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[00:00:02] in
[00:00:10] of
[00:00:14] of of of
[00:00:29] in of
[00:00:41] of
[00:01:07] the Nigerian police force flagship program on television,
[00:01:11] and this is where we bring you to
[00:01:14] of speed on the activities
[00:01:16] of the Nigerian police force, particularly as it affects
[00:01:19] their efforts towards the protection of your
[00:01:23] life and
[00:01:53] I'm the inspector general of police. I encourage you to
[00:01:57] watch the crime busters. It's crime busters. On the
[00:02:00] 29th of July 2026, there was
[00:02:05] of a reported case of kidnapping of some students
[00:02:08] of the gateway ICT polytechnic located
[00:02:11] in area called Shah Padi in Ogun
[00:02:15] State. Of course, the Nigerian police force wogun state police
[00:02:18] command led by CP Bode or Jajuni went into
[00:02:22] action, but they needed support
[00:02:26] for a surveillance and the governor of Ogun State reached out.
[00:02:30] to the inspector general of police,
[00:02:32] IGP, PSC Daga,
[00:02:35] NPM, we were told that the swift
[00:02:38] response
[00:02:39] of the IGP played fundamental
[00:02:43] role in the early rescue
[00:02:47] of of the victims and this report tells the story, take a
[00:02:51] look, the inspector general of
[00:02:53] police, has again be commended
[00:02:57] for
[00:02:57] his swift response to operational demands. the country,
[00:03:01] this commendation was handed down by the state
[00:03:04] governor, while addressing newsmen on the
[00:03:08] role played by the police air wing in the successful rescue
[00:03:12] of some students
[00:03:13] of the gateway ICT
[00:03:14] polytechnic,
[00:03:18] recognizing the need to strengthen the operation with additional air
[00:03:21] support, read out to the inspector general of
[00:03:25] police, on
[00:03:28] monday August
[00:03:30] 2026, to
[00:03:33] of deploy areal surveillance to complement the ongoing ground
[00:03:36] operations. I'm glad to report that the
[00:03:40] IG responded without delay by
[00:03:44] approving and deploying a police
[00:03:46] helicopter the same
[00:03:49] day. I'm starting
[00:03:52] here this evening, pleased
[00:03:56] to inform the good people of state that the early.
[00:04:00] of today, Thursday, 6th August,
[00:04:02] of 2026, of the combined security
[00:04:06] operation successfully rescued
[00:04:10] of all seven victims alive. On arrival, they were
[00:04:13] received by delegation
[00:04:15] of the state government, led by the secretary to the state government,
[00:04:19] tokumbotalabi, and they
[00:04:21] of immediately
[00:04:21] of joined the search team. The students who were kidnapped in
[00:04:27] of na of the hostel on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, were eventually. killed
[00:04:30] a public relations officer
[00:04:32] of the state police command DSP
[00:04:36] described the IGP's intervention as major
[00:04:40] boost to the tactical operation, we thank the inspector general of
[00:04:43] police for being gracious enough to send the police and given
[00:04:47] us areal and technical support in our fight against crimes and criminality in
[00:04:51] state and this is very comidable sir, thank you so much sir,
[00:04:55] the CP,
[00:04:57] PSCFCSS
[00:05:01] of
[00:05:07] After the rescue, the victims were admitted to the hospital for
[00:05:10] medical examination. personally monitored and paid
[00:05:14] for by
[00:05:15] the commissioner of police bj, speaking
[00:05:19] exclusively to crime busters after their recovery, some the
[00:05:23] victims shared their experiences in the hands the
[00:05:26] kidnappers,
[00:05:28] was kidnap by some people, some bands in our house,
[00:05:32] we came to our house solidly,
[00:05:36] all of us were happy, we just hear
[00:05:38] gunshots, so one
[00:05:41] of my friends sayid
[00:05:44] so before we
[00:05:46] know we are already surrounded our
[00:05:49] house you where to
[00:05:52] go so we try to hide ourself inside toilet
[00:05:56] in the getters they
[00:05:59] say everybody out so they say everybody
[00:06:02] out so
[00:06:05] say you should sp for the floor the tight our hand at the
[00:06:08] back so as they tight our
[00:06:13] and at the back
[00:06:16] say us me and my friends
[00:06:19] especially our flats are
[00:06:23] flats plus two of our
[00:06:26] neighbors we getting
[00:06:30] there inside
[00:06:31] you meet one person bg his name is
[00:06:34] bg so they
[00:06:37] started to
[00:06:40] walk work like you
[00:06:44] work just bring around the
[00:06:47] c7 the c7 all
[00:06:50] them
[00:06:54] today
[00:06:58] like
[00:06:58] we have been watching all this stuff online all of us say
[00:07:01] yes
[00:07:06] to do all of us say round something
[00:07:09] they anybody that is not going to pay is one.
