CRIME
DSS Arrests ISWAP Commander, Associate Over Kogi Explosion
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday, said it arrested the mastermind of a December 29, 2022 explosion near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in the Okene area of Kogi State. The secret police said the suspect, Abdulmumin Otaru aka Abu Mikdad and one of his associates, Saidu Suleiman were arrested on January 3, 2023. The DSS identified...
How Petrol Seller Set Friend Ablaze In Akwa Ibom Over Charger
A roadside petrol seller identified as Akpan Okon Akpan has allegedly burnt his friend to death over a phone charger. Okon was said to have set the victim identified as Junior Ime Philip ablaze and left him to die after a disagreement over a phone charger. The Akwa Ibom Police Command confirmed the development after the suspect was arrested by operatives...
Body Of Slain Ogun Couple’s Son Recovered In River
The police in Ogun State have recovered the remains of Oreoluwa Fatinloye, son of the slain couple, Mr and Mrs Kehinde Fatinloye, who were murdered and set ablaze by suspected assassins at their residence in Abeokuta, on Sunday. The corpse was recovered from the Adigbe river, along Obada Oko area of Abeokuta. According to information, the deceased’s hands were tied before...
Buhari Meets Uzodimma Over Insecurity In Imo, Approves Deployment Of Technology
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma at the State House in Abuja. The meeting with Uzodinma may not be unconnected with the security challenges in the South-East region where gunmen have continued to unleash violence. Addressing journalists after the meeting, the Imo governor revealed that President Buhari approved the deployment of technology to combat insecurity...
How Motorist Trapped, Dragged Lagos Traffic Robber On Road
Members of the Oodua People’s Congress have detained a 23-year-old traffic robber, Jeda Sarumi, for allegedly attempting to rob a motorist at 7-up Junction, Ikosi Road in the Ketu Local Government Area of Lagos State. A member of the Gani Adams-led OPC faction, Alfeez Alago, said the suspect belonged to a gang of thieves that robbed in traffic every night. He...
Ohakim Breaks Silence On Gunmen Attack That Killed Four Policemen In His Convoy, Says Bullet Proof Car His Saving Grace
Former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim has broken his silence on his attack by gunmen on Monday and the killing of four policemen in his convoy. The former governor escaped death by the hair’s breadth when gunmen rained bullets on his vehicle at Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. Narrating his ordeal after the ugly incident, Ohakim revealed that...
Gunmen Kill Obosi Community President-General In Anambra
The President-General of Obosi Community, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon Ike Okolo has been reportedly shot dead. ABN TV learnt that Okolo was shot dead in a petrol station in the community by yet-to-be-identified gunmen at about 8pm, a day after the new year. A video circulating on the internet showed that the community leader was...
Gunmen Attack Ex-Imo Governor Ohakim’s Convoy, Kill 4 Policemen
Fleeing gunmen on Monday attacked a convoy of a former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, and killed four of his police orderlies in the process. Ohakim’s convoy was attacked at Oriagu in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state on Monday evening. Ohakim who escaped by whiskers had his backup vehicle bombed, leading to the death of the...
Ogun Couple Burnt Beyond Recognition In Their Home After Cross Over Service, Son Abducted
Tragedy struck in the Ibara area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Sunday, when a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye, were killed in a fire incident. Their son was reportedly taken away by suspected hoodlums, who set the house on fire. PUNCH Metro gathered that the couple were murdered in their private residence in Abeokuta shortly after returning from a New Year...
Gunmen Kill Ebubeagu Commander’s Wife In Ebonyi, Set House On Fire
Gunmen have killed the pregnant wife of Kalu Chima (aka Oyeku), the Ebubeagu Commander in Ama-Etiti village, Etiti community, in the Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The two-man gang reportedly wore face masks during the attack on Sunday. An eyewitness, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the hoodlums took the commander’s wife outside, shot her in...
