CRIME
Imo-Based Lawyer Murdered By Gunmen
Gunmen have reportedly murdered Victor Onwubiko, a legal practitioner based in Imo state and resident of Uturu in Abia state. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday night while the lawyer was returning to Abia State University, Uturu, where he resides. According to a source, the tragic event occurred along the Okigwe/Uturu road between 8 and 9 pm on Saturday, February 10, during a...
Bandits Kill Nine Traders In Katsina
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Sunday evening reportedly killed nine traders along Jibia/Batsari Road on Katsina State. Residents reported that the traders were returning to their community from a local market in Jibia when they ran into the gunmen around 6pm. It was learnt that the traders were being conveyed in two vehicles which the gunmen also burnt. A resident who...
Gunmen Kill 4 In Fresh Plateau Strikes
A 50-year-old farmer in Plateau State, Gawan Zhwe, has been killed by gunmen.It was gathered that Zhwe was killed in his house alongside two others in Nkienzha village, Bassa Local Government Area of the state on Sunday. A community leader in the area, Nuhu Bitrus, confirmed this to our correspondent in Jos on Monday. Bitrus said before the deaths of the...
NSCDC Nabs Three Over Rail Track Vandalism In Nasarawa
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS) has arrested three suspects who specialise in vandalising railway track slippers in Nassarawa State. In a statement, the National Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the corps, Babawale Afolabi, said that the suspects were arrested following a tip-off by members of the public. The CG’s SIS promptly...
Abuja Police Detain 307 Suspects Following Black Spot Raid
The tactical teams of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police command has arrested 307 suspects raiding a marked black spot, Gidan Dambe in Dei-Dei -Zuba axis. FCT Commissioner of Police, Benneth Igweh, who led the operation, said during search, one English Pistol with fifteen (15) rounds of 9mm ammunition was recovered from one Ibrahim Tukur who claimed to be a DSS...
Northern Elders To Adress Economic, Security Agenda With Fed Govt
Northern elite under the aegis of Arewa New Agenda (ANA) are set to engage the Federal Government with a set of proposals on how to stem insecurity and poverty, especially in the North and the country in general. According to the elders, the proposals, if considered and implemented, would pave the way for lasting prosperity for the entire country. Former Secretary to the...
Ondo Socialite, Emirate Commits Suicide After Killing Wife
A socialite and petrol station owner in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Sesan Adelabu, popularly known as Emirate, has allegedly macheted his wife to death. Our correspondent gathered that after killing his wife, Adelabu also committed suicide by drinking an insecticide. It was further gathered that the incident happened on Friday night in the Alagbaka area of the ancient city of...
Police Nab Six Suspected Robbers In FCT
Operatives of the FCT Police Command have arrested six suspected armed robbers in Utako Village in the Federal Capital Territory. The suspects were apprehended on Wednesday in an uncompleted hospital building which is a marked black spot during a coordinated raid operation. Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT Command, Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying a...
Building Capacity: IGP Mandates Reorientation Program, Arms Drill For Police Officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered regular and continuous reorientation courses, arms drills, and Baton and Rifle Exercises (BARE) for all police personnel across the country. The IGP reaffirmed his commitment to reposition the NPF through modern global practices through training and retraining of police officers and men. He stated this at the passing out parade of personnel...
No Security Threat In Gombe – Police Commissioner
Gombe State Police Commissioner, Hayatu Usman, has debunked claims that bandits have entered the state and informants are on the rise. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, in a statement made available to journalists on Friday, quoted the police boss as describing the claims by a security agency as unsubstantiated. Our correspondent reports that the Commandant of the...
