CRIME
How Troops Rescued 5 of Abducted Kaduna College Of Forestry Students
Troops of I Division FCC Nigerian Army has rescued five of the students of the College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna who were kidnapped by bandits on March 11, Army Headquarters says. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Yerima gave the names of the rescued students as Abubakar Yakubu, Francis...
NDLEA Nabs Notorious Drug Dealer In Nasarawa, Recovers 100 Bags Of Skunk
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a man it described as “the most wanted drug baron in Nasarawa state, Sami Ashoko,” who spent the Easter season in custody. The agency said the warehouse of the suspect, which was allegedly filled with skunk, was also raided and 100 bags of the illicit drug weighing 1,095.3kg were seized. The NDLEA, in...
Ikpeazu Extends Curfew To Ohafia, Arochukwu, Reviews Time
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has extended the curfew earlier imposed on Aba and Umuahia to Ohafia and Arochukwu local government areas of the state. Recall that the Governor had announced a curfew in the state after the attacks onImo State police headquarters and Nigeria Correctional Service both in Owerri, Imo state capital in which nearly 2000 inmates reportedly...
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...
