CRIME
Gunmen Raze Another Police station In Imo, Free Suspects (VIDEO)
Gunmen have razed another police station in Imo State few hours after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and outgoing Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu left Owerri, the Imo State capital. Osinbajo and other officials of the Federal Government, including Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola, had visited the state to inspect the level of damage on the burnt security facilities. But...
My Dad Has Slept With Me For 5 Years, Daughter 12 Tells Police, Her Mother No More Attractive He Replies
A 12-year-old girl has accused her 49-year-old father, Ubong Akpan, of sleeping with her since she was seven. The victim said the sexual molestation had been going on for the past five years, and when she could no longer bear it, she decided to complain to the police. Akpan was arrested following a report lodged at the Itele Ota Divisional Police...
Imo Attacks: IGP Orders Deployment Of Additional Police Tactical Squad
Following an incident of jailbreak and attack on police facility in Imo on Monday, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate deployment of additional units of Police Mobile Force (PMF) and other Police Tactical Squads to the State to strengthen security in the State. The force also says this is to prevent further attacks on security...
IPOB, ESN Responsible For Imo Jailbreak, Police Facility Attack— IGP Adamu
The Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba has disclosed that Preliminary investigations revealed that the attackers of Imo state custodial service centre, who came in their numbers with sophisticated weapons such as General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), Sub-Machine Guns (SMGs), AK49 rifles, Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), are members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra...
Attacks On Imo Police, Correctional Facility Act Of Terrorism, Buhari Reacts
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned what he described as a “deadly insurgent attack” on the Police Command Headquarters and the Correctional Facility in Owerri, Imo State, on Monday, calling it an act of terrorism. President Buhari in his reaction that was contained in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu in Abuja,...
Security: Ikpeazu Declares Curfew In Umuahia, Aba
In a bid to secure the property and lives of Abians, the state Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the imposition of curfew in Umuahia and Aba metropolis between 10pm and 6am daily from Monday, 5th April, 2021 till further notice. The state government says this is sequel to security reports received from multiple sources, and informed by the need...
Heavy Tension In Imo State As Gunmen Murder 7 Suya Sellers In Two Days
There was panic in Imo State on Friday and Saturday as gunmen murdered seven suya sellers. It was learnt that the traders were killed in separate shootings in Orlu and Umuaka in the Njaba Local Government Area of the state. An eyewitness, Harisu Ishiaku, said that the suspected killers, who were dressed in military uniform and numbered more than seven, stormed...
UPDATE: Hoodlums Free Over 2K Inmates In Imo [VIDEO]
No fewer than 2,000 inmates escaped on Monday morning in Owerri, the Imo State capital when suspected hoodlums attacked the Correctional Facility near the State Government House. The hoodlums also attacked the Imo State Police Command headquarters where they freed another 600 suspects in custody. https://youtu.be/_Z_hHrbTJk4 They set the police headquarters ablaze with dozens of vehicles burnt in the process. READ ALSO: Imo...
Imo Under Siege As Unknown Gunmen Set Police Headquarters, Prisons On Fire, Free Prisoners (Video)
Hoodlums Have Set Imo Police Headquarters (State CID) On Fire And Free Prisoners Monday morning. ABN TV reports that a correctional facility and police investigations department in Owerri in Imo State Capital were set alight by unidentified attackers in an overnight operation on Monday, April 5. https://youtu.be/gzONuEc4RKs READ ALSO: Ebonyi Killing: We’ll Ensure Justice, VP Osinbajo Assures Umahi, Community This online news platform understands...
I Did Not Appoint Anybody To Negotiate With Bandits ― El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said he did not appoint anybody to negotiate with bandits on his or the government’s behalf. He also said anyone found negotiating on behalf of the government would be arrested and prosecuted. This was made known in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, on Sunday debunking a...
