Police beat up NSCDC officer at N-Assembly

Policemen at the security gate of the National Assembly, NASS, yesterday manhandled an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, over his alleged refusal to submit himself for security checks at the entrance of the complex.

Trouble started when the NSCDC officer who drove a Toyota Camry without number plate tried to drive into the National Assembly but was stopped at the Mopol gate of the complex.
An eye witness told Vanguard that the Civil Defence officer had identified himself as a staff of NSCDC but when asked to provide his identification card he was unable to do so.

Consequently, Police made efforts to stop him claiming that he could pose security threat.
But the Civil Defence officer struggled to drive in and even caused traffic hold up. In the process a truck belonging to Julius Berger hit a car which was driving into the complex.

Unluckily for him, attempts to beat the second Police post met with stiff resistance and in his desperate efforts to have his way, Policemen numbering over five descended on him.
His car  was impounded while he was dragged inside the complex.

NSCDC, Customs officers beat panel beater to death in Lagos

Tragedy struck in Dopemu area of Lagos when two friends, identified as an official of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and a Customs officer, allegedly engaged a panel beater in a scuffle that led to his death.

Problem started when the deceased, 38-year-old  Abiodun Akeju, was driving his commercial bus after closing  from his Opebi workshop and his bus hit the vehicle of the uniformed men in traffic gridlock. As gathered by Sunday Vanguard, the officials dragged the deceased out of his commercial bus and engaged him in a scuffle. Battered Akeju was said to have been rushed to hospital where he died.

The suspects were said to have been arrested and detained at Alabo Division, Dopemu, Lagos. In an emotional laden voice, Akeju’s elder brother, Olawale, told Sunday Vanguard the family wants those who killed the deceased  to be brought to book.

Armed men invade Enugu Govt House

Armed attack by about 50 young men on Government House, Enugu in the early hours of yesterday was repelled by security operatives attached to the state seat of power.

There was heavy shooting by the security operatives comprising policemen, men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and soldiers who prevented the assailants from gaining entry into the official residence of Governor Sullivan Chime.
Although the mission of the young men, who were said to be armed with machetes and carrying flags with different inscriptions and insignia belonging to some secret cults, was unknown, an eyewitness said they arrived the Government House at about 4.30 am in buses.