CRIME
Police Kill 3 Suspected IPOB Members In Imo, Recover 16 IEDs, Others
Tactical teams of Imo State Police Command have killed 3 suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and recovered 16 Improvised Explosive Devices and other weapons. This follows an operation on a hideout at Essential Home popularly known as " NGBUKA" in Amaifeke Orlu LGA of Imo State where members of the proscribed group were said to...
We’ve Changed Our Mind On Amnesty For Bandits, Says Matawalle
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, says his administration will no longer grant amnesty to bandits in the state. He explained that the decision became necessary since the bandits have failed to embrace the peace initiative earlier extended to them by the state government. Governor Matawalle stated this on Friday after attending the Jumat prayer at the Dalala Mosque in Gusau, the...
Insecurity: Ex-DSS Boss, Ray Nkemdirim, Cautions Against Foreign Aid, Says Nigeria Must Learn From Afghanistan
A former Director of Operations of the Department Of State Services, DSS, Chief Ray Nkemdirim has cautioned against relying on foreign help as insecurity continues to bedevil the country, insisting that solutions to our security challenges must be home-grown. The security expert spoke recently on the topic, "Insecurity As A Threat To Development" at an event to mark the 30th...
Farmers Should Carry AK-47 Like Herdsmen, Says Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom has said that farmers should be allowed to bear AK-47 rifles like herdsmen, so that they can defend themselves. Answering questions from newsmen at the Makurdi airport on his arrival for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) meeting in Abuja, Governor Ortom stated that a situation whereby herdsmen carried sophisticated weapons like the AK-47 rifle and farmers are...
Jonathan Urges Nigerians To Make Sacrifice To End Insecurity
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has asked Nigerians to make sacrifices to tackle the numerous security challenges facing the country. He made the call on Friday in Abuja during a public presentation of a research report on terrorism and banditry by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation. “We must therefore show commitment to peace in words, action and other necessary means,” Jonathan said. “To...
Security Number One Priority In My Administration, Buhari Briefs Southeast Leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari has told leaders of Southeast geopolitical zone that with less than two years left in his eight-year tenure as President, security remains a major priority for his administration. President Buhari stated this on Thursday at a town hall meeting with South- East leaders during his one-day official visit to Imo State. ‘‘If there is no security, there is...
#EndSARS: Forensic Expert Says Bullets Fired At Lekki Toll Gate Were From Nigerian Army
A forensics company, Sentinel Forensic Limited, has confirmed that bullets expelled from firearms during the #EndSARS protest in Lagos on October 20, 2020, were from the Nigerian Army. The company’s representative, Joseph Kayode Funsho, disclosed at the panel which sat on Friday. According to Funsho, the live ammunition (bullets) were discovered to have been registered to the Nigerian Army. He, however, said...
Police Rescue Kidnap Victim, Nab Self Acclaimed Evangelist Over Abduction, Child Trafficking In Imo
Imo State Police Command has rescued 18-year-old Amarachi Okechukwu Dioku, a female of Umudurualaoka Uba Ifakala Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State, who was earlier reported missing on 23/5/2021, by her parents. Following credible information by the command's tactical unit, the victim was sighted in the premises of a church, JESUS LIFE ASSEMBLY located in an isolated area along MCC/Uratta road...
Man, 80 Sets Self On Fire In Imo State
There was confusion in Ezinihitte Mbaise Council Area of Enugu State when Mr. Louis Onwumere, an 80-year-old grand-father, poured petrol on his family house before allegedly striking a match and burning himself to death. The grandpa, described by one villager as a “strange man” retired many years ago as a staff of the School of Arts and Science, Port Harcourt...
Unknown Gunmen Kidnap 3 Of Obasanjo’s Workers In Ogun
Unknown Gunmen have kidnapped three people working for Ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo in a village in Abeokuta, Ogun state. The gunmen reportedly abducted the workers at Obasanjo Holdings, Kobape, Obafemi-Owode LGA of the state. “They were abducted around 4pm at Seseri village after their Hilux car was shot at by the gunmen, who took them away.” READ ALSO: I Meet Bandits ‘On Behalf...
