CRIME
I Meet Bandits ‘On Behalf Of Nigerians’ – Sheikh Gumi [VIDEO]
Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, says he meets “dangerous” bandits in the forest for the sake of Nigerians. In a video from his recent lecture at Ahmad Bello University (ABU) Zaria, posted on his known Facebook page on Tuesday night, Gumi stated that he is not visiting bandits in their camps for political gains. https://youtu.be/ZILn74677qw “We went into Kidanda forest to...
We Killed Father Of Ex-Plateau Governor Dariye After Collecting N10m Ransom Because Of Son’s Poor Performance In Office — Suspects
Men of the Police Command in Abuja have arrested and paraded the killers of Pa Defwan Dariye, the father of former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye. Speaking on the development on Wednesday, Force Spokesman, CP Frank Mba disclosed that the 93-year-old was killed while in the den of an eight-man gang who had collected ₦10 million ransom from his...
Oyetola Trains, Commissions 360 New Amotekun Officers
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated 360 newly-recruited officers into the State Security Network Agency ‘’Amotekun Corps’. This follows the completion of the 23-day intensive training programme they underwent as part of efforts to make them professionally savvy and prepare them for the task ahead. Speaking at the Passing-Out-Parade ceremony for the new officers which held in Ejigbo, Oyetola stated...
Buhari Urges Service Chiefs To Find Means To End Insecurity In Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security chiefs to find tactics to solve the security challenges in the country, particularly in the North-West and North Central. The President issued the directive on Tuesday, during a three-hour security meeting with Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He reiterated the urgent need to deal with the bandits, who according to the security...
Man Arrested For Allegedly Defiling Two Year Old Girl
A 64-year-old man, Ayotunde Taiwo, has been arrested by men of the Ogun state police command for allegedly defiling a 2 years old girl (name withheld). The suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Agbado divisional headquarters by the mother of the victim, who reported that at about 11am on Tuesday, September 7, she noticed that her daughter could...
Elder Statesman, Suleiman David Is Dead
A former Chairman of the Club Owners Association of Nigeria and ex-boss of Nigeria professional football clubside, Niger Tornadoes, Mallam Suleiman David has died. David is an elder statesman, a footballer administrator, and one-time Chairman, Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA). ABN TV learnt of David’s death on Tuesday morning. More to follow…
Unknown Gunmen Responsible For Sen. Effiong’s Kidnap — Police
The Police have confirmed the kidnapping of Sen. Nelson Effiong, who represented Eket Senatorial District in the eighth Senate. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Akwa Ibom, SP Odiko Macdon, told newsmen in Uyo on Monday that the senator was kidnapped in Uyo at about 10 p.m on Sunday, Sept. 5. “He was kidnapped by unknown gunmen at a popular drinking...
IPOB Sit-At-Home Enforcers Allegedly Burn Trailer Loaded With Goods In Enugu [PHOTOS, VIDEO]
Enforcers of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) sit-at-home order in Obukpa, Nsukka Enugu state on Monday hijacked a trailer loaded with goods, and burnt it to ashes. The trailer, containing motorbikes spare parts was set ablaze ‘for not observing IPOB sit at home order’. ABN TV recalls that the proscribed group instituted a mandatory sit-at-home exercise every Monday to...
Presidency Not On Same Page With Military – Shiekh Gumi Opens Up On Bandit Crisis
Islamic Cleric, Shiekh Ahmad Gumi has given some insight into why the Bandit/Killer Herdsmen crisis rocking the nation still persists. Gumi, in a statement on Monday, seen by ABN TV disclosed that the Nigerian Presidency and the military were not ‘on the same page’ when it comes to handling insecurity in the country. He wrote: “I have met many of the...
Only Amnesty Will End Banditry, Security Challenges In North, Sheikh Gumi Insists
Shiekh Abubakar Gumi, a respected Islamic scholar has revealed the only way the bandit/herdsmen crisis can be stopped in Nigeria. Gumi, a controversial figure, in a recent statement seen by ABN TV disclosed that the menace can only be stopped with Amnesty. According to him, the same way the government quelled the Niger-Delta crisis with Amnesty is the only way...
