CRIME
Enugu Community Weeps As Suspected Herdsmen Kidnap 7 Indigenes Who Returned For Christmas Holidays
There is uneasy calm in Eha-Amufu, in the Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State after suspected herdsmen allegedly kidnapped in one week seven residents who returned for Christmas and New Year celebrations. PUNCH Metro gathered that about five persons were abducted on Monday along the Eha-Amufu-Agu-Amede-Ikem road. A community leader, Mr Divine Nwonye, who hails from Agu-Amede community in Eha-Amufu,...
Family Of 29-Year-Old Edo Teacher Killed On Christmas Eve By Her Boyfriend Seeks Justice
The family of a 29-year old lady, Elohor Oniorosa, is seeking justice over her alleged murder. Elohor Oniorosa was a teacher in a private school, who was allegedly killed during a visit to her boyfriend, Osaretin David, a truck driver. The incident occurred in Iguadolor community, Ovia North-East Local Government Area, Edo State, on Christmas eve, December 24,2021. Elohor’s parents explained...
Killings: Masari Vows To Assist Katsina Citizens Acquire Arms
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has called on citizens residing in the state to acquire arms with a view to protecting themselves from incessant attacks by bandits now bedevilling the Northwest region of Nigeria. A BBC Hausa report said that while discussing with journalists in Katsina,Masari said the number of police operatives in Katsina State was less...
Gunmen Shot Reverend Father Returning From Mass In Ogun, Kill Him
Gunmen in Ogun State have shot dead a 38-year-old Reverend Father, Luke Adeleke, on Christmas Eve, while returning from Mass. The Spokesman of the State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday. The gunmen, according to report, laid ambush for Adeleke at Ogunmakin in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the State. However, before the gunmen could escape,...
Zamfara Elders Weep As Arrested Bandits Are Allegedly Being Released
A group of elder statesmen in Zamfara State has raised alarm over the alleged indiscriminate release of arrested bandits and their collaborators by the authorities in the state. They urged the law enforcement agencies to stop the act, citing it as one of the factors responsible for the escalation of the insecurity in the state. The group raised the alarm on...
Ebem Ohafia Holds Security Awareness Lecture, Expert Harps On Tackling Kidnapping
In preparation for the 2021 Ebem Cultural Day festival, the people of Ebem Ohafia in Ohafia local government area of Abia on Sunday held a security awareness lecture which centered on tackling the resurgence of kidnapping in the community. The facilitator of the programme,Mr Ikechi Ogba Otah, a retired officer of the Department of State Services, DSS who spoken with...
Policeman On Anti-Kidnap Mission In Adamawa Kidnapped
Gunmen have abducted a mobile policeman in Tike area of Mayo Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State. A resident said the abducted policeman was mistaken for a rich man, who was the target of the kidnappers. The victim is aid to be among the officers drafted to the area to tackle kidnapping, which has become rampant in the axis. According to...
Islamic Clergy Caught With Human Head In Ondo Dies In Police Custody
An Islamic cleric and suspected ritualist, Alfa Tunde Olayiwola, who was arrested for being in possession of a fresh human head, has died in police custody. Olayiwola, who also claimed to be a herbalist, was paraded along with other suspects by the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Oyeyemi Oyediran, last Thursday at the command headquarters, Akure. According to the police commissioner,...
We Arrested Uche Nwosu, Not Kidnapped — Imo Police Command
Imo State police command has broken its silence over the alleged abduction of son-in-law of Sen. Rochas Okorocha, Mr. Uche Nwosu, saying the former governorship candidate was not kidnapped but arrested, ABN TV reports. PPRO of the command, CSP Michael Abattam in a statement on Sunday refuted the report that Nwosu was kidnapped. The police Spokesperson noted that Nwosu is in...
Okorocha’s Son-In-Law, Uche Nwosu Kidnapped (Photos, Video)
Mr. Uche Nwosu, a son-in-law to former Imo State, Governor, Sen. Rochas Okorocha reportedly kidnapped, ABN TV reports. Nwosu, who recently buried his mother was gubernatorial candidate of Action Alliance in 2019 election. He was said to have been kidnapped on Sunday at the St.Peters Anglican Church, Nkwere. The yet to be identified gunmen were said to have put...
