CRIME
Insecurity: Security Expert Udensi Urges South East Governors To Emulate South West Counterparts
A renowned Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi, has called on South East governors to take a cue from their South West counterparts in managing regional security. https://youtube.com/live/VRkTcaE_nfA He made this statement during a live program, "The PLATFORM" on FLO FM in Umuahia, Abia State, monitored by ABN TV. The program today focused on the recent killing of soldiers in Aba by...
Go After Killers Of Soldiers In Abia Not Civilians, LP Urges Army
The leadership of the Labour Party on Sunday urged the Nigerian Army to target the killers of the five slain soldiers deployed to Abia State over the Biafran Day celebration and not innocent citizens following the military’s determination to avenge their loss. The appeal was made in a statement issued in Abuja by the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora...
Ex-Convict Who Stole Mosque Amplifier Arrested In Osun
An ex-convict, Tajudeen Ridwan, has been arrested by the operatives of Osun Amotekun Corps in Isale Osun Area of Osogbo, Osun State, for allegedly stealing electronic appliances in a mosque. The spokesperson for the Corps, Idowu Yusuf, in a statement, said 30-year-old Ridwan was released from a Custodial Centre in March after serving a four-year jail term following his conviction...
After Killing Of Soldiers In Abia, Tinubu Vows To Crush Non State Actors Causing Mayhem
President Bola Tinubu has vowed to clamp down on non-state actors, describing the recent killing of five soldiers in Abia State as a “treasonable offence” which must not be tolerated. “I want to make it clear that the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the armed forces have the capacity to crush violent non-state actors, making our communities...
Army Kills 2 In Abia Community Hours After Killing Of Soldiers In Aba
At least two persons have been shot dead in Ebem Ohafia, Ohafia local government area of Abia State following an attempted to attack the Military Check Point. ABN TV gathered that the two unidentified victims were shot dead on Friday at about 2pm. According to eyewitnesses, trouble started when the two men who rode on motorcycle refused to alight at an...
Military Vows To Retaliate Killing Of Soldiers By Suspected IPOB Members In Abia
The military high command has vowed to clamp down on members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who masterminded killing of soldiers in the Southeastern part of the country while enforcing sit-at-home order. Vehicles and tricycles (popularly known as Keke Napep) were also set ablaze by the suspected IPOB members while the attack lasted. South East governors and...
Leave Now Or Die, ISWAP Warns Borno Communities
Barely four days after killing fifteen fishermen in the Tumbun Rogo community, the Islamic State – West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, have given residents of Kukawa lga notice, to quit their communities or face death from the terror group. A resident who fled his community to Maiduguri three hours after receiving the threat, revealed this to newsmen. While relieving his experience,...
40 Year-Old Man Killed By Policeman In Bayelsa
Benalayefa Asiayei, a 40-year-old man, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital has been shot dead by a policeman along Azikoro Road. It was gathered that Asiayei was returning from work in his vehicle, a Toyota Sienna, around 8pm on Tuesday when he was shot by the policeman. When contacted about the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Musa Mohammed, said...
Ignore IPOB’s Sit-At-Home Order, Imo CP Tells Residents As Anambra Police Boss Deploys Special Squad
Security operatives in Imo State have called on residents to ignore the order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for people of the South East to sit at home on May 30, 2024, to mark the Biafra Remembrance Day celebration. Addressing newsmen during a confidence-boosting parade in Owerri on Wednesday, the commissioner of police, Danjuma Aboki, said security...
Ajayi Crowther Varsity Suspends Students Over Colleague’s Death, Suspects Arrested
The Management of the Ajayi Crowther University has expelled some of its students involved in jungle justice that claimed the life of a student of the school. The university, in a statement issued over the weekend, noted that the unfortunate event was not connected to any cult activity as being circulated on social media but a case of jungle justice...