[00:07:17] passed so the police were in the bush that the one that was trying to gas
[00:07:21] they were firing the gas they firing the gas till they
[00:07:25] wish where we are so when they saw the police that the police have gotten to where
[00:07:29] they are now pack all the money they pack everything car
[00:07:32] their bag follow them me
[00:07:36] normal follow them i was already going my friend was at my
[00:07:40] friend no follow them
[00:07:46] go back go back go meet all those police that they are the one that can help us because i saw the police already they already
[00:07:49] near to our side because if follow them
[00:07:52] i won't be here right now so i ask this my
[00:07:56] friend
[00:07:56] no don't follow them let's go to where the police are so i'm getting there
[00:08:00] i saw someone no he saw someone inside the bush was like the person was telling
[00:08:04] him to come but i don't me it was the police
[00:08:08] or if it was the bandits because the bandit they don't have
[00:08:12] enough bullets with them, we don't have bullets with them at all,
[00:08:15] but because i have g with them, so
[00:08:19] when i was like, let me go and i thought
[00:08:22] it was the police, as i just step out like this, just fire my
[00:08:26] legs straight, i play dead, like i feleld
[00:08:30] i shout, i feel dead, so i can hear step
[00:08:34] coming, like the person was working me, they are doing
[00:08:37] their sign like that they always do,
[00:08:40] like
[00:08:41] the way they always do to
[00:09:16] has deployed police aircraft to different trouble sports
[00:09:20] across the country, including oyo, kwara,
[00:09:24] benwei, ekiti among
[00:09:26] others.
[00:09:31] welcome to groundview park and gardens, the transformation the
[00:09:34] badag road is start to redefine the future of
[00:09:37] atonta ogen state, with the road now being tired and expanded,
[00:09:41] connectivity with between major commercial and industrial hubs is
[00:09:45] becoming faster, smoother and more valuable than ever before,
[00:09:49] home to major landmarks like canen land, covenant
[00:09:52] university, bell's university of technology and the bustling
[00:09:56] sota commercial hub. now imagine the level of growth this new road
[00:10:00] infrastructure will bring, connecting Lagus through Ogenstates and
[00:10:04] stretching all the way to northern Nigeria, and right here in the heart
[00:10:08] of this development are our premium estates, grandview parking
[00:10:12] gardens. phase one and grandview parking gardens phase one
[00:10:15] extension, this is more than just road project, it
[00:10:19] is gateway to asset ownership, accessibility and a
[00:10:23] thriving future in
[00:10:38] on the directive the inspector general of police
[00:10:42] visited secretary state. our
[00:10:45] findings are contained in our next
[00:10:49] report. this is the seat the
[00:10:52] calipat, the... busters crew
[00:10:56] are in this state to have a first
[00:11:00] hand information on the security
[00:11:03] situation and what the operatives the Nigerian
[00:11:07] police force doing to ensure the security of
[00:11:10] lifes and property. We will also
[00:11:13] educate you on what the government
[00:11:17] of Sakato State is doing to
[00:11:21] support the Nigeria Police force.
