CRIME
UNIZIK Lecturer Killed In Carjacking Attempt In Anambra
Dr. Fabian Osita, a lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, was shot dead by some unidentified members of a car-snatching syndicate. The incident, it was gathered, occurred on Monday night near the high-tension area in Aroma in Awka, the state capital, as the deceased was driving home from work. One of the sources near the scene of the incident said...
Ritualists Murder 78-Year-Old Widow, Drain Blood, Remove Vital Organs
The Ekiti State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the killing of a 78-year-old grandmother and widow by persons suspected to be ritualists in Ikere Ekiti, Ikere Local Government Area. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident, described it as “unfortunate and mysterious.” Abutu said the investigation had begun into the case and that the Criminal...
Suspected Herdsmen Kill Three Persons Returning From Burial In Gov. Ortom’s Community
Three kinsmen of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State were, Saturday evening, reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen while returning from a burial ceremony along Iordye- Gbajimba road in Guma Local Government Area of the state. This came as the governor, yesterday, raised the alarm that armed herdsmen have taken over communities in his home town making it impossible for him...
Anger As Road Safety Official Allegedly Stabs Bus Driver To Death In Abia (Graphic Photos)
An unidentified official of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC has stabbed to death a driver around Umuikaa junction in Isialangwa South local government area of Abia State, ABN TV reports. Though the details of the incident is still sketchy, all efforts to reach the public relations officer of Abia State command of FRSC proved abortive. Meanwhile, the Executive Chairman,...
Ex-Philippine President Duterte Taken Into Custody Over Crimes Against Humanity
On Tuesday, police in Manila arrested former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with his deadly war on drugs, as per a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. The 79-year-old faces a charge of “the crime against humanity of murder," according to the ICC, for a crackdown that rights groups estimate killed tens of thousands of mostly poor men,...
Ortom Weeps After Killing Of Two Aide Workers, Six Others By Fulani Militia
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has lamented over the Sunday night killing of Benue farmers and two aid workers at Tomanyii village in the Guma Local Government Area. Speaking to newsmen on Monday, Governor Ortom noted that until the Federal Government “which wine and dines with the leadership of the armed herdsmen decide to end the atrocities, the killing...
Media Promoting Banditry, Secessionism, DSS Alleges
The Department of State Services (DSS) has accused media organisations of promoting the activities of terrorists and secessionists in the country. This is even as Ekwulobia town in Orumba South local council area of Anambra State was thrown into serious tension yesterday, following the alleged killing of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) by unknown gunmen. Spokesperson of DSS,...
Be Mindful Of Your Utterances On Mamu, DSS Warns Public
The Department of State Services has warned Nigerians over making comments on its arrest of the terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu. The DSS, in a statement by its Spokesman, Peter Afunaya, Sunday, asked the public to leave the agency alone and allow it to concentrate on the investigations which it said the outcomes had been “mindboggling.” This was coming hours after the...
17 soldiers killed, scores abducted in fresh Boko Haram attack
No fewer than 17 soldiers were killed, while many others were abducted in two confrontations on Friday and Saturday between the military and Boko Haram insurgents on Bama-Gwoza highway It was, however, gathered that the number of casualties on the Boko Haram side was high, although it could not be ascertained as of press time. The insurgents were said to have...
Suspected Armed Robbers, Impersonators Nabbed In FCT, Firearms Recovered
Police officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested four (4) suspects at Nyanya for armed robbery and impersonation. In a statement by ASP Yusuf Mariam, the Police Public Relations Officer for the Abuja command, those arrested include James Salifu 27 years and Umar Hamza 33 years both male, arrested by detectives during a routine stop and search operations...
