CRIME
Suicide Bombers Kill Wedding Guests In Borno
Two suicide bombers have detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at a wedding venue in Gwoza town, Borno State, killing six wedding guests and injuring many others. According to a survivor, the first bomber was carrying a baby on her back when she stormed the venue and detonated the IED. The wedding was held on Saturday at Tashan Mararaba near the...
BREAKING: Dethroned Emir Of Kano Sanusi Arrested, Exiled To Nassarawa
Security Operatives on Monday arrested dethroned Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II and whisked him out of the ancient city amidst tight security. It was gathered that the security operatives are heading to Nassarawa state where Sanusi will spend the rest of his life in asylum. Before he was taken away, Sanusi was said to have been put under house arrest...
Abuja Police Rescue Woman From Alleged Ritualist
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command rescued a young woman from a suspected armed robber and ritualist and has initiated a manhunt for the perpetrator. This was made known in a statement shared by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday. According to the statement, the incident occurred at a hotel in the...
Female Secondary School Student Caught With Local Gun In Cross River (Photos)
A secondary school student has been caught in possession of a local gun in school which she allegedly planned to use in shooting her teacher. It was gathered that the yet-to-be-named girl, a student of Government Secondary School, Ikot Ewa in Cross River State, was asked by a teacher to cut her coloured hair and she was angered by this. ...
BREAKING: Sudanese Stabs 2 To Death, Injures 7 In France After Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’
A crazed knifeman stabbed two people to death and injured seven others outside a bakery in France. The assailant is said to have shouted 'Allahu Akbar' before knifing 'at least nine people' who were queuing to go into the bakery in Romans-sur-Isère, southern France, local media reports. The attack comes on France's third week of lockdown due to the coronavirus, which...
Rivers Police Deputy Spokesman Slumps, Dies (Photo)
The Rivers State Police Command and the Nigeria sports sector were thrown into mourning, following the sudden passing of the state deputy Police spokesman, Christian Udogu. According to a close source in the command, Udogu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, was with his family on Wednesday evening watching a programme on television when he suddenly complained of chest pain and...
We’re Fighting Boko Haram With Weapons Biafran Army Surrendered To Nigeria 51 Years Ago – Soldier
A Nigerian army officer engaged in the fight against Boko Haram has alleged that soldiers at the front use outdated weapons to fight Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents. He alleged that top army officers, including former Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, were using the Boko Haram war as an enterprise to enrich themselves at the expense of their lives. “Some...
Kogi Government Talks Tough On Police Station Attack, Vows Not To Spare Criminals
The Kogi State government has condemned the attack on Eika-Ohizenyi Police Station in Okehi Local Government Area of the state. In a statement dated June 25, the Commissioner for Information and Communications in Kogi, Kingsley Fanwo, confirmed that ...
Police Nab Blind Woman With Fresh Human Skull In Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom State Police Command, Friday, paraded a blind aged woman arrested by its operatives for allegedly possessing a fresh human skull. The suspect was paraded alongside 138 others who were arrested across the state for various offences including murder, militancy, abduction, cultism, armed robbery, stealing, unlawful possession of firearms and vandalism, among others. A breakdown of the number showed that...
We Can’t Trade Blames With Suspect, EFCC Replies Matawalle Over $2m Bribe Claim
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Friday night said it would not be drawn into a mud fight with Zamfara State Governor, Bello Muhammed Matawalle, following investigation on alleged corruption and unconscionable pillage of the resources of the State. Reacting to the governor’s interview with BBC Hausa Service in which he made bribery allegations against EFCC Executive Chairman, Abdulrasheed...
