NSCDC Nabs 76-Year-Old Father For Alleged Attempt To Kill Son

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested a 76-year-old father, Zubair Audu, in Kwara State, for allegedly attempting to kill his son with a locally-made rifle.
This is contained in a statement by the spokesman for the NSCDC Command in Kwara, Mr Babawale Afolabi.
Afolabi explained that the operatives of the corps at Pake in Kwara North received a distress call that the suspect was chasing his son with a locally-made rifle.
According to Afolabi, the timely intervention of the corps anti-vandal patrol team saved the situation.
He, however, said that the search for the boy, who is now at large, had begun.
Afolabi said that investigation revealed that the father and his son were “in good relationship before the life-threatening incident’’.
He added that further investigation to unravel the circumstances leading to the incident had begun.
In another development, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zamfara Command, has raided an illegal mining centre at Sawa village,Talata Mafara Local Government Area, and confiscated 700kg of precious stones.
The command’s Public Relation Officer, Mr Aminu Ismail, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen yesterday in Gusau.
Ismail said that the command received information from the Mining Officer of the Federal Ministry of Mining that some people in the local community had engaged in illegal mining in the area.
He said that the command immediately mobilised personnel to the area, adding that none of the suspects was arrested, but a total of 14 bags of 50kg were found fully loaded with precious stones.
He said that the stones were confiscated and taken to the command’s office, while investigation was ongoing to apprehend the suspects for prosecution.
He called on the public to provide security agents with credible information on illegal mining and other criminals activities in the state for prompt action.