CRIME
Pipeline Vandalism: NSCDC Nabs 50 Suspects In Imo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says it has arrested 50 persons in Imo State over pipeline vandalization between September 23, 2020, and March 1, 2021. The Imo State NSCDC Commandant, Danjuma Elisha stated this while addressing newsmen in Owerri on Tuesday as part of activities marking the International Civil Defence Day. The day which comes every March 1 is...
Bandits Ambush, Kill Zamfara Monarch
Armed bandits have killed the district head of Yankuzo, Alhaji Hamza Abdullahi Kogo of Tsafe Emirate in Zamfara State. The district head was attacked by the bandits on his way back to his community from an official engagement last Friday around 8pm, a Channels TV report says. Sources from the area said the monarch was shot and wounded in an attempt...
Papers Filed Against Tinubu, Alpha Beta Got Burnt During Mob Attack On Lagos Court
Tade Ipadeola, counsel to Dapo Apara, a former managing director of Alpha Beta Consulting, a tax firm, says the originating summons filed at Igbosere high court, Lagos, against Bola Tinubu, former governor of the state, and the company, have been burnt. ABN TV had reported how the court was overrun by hoodlums who carted away files and equipment after vandalising...
Nigerian Legion Officer Stabbed To Death By Police Officer
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a mobile policeman, Ahmed Mohammed, for allegedly stabbing a personnel of the Nigerian Legion to death. The 28-year-old victim, Chinedu Edwin, was killed on Saturday in Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state, during the monthly environmental sanitation in the town. ABN TV learnt that the arrested mobile policeman also inflicted knife cuts...
Suspected Ritualist Nabbed In Kwara After Attempting To Slaughter Minor
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old ritualist while attempting to slaughter a 10-year-old boy hawking pepper in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The suspect identified as Isiaka Adeniyi was arrested on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, at the Oke-Foma area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. The incident which was confirmed by the state Police Public Relations...
Suspected Fulani Herdsmen Attack Abia Students, Kill One, 3 Hospitalised
Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Saturday attacked students of Marist Comprehensive Academy, Uturu, Abia State, killing at least one person while three others who sustained varying injuries have been hospitalised. The deceased student, Edeh Donald along with his colleagues were attacked by the Fulani herdsmen around Ihube road in Okigwe LGA on their way from a Final Religious Profession of some...
Bayelsa Police Arrest Officer Who Shot, Injured 3 Women In Yenagoa
Bayelsa State Police Command says it has identified and taken into custody officer who allegedly shot and injured three women at Tombia-Etegwe roundabout, Yenagoa on Tuesday. The Command in a statement signed by the PPRO, SP Asinim Butswat describes the attack on the innocent women as unprovoked. Narrating the incident, the police spokesperson said, "The authorities of the Bayelsa State Police...
US, Issues Security Alert To Citizens, Cautions Against Non-Essential Movement To Abuja
The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a security alert over the risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, especially in the Federal Capital Territory. The alert was released by the U.S Embassy in Abuja on Sunday. The alert read, “There is an elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. Targets may include, but are not limited to,...
Tension As Over 90 People Reportedly Killed In Zamfara
The police in Zamfara have confirmed Thursday’s attack on Kadawa village of Zurmi local government area of the state, where over 90 people were said to have been killed. The Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Shehu Mohammed, made the confirmation to the newsmen in Gusau on Friday. “l can confirm to you that an attack took...
Hunters Discover Thousands Of PVCs In Nnewi Forest (Photos)
Two unidentified hunters discovered a bag full of Permanent Voter Cards, or PVCs, in a forest in Nnewi, Anambra State. This comes just four days before Nigeria's crucial general election. On Tuesday, the hunters discovered the bag containing the PVCs in a bush in Akamili, a community in Nnewi, and took it to the premises of a popular radio station, Authority...
