Troops of the Joint Task Force, South-East, code-named Operation UDO KA II, has cleared four notorious camps of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliates, Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Imo State. The troops, in the course of the clearance, neutralised two IPOB/ESN members...
Crime News
The Police Command in Ebonyi, says suspected armed men have burnt three commuter buses, four motorcycles and one tricycle in the state. SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, Spokesperson of the Command, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the attack occured in Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu local government area of the state,...
The Police Command in Katsina State, has arrested six students of Federal University Dutsinma over the alleged murder of Abubakar Nasir-Barda, a 21-year-old 200 level student of the university. ASP Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq, the command’s public relations officer, disclosed this in a statement issued in Katsina on Saturday. Abubakar-Sadiq...
Troops of Joint Task Force South-East, code-named Operation UDO KA II, has neutralised four members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), during a gun duel. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday by Lt.-Col. Jonah...
Police in Ondo State have confirmed the abduction of some Christian worshippers traveling for a burial programme by gunmen at Ifon in Ose Local Government Area of the state. The abducted persons are members of the Christ Apostolic Church(CAC), Oke Igan, Akure, the state capital. SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya,...
The unknown gunmen, who kidnapped the Benue Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Mathew Aboa, have allegedly demanded a ransom of N60 million from his family. A family source told newsmen on Friday in Makurdi that the abductors made the demand in a phone call to...
The Police Command in Nasarawa has arrested 18 suspected kidnappers at different locations of the state. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, made the disclosure while parading the suspects in Lafia on Friday. He said that two of the suspects were arrested while trying to purchase more...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun has ordered thorough investigation into the attack on a police officer, Insp. Omeje Matthew in Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Emee Oil And Gas Nig. Ltd., Florence Onojame, who allegedly defrauded Access Bank of N4.4 billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Onojame appeared before an Ikeja Special Offences Court alongside her...
The Lagos State government on Thursday arraigned a man, Stephen Monday, before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly defiling his lover’s four-year-old daughter. Monday, whose residential address was not given, is facing a count of defilement. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has decried the sudden rise of fake dollars and cyber crimes in Benue axis. Its Acting Chairman, Mr Abdulkarim Chukkol, who disclosed this on Thursday in Makurdi, said that the commission had taken measures to address the situation. The EFCC chairman...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a U.S. ex-convict, Kolawole Erinle to 12 years in jail for defrauding Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB) of 1.4 million dollars. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Erinle to five years...
Four persons including a soldier have been killed in an ambush along Gwoza Limankara Road, one hundred and thirty-four kilometres from Maiduguri by Boko Haram terrorists. They were killed in a convoy comprising civilian JTF and the military escorting passengers along the route. Several other motorists were also...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted four tons of illicit and controlled drugs in seven states within one week. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Mr. Babafemi listed the ...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – The Police Command in Ekiti has alerted the general public about the sudden disappearance of a female undergraduate of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti. ...
The troops of 103 Battalion (Rear) of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, presently on Operation UDO KA II have rescued Dr Maxwell Ayim from suspected kidnappers between Four Corner and Amokwe Junction in Udi LGA of Enugu State. This is contained in a statement issued in Enugu on Saturday...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Police in Niger State have apprehended 5 suspects for being in possession of a human skull for money ritual purposes. The police Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Minna. DSP Abiodun explained that: “On...
The Yobe Police Command says it has arrested two persons in connection with suspected acts of banditry. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu and made available to newsmen on Thursday. Abdulkarim gave the names of the suspects as Hassan...
The Zamfara Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Wednesday confirmed the murder of Alhaji Hamisu Danjibga, the state Correspondent of the Voice of Nigeria (VON). A statement issued in Gusau by the state NUJ Secretary, Ibrahim Ahmad, said that the body of the deceased was dumped...
The Police Command in Cross River, says it has discovered a factory producing guns and explosives at Osomba community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. A team of the command’s Anti Cultism and Kidnapping Squad, led by SP Ogini Chukwuma uncovered the factory and recovered cache of...