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ABUJA—Police authorities have explained that the new biometric registration processes of vehicles, tricycles and auto-bikes were part of new strategies to combat terrorism, prevent crimes, apprehend and prosecute offenders. The explanation was made even as the Force disclosed that the new policy was backed by law under Section 3, Sub-Section 2 to Sub-section 6 of the Road Traffic Act, Cap 548. File photo: Police officers Force Public Relations officer, CSP Frank Mba, had while throwing light on the new policy, noted that it was an upgrade and modernization from the old analogue CMR to the new Digital Biometric Central Motor Registration, BCMR, system. Mba said: “The decision informing the introduction of the BCMR comes against the backdrop of contemporary security challenges bordering on terrorism, high incidence of car theft, kidnappings and other acts of crimes and criminality in our society. “Unlike our hitherto analogue based procedures, the B

Scenes at Ozekhome’s house Human rights activist, Mike Ozekhome, who was kidnapped for two weeks, returned home on Thursday to a rousing welcome. A cow was slaughtered to entertain people who had come to make sure that he was indeed save and sound. The lawyer, who was kidnapped between Ehor and Ekpoma Road in Edo State and released on Wednesday, narrated his ordeal to well wishers at his home on Mike Ozekhome Lane, Igando, Lagos State. While addressing the crowd in company with his wife, Josephine and son, Ilugbekai, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria called for a four-minute silence for the four policemen from the Ehor Police Division, who were killed while attempting to rescue him. He said, “My ordeal began on Friday August 23, 2013. I left Benin at 2pm for my home town. “I ran into the kidnappers some minutes past 3pm. It was my driver, Chinedu, who noticed that a vehicle had been used to block the road and he told me that the people were armed robbers. So, I