CRIME
‘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...
21-Year-Old UNILAG Undergraduate Reveals How She Stabbed Super TV CEO To Death
A 21-year-old undergraduate of the University of Lagos, Chidinma Ojukwu, has narrated how she stabbed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, to death in the Lekki area of Lagos State. She spoke at the Lagos State Police Command headquarters in Ikeja on Thursday after she was paraded as a suspect by the state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem...
Because Of Buhari’s Govt, ESN Will Continue Operations In South East — Nnamdi Kanu
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has stated that the Eastern Security Network, ESN will continue to operate in the south-eastern part of the country. ESN is the militia arm of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. In a statement on Wednesday, Kanu accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of ‘killing and abducting Biafrans. He wrote;...
Kidnap Suspects Disguised As NDLEA Personnel Arrested In Jigawa
The Police Command in Jigawa has arrested three kidnap suspects in Hadejia Local Government Area of the state, the command spokesperson, ASP Lawan Shiisu, has said. Shiisu, in a statement in Dutse on Wednesday, said the suspects were arrested after they allegedly attempted to kidnap one Cyprian Okechukwu on May 31. He explained that the suspects allegedly disguised as personnel of...
Insecurity: Chief Of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya Storms Enugu (Photos, Video)
Against the backdrop of the escalating security concerns in some parts of the country, particularly the South East zone, Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya has paid a familiarisation visit to the zone, ABN TV reports. The Army chief was received at the headquarters of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army Enugu by the General Officer...
Fire Razes Abuja Samsung Office, Destroys Goods With Millions Of Naira [PHOTOS]
A Samsung office in Wuse 2 area of Abuja was engulfed by fire on Monday morning leading to the loss of items worth millions of Naira. ABN TV learned that the inferno which started around 9 a.m was caused by an electrical fault. Speaking on the incident, the officer-in-charge of Asokoro fire station disclosed; “We received an emergency call this morning...
Insecurity: We Are In Pains, Says Senator Orji Kalu
Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, has decried the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria, saying the country is in pains, ABN TV reports. According to the Abia North Senator, the country is at the moment passing through challenges as a result of spate of killings and abductions going on in various parts. The former Abia governor spoke...
Tinubu Under Probe, Says EFCC
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, says a former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is under investigation. In an exclusive interview published by ThisDay on Sunday, Bawa said investigation does not end in a day. He said: “You asked me a question earlier about arresting...
