Abducted Imo Traditional Ruler, Eze Ohiri Regains Freedom
A traditional ruler and the former chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Samuel Agunwa Ohiri, who was abducted by gunmen, has regained his freedom. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Henry Okoye, confirmed this to journalists in Owerri on Thursday. Ohiri was abducted from his residence in the Orodo community, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo...
Cybersecurity Expert: “Yahoo Boys” Should Be Reformed By The EFCC Into IT Professionals
A cyber-security specialist, Mr Chidiebere Ihediwa has advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) to devise methods of re-orientating arrested educated online fraudsters (aka Yahoo Boys) to become information technology specialists. According to him, this strategy is better, rather than allowing them to languish in detention or undergo destructive dissolution. Ihediwa, also a renowned software developer, made the call on Wednesday...
IGP Launches Special Squad To Tackle Incessant Kidnappings In FCT
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday, launched a special team tagged the ‘Special Intervention Squad’ to reduce the spate of kidnappings in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). At the launch of the special squad in Abuja, the police boss said the team comprised specially trained mobile police officers who are expected to provide rapid response to...
IGP Wants Increased Efforts To Fight Kidnappers In FCT
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has called for the intensification of efforts to “decimate kidnappers and other criminally-minded individuals” in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The IGP spoke on Tuesday after a meeting with the Force Management Team and Tactical Squads in Abuja following the worrying state of security in the nation’s capital. “The IGP expressed deep concern...
Wike Meets With Heads Of Security Agencies As Insecurity Escalates In FCT
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has assured residents of the FCT that there is no need to panic, adding that he and the security agencies are not sleeping, and are aware of the security challenges in the territory. This is even as the Minister on Tuesday, summoned an emergency closed-door meeting with heads of security agencies...
Hunger Responsible For Escalating Kidnappings In Nigeria — Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has blamed the escalating kidnappings and insecurity in the country on what he described as worsening poverty and hunger in the land. On January 5, gunmen abducted six young girls in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, a situation that has generated public outcry. Last Sunday, the abductors killed Nabeeha, one...
Ajaokuta Steel Company To Commence Manufacturing Of Military Hardwares
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, on Monday, said the Federal Government plans to start the production of military hardware in Ajaokuta Steel Mill. The minister said he has been working closely with his counterparts in the Ministries of Defence and Works to perfect plans for the steel plant which has been moribund for many years to start...
After All My Efforts, Security Agencies Not Using NIN-SIM Linkage To Track Terrorists — Pantami
A former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami said he is frustrated that Nigerian security agencies are not using the National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) linkage policy to track terrorists in the country. Pantami disclosed this in a statement via his official X handle on Monday. The former minister stated that he tested...
Abducted Girls: Police Deploy Tactical Units, Comb Forests, Shanties
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have continued to comb bushes and shanties in border areas between the FCT, Niger, Kaduna, and Nasarawa States, in a bid to rescue the remaining 23 victims that were abducted by bandits in the Bwari area of Abuja on January 3. Our correspondent gathered that the FCT Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba,...
Police Kill Hoodlum, Foil Robbery Attack In Anambra
Police in Anambra state have killed a robbery suspect in a gun duel in Ubiahuikwem, Ihiala local government area of the state. Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga who confirmed this in a statement on Monday, January 15, said the suspect was neutalized while attempting to rob a middle-aged man of his vehicle at Ubiahuikwem, Ihiala. He said an Automatic Pump Action gun and two...
