CRIME
After US Security Alert In Abuja, DSS Says Nothing To Worry About
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday night urged the members of the public to remain calm and be vigilant over the security advisory alert issued by the US Embassy to its citizens over possible terror attacks in the country, especially in the nation’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen...
ISWAP Takes Fight To Boko Haram Enclave, Slaughters Six
In what appeared to be a continuation of their sustained inter-rivalry clash, the fighters of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) at the weekend attacked the enclaves of Boko Haram, during which six of them were reportedly killed. ISWAP had in a silent operation stormed the home of Boko Haram insurgents in Gajibo, a town 95km northeast of...
Ex-Convict Rapes Pupil, 12 To Death In Ogun
An ex-convict, Mercy Orija, has reportedly raped a 12-year-old pupil, Janet Fakeye, to death in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The suspect reportedly went into hiding shortly after he committed the offence at Fehintoluwa Community Development Association in Idiya, Abeokuta-North Local Government Area of the state. Our correspondent gathered that Orija, who was convicted for assaulting a Point-of-Sale operator in the community last...
Terror Threat: DSS Calls For Calm, Says Nothing New In US Warning
The Department of State Services (DSS) has called for calm over the alert that the US issued to its citizens in Nigeria. ABN TV had reported how the United States embassy in Nigeria warned Americans in the country to be cautious of their movement in response to “elevated risk of terror attacks”, specifically in Abuja. “There is an elevated risk of...
Police Arrests 5 Relatives That Fake Kidnap
The police in Ekiti State have arrested five persons in connection with the kidnapping of the children and sister of their relative. The command spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu, explained that on October 4, they received a complaint from one Adelana Oyetuyi, that his twin sister, Odeyemi Kehinde, and his three children, aged one, two, and three, had been kidnapped on...
US, Issues Security Alert To Citizens, Cautions Against Non-Essential Movement To Abuja
The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a security alert over the risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, especially in the Federal Capital Territory. The alert was released by the U.S Embassy in Abuja on Sunday. The alert read, “There is an elevated risk of terror attacks in Nigeria, specifically in Abuja. Targets may include, but are not limited to,...
Man Dupes Girlfriend N2m In Akure, Uses It To Marry Another Woman
A 30-year- old man, Akeem Bello has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defrauding his girlfriend, Olaotan Oladapo, the sum of N2 million. Akeem was arraigned on two count charges of fraud and obtaining by false pretence. He was said to have committed the offence between March and December 2020. It was gathered that the defendant started dating the...
17 Kidnap Victims Rescued From Zamfara Forests
The police on Saturday said it has rescued 27 kidnap victims from Gando, Bagega and Sunke forests in Bukkuyu, Anka local government area of Zamfara state. According to a statement signed by police spokesperson, Mohammed Shehu, the victims were abducted by a group in Akawa, Gwashi, Tungar Rogo and Anka Villages before taken to bandits camps at Gando/Bagega and Sunke...
Army Confirms Rescue Of Two More Chibok Girls
Two more Chibok girls have been rescued by the military in Borno State. Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, the Theatre Commander, North East of Joint Operation Hadin Kai, disclosed this to newsmen in Maiduguri. Musa, who also announced the opening of a new camp for hosting repentant Boko Haram members that were surrendering, assured that the new camp was in a safe area...
Gunmen Attack Apostle Suleman’s Convoy, Kill 3 Policemen (Photos, Video)
Unknown Gunmen attacked the convoy of Apostle Johnson Suleman along the Benin Auchi Road, Edo State, and allegedly killed seven persons including three policemen. ABN TV gathered that Suleman returned from a foreign trip and was heading to a destination in Edo State on Friday when the gunmen attacked his convoy around the Auchi area of the state. During the attack,...
