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Customs Recovers Lawmaker’s N60m SUV Snatched At Gunpoint From Gwarimpa In Abuja.

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A Toyota Land Cruiser (SUV) car belonging to a member of the National Assembly was intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT) Sector 3.

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Acting Assistant Comptroller of Customs, Olugbenga Peter, Sector Coordinator of the JBPT, said this while updating journalists on the Taskforce’s activities in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Monday.
Peters stated that the vehicle was taken from two suspected armed robbers who had earlier allegedly snatched the automobile from the lawmaker’s driver at gunpoint.

JBPT Sector 3 includes the states of Niger, Kwara, Kogi, and Benue.

He valued the car at N45 million, with the unpaid duty at N15 million.

“Our operatives assigned to Niger State’s Suleja axis, while on routine patrol, stopped a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV with registration number KUJ 570 MB from Abuja travelling to Kaduna,” Peters added.
“The operatives asked the occupants for the vehicle’s customs documents.
The two occupants who were unable to present any documents departed from the vehicle, pretended to call the owner, and then took to their heels and raced into the forest, abandoning the vehicle.

“While conducting search on the vehicle, the operatives found a complimentary card bearing details of a National Assembly member. The said Honourable member was subsequently contacted and officers were confronted with shocking news that the vehicle in question was snatched few hours earlier from his driver at gunpoint around Gwarimpa axis of Abuja.

“I want to assure you that once the Customs duty of the said vehicle is produced by the owner and confirmed to be genuine, the sector will hand over the vehicle to Nigeria Police Force for further investigations and theft clarification.”

He disclosed that the Taskforce in the last four months,made 187 seizures, adding that, “during the period under review, Sector 3 has intercepted a total of three stolen vehicles. Namely; Lexus RX 350 without number plate sized around Benue axis, Toyota Yaris with Registration Number BEN-59-EZ apprehended around Lokoja Axis of the Sector.

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THE ULTIMATE PUNISHMENT: Secret Police Reject Soft Sentence, Call For Execution Of Notorious Oyo Kidnappers!.

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  • Appeal Intent: The Department of State Services (DSS) announced plans to appeal the life sentences given to three men involved in the Oriire, Oyo State school abduction, as the agency feels the punishment does not fit the severity of the crimes.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

    • Call for Capital Punishment: The secret police argued that the beheading of two teachers by the associated terrorist group warrants the death penalty rather than life imprisonment.

    • Convict Identities and Guilty Pleas: Justice Salim Ibrahim of the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced Abdulrazak Umar, Yunusa Musa, and Shamsu Adamu Sani to life imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to terrorism charges under the 2022 Act, including membership in the Darul Salam/Ansaru network and concealing information.

    • Specific Charges for Umar: Abdulrazak Umar also pleaded guilty to counts involving receiving training, passing instructions, and religious incitement, receiving additional life sentences for counts seven, nine, and ten.

    • Broader Context: The DSS’s announcement follows a separate ruling where two senior Ansaru commanders, Mahmud Muhammad Usman and Mahmud al-Nigeri, were also sentenced to life imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

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JUSTICE SERVED HOT: Court Hammers Oriire School Kidnappers With Life Imprisonment!.

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Three individuals involved in the abduction of students and teachers within Oyo State’s Oriire Local Government Area have been handed life sentences by a Federal High Court in Abuja.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Presided over by Justice Salem Ibrahim, the court convicted the defendants following their guilty pleas to charges brought by the Federal Government, which included withholding information regarding the masterminds behind the attack. Additionally, the accused admitted to being members of Darul Salam, an organization linked to the banned terrorist group Ansaru.

During the proceedings, two of the defendants—Abdulrazak Umar and Shamsudin Adamu—further confessed to utilizing a WhatsApp group named “The Oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace” to train and incite members toward acts of terrorism. Furthermore, Abdulrazak Umar pleaded guilty to a separate charge of conducting unauthorized illegal gold mining activities along streams in the Chaza area located within Niger State’s Suleja Local Government Area.

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THE ULTIMATE RECKONING: Three Suspects Face Imminent Arraignment Over Shocking School Abductions!.

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The Department of State Services (DSS) is scheduled to arraign three suspects before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in connection with the Oriire school abductions.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

  • The Defendants: The suspects are Abdulrazak Umar (aka Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (aka Yunusa Bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (aka Abu Itisar), all originating from Niger State.

  • The Charges: They face a 10-count charge that includes kidnapping, withholding information regarding terrorist links, and utilizing messaging platforms to promote terrorist training.

  • Legal Timeline: The Federal Government initially filed the charges on July 17, 2026, setting the stage for Thursday’s formal commencement of the criminal trial where the charges will be read and pleas entered.

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