CRIME
Troops Invade Boko Haram Stronghold In Borno, Recover Gun Trucks As Terrorist Fleet (PHOTOS)
Boko Haram terrorists fled for their lives on Saturday as troops of the Nigerian Army attacked their enclave in Borno State. The troops of 5 Brigade on fighting patrol stormed the insurgents’ enclave in the Douro area near Damasak in the north-eastern state. It is, however, not clear whether some terrorists were killed in the counterinsurgency operations by the military. The Nigerian...
NDLEA Nabs 3 Suspects In Adamawa, Seizes 48,000 Tablets Of Tramadol, 22 UK, France, Portugal Passports
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested three suspected trans-border drug traffickers for allegedly attempting to smuggle 48,000 tablets of 225mg tramadol through Mubi, Adamawa State, to Cameroon. The agency’s operatives also intercepted over 1,500 kilogrammes of imported loud and other illicit substances during raids across Lagos and Edo states. The spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, stated...
We Cautioned IPOB Against Violence, Arm Bearing — Uche Mefor
The Biafra De Facto Customary Government, Secretary of Information and Communications, Uche Okafor-Mefor, on Sunday said the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, led by Nnamdi Kanu, were warned not to carry arms but IPOB refused. Mefor made this comment in Owerri, regarding the level of killings in the South East region. According to Mefor, trouble started in the...
Wike Accuses Illegal Refinery Operators Of Destroying Public Health, Economy
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says operators of illegal crude oil refineries are causing great health hazards to residents in the state and destroying the national economy. Wike disclosed this when he received the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Friday at the Government House, Port Harcourt. The governor stated the importance of the war against illegal crude...
Gunmen Ambush Troops In Rivers, Kill One Soldier, Injure Two
A soldier has been killed and two others injured as gunmen attacked troops in Rivers State. The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday at the boundary bridge between the Asari-Toru Local Government Area in the Kalabari region and the Emohua Local Government Area of the state. Chairman of Akuku-Toru, one of the three local government areas in the Kalabari...
DG Voice Of Nigeria Detained In EFCC Custody Over Alleged N1.3bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday detained the Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) Mr. Osita Okechukwu. He was reportedly detained over a case of conspiracy, abuse of office and misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N1.3billion. Mr Okechukwu was said to have arrived the headquarters of the anti-graft agency in Abuja at about 1.30pm...
Master Energy Filling Station Umuahia Gutted By Fire (Photos, Video)
A filling station belonging to a petroleum product marketing company, Master Energy located along Aba-Owerri road in Umuahia, Abia State has been gutted by fire, ABN TV reports. Though the cause of the fire incident is yet to be fully ascertained, the Ag. Director Abia State Fire Service, Mr. Arua said it started while a tanker was offloading the product. He...
Ogun Pastor Who Camped Housewife, Two Daughters And Had Carnal Knowledge Of Them Arrested
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested the pastor in charge of Spirit-Filled International Christian Church, Olumore, Abeokuta, Timothy Oluwatimilehin, for allegedly luring a housewife and her two daughters away from their family. The randy pastor allegedly kept them in his house, where he had carnal knowledge of all of them. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola...
Gunmen Invade ThisDay Abuja Office, Threaten To Kill Staff
Gunmen in their numbers storm Thisday Newspaper Abuja office in Utako on Thursday and threatened to kill staff. The armed men were said to have scaled the fence of the company’s premises to gain access. According to the newspaper, the gunmen, whose mission is yet to be ascertained stormed the office the office around 3am on Thursday. “Although the mission of the...
Don’t Spare Bandits, Terrorists – Buhari Tells Military
Bandits and terrorists will come under severe onslaught in the coming days following an order from President Muhammadu Buhari to the military not to spare them. The President spoke on his directive to the military high command yesterday in Sokoto at the palace of the Sultan, Sa’ad Abubakar III. He reaffirmed the order in a broadcast to the people of Zamfara...
