CRIME
DPO Killed In Fresh Attack By Gunmen In Anambra
Gunmen in the early hours of Monday attacked the Isiowulu Police station, Awada, in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and two others. The hoodlums in large numbers stormed the police facility at about 2:18am and engaged the police officers in a gun duel. The police, with the help of the military men,...
We Can’t Allow Anyone Truncate Democracy, CDS Irabor Warns Troublemakers
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, declared yesterday that elections will hold in every part of Nigeria and that the Armed Forces, the Police and other security agencies were ready to defend democracy at all costs. Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, quoted the CDS as urging Nigerians to discountenance any threat that elections would...
Armed Thugs Disperse Voters, Set Ballot Boxes On Fire In Lagos
Unidentified armed thugs in their large numbers invaded some polling units in the Oshodi and Itire areas of Lagos, dispersing voters with dangerous weapons and setting ballot papers and boxes on fire. The masked thugs dressed in black disrupted the exercise in the affected units on Saturday when Nigerians filed out in their large numbers to vote in the presidential...
Voters Flee As Terrorists Strike In Borno
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists stormed Goza town in Goza Local Government Area of Borno State, on Saturday, disrupting voting exercise. The insurgents struck while voters were participating in the ongoing presidential and parliamentary elections. Emir of Goza, Mohammed Shehu Timta,confirmed the attack, saying five persons were injured. “Boko Haram insurgents launched attack into the heart of the town, shooting sporadically. Five people...
Nigeria Decides: Hoodlums Attack INEC Collation Centre In Lagos
Hoodlums numbering over 50 have invaded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre at Ile-Iwe, Orilowo Ejigbo area of Lagos State. Sounds of sporadic gunshots rented the air as INEC officials and parties agents fled in different directions. Report said they came in six motorcycles and four commercial buses. The presidential and national assembly elections took place on Saturday nationwide.
Police Nab BVAS Syndicate In Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command has arrested a number of suspects who are believed to be involved in the manipulation of the Bimordial Voters Accreditation System (BVAS). The suspects were apprehended by the police in a sting operation on Ghandji street in the Maitama area of the FCT. Arise TV reports that the police has taken the suspects into...
Police Nab Killer Of Benue University Student, Suspect Makes Shocking Revelation
The Benue state Police have arrested the alleged killer of Erekaa Dooshima Naomi, a 300-level Mass Communication student of Benue State University (BSU) whose corpse was recovered from a shallow grave last week. Police spokesperson, SP Catherine Anene, confirmed to our correspondent on Wednesday, that the suspect is in police custody. The deceased undergraduate was reportedly missing for three days before...
Over 400 Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists Surrender To Army In Borno
No fewer than 443 repentant Boko Haram terrorists and their families surrendered to the Nigerian Army in Borno State. The renunciation followed their escape from the one-week massive attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in the state. A counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed, yesterday in Maiduguri that the rivalry clashes raised the...
How Gunmen Stormed Abuja Estate, Abducted 12
No fewer than 12 residents of Grow Homes Estate, along Kuchibiyi in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, were kidnapped by gunmen, on Friday, at about11:30 p.m. A source said the victims were captured from two separate apartments in the estate. The gunmen, in their numbers, reportedly escaped through the bush track, which links the community to another village. The...
Police Threaten Hard Times Against Southern Kaduna Attackers
The Kaduna State Police Command has said that all culprits in connection with the renewed attack in Southern Kaduna will be decisively dealt with in accordance with the law. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Muhammad Jalige, told newsmen in Kaduna, the state capital that it was true that gunmen attacked the southern part of the state in the early...
