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Police arrest suspected fake prophet in Edo

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Police arrest suspected fake prophet in Edo

Bode May 6, 2022

The Police Command in Edo, said it has arrested a man masquerading as a prophet to defraud members of the public. The command disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Benin, by its Public Relations Officer, SP Kontongs Bello. Bello said the suspect’s arrest followed a petition by...

Unknown gunmen attack Ebonyi area, set vehicle ablaze

Bode May 6, 2022

Unknown gunmen suspected to be enforcing a two-day ‘phantom’ sit-at-home allegedly declared by yet to be identified dissident group in South-East attacked Ebebe Junction in Abakaliki metropolis, Ebonyi. The attackers who struck the area at about 6:20 a.m on Friday set a vehicle ablaze while a motorcycle operator escaped...

Nigerian News

US accuses DSS, military of extrajudicial killings, rights violations, corruption

Bode May 5, 2022

The United States (US) has accused the Nigerian Department of State Services (DSS), police and army of corruption and violation of human rights with impunity. It also added that there were credible evidence and reports that members of security forces committed numerous rights abuses, extrajudicial killings and stifling of...

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Armed policemen storm PDP Secretariat in Abia, seal off premise

Bode May 5, 2022

Armed policemen have took over the state secretariat of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia located at Finbars Road Umuahia on Thursday morning. The stern-looking security agents prevented staff and visitors from accessing the premises. One of them, on inquiries, said it was “an order from above”....

Nigerian News

What made me charged my church members N310,000 to fly them to heaven – Pastor

Bode May 5, 2022

Pastor Ade Abraham of Christ High Commission Ministry, also known as Royal Christ Assembly, Kaduna State, who charged his members N310,000 to make heaven has said that he got authority from God to do so. The Ekiti State police command recently revealed that it had invited Pastor Abraham, for...

APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu

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2023: Intelligence gathering crucial in tackling insecurity – APC Chairman

Bode May 2, 2022

BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Abdulahi Adamu has urged Nigerians to provide security agencies with intelligent reports so as to effectively tackle the rising insecurity bedeviling various part of the country. Senator Adamu gave the charge on Monday...

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Abia Govt seals hotel over ‘mysterious’ death, disappearance of customers

Bode April 30, 2022

The Abia State Government has sealed off Merry Home Hotels over the mysterious death and disappearance of some of its clients who lodged at the facility. While the body of a yet-to-be-identified lady was recovered from the facility, several others reportedly went missing with no news of their whereabouts....

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Ortom describes murder of NYSC member Terungwa unacceptable, tasks Police on diligent investigations

Bode April 28, 2022

By YEMI ITODO, Markudi – Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has described as intolerable, murder of the Benue born Youth Corps member, Stephanie Se-Ember Terungwa, who was posted to Abuja by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for her one year mandatory national service. Terungwa, a graduate of...

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Ortom orders arrest of hunters and forest guards who shaved lady’s hair in Markudi

Bode April 27, 2022

By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has ordered the immediate arrest of the leaders of the illegal group, ‘Hunters and Forests Security Guards for causing a heavy security breaches on the streets of Makurdi and forcefully shaving a young lady’s hair. The Governor who distanced...

Police arrest 2 dismissed NDA cadet officers, one other for robbery in Bauchi

Bode April 27, 2022

By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed that two people were killed after hoodlums attacked a send forth ceremony in the Gudum Hausawa area of the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, said in a statement that the send forth was organized by...

Nigerian News

Police arrest 65 year-old-man for defiling 2 minors in Sokoto

Bode April 26, 2022

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sokoto State Police Command has paraded a 65 years old man, identified as Ibrahim Adamu Magana for allegedly defiling two minors aged 10 and 9 within Sokoto Cinema area of Sokoto North LGA of the state. Narrating the incident that led to Magana’s...

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Police arrest 7 hoodlums for killing wedding guests in Bauchi

Bode April 26, 2022

By AISHA NANA, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested seven hoodlums who stormed the venue of a wedding at Gudum Hausawa, a suburb of Bauchi on Saturday and killed two youths. The assailants killed a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old in the attack. Police spokesman, SP Ahmed...

Police rescue kidnapped herdsmen in Anambra

Bode April 25, 2022

The Anambra State Police Command on Monday said that seven of the eight herdsmen allegedly kidnapped in the state on Saturday had been found and rescued. Police spokesman, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, told NAN in Akwa that a joint police and military patrol team found the herdsmen sitting in the...

Crime News

Gunmen abduct 10 herdsmen, rustle 300 cattle in Anambra

Bode April 23, 2022

Suspected gunmen have abducted 10 members of the Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria MACBAN in Anambra State with 300 cows. They were said to have demanded N4m ransom and a gun from the families of the victims. The South East Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria...

Nigerian News

Osinach’s husband, Peter Nwachukwu ‘paraded’ before kids, relations (Photos)

Bode April 22, 2022

Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, who was accused of assaulting his late wife has been paraded before his children and family members. The suspect was paraded after the Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen visited the force headquarters where he is being held....

IPOB bomb manufacturer arrested in Imo

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IPOB bomb manufacturer arrested in Imo

Bode April 22, 2022

By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Police Force in Imo State have arrested a suspected bomb manufacturer belonging to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB/Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the state. The police spokesman in the state, CSP Michael Abattam, said the suspect, identified as Simeon Onigbo, was...

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Gunmen shoot three dead in Edo community over leadership tussle

Bode April 21, 2022

Three persons were reportedly killed at Uselu-Nahor community in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo on Wednesday following a leadership tussle. Police spokesman, SP Katongs Bello, confirmed the incident, but said he had yet to get further details. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that gunmen attacked the...

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Gunmen invade FCT community, kidnap 4 family members

Bode April 20, 2022

Gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers, at the early hours of Wednesday, invaded and kidnapped four family members in Shadadi community in Kuje Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Some residents of the community told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that the incident happened at...

Security News

I-G orders CPs, others to boost security around schools

Bode April 20, 2022

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered all Commissioners of Police (CPs), Tactical Commanders and their supervising Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) to boost security around schools and colleges. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Wednesday...

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Man arrested with 250 parcels of Cannabis in Kano

Bode April 17, 2022

By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 33-year-old drug peddler, Agbo Victor, in possession of 250 parcels of Cannabis sativa. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday n Kano. He said the...