CRIME
Soldiers Kill IPOB Commander In Imo
Troops of the Nigerian Army attached to 34 Artillery Brigade have killed a gunman identified as the Commander of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Imo. The troops said they encountered members of the separatist group, who were firi...
Southern States Not Safe, Leave Now – Miyetti Allah Tells Members
The Bauchi State Chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has urged its members to vacate the 17 southern states, where governors have decided to ban open grazing. MACBAN Chairman, Sadiq Ibrahim Ahmed, said: “This is a simple calculation. We are heading for secession. The rulers are no longer interested in the people. If some people are...
Reps Urges IGP To Deploy Security Officers To Edo Communities
Due to the recent killings of innocent people by suspected herdsmen, the House of Representatives has urged Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun to send more security officers to the Okpekpe community in Edo State's Etsako East Local Government Area. The resolution of the Committee followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance, sponsored by a member of...
Customs Intercepts ₦72.6m Petrol Smuggling To Cameroon Via River Benue
The Adamawa and Taraba Customs Command has confiscated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, valued at over ₦72.6 million. The command attributed the seizure to a renewed war for a sustainable economy and to safeguard the nation’s territorial borders against the infiltration of illicit trans-border Smuggling activities across the country. While briefing journalists on Wednesday, at the command headquarters...
Fraudsters Impersonating Me On Social Media — CMD FMC Umuahia Decries
The Chief Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre Umuahia, Dr. Azubuike Onyebuchi has called on the public to be weary of suspected fraudsters who have created social media accounts with his name and image with intention to perpetrate fraud. The CMD in a chat with ABN TV on Sunday emphasised that aside his WhatsApp line, he has not social media account. He...
Man Who Sealed Wife’s Private Part with Super Glue Arrested
The 30-year-old man who sealed his wife's private part with super glue has been arrested, days after security operatives launched a manhunt for him. ABN TV reported earlier that the suspect identified as Kifo Muriuki had accused his wife of infidelity before luring her to Kathita River, where he threatened to kill her if she refuses to abide by his orders. He then...
Physically Challenged Woman, 35 Arrested In Imo Over Drugs
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have scuttled attempts by drug cartels to break through the security at Nigeria’s main airports in Lagos and Abuja with large consignments of assorted illicit substances with no fewer t...
We Were Recruited In Mosques, Trained In Libya – Terrorists Arrested In North
Nine members of the high profile terrorist group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimeena fii Bilaa dis Sudan, responsible for the kidnap of expatriates and influential personalities in northern Nigeria, have revealed how they were recruited from mosques and trained in Libya. The suspects arrested by the Inspector–General of Police, Intelligence Response Team (IRT), led by DCP Abba Kyari, were reportedly fished out...
Three Killed, Three Police Stations Ablaze In Fresh Anambra Crisis
An irate mob, on Wednesday, set three police stations ablaze at Igboukwu, Ekwulobia and Oko in the Aguata and Orumba North local government areas of Anambra State. An eyewitness, who gave his name simply as Goddy, said the Igboukwu Police Station was set ablaze around 8 am. He said trouble began when some policemen on duty in the area killed a commercial motorcyclist...
Police Repel Attack In Ebonyi Division, Kill One
The Police Command in Ebonyi on Sunday repelled attack on its division, killing one of the attackers and recovered an AK47 rifle. DSP Loveth Odah, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abakaliki. “At 1200hrs of Sunday, hoodlums, numbering about 20 in a Mitsubishi L300 Bus, and some others on foot,...