[00:11:25] The historic seat the calipat is unfortunately
[00:11:29] experiencing its fair share of violent crime,
[00:11:33] while the metropolis remains generally secured and
[00:11:36] peaceful, local government areas in the eastern axes
[00:11:40] including Sabombeni, isa,
[00:11:43] rapa, Ngorongoro, Wuono, and
[00:11:47] Ilela, face falar reality,
[00:11:51] aside from Guadabawa and Gada, where attacks oc
[00:11:55] Occasionally securing the other border local government
[00:11:58] areas is everyday battle. In other parts
[00:12:02] the state the emergence of lakurawa man
[00:12:06] groups and the location the local governments
[00:12:10] along bother areas. Ask police operatives on high
[00:12:13] alert across Chureta, Bodinga,
[00:12:17] Tangaza, Kipe, Tamboa,
[00:12:20] Beijing, Wamako, Shagare and Silami.
[00:12:25] "this complex security environment and the prompt
[00:12:29] interventions the police were explicitly
[00:12:32] acknowledged
[00:12:33] by the state government. of course we having challenges, but
[00:12:36] not
[00:12:37] in all, not across the state, the security issues are only
[00:12:41] restricted to some certain areas in, but are still
[00:12:45] safe, but even those are having challenges, efforts are been made to make
[00:12:49] them safe, as I told you the state governor has been doing very well, he has been
[00:12:53] supporting our security agencies in insurance. that our local communities that are residing
[00:12:57] in areas where bands
[00:13:00] are you causing trouble, at least assisted in
[00:13:04] ensuring that they they they they they have a
[00:13:07] comfortable life. holding the line in sukoto is no small
[00:13:11] task, it requires rock courage, tactical
[00:13:14] intelligence and immense physical sacrifice.
[00:13:18] operatives remain deployed on the harsh weather conditions,
[00:13:22] braving hazardous terain to protect vulnerable. communities
[00:13:26] and secure crucial highway corridors across these
[00:13:29] troubled areas, filing kidnapping attempts, rescuing
[00:13:33] hostages and recovering rusted
[00:13:36] livestocks have become daily operational duties for the
[00:13:40] police. in rakwa local government area, the
[00:13:43] commissioner of police, CP Haya to Hasan Shafa,
[00:13:47] accompanied by his deputy commissioner operations, Ismail
[00:13:51] Sagel, formally handed over 32 rescue.
[00:13:55] victims to the local government chairman, the
[00:13:58] victims, comprising four men, along with 28
[00:14:02] women and children were abducted in rapa but
[00:14:05] rescued within 24 hours at Angalba
[00:14:09] village, yes, they handed over the
[00:14:12] children
[00:14:13] to to me with the local government, they came on
[00:14:16] matches, the first 15th was brought
[00:14:20] here, then later the other
[00:14:24] 16th. were brought to me again,
[00:14:27] which I give them under
[00:14:30] costody of DPO. Speaking on
[00:14:34] behalf the rescued hostages, 18 year old Fauzia
[00:14:38] Basha recounted the harrowing experienced in
[00:14:42] captivity. Gaskiya komiya wa haru don gaskiya cikin dabannan akwai
[00:14:46] tashin hankali sosai, suna kashin mutane kuma sannan
[00:14:49] gaskiya, kullun babu sayar da ba su ba mutane kashi, musamman
[00:14:53] mamaza, suna shan wa. hala sosai
[00:14:56] (wa) gasu kuma dude gudu man kai da su, bayan
[00:15:00] naji dama nace zan koma daji, sai nu
[00:15:03] koma munta hi daji muna itaci, kawai
[00:15:07] sai manka ji mashakansa ta yi koda
[00:15:11] man kata da kaikansu sun nuna, sai man ka
[00:15:15] kawai ta gudu munake ta
[00:15:17] dhuhoyi.
[00:15:22] See ma dadamu mankaka kaya.
[00:15:29] kashe musu
[00:15:32] han ma mutane, sun ana takoke koki, dubba sana, ko
[00:15:35] can
[00:15:36] da gaskiya babu kwanciyar.
