CRIME
Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Imo
Suspected gunmen on Sunday kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Prof. Izu Marcell Onyeocha in Imo State. It was gathered that the cleric was kidnapped in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State along Enugu -Port Harcourt Express Road. Onyeocha who is also a lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities at the Imo State University is a native of Avuru Community in...
Ikpeazu Moves To Ensure Enforcement Of Curfew In Aba, Ohafia And Arochukwu
In a bid to ensure the enforcement of curfew imposed on Aba North and South, Ohafia and Arochukwu local government areas, Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has directed Chairmen of affected local governments to immediately set up taskforces to support the enforcement Chief of Staff to the Governor, A.C.B. Agbazuere disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The governor also...
‘Unknown Gunmen’: Those Who Kill By Gun Shall Die By Gun – Fr Mbaka
Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry in Enugu, southeast Nigeria, AMEN, has expressed grief that “Nigeria is stained with so much blood”. ABN TV understands that the controversial Catholic Priest, who is believed to be reacting to the rise In attacks on Security personnel by 'unknown Gunmen' in the South East and South-South regions of the...
“Nigerian Soldiers Are The Most Unprofessional Soldiers In The World.” – Senator Abaribe
If a hoodlum kills a soldier, millions of soldiers will invade the community, kill innocent people and burn down houses. What has innocent people have to do with the death of a soldier? What has people’s houses have to do with the death of a soldier? READ ALSO: ‘Unknown Gunmen’: Those Who Kill By Gun Shall Die By Gun – Fr Mbaka If...
IPOB, OPC Same As Boko Haram, Says Dambazau
A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Abdulrahamah Dambazau (rtd), on Friday, said the activity of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) is not different from Boko Haram’s bloody campaign in the northern parts of the country. According to Dambazau, a former minister of Interior Nigeria is witnessing a new wave of ethnic extremism...
Court Convicts Fraudster in Abuja
Justice Peter Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Nyanya Abuja on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 convicted and sentenced one internet fraudster, Farouk Olamilekan to three months in prison. The defendant who was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was convicted after he pleaded guilty to one count of computer-related fraud and cheating. His trouble began when...
FIGHTING INSECURITY: WHEN WE MUST SUPPORT THE POLICE
By Ifeanyi Okali The police as the foremost law enforcement agency oftentimes come under fierce attack and destructive criticisms as a result of unprofessional conduct of few persons who have continued to portray the force in a bad light. Most often also, when they deliver incredible milestone in an effort to make the rest of us and our entire family...
Imo Jailbreak: Fleeing Inmate Nabbed In Akwa Ibom
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has arrested one David Ubong, one of the inmates set free when suspected hoodlums attacked a correctional centre in Owerri. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, in Uyo on Friday, said that Ubong confessed to have escaped from the Owerri correctional centre on April 5. Macdon said that the suspect...
How Police Shot Into The Air To Rescue Colleague From Mob Attack In Aba — PRO
Abia State Police Command has narrated how it rescued police personnel who came under mob attack around Azikiwe road by Ama Ogbonna area of Aba. Speaking with ABN TV on Thursday, the public relations officer of the State Police Command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna said trouble started when a mob attacked the police officer whose identity was not revealed for fear...
We’re Investigating Source Of Explosive Found In Abia Primary School — Govt
Following the discovery of an object suspected to be explosive at Union Primary School, Afaraukwu in Umuahia North LGA, Abia State on Thursday, the state government has said it is currently working with relevant security agencies to unravel the source and nature of the explosive devices. The Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu disclosed this on Thursday in a...
