CRIME
Service Chiefs, IGP Finally Appear Before Reps As CDS Says Simon Ekpa Challenge To Nigeria
Appearing before the House of Representatives, the service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday, listed their challenges and needs in a bid to improve the security situation in the country. The service chiefs include the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air...
Uzodimma Compensates Families Of Murdered Security Agents With N185m
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has compensated the families of the security men killed in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state a few months ago. Gunmen had ambushed the security agents, killed some and razed their operational vehicles. A statement in Owerri, the state capital on Monday by the governor’s spokesperson, Oguwike Nwachuku, disclosed that the...
Prime Suspect Who Allegedly Beheaded Rivers DPO Arrested
Police operatives in Bayelsa State have nabbed one of the suspected killers of SP Bako Angbashim, a former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Division, Rivers State. Angbashim was beheaded by suspected cultists in September. Spokesman for Bayelsa Police Command, Asinim Butswat, confirmed this in a statement yesterday. He said: “The suspect, one Mr Onyekachi Ikowa’,43 years, and second in command to TuBaba...
Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Yobe Governor’s Convoy, Kill 2 Policemen
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the convoy of Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni along Maiduguri-Dramaturg Road, killing two policemen and injuring two others. The attack took place on Saturday after the governor attended the 24th convocation of the University of Maiduguri, Borno State. According to an eyewitness, who was on the entourage but spoke on the condition of anonymity,...
Man Who Kidnapped Himself To Raise Fund In Abia Arrested (Video)
Abia State Police Command has announced the arrest of one John, a resident of Amachara Umuahia for allegedly kidnapping himself on 13th of November 2023 and demanding a N3m ransom, a money he intended to use in settling debt. The PPRO of the command, ASP Maureen Chinaka who announced this in a statement on Saturday said John claimed to have...
Former LG Chairman, 50 Others Arraigned Over Alleged Murder Of Rivers DPO
Following the September 8 gruesome murder of SP Bako Angbashim, a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ahoada Division in Rivers State, some suspects in custody were arraigned at the State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Friday. Among those arraigned were the former chairman of Ahoada East Local Government Area, Mr Cassidy Ikegbidi, and over 50...
VIDEO: Court Sends Ex-CBN Governor, Emefiele To Kuje Prison
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Godwin Emefiele, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to Kuje Correctional facility pending ruling on his bail application. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned the former bank chief on a six-count amended charge. Emefiele was arraigned before Justice Hamza Muazu. Mathew Burkaa, SAN, his counsel,...
Insecurity: Service Chief, IGP Shun Invitation By House Of Representatives
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa; Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-General Taoreed Lagbaja; Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, and Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun have failed to honour the invitation to appear before the House of Representatives today. They were...
Anambra Man Detained For Defiling, Impregnating Teenager
The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, through the Anambra State Police Command, has apprehended a 31-year-old man identified as James Rich, for impregnating a 14-year-old girl, who resides in Awka, the state capital. Rich is said to be an indigene of Cross River State, but a resident in Awka, and also a yardman at St. Michaels and...
NDLEA Arrests Physically Challenged Person On Wheelchair Who Deals On Drugs In Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a notorious drug dealer, 45-year-old Godwin Emuneyin who is physically challenged and uses his wheelchair as cover to deal in illicit substances such as methamphetamine and cannabis in Afuze, headquarters of Owan East local government area of Edo state. Operatives arrested the suspect on Tuesday 7th November at his base in...
