CRIME
Unknown Gunmen Kill Two APC Members In Ebonyi
Report reaching ABN TV has it that unknown gunmen, Friday struck in a community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and killed two persons suspected to be members of the All Progressive Congress, APC in the State. It was gathered that the incident took place during an APC meeting in the affected community last Friday night, when the...
How Gunmen Abducted Imo LG Chairman, Two Others, Set House Ablaze
Unidentified gunmen, Friday, abducted the Sole Administrator of Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Chris Ohizu and two others. A source said the gunmen had shot the council boss on the leg when they stormed his residence at Imoko, Arondizuogu, in the area. It was gathered that his residence was thereafter set ablaze after whisking him and the two...
Imo Gunmen Abduct Ideato LG chairman, Two Others
Chris Ohizu, the chairman of Ideato North Local Government Area in Imo State, and the local government's APC chairman were both abducted by gunmen on Friday. One unnamed person was also taken hostage by the gunmen. According to Chubuzor Nnamdi, a local, the assailants also set fire to the APC Chairman's home before robbing him and leaving him with leg wounds. Nothing...
School children In Nasarawa Kidnapped By Bandits
The early-morning Friday kidnapping of several students from LGEA Primary School, Alwaza, Alwaza village, Doma local government area of the state, has been confirmed by the Nasarawa State Police Command. The state police public relations officer, DSP Rahman Nansel, verified the event and stated that a joint team of police, military, and vigilante personnel had already been mobilized and sent...
I Only Found The Skulls In Drainage, Man Tells Police In Lagos
A man, identified simply as Rasaq, has been arrested over alleged possession of three suspected human skulls in the Ayobo area of Lagos State. Rasaq was taking the skulls to a destination when some policemen on stop and search accosted him. The policemen, who saw Rasaq carrying a black nylon bag, demanded what was in the bag but he gave no...
Suspect Reveals How Abba Kyari Offered Him N10m, Visa To Implicate Saraki In Offa Deadly Bank Robbery
One of the principal suspects in the trial of the Offa bank robbery incident at a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, Mr Ayoade Akinrinbosun, yesterday, told the court how the former Commander, IRT squad, Abba Kyari, offered him N10 million to implicate former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, in the armed robbery case. He further told the court...
Police Affairs Minister Says IGP’s Tenure Extended, Will Not Retire At 60
Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, has said the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, will not be retiring midway into the general elections as earlier expected. He made the clarification while fielding questions from State House reporters after the first Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of the year. Dingyadi, who said Baba already had an appointment letter extending his...
Igbo Youths Demand Military Checkpoints Removal In Southeast
The dismantling of all security checkpoints in the area has been demanded by the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders or COSEYL. The coalition's President General, Goodluck Ibem, said in a statement on Tuesday that the appeal came after reports of the Nigerian military allegedly treating drivers inhumanely at checkpoints in the South East. The coalition claims that the military checkpoints...
Police, Military Outfits Intercepted By Lagos Airport Customs Weeks To 2023 General Election
Hard drugs, military, and police hardware, and other items have been seized by the Murtala Muhammed Airport Command (MMAC) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Lagos State. The shipment was found in the domestic wing's cargo area, operated by Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO). At a Tuesday media event, Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Sambo Dangaladima announced the interception. 162 boxes of...
NSCDC Arrests Man With Fake Foreign Currencies In Jigawa
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Jigawa State, have arrested a 37-year-old man for being in possession of 26 pieces of 1,000 fake CFA francs. The NSCDC Public Relations Officer in the state, Adamu Shehu, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse, the state capital, on Tuesday. Shehu said that the suspect...
