CRIME
Gunmen Attack Anambra Local Government Headquarters
Gunmen on Friday attacked Ogbaru Local Government Area secretariat, Anambra State, destroying some buildings and other properties. Sources told our correspondent that the gunmen arrived in their numbers and opened fire, destroying buildings within the headquarters of the council area. It was gathered that no lives were lost in the incident. Though details of the attack are still sketchy as of the...
Nigeria Army On Victory Path Against Insecurity, Says Chief Of Army Staff
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reassured Nigerians that the military will soon surmount the prevailing security challenges bedevilling the country. Lagbaja stated this during the closing ceremony of the COAS combined second and Third Quarters Conference 2024 on Thursday in Uyo. ”The reassurance is based on the security briefings we received from different army formations...
Buttocks Enlargement Doctor On The Run After Death Of Client
The Lagos State Police Command has declared a doctor, identified as Idara Bassey, wanted in connection with the death of a 36-year-old lady simply identified as Abiola, who passed away during a buttocks enlargement procedure at a clinic in the Lekki Phase 1 area of the state. The state police command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to our correspondent on...
Trailer Loses Control In Abia, Crashes Into Street Traders, Kills One (Photos)
At least one person was feared dead in Umuahia, Abia State capital on Tuesday after an articulated vehicle, popularly known as a trailer lost control and crashed into a crowd displaying wares on the roadside, ABN TV reports. The fatal accident which occurred at Ahiaeke Junction along Ikot Ekpene Road also led to the destruction of property. Despite...
Police Arrest Naval Officer Who Allegedly Killed Ex-Naval Chief’s Son In Abuja, Stole His Prado SUV
The Abuja Police Command has arrested a Nigerian Navy officer, Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, for the murder of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd). The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, while parading the suspect on Wednesday in Abuja, said Muhammad killed Aminu and stole his Prado Jeep two weeks...
Policeman Kills 3 In FCT To Cover Up Girlfriend Who Allegedly Stole Phone From Keke Rider
A policeman identified as Inspector Collins Wilson has reportedly killed three individuals in an attempt to cover up a theft committed by his girlfriend, known only as Esther. The incident occurred on Monday, August 26th, when Esther was accused of stealing a phone from a tricycle driver who had been transporting her. Eyewitnesses report that the theft became apparent when the...
Enugu Man Kills Neighbour’s Four-Year-Old Daughter While She Was Asleep
Police operatives have arrested a man for the murder of his neighbour’s four-year-old daughter in Enugu. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Enugu State Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe on Tuesday, said the command had received a distress call on August 18, 2024, around 10:30 PM. The call had prompted police operatives serving in the Nsukka sector of the Enugu...
We Need More Military Presence In Akwa Ibom, Gov. Eno Begs COAS
Governor Umo Eno has urged Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, to establish additional Army Battalion on the southern waterways of Akwa Ibom state. The governor made the request Monday in Uyo as he received the COAS who leads the Army to Akwa Ibom for a combined 2nd and 3rd Quarters 2024 COAS Conference which opened...
Jigawa Tea Vendor Beats 20-Year-Old Man To Death Over Missing Bread, Milk, Noodles
Abdulrashibu Ya’u, a 40-year-old tea vendor in Sararai village, Jigawar Tsada town, Dutse Local Government Council of Jigawa State, has beated 20-year-old Hassan Garba to death. According to reports, Ya’u descended on Garba whom he accused of stealing bread, milk, noodles, and petrol. Upon receiving the report, the police delegated a team to the scene and arrested the suspect, while the...
Tinubu Appoints Mohammed New NIA DG, Ajayi As DSS Boss
President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement on Monday, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said Tinubu appointed Mohammed Mohammed as the new NIA boss while Adeola Ajayi has been appointed to lead the secret police. Ngelale said the fresh appointments followed the resignations of Ahmed Rufai...
