CRIME
North Central Governors Visit Mutfwang, Donates N100m To Victims Of Plateau Killings
Governors of states in the North Central on Tuesday donated N100 million to victims of Christmas Eve attacks in Plateau State. Gunmen killed about 200 people and razed 221 houses in coordinated attacks on 15 villages in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau between Sunday and Monday last week. The Chairman of the North-Central Governors’ Forum, Abdullahi Sule,...
Man Kills 54-Year-Old Elder Brother In Ogun For Continuously Disturbing Him For Sex
A suspect identified as Ibrahim Salisu has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly macheting his brother, Malaimi Yellow, to death over alleged sexual demand. The state command of the Nigerian Police said the incident happened in the Araromi Street, Sango-Ota area at about 11:00 p.m. on Friday. It was alleged that the 54-year-old had been allegedly pestering...
Hoodlums Steal Birds Worth Over N200K In My Farm While I Was At Cross Over Service – Nigerian Man Cries Out (Photos)
Suspected hoodlums have invaded a farm located near Magic FM Aba Abia State and made away with birds worth over N200,000, the farm owner, Ahuekwe Chigozie has alleged. He told ABN TV that he went to participate in cross over service to usher in the new year, organised by his church when the hoodlums invaded the farm. According to him,...
Plateau Killings: Restructure Nigeria Now, Edwin Clark tells Tinubu
Convener, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Edwin Clark, at the weekend said that the only solution to challenges confronting Nigeria, especially insecurity, is restructuring. Clark stated this in an open letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu, obtained by ABN TV, where he sympathised with the President over the recent killings in Plateau State. The Elder Statesman insisted that restructuring Nigeria is...
Police Arrest Nasarawa Student After Rescue Of Abducted Lecturer
The police authorities in Nasarawa State have rescued a lecturer with the state university in Keffi, Isaac Igbawua, from his abductors. Igbawua, of the Department of Microbiology, was kidnapped by gunmen from his residence along Old Barracks, Kokona Local Government Area on December 27, 2023. A day after his abduction, the Nasarawa State Police Command arrested a student of the Federal...
Three Notorious Motorcycle Snatchers Arrested In Niger
The Niger State Police Command has arrested three suspects said to have snatched motorcycles in Niger State. The names of the suspects, ranging from 20 to 50 years, were given as Dan Asabe, Mohammed Adamu, Audu Lemu, and Tanko Yusuf. They were apprehended in different locations following the arrest of one of them – Adamu – who was sighted in the...
Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen In Anambra Community, Kidnap Several Others
Gunmen have reportedly killed no fewer than two policemen and several people in the Uga Community of Aguata Local Government Area, Anambra State. The incident was said to have happened on Thursday, December 28, 2023. A resident of the Uga community raised the alarm, urgently calling upon security agencies and State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, to intervene and safeguard their lives. The...
Constabulary Bringing Embarrassment To Police Image Should Wear Separate Uniform — Arase
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, says the Special Police Constabulary needs to either be outright overhauled, disbanded or given a separate uniform different from that of the regular policemen. According to him, men of the Special Police Constabulary engage in unethical practices, including extorting, and hurting the image of the Nigeria Police Force. Arase took the position...
Lady Shots Police Boyfriend Dead In Imo
A policeman attached to the Imo State Police Command, Cosmas Ugwu, has been shot dead by his girlfriend. Ugwu was shot dead on Tuesday by his 23-year-old lover, who was identified as Amanda Uchechi Ugo, a native of Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State. Reliable sources said that the incident occurred around 6:30 pm on Boxing Day at the...
21-Year-Old Man Appears In Oyo Court For Allegedly Stealing N42,000
One Adewoga Adeyemi, 21, on Thursday appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing N42,000. Adeyemi, whose address was not provided, is charged with theft. The Prosecutor, Insp Gbemi Adedeji, told the court that Adeyemi committed the offence on Nov. 16, at 10. 30 a.m., at Okeado area of Ibadan. Adedeji alleged that the defendant stole the money from one...
