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We’re Combat-Ready Against Criminals
The Commander of the Hunters Group of Nigeria (HGN), Lagos State Command, Chief Oguniyi Balogun, yesterday advised criminals to repent from crime as the group would forestall any criminal activity in the state.
Balogun, who spoke to newsmen in Port Harcourt said that his officers had been positioned to nip in the bud any clandestine crime in every nook and cranny of the state especially during Yuletide.
According to him, we are combatant ready for any eventuality, not only during Christmas season but at any time.
“We are always here every day to do combatant even if there’s no Christmas, anything can happen at any time so you have to be prepared.
“So, Christmas is just like any day,” he said.
On whether the group can prosecute, Balogun said that they could not prosecute but could arrest and hand over to the police.
“We are to arrest; we are for kidnapping and anything evil though we will only arrest and hand over to police for prosecution,” the commander said.
He described the HGN as “very effective,” saying it spread in the localities and proximity to the people gave the group an edge to combat crime.
Balogun said that after the EndSARS protest which led to the destruction of property worth billions of Naira, the group had been recording a lot of achievements including recovery of two AK47 rifles from Agege Local Government Area.
The hunters commander said the recovered weapon were later handed over to police.
He also added that their presence was being felt in the state due to their effectiveness.
On whether the group could be used during elections to combat criminality, he said, “anything criminal, we are for that.
“We can work with anybody although if it is election time, what we need is peace. We want peace everywhere, so we can make peace anywhere. We are for peace.
Balogun said that the group had cordial relationship with the police and other security operatives as well as the state government.
The group whose bill passed first reading at the Senate in July was aimed at serving as the eye of the police in various communities, The Tide reports.
They are to complement the efforts of the police in preventing and detecting crimes as well as providing relevant information on criminals among other functions.
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The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.
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