May 19, 2024

May 19, 2024

10 Months After Assaulting FRSC Officer, Police Apprehend Errant Motorist

Ten months on the run, the Nigeria Police Rapid Response Squad (RRS) in Lagos State arrested a taxi driver who assaulted a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer on Sept. 28, 2021.   The Lagos State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Tuesday by […]

Insecurity: We Have A Lazy Commander-In-Chief, Ex-NHRC Chief Odinkalu Mocks Buhari

A former Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a “lazy and uncaring Commander-in-Chief”.   The human rights lawyer disclosed this while speaking on the state of insecurity in Nigeria on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday.   He berated President Buhari for jetting out […]

Police Confirm Attack On Bullion Van In Abia As Robbers Cart Away Cash

An attack on a bullion van conveying cash from a new generation bank in Aba to Umuahia has been confirmed by the Abia State police command.   The development was confirmed by the spokesperson of the command, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna.   According to Ogbonna, the robbers laid an ambush for the bullion van on the […]

Gunmen Attack Police In Ogun

Some gunmen suspected to be members of the Aiye cult group terrorizing different parts of Abeokuta have