CRIME
Police Nab BVAS Syndicate In Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has arrested a number of suspects who are believed to be involved in the manipulation of the Bimordial Voters Accreditation System (BVAS). The suspects were apprehended by the police in a sting operation on Ghandji street in the Maitama area of the FCT. Arise TV reports that the police has taken the suspects into...
Two Policemen On Duty Allegedly Kidnapped In Abia Community By Gunmen
Two officers of the Nigeria Police Force attached to Nkporo division in Ohafia local government area of Abia State have been kidnapped. ABN TV gathered that they were taken away by gunmen on Sunday night to an unknown location. More details later...
Police Arrest Suspected Thugs In Abia, Recover Firearms (Photos)
Abia State police command says it has arrested five suspected thugs at the Saturday's presidential and National Assembly elections in Obingwa local government area of the state. The command's spokesperson, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna in a statement said the suspects arrested at about 11:20am in Unit 006 Itu Nwaka, Itungwa area of Obingwa LGA, were found in the custody of four...
Nigeria Decides: Hoodlums Attack INEC Collation Centre In Lagos
Hoodlums numbering over 50 have invaded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre at Ile-Iwe, Orilowo Ejigbo area of Lagos State. Sounds of sporadic gunshots rented the air as INEC officials and parties agents fled in different directions. Report said they came in six motorcycles and four commercial buses. The presidential and national assembly elections took place on Saturday nationwide.
Voters Flee As Terrorists Strike In Borno
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists stormed Goza town in Goza Local Government Area of Borno State, on Saturday, disrupting voting exercise. The insurgents struck while voters were participating in the ongoing presidential and parliamentary elections. Emir of Goza, Mohammed Shehu Timta,confirmed the attack, saying five persons were injured. “Boko Haram insurgents launched attack into the heart of the town, shooting sporadically. Five people...
Armed Thugs Disperse Voters, Set Ballot Boxes On Fire In Lagos
Unidentified armed thugs in their large numbers invaded some polling units in the Oshodi and Itire areas of Lagos, dispersing voters with dangerous weapons and setting ballot papers and boxes on fire. The masked thugs dressed in black disrupted the exercise in the affected units on Saturday when Nigerians filed out in their large numbers to vote in the presidential...
Missing Benue University Student Found Dead
A 300-level female undergraduate at the Benue State University (BSU) who earlier went missing has been found dead. The deceased, Erekaa Dooshima Naomi, was reportedly missing for three days, before her body was discovered on Wednesday at a vicinity opposite the school. Eyewitnesses alleged that the late student’s phone, ID card, and blood-stained clothes were first recovered on Tuesday around the...
We Can’t Allow Anyone Truncate Democracy, CDS Irabor Warns Troublemakers
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, declared yesterday that elections will hold in every part of Nigeria and that the Armed Forces, the Police and other security agencies were ready to defend democracy at all costs. Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, quoted the CDS as urging Nigerians to discountenance any threat that elections would...
How Cotonou Chef Landed In Trouble After Drugging Employer To Steal Property
The Lagos State Police Command said it has arrested a chef, Wilfred Amoussou, who allegedly specialises in drugging his employers and absconding with their valuables. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Thursday said the suspect had carried out the act at different times in Ikoyi, Banana Island and Parkview areas of the state. Hundeyin...
Gunmen Attack Ugwunagbo Police Station Aba (Photos)
Unidentified gunmen have attacked Ugwunagbo Divisional police station in Aba, Abia State, ABN TV reports. The attack which happened in the early hours of Thursday was confirmed by the police PRO of Abia State command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna. It is not clear the level of damage done on the facility or if there was any casualty. READ ALSO: Enugu Labour Party Senatorial...