[00:15:46] ko za yan sanda su da halbe yan
[00:15:48] ka, kwaminti ga su suka ciuta, yan sanda da
[00:15:52] kwaminti ga su ka cetosu da yan bangar, saboda
[00:15:56] lokacin da suka ji tsoro, sun ka hau
[00:15:59] daji, suka yan sanda sun fantsama tare da yan banga na
[00:16:03] cikin gari, tare da yan community guard, sun je
[00:16:15] The highly commanded divisional police officer,
[00:16:19] CSP Shubu Abdullahi led commissioner of
[00:16:22] police and his team through the temporary holding pens
[00:16:26] where the recovered livestock was
[00:16:28] secured. With this latest
[00:16:32] recovery, the command has received
[00:16:34] approximately with this. latest
[00:16:38] recovery, the command has recovered
[00:16:41] approximately 1,500 animals,
[00:16:45] including camels over the past three
[00:16:48] months. this landmark rescue
[00:16:52] rapar joins a string of operational successes
[00:16:55] recorded across frontline local government areas from
[00:16:59] neutralizing high profile gang leaders to clipping
[00:17:02] logistic chains. key arrest include
[00:17:06] suspected first. supplier
[00:17:09] abubuwa commodity of kwaraca village duka
[00:17:13] na wannan shiga wannan dokoni ita
[00:17:17] ce dabi, saboda nace ma ban dadika ban
[00:17:21] wushe wata ɗaya
[00:17:23] ba.
[00:17:27] and informant Muktao Shero of Lungun
[00:17:31] Grafiad village in Wamako local government
[00:17:34] area. In addition to this arrest,
[00:17:38] the command recovered multiple firearms of various
[00:17:41] calibers, illicit substances suspected to be
[00:17:44] cannabis, native charms and on
[00:17:48] Wednesday intercepted a massive catchy
[00:17:51] of 870 rounds of brand new 7.6
[00:17:55] by 39 millimeter ammunation. first the kidnap
[00:17:59] victims, tell us about it. uh, we are here
[00:18:03] in uh, raba local
[00:18:06] government. area of um sokoto
[00:18:10] state on the 28th of
[00:18:13] July uh at about
[00:18:16] 08:30 hours some
[00:18:18] bandits came into the town
[00:18:22] specifically to make community
[00:18:26] they rest uh number of cows
[00:18:29] and kidnapped very
[00:18:33] many
[00:18:35] uh uh young men and children, the information go
[00:18:39] to our DPO and he
[00:18:43] mobilized the VCRUU, the tactical teams
[00:18:46] including the anti-kidnapping teams, uh, they all
[00:18:50] move into the bush, they trail them to a
[00:18:53] location towards
[00:18:55] the uh zanfara,
[00:18:58] sokoto state border, and on getting
[00:19:01] there uh, the hoodlums, the
[00:19:05] bandits begin to fire sporatically, and after
[00:19:08] responding because the fire power of our
[00:19:12] men, they abandoned the children and run into the
[00:19:16] nearby forest. our men continued to calm the place
[00:19:20] and recovered 32, 32
[00:19:24] victims, those victims are made up of six
[00:19:28] adults and uh uh
[00:19:32] 26 oters, those 26 oters are mostly
[00:19:36] children like you have. them we've handed them over to the chairman
[00:19:40] the council uh who will
[00:19:43] uh in turn reunite them with their families.
[00:19:46] it is said that this local government and by extension
[00:19:50] sokoto east is the hot bed in terms of
[00:19:53] insecurity in Sokoto state. what is the police doing in this
[00:19:57] regard? this is one the hot zones in uh in
[00:20:00] Sokoto state yes and it also is also part
[00:20:04] the Sokotos south that we have. talking
[00:20:07] about uh, we have made serious deployments
[00:20:11] here, we've increased our men, the tactical teams,
[00:20:15] we have F4B, the soldiers are here, and
[00:20:19] recently the state government bought some
[00:20:23] security equipments including uh APCs and
[00:20:27] some other facilities,
[00:20:31] they have been distributed to us and we are
[00:20:33] taking uh rabba as a
[00:20:36] priority. We've also
[00:20:38] been engaging members the community, especially the community leaders
[00:20:42] and the youth leaders. We have had series of uh
[00:20:45] interactions with them, and we always assure them that all we
[00:20:49] needed from them. is intelligence, how has the
[00:20:52] leadership of IGP, PSC,
[00:20:56] daga, MPM, affected your leadership and the
[00:21:00] performance the force in Kalcutto state, the the
[00:21:04] IGP is the best thing that I happened to us, he have given
[00:21:08] us deliveras to do and do the right
[00:21:12] things, his doors are always open, he call us all the time, we call
[00:21:16] him, he picks it, he's very, very supportive anything we do.
