CRIME
‘No DSS Personnel Abducted In Abuja’ – Spokesman
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said none of its personnel was abducted in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on Saturday. Spokesman of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, said this while reacting to an online report that bandits attacked the Abaji community in Abuja and abducted some personnel. Afunanya tersely responded in a WhatsApp group, “Not true. No DSS...
Insecurity: We Want Ebubeagu Now, Ohanaeze Begs South-East Governors
Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Friday said there was not enough to deny the Igbo the opportunity to produce the successor of president Muhammadu Buhari. Ohanaeze said that the current security challenges in the region should not be an alibi to deny Ndigbo the opportunity to succeed Buhari in 2023. The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof George Obiozor, in his Christmas and New...
IGP Alkali Baba Yet To Forward Advice On Abba Kyari Six Months After FBI Indictment — PSC
Months after receiving the report of the probe panel on the alleged role of the suspended head of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, the Inspector-General of Police, Baba Usman, has not forwarded any disciplinary recommendations to the Police Service Commission, ABN TV has learnt. Kyari was investigated for his alleged role in a $1.1m Internet scam carried out by...
Customs Intercept Container-Load Of Guns At Tin Can Port
Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS attached to Tin Can Island Command on intercepted a 1x40ft container carrying arms. ABN TV learnt that the owner of the container had allegedly declared its content as plasma televisions. It was also learnt that customs officers at the command on Friday later discovered it to contain cartons of guns. According to Daily Trust, the consignment...
Man Dies Under Vehicle While Attempting To Steal Part Of It At Ogun Mechanic Workshop
A man suspected to be a thief has been found dead under a parked vehicle at a mechanic workshop in Ago Egun area of Idiroko border in Ipokia local government area of Ogun State. The yet-to-be identified man was reportedly seen under the vehicle with a hydraulic jack and spanners, fuelling speculations that he was about removing some parts of...
Security And Defence: Turkey To Strengthen Relationships With Nigeria, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said Nigeria will partner with the Republic of Turkey in dealing with the current security challenges facing the nation. According to the presidency, this is in furtherance of sustained efforts at keeping Nigerians safer. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Turkish counterpart shortly before the official commencement of the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership...
Amotekun Gives Kidnappers Bloody Nose In Ondo, Rescue 5 Worshippers
Some gunmen yesterday attacked a church in Akure, the Ondo State capital, taking the founder of the church, three other women and a baby. The attack occurred between 12:30 and 1am during a vigil, it was learnt. One of the kidnappers reportedly entered the church and, after a few minutes, brought out his weapon. Other members of the gang soon joined him. But...
Banditry: Let’s Unite And Fight Criminals Troubling Us, Masari Begs Nigerians
Katsina State Governor and Chairman, North West Governors’ Forum, Aminu Masari has called on Nigerians to unite and fight criminals troubling the nation. The governor made the call in Sokoto on Thursday when he led a delegation including Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on a condolence visit to Sokoto over the recent bandits’ attack that claimed the lives of at...
47-Year-Old Security Man Rapes 18-Year-Old Daughter In Ilorin, Blames Devil
One 47-year-old Security guard, Mr Jacob Obomerelu has been arrested by officers of Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over his alleged, having canal knowledge of his 18 years old biological daughter Modupe Jacob. This is contained in a statement made available to journalists in Ilorin on Tuesday by the spokesman of the NSCDC in...
How Bandits Killed Kaduna House Of Assembly Member, Abducted Travellers
Bandits have killed a member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rilwanu Gadagau, along the Kaduna-Zaria Highway. Gadagau, who represented Giwa Constituency of the state, was the Chairman of the Committee on Local Government and Rural Development in the Assembly. He was reported to have been killed on Monday night by bandits who attacked travellers along the road. The body...
