTORY AGAINST
BOKO HARAM CRIMINAL ELEMENTS IN MALAM FATORI WITHIN 24 HOURS
In what could be adjudged as another futile revenge mission,
some uncoordinated and cowardly remnants of the Boko Haram/ISWAP
criminal elements staged yet another unsuccessful attack on the
location of the troops of 64 and 98 Task Force Battalions and
elements of the Armed Forces Special Forces Battalion at Malam
Fatori in Abadam LGA of Borno State. It could be recalled that on
13th November 2019, some marauding Boko Haram criminal elements
attempted to infiltrate the troops’ location by launching an
unsuccessful attack with Person Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
(PBIEDs), Gun Trucks, Rocket Propelled Guns and other small arms
but were decisively annihilated, having been made to suffer very
high casualties in both men and equipment.
Within less than 24 hours of their devastating defeat however,
the outgunned criminal insurgents launched another desperate attack
on the highly spirited troops of Mallam Fatori in the wee hours of
today, 15 November 2019.
In their swift and highly coordinated response, the gallant and
relentless troops at the location once again brought their
resilience, bold action and superior fire power/lethality to bear
on the criminal insurgents as they handed them another crushing
defeat. At the end of this particular encounter, one Boko Haram Gun
Truck was completely burnt along with 3 of the criminal insurgents
that were trapped in it.
Apparently, the vehicle was gutted by fire as a result of the
high volume of fire delivered by the troops. Furthermore, 2 of the
Boko Haram criminal elements were equally neutralised during the
ensuing gun battle between the troops and the criminal insurgents.
Some of the equipment captured from the criminal insurgents during
this futile mission include one Anti-Aircraft Gun, one
Anti-Aircraft Gun barrel, 8 AK 47 Riffles, one Rocket Propelled Gun
tube, 3 AK 47 magazines, one bandolier, 2 rounds of Anti-Aircraft
Gun ammunition and one Rocket Propelled Grenade bomb. Subsequently,
the Air Task Force, Operation LAFIYA DOLE went on the trail of the
routed remnants of the insurgents to ensure their total
obliteration. Regrettably, 2 gallant soldiers sustained gunshot
wounds during this encounter. Both of them have already been
stabilized and are already responding positively to treatment at a
military hospital.
The Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE Maj Gen Olusegun
Adeniyi on behalf of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Yusufu
Buratai once again conveys his message of encouragement to the
troops for a job well done. He further enjoins them to continue to
mount pressure on the insurgents until they are forced to total
submission.
AMINU ILIYASU
Colonel
Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator
15 November 2019