[00:21:20] and he pushed us all the time so that we will be able
[00:21:24] to get the desired result and
[00:21:28] and let the community understand that this change is a real
[00:21:31] change and uh there will must be improvement in our
[00:21:35] outputs your word for the people of sakatu state please continue to
[00:21:39] trust us, give us that trust,
[00:21:42] give us the informations, your information will be taken
[00:21:46] in confidentiality and we will always utilize it.
[00:21:50] "don't be afraid of approaching policeman and tell them what you are
[00:21:54] passing through, if you don't tell us we won't know, any movement, you
[00:21:58] see any new faces entering your community, please come up,
[00:22:02] let us know, the members the community should be able to also
[00:22:06] organize themselves and wash their
[00:22:09] various towns and make sure any new faces
[00:22:13] around them is reported to the police, it is rare
[00:22:17] finally to see a commissioner of police and..." with
[00:22:20] rifle and leading from the front,
[00:22:23] what is the rational behind it? you you you cannot lead
[00:22:27] the man without getting armed,
[00:22:29] you know, you can see the situations here, most these
[00:22:33] guys
[00:22:34] that do does these things, they call themselves
[00:22:37] solar, solar, because they operate in the daytime more
[00:22:41] than the night, so if we come out any time, we
[00:22:45] are ready for them, and that's why not only me, but
[00:22:49] all of... first carry the little rifles we can have around
[00:22:53] us. while the inspector general of police
[00:22:56] (r1) disu continues to provide strategic
[00:23:00] operational direction and logistic support. the
[00:23:03] sako state government under governor Ahmad
[00:23:07] atleyu PHD continues to prioritize state security.
[00:23:11] reportedly he has acquired several operational
[00:23:14] assets including Buffalo's, hellox,
[00:23:18] motorcycles among other. operational
[00:23:21] assets, critical stakeholders across the state
[00:23:24] agree, if the federal government continues to enhance police
[00:23:28] welfare and supply mothern operational tools,
[00:23:32] violent crime in sakroti state and across the nation
[00:23:36] will soon be a thing the
[00:23:38] past.
[00:23:48] and
[00:24:20] jiha, mu yan kasar jiha saukoto muna gamsuwa yadda suke
[00:24:24] gudanar da aiukon su a wannan jiha, wajen kabe dukiyar
[00:24:28] mutane da rayukansu, musamman sha'anin tsaro da ake fama da shi
[00:24:31] halin yanzu, muna da tabbaci musamman ga wannan runduna ta yan sanda ta
[00:24:35] jiha sokuto yadda take gudanar da aikin sa local gama
[00:24:39] 23 na wannan jiha. They are doing well, because day
[00:24:43] and night, they are to ensure
[00:24:46] that they protect the life and party the
[00:24:50] community, we thank God so
[00:24:54] far, if not of recent that the banditry
[00:24:58] just enter, but I believe with the
[00:25:01] police in the state, that is why we are still doing our
[00:25:05] business, without them in the state, this state would have been
[00:25:09] turn upside down, it's welcome to ground view
[00:25:12] park and gardens, the transformation the badagri sokoto road is
[00:25:16] start to redefine the future of atonta Ogenst. with the road
[00:25:20] now being tired and expanded, connectivity between major commercial and
[00:25:24] industrial hubs is becoming faster, smoother and more
[00:25:28] valuable than ever before, home to major landmarks like canen
[00:25:32] land, covenant university, bell's university of
[00:25:35] technology and the bustling sota commercial hub. now imagine
[00:25:39] the level of growth this new road infrastructure will bring, connecting
[00:25:43] lagus through open states and stretching all the way to northern
[00:25:46] Nigeria, and right here in the heart of this development, are our
[00:25:50] premium estates, grandview parking gardens phase one
[00:25:54] and grandview parking gardens phase one extension,
[00:25:57] this is more than just road project, it is gateway to asset
[00:26:01] ownership, accessibility and a thriving future
[00:26:05] agron home building cities,
[00:27:25] that security is a shared all
[00:27:29] got to play our part to get our