CRIME
Insecurity: Northern Elders Forum Insists President Buhari Must Resign
The Northern Elders Forum has said contrary to the Presidency’s assertion, the delayed delivery of military equipment from the United States to Nigeria was not caused by the Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah. The elders said rather than b...
Katsina Governor Donates N100,000 Each To 35 Kidnap Victims Rescued By Troops
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State on Monday donated the sum of N100,000 to each of the 35 persons rescued by troops of the Nigerian Army for them to revive their normal business when they arrive home. The victims kidnapped by armed bandits at Tashar Nagulle and Nahuta villages in Batsari Local Government Area of the state were said to...
Plateau Fractional Speaker Shocked As Hoodlums Vandalise Assembly Complex
Hoodlums on Thursday night vandalised the complex of the Plateau State House Of Assembly. The vandalisation shocked Speaker Yakubu Sanda-led faction during a visit to assess the level of damage on Friday morning. The faction, after the visit, proceeded to hold an emergency plenary to, in their words, consider “matters of State importance.” Twelve Assembly members led by Sanda held the emergency...
Abia businessman finally dies of gunshot injury in hospital after robbery attack
A middle-aged palm oil merchant in Umuahia, Abia state, Basil Odoemelam, who was robbed of over N1 million in broad day on Thursday, has died from gunshot injury. ABN TV gathered that Odoemelam died around 6pm on Friday at the Federal Medical Center (FMC), Umuahia, where he was taken after the attack. His business ally said he died in the theatre,...
Return Police Weapons In Your Custody Now Or…, Imo CP Warns Criminals
The Commissioner of Police in Imo State, CP Abutu Yaro has warned criminals in possession of firearms belonging to security agencies in the state to return them on or before the twelfth of this month, ABN TV reports. He said failure to comply with this directive, the police would embark on mop-up of the arms at the expiration of the...
Troops Neutralise 3 Bandits In Plateau Gun Duel
Troops of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, killed three bandits in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The troops neutralised the criminals in a gun battle after clearing an ambush by the bandits. “The troops obliterated the criminals when they gallantly fought through an ambush staged by the bandits, while responding to a distress call...
“We’re Ready To Set Up Our Own Security Operation Which Will Be Everywhere” – Miyetti Allah
A socio-cultural organisation, Miyetti Allah Kautel Horeh, has revealed that its group is ready to set up its own security operation in the country. The group noted that if that happens, no one can control it because it will be everywhere. Speaking through its National President, Abdullahi Bodejo , in an interview with the Sun, the organization also declared that Nigeria’s...
FCT Police Apprehend Suspected Kidnappers, Carjacker & Robbers’s Informant
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have arrested several criminal suspects in connection with armed robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, and one-chance incidents in the nation’s capital territory. ABNTV reports that on October 15, following a distress call of a robbery incident at the residence of one Dayo Blq as an aæa all 1q11qalogun of Zone B Apo resettlement, police...
ISWAP Takes Fight To Boko Haram Enclave, Slaughters Six
In what appeared to be a continuation of their sustained inter-rivalry clash, the fighters of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) at the weekend attacked the enclaves of Boko Haram, during which six of them were reportedly killed. ISWAP had in a silent operation stormed the home of Boko Haram insurgents in Gajibo, a town 95km northeast of...
I Regret Killing My Boyfriend Over N1,500 — 28-Year-Old Lady Confesses
A 28-year-old girl, Ebiere Ezikiel, has stabbed her 21 years old boyfriend to death over an argument involving N1,500 along the Obele area of Yenagoa Local Government Council of Bayelsa State. The accused, Ebiere Ezikiel, who is a hairdresser and have been dating the deceased, God gift Aboh for over 12 months, was reported to have stabbed him to death...
