CRIME
Police Arrest Senator Rochas Okorocha In Imo (Photos)
Some operatives of the Imo State police command have arrested a former governor of the state, Senator Rochas Okorocha. Also arrested were Ijeoma Igboanusi and Lasbrey Okafor-Anyanwu. Igboanusi was the deputy chief of staff (Domestics) while Okafor-Anyanwu was the Commissioner for Transportation in Okorocha’s government. Okorocha was arrested on Sunday after unsealing Spring Palm Estate linked to his wife, Nkechi. READ ALSO: Sen....
Sen. Okorocha, Uche Nwosu Escape Death After Heavy Gunfire (PHOTOS)
The Senator representing Imo West constituency, Sen. Rochas Okorocha on Sunday reportedly escaped death by whiskers after his car was riddled with bullets by suspected thugs, ABN TV reports. Also in his convoy was Mr. Uche Nwosu, the governorship candidate of Action Alliance in the 2019 governorship election in Imo state. The former Imo state governor was said to have visited...
Six Persons Confirmed Dead In Abuja Military Plane Crash (VIDEO)
Six persons were feared dead when a military jet crashed in Abuja on Sunday, ABN TV reports. According to officials of the Federal Ministry of Aviation, the jet owned by the Nigeria Air Force reported an engine failure at about 10.39am before the crash. The incident was also confirmed by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who identified the military aircraft...
Gumi Sets Date For Return Of Kidnapped Kagara School Boys
Influential Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, said on Saturday that the kidnapped Kagara schoolchildren might be released today. Bandits, donning military uniform, had around 2am on Wednesday invaded Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State and whisked away 27 pupils and 15 staff members after killing a Senior Secondary School 3 pupil. The incident has created nationwide agitation and worries over the...
Send Your Children To Join ESN, Ohanaeze Youth Council Challenges Okorocha
The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) has challenged the former governor of Imo State, Sen. Rochas Okorocha to send his children to join the Eastern Security Network (ESN) as a sign of support for the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The National President of the council, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka at Umuahia, at the weekend in Umuahia reacted...
Suspected Assassins Kill Gov Okowa’s Aide In Delta
The Special Assistant to Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa on Youth development, Comrade Okiemute Sowho has been killed by suspected assassins in Sapele. He was shot dead around 6p.m. on Saturday evening, near a popular hotel along Akintola road close to the Adeniyi end of the town. According to sources, the deceased had gone to check a building in the vicinity...
How We Lure Our Victims From Dating Sites, Rob Them — Kidnap Kingpins Confess
Three members of a kidnap gang that picked on their targets through dating sites have been arrested by men of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team in Rivers State. The suspects – Michael Eneji aka General, 30; Nwachukwu Emeka, 22; and Success Okeke, 27 – were rounded up following the killing of one of their victims, Michael Victor, who...
Orlu Military Bombardment: Igbo Youths Blow Hot, Tell Army To Take Fight To Bandits
The Ndigbo Youth Parliament, NYP, Saturday condemned the alleged aerial bombardment in Orlu, Imo state, saying “aside the videos from the eyewitness sent to us, we received calls of tensions and anxieties from the citizens of the communities in Orlu where the aerial bombardments took place.” Speaker of the Parliament, Rikki Nwajiofor in a statement described the alleged military action...
Fears As Bandits Attack Niger Community Again
Armed bandits on Saturday evening launched another attack on Gurmana Ward in Shiroro local government area of Niger state. ABN TV learnt that over 15 people are suspected to have drowned in River Kaduna as they tried to escape from the bandits attack. Sources said that the bandits were armed with sophisticated weapons and were shooting sporadically when they entered the...
Mentally Unstable Woman Who Set Umuahia Bungalow On Fire Rescued
Men of Abia State Fire Service have reportedly rescued a mentally unstable lady who allegedly set a bungalow where she lives at Umuafai in Umuahia North LGA the state on fire. ABN TV reports that the incident took place at about 9 pm on Thursday. She had allegedly ignited the fire and remained at the scene. The state fire service arrived few...
