CRIME
How Abuja 31-Year-Old Man Killed Lover, 48 He Met On Facebook Group
Operatives of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) have arrested a 31-year-old man who allegedly killed his lover, 48-year-old Ijeoma Felix in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The suspect, who was paraded at the IRT Office in Abuja on Tuesday, confessed to having hit the victim with a pestle during an allegedly violent argument at her two-bedroom residence in the...
Kidnappers Kill Three Siblings After Receiving N60m Ransom
Three brothers have been confirmed killed by kidnappers in the Lau Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State. Confirming the incident to Channels Television via telephone interview, the police spokesman in the state, Abdullahi Usman said the sad incident took place on Sunday at Garin Dogo community of Lau LGA. The three brothers, according to the police, were kidnapped from the...
Corruption Under Buhari’s Government Historic, Says PDP Presidential Campaign Spokesperson
The Spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Daniel Bwala, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has failed in his war against corruption. Rather than curb corruption, Mr Bwala said the situation has worsened under the Buhari administration. In 2015, President Buhari was elected on a platform of eradicating corruption, reducing insecurity, and advancing the economy. Mr Bwala concedes that...
After Killing Of Lawyer On Christmas Day In Lagos, Police Call For Calm
The Lagos State Police Command has urged Lagosians to remain calm, saying the Command will ensure justice prevails in the extrajudicial killing of a lawyer, Bolanle Raheem. The Command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement, expressed condolences to the family of the victim who was shot dead by a trigger-happy police officer in the Ajah area of Lagos on...
Police Nab Man Over Illegal Possession Of Firearm
Police operatives serving in Awkunanaw Division of Enugu metropolis, with assistance from Neighbourhood Watch Group, have arrested one Sunday Chukwu, 21, for alleged unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. They recovered one locally-fabricated pistol with one live cartridge from the suspect during surveillance and patrol operation on Dec. 24 at about 9:30 p.m. This is contained in a statement issued...
South East Safe For Christmas, New Year Celebrations — AIG Akinmoyede
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 9 headquarters Umuahia, Isaac Akinmoyede, has assured residents and returning South-East people and guests that the zone is safe for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Akinmoyede, in his Christmas message on Saturday, affirmed strategic operational order to ensure a hitch-free yuletide celebration in the region. A statement issued by the...
IGP Depoys Frank Mba, Others As Commissioners Of Police
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has deployed former Force spokesman, Frank Mba and six other Commissioners of Police to various Commands and Formations across the country. According to a statement on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Odejobe, Mba has been moved to the Border Patrol Force, Force Headquarters, Abuja. Other CPs newly posted are Sadiq...
How We Killed Scores Of IPOB Members In Ebonyi — Troops
Troops of the Nigerian Army attached to the 82 Division have killed scores of members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) when they raided their camps at Amagu village, Nkalaha community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The operation was carried out in collaboration with the operatives of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), police and the...
Gunmen Attack Imo Governor’s Appointee
Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday allegedly attacked Governor Hope Uzodinma’s General Manager for Owerri Capital Development Authority, OCDA, Francis Chukwu. It was gathered from an eyewitness that the attack took place around Ishinweke in the Ihitte Uboma local government area of the state at about 06:25 pm. At the time of filing this report, no reason was given for the attack but...
Insecurity: Igbo Group Carpets South East Governors Over Poor Performance
An umbrella body of Igbo associations based in the United Kingdom, the Ogbako Ndi Igbo UK, has accused the governors of the South East of not doing enough to secure the people, lamenting that there has been consistent erosion of security in the region. In a communique after a meeting on the state of Igbo land and made available to...
