CRIME
DSS Lambasts PDP Chairman Over Utterances
For claiming that his party would not use the Department of State Services operatives to harass people upon taking over power in 2023, the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Dr. Iyorcha Ayu, has been cautioned to stop maligning the frontline security agency. Dr. Ayu, who is upbeat his party will upset the ruling APC in next year’s poll,...
Insecurity: FCTA Seizes 130 Rickety Vehicles
No fewer than 130 rickety vehicles were impounded for allegedly operating in the guise of commercial transport business, to perpetrate crime in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. It was gathered that the said vehicles were confiscated by the FCT Administration through its Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) during its reinforced raid on ‘unroadworthy’ vehicles plying the nation’s capital city within...
Gunmen Kidnap Another Traditional Ruler In Imo, Kill One
Gunmen on Sunday abducted a traditional ruler at Y-Junction, Ubomiri in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State. A source said the abduction occurred during a heavy downpour in the afternoon. It was gathered the monarch, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, was travelling with his little daughter when the abductors overtook his Range Rover on Orlu Road and forced...
Wife Of Ousted President Of Gabon, Ali Bongo Jailed Over Corruption
The wife of Gabon’s deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba, under house arrest since the coup in the central African country in late August, has been jailed, her lawyer said on Thursday. Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, suspected of embezzling public funds, was jailed late on Wednesday, her lawyer Francois Zimeray told AFP, denouncing the “arbitrary… illegal procedure”. Bongo’s wife was charged on...
43-Year-Old Ogun Man Arrested For Impregnating Daughter, 19 Says Devil Pushed Him
A 43-year-old man, Abiodun Oladapo, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for allegedly impregnating his 19-year-old daughter. The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, SP, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following a complaint lodged at Mowe Divisional Headquarters by one Oluwatoyin Idowu, who reported that her...
23-Year-Old Man Who Ran Away With 21 Phones Belonging To JAMB Candidates Arrested
Kwara State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, (NSCDC) on Friday paraded a 23-year-old suspect, who allegedly stole 21 phones from students writing JAMB examination in Ilorin. Parading the suspect, Kadiri Qudus, at the command
3 Policemen Kidnapped In Ogun
No fewer than three policemen were said to have been abducted in broad daylight by some unknown gunmen in Ogun State. It was gathered that the police officers were abducted on Thursday at Wasinmi, in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State. The cops were the State from Zone 2, Onikan, Lagos State, for an investigation. They were said to have been...
State Police: Governors Not Tolerant To Criticisms, Should Not Be Trusted With Control Of Arms — Sir Udensi
Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi has backed President Muhammadu Buhari in rejecting state police, insisting that it is prone to abuse by the governors whom he said are not tolerant to slight criticisms. According to Udensi, governors will use state police to pursue political agenda, noting that it is dangerous to trust them with the command and control of...
Since 2021, About 47,975 Terrorists Have Surrendered — Defence Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters says a total of 47,975 terrorists and their families have so far surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North East from September 2021 to date. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this while giving an update on military operations between March 10 and March 24, on Thursday in Abuja. Onyeuko said the...
Gunmen Who Attacked, killed Ifeanyi Ubah’s Aides Arrested, Says Gov. Soludo
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has revealed that some of the gunmen who participated in an assassination attempt on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah have been arrested. Soludo revealed this on Friday when he visited Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, the same community where the attack happened about a month ago. Ubah had lost four security aides and...
