CRIME
After Burning Of Military Vehicles By Terror Leader Turji, FG Directs Minister Of State For Defence To Relocate To Sokoto
The Federal Government has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle and other military chiefs to move to Sokoto State to rid the North-West of the menace of banditry, kidnapping and terrorism. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director of Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. The directive, the government said, is...
Abia Govt Declares Zero Tolerance For Cultism, Vows Crackdown On Perpetrators
The Abia State Government has issued a strong warning against the resurgence of cult-related violence, particularly in Aba, reaffirming its zero-tolerance stance on cultism and other criminal activities. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, the government expressed dismay over the recent attempts by some youths to instill fear and...
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...
Youth Group Backs Redeployment Of AIG Okon To Zone 9 Police Hq Umuahia As IPOB Kicks
The umbrella body of all the youth organizations in the South East geopolitical zone under the auspices Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, has applauded the redeployment of the immediate past Commissioner of Police in Abia state, now AIG Ene Okon to Zone 9 Police headquarters in Umuahia. This is even as the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB...
Finland Approves Extradition Of Simon Ekpa To Nigeria Over Terrorism Allegations
The Finnish authorities have approved the extradition of Simon Ekpa, a controversial Finnish-Nigerian separatist agitator, to Nigeria. The transfer is scheduled for July 15, 2025, following a ruling by the Päijät-Häme District Court in Lahti on April 18, 2025. Ekpa, who refers to himself as the “Prime Minister” of the self-declared Biafra Republic Government-in-Exile, has been at the center of escalating...
Military Arrests Owo Catholic Church Attackers
The Defence Headquarters said it has arrested the terrorists behind the attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, who made the disclosure during a parley with media executives at t...
Man Arrested For Alleged Rape Of 68-Year-Old Woman In Enugu
The Enugu State Police Command on Monday said it arrested a middle-aged man, Abba Kyari Mohammed, for assault and alleged rape of a 68-year-old woman in Umulungbe Community in the Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. The suspected rapist, who hails from Jalingo, Taraba State, was said to have committed the offence on Saturday. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr...
Employees Arrested For Robbing Boss With Fake Pistol In Lagos
A bakery owner, Eniola Lucas, escaped death by a whisker when two members of her staff, Emmanuel Dolapo, and Jamiu Alabi, allegedly connived with one Segun Salawu to rob her of her valuables at her house in the Ijegun-Egba area of Satellite Town, Lagos State. A resident, Yinka Salisu, newsmen that Dolapo and Jamiu were on leave for the Yuletide...
Former LG Chairman, 50 Others Arraigned Over Alleged Murder Of Rivers DPO
Following the September 8 gruesome murder of SP Bako Angbashim, a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ahoada Division in Rivers State, some suspects in custody were arraigned at the State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Friday. Among those arraigned were the former chairman of Ahoada East Local Government Area, Mr Cassidy Ikegbidi, and over 50...
Female Lawyer Nabbed Over Illicit Drug Trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a female lawyer, Ebikpolade Helen, who specialised in production and distribution of skuchies, a mixture of cannabis, opioids and black currant. A statement issued by the Director, Media and Advocacy (NDLEA), Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, said the woman lives in Lekki area of Lagos. Babafemi said that the suspect...
