CRIME
Kidnappers Kill Three Siblings After Receiving N60m Ransom
Three brothers have been confirmed killed by kidnappers in the Lau Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State. Confirming the incident to Channels Television via telephone interview, the police spokesman in the state, Abdullahi Usman said the sad incident took place on Sunday at Garin Dogo community of Lau LGA. The three brothers, according to the police, were kidnapped from the...
Police Service Commission Approves Suspension Of Christmas Day Killer Cop
Following the recommendation of the Inspector General Usman Alkali Baba on Wednesday seeking the immediate suspension of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi over the killing of lawyer, Bolanle Raheem on Christmas Day in Lagos, the Police Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday approved the request. The PSC in a letter to the IGP, signed by its acting Chairman Justice...
IGP Begs Law Abiding Nigerians To Join Police For Nation Building
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba, wants law-abiding citizens and parents to encourage their children and wards to take interest in policing. Baba made the appeal in a message he sent to the passing out of 374 Police constables from the Police Training College, Oyin Akoko, Ondo State. He said more people should join the police not just as a...
Opening Dialogue With Leaders Of Terror Group Part Of Solutions To Insurgency — Theatre Commander
Talks with the commanders of terror groups form part of the “non-kinetic” aspect of ending Nigeria’s 13-year insurgency war, the Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in the North-East, Major General Chris Musa has said. Maj-Gen. Musa made this known on Saturday during a live appearance on Channels TV’s 2022 In Retrospect, an End-Of-Year special. When asked whether talks should...
Gunmen Kill Ebubeagu Commander’s Wife In Ebonyi, Set House On Fire
Gunmen have killed the pregnant wife of Kalu Chima (aka Oyeku), the Ebubeagu Commander in Ama-Etiti village, Etiti community, in the Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The two-man gang reportedly wore face masks during the attack on Sunday. An eyewitness, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the hoodlums took the commander’s wife outside, shot her in...
Ogun Couple Burnt Beyond Recognition In Their Home After Cross Over Service, Son Abducted
Tragedy struck in the Ibara area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Sunday, when a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye, were killed in a fire incident. Their son was reportedly taken away by suspected hoodlums, who set the house on fire. PUNCH Metro gathered that the couple were murdered in their private residence in Abeokuta shortly after returning from a New Year...
Ohakim Breaks Silence On Gunmen Attack That Killed Four Policemen In His Convoy, Says Bullet Proof Car His Saving Grace
Former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim has broken his silence on his attack by gunmen on Monday and the killing of four policemen in his convoy. The former governor escaped death by the hair’s breadth when gunmen rained bullets on his vehicle at Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. Narrating his ordeal after the ugly incident, Ohakim revealed that...
Buhari Meets Uzodimma Over Insecurity In Imo, Approves Deployment Of Technology
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma at the State House in Abuja. The meeting with Uzodinma may not be unconnected with the security challenges in the South-East region where gunmen have continued to unleash violence. Addressing journalists after the meeting, the Imo governor revealed that President Buhari approved the deployment of technology to combat insecurity...
Body Of Slain Ogun Couple’s Son Recovered In River
The police in Ogun State have recovered the remains of Oreoluwa Fatinloye, son of the slain couple, Mr and Mrs Kehinde Fatinloye, who were murdered and set ablaze by suspected assassins at their residence in Abeokuta, on Sunday. The corpse was recovered from the Adigbe river, along Obada Oko area of Abeokuta. According to information, the deceased’s hands were tied before...
DSS Arrests ISWAP Commander, Associate Over Kogi Explosion
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday, said it arrested the mastermind of a December 29, 2022 explosion near the Palace of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in the Okene area of Kogi State. The secret police said the suspect, Abdulmumin Otaru aka Abu Mikdad and one of his associates, Saidu Suleiman were arrested on January 3, 2023. The DSS identified...
