CRIME
North-East Insurgency: We Want To End It Once And For All, Says Army Chief
The Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Farouk Yahaya on Saturday said the army is committed to ending the insurgency in the North-East. The army chief made the comment while on an operation visit to frontline troops of Sector 2, Joint Taskforce of the Nigeria Army ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ in Damaturu, Yobe State. Major-General Yahaya said ending the insurgency will allow the...
Police Destroy IPOB/ESN Camps, Recover Weapons, Stolen Cars, Others [PHOTOS]
Men of Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team led by CP Abba Kyari and men of Imo state police command on Friday allegedly destroyed IPOB/ESN camps located in Atta, Ikeduru LGA, Izombie in Oguta LGA, and Ideato North LGA of Imo state. This follows the arrest of unnamed IPOB/ESN kingpin/commander who after interrogation gave useful information about their camps...
NDLEA Blames Drugs Abuse For Escalating Insecurity In Imo, Seizes 646kg Hard Drugs, Arrests 60 Suspects
Imo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 646kg of hard drugs and arrested 60 suspected drug traffickers from January to June, 2021. NDLEA Commander in Imo, Mr Nse Inam, disclosed this in Owerri on Friday during activities marking the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. The day was set aside by the UN...
Police Recover Fake Driver’s License, Passport, Others From Chidinma, Suspected Killer Of Super TV CEO
A fake drivers’ license and Nigerian passport, amongst other items were recovered from Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect for the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga. Ataga was found dead on Sunday with multiple wounds found in several parts of his body at a service apartment in the Lekki area of Lagos. The Lagos State Police...
I Was Not Invited – Gumi Counters DSS
Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmed Gumi, has denied being invited by the Department of State Service (DSS). Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesman, had said the scholar was invited by the agency. “Sheikh Gumi was invited by the Service. It’s not out of place for the Service to invite any person of interest,” he had told Daily Trust. But in an exclusive chat...
NSCDC Parades 4 Suspects Over Vandalism, Illegal Dealing In Petroleum Products In Abia (Photos)
The Abia State command of National Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has arrested four persons over alleged involvement in vandalism and illegal dealing in petroleum products, ' reports. The command gave names of the suspects as Ndubuisi Samuel, male, 20, Donatus Ogbonnaya Eze, male 29, Sule Bula, male 47, and Biliya Musa, male 31. In a statement signed by...
Sheikh Gumi Reportedly Invited By DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly invited controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmed Gumi for questioning over his recent comments during an Arise TV interview claiming that Nigerian soldiers aid bandits’ activities, ABN TV learnt. Our correspondent gathered that the controversial Islamic cleric was summoned to the DSS office in Kaduna State, according to the Hausa Service of the...
‘Dot Nation’ Shirt: We Did Not Arrest Senator Abaribe – DSS
The Department of State Security Services, DSS has called on the general public to disregard reports that Abia senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe has been arrested by the agency. On Wednesday, a report went viral on social media that the controversial senator was arrested for wearing a t-shirt with the inscription, ‘dot nation’. Another report alleged that he was arrested in Transcorp Hilton...
Gumi Now Mouthpiece For Bandits, Terrorists – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra has rubbished claims by an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, that its Eastern Security Network is killing northerners. According to IPOB, there is no iota of truth in the cleric’s comment, adding that ESN is not a terrorist organisation but a child of necessity created to defend against killer herdsmen. IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, who disclosed...
We’ll Soon Make Insecurity A Thing Of The Past, Osinbajo Vows
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed optimism that the current security challenges facing Nigeria would soon become a thing of the past. The Vice President also said that the federal government has intensified efforts aimed at adequately securing the country with the recent supplementary budget sent to the National Assembly for approval for the procurement of military hardware for the...
