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Shock In Zone 9 Umuahia As SRS Commander, Kenneth Slumps, Dies (Photos)
Tragedy struck at Zone 9 Umuahia, Abia State on Thursday as the Commander of the Police Swift Response Squad (SRS) in Umuahia, DSP Kenneth Ndu, slumped and died while eating with fellow officers, ABN TV reports. According to sources, DSP Ndu had just returned from an investigative operation with his team when he decided to have a meal at...
RCCG Celebrates Adeboye’s 83rd Birthday With Dialysis, Free Surgeries
To commemorate the 83rd birthday of General Overseer Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the Redeemed Christian Church of God has announced free medical procedures. Adeboye was born on March 2, 1942, in Ifewara, Osun State. He will be 83 on Sunday. According to a statement by his son, Pastor Leke Adeboye, on Thursday, the program, which is part of the church’s Corporate Social...
Abia Police Probe Officers Caught In Viral Civilian Manhandling Incident
The Abia State Police Command has responded to a Facebook video purportedly depicting police officers abusing a civilian. The incident was said to have occurred along Lagos Street in Umuahia on February 20, as the footage quickly gained attention on social media. According to a statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Maureen Chinaka, on Friday, the officers involved have been identified and...
Kebbi Police Gun Down Four Kidnappers, Frees Hostage
The Kebbi State Police Command has successfully apprehended one suspect, neutralized four others, and rescued Umaru Bawa, a 60-year-old man, in the state's Suru Local Government Area. The police also recovered ₦3 million, which had already been paid as ransom. A statement made available to newsmen on Saturday by the spokesman of the command, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, said the incident occurred...
14 Escape Death In Third Mainland Bridge Auto Crash
No fewer than 14 commuters escaped death in an accident that involved a commercial bus and a private car along the Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of the Lagos StateTraffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, that the accident occurred at the Iyana-Oworonshoki area of the bridge...
Anambra Govt Seals Shrine Linked To Oke Ite, Yahoo Plus In Okija (Photos)
The Anambra State Government has sealed a shrine in Umuofor village, Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area, allegedly used by one Ekene Igboegbueze for illicit rituals aimed at supernaturally enriching individuals, ABN TV reports. The Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security, Mr. Ken Emeakayi, disclosed this while leading operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi to the shrine. https://youtu.be/YFmy3ZccjUA?si=5AnIn45vPMZb1HOr He explained that...
Police Apprehend 3 For Vandalising Transformer Cables In Adamawa
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects for allegedly vandalising and stealing transformer cables at Wuro Dole in the Girei LGA. The command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Yola, the state capital. He said the arrest followed credible information from a reliable source, leading to the apprehension of three suspects for...
Police ASP Commits Suicide In Niger
An Assistant Superintendent of Police in Niger State, Shafi’u Bawa, reportedly committed suicide on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred in Kontagora Local Government Area, where authorities revealed that his father, Usman Bawa, a resident of the Rigasa area in Kontagora, reported the matter to the police command. PUNCH learnt that Officer Bawa was found hanging from the ceiling when his father...
IBEDC Workers Shutdown In Ogun, Launch Indefinite Strike
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company's employees went on strike for an indefinite period of time on Monday due to a number of welfare issues, including the alleged termination of 17 employees, the failure to implement the new minimum wage, and the failure to pay pension and cooperative deductions. When our correspondent visited the Ogun Region office of IBEDC in Abeokuta...
One Dead, Four Kidnapped As Armed Men Strike Plateau Community
Tragic events occurred in the Shendai community in Plateau State's Quaanpan Local Government Area when four people were kidnapped and one person was killed in an attack. It was learned that the incident occurred on Saturday, leaving residents in a state of shock and fear. According to reports, the kidnappers stormed the residence of their victims, shooting and killing one person...
