CRIME
Kaduna Imposes Curfew On 2 LGAs
The Kaduna State Government on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jema’a and Kaura Local Government Areas of the state following the violence that claimed over 15 lives in Kagoro on Sunday night. The State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who announced this in a statement, said the measure was to allow security agencies to save...
Why Ex-Governor Obiano Is Still In Custody— EFCC Boss, Bawa
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Monday, explained why the former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, is still in detention. Bawa, who spoke to journalists on the sideline of the 5th Annual General Assembly (AGA) meeting of the Network of National Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA), taking place in Abuja, disclosed...
As Bandits Raze Houses, Kill 13 Locals, Kaduna Imposes Curfew On Two LGAs
The Kaduna State government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaura and Jema’a Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. This comes hours after bandits attacked Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura LGA, killing at least 13 villagers while several properties were destroyed. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, announced this in a statement on Monday. “Following advice from...
School Children Return Home In Imo Over Alleged Threat By Unknown Gunmen
Some schools in Owerri metropolis on Monday ended abruptly school session and forced their students to return home over the alleged threat to attack them by unknown gunmen. ABN TV gathered from sources in some locations, especially in Owerri, the state capital, as parents were seen anxiously taking their children home. Some of the school proprietors who could not mention their...
Malami Okays Seizure Of Abba Kyari, Accomplices’ Property, Accounts
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has approved a request by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for the confiscation of DCP Abba Kyari and his co-accused assets. It was gathered that the NDLEA’s request, which was dispatched to the justice ministry penultimate week, had received the AGF’s nod. With this development, the former Commander,...
Married Man Who Has Four Kids Nabbed At Abuja Airport With 20.75kg Black Liquid Cocaine Packaged In Makeup Mascara
For the first time in history, a 52-year-old father of four children who claims to be a businessman, Okeke Adolphus Anayochukwu has been arrested with black liquid cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. A statement by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy said “Okeke was arrested with 20.75...
DSS Says It Has Uncovered Plans To Distabilise North Central With #EndSARS-Like Protest
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alerted the public of plans by some persons to cause violence in parts of the country particularly the North Central. Public Relations Officer, Department of State Services, National Headquarters, Dr Peter Afunanya, in a statement on Saturday evening, said the aim is to cause ethno-religious crisis, ignite reprisals and heat up the polity. The...
We Escaped Because Our Abductors Were Heavily Drunk — Katsina Teenagers
Two Katsina female teenagers, Mubaraka Naziru and Amina Rabiu, who escaped from their abductors recently, have narrated their ordeal while in captivity. Katsina is one of the north west states badly hit by banditry. The situation has led to tens of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Zamfara, Sokoto and Katsina states. The two teenagers were abducted when bandits in their large...
85-Year-Old Man Found Dead Beside River In Ogun
An 85-year-old man, Jimoh Oladiran has been reportedly killed by some persons said to be his relatives, a father and his son in Ogun State. Oladiran, a resident of Somorin Alagbonmeta in the Obantoko area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, was lured by his relatives, identified as Alfa Mufatiu and his son, Ibrahim Mufatiu, to Asipa village for an unknown event...
They Used Dynamite, Police Say As Gunmen Destroy Vehicles, Buildings In Imo Police Station Attack (Photos, Video)
Unknown gunmen early hours of Saturday bombed Umuguma Police station in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo state, with explosive devices. An eyewitness who spoke to ABN TV from the Umuguma area said the attackers came in three vehicles and 2 motorcycles. He said more than 5 vehicles were destroyed by the explosives and the building was set ablaze by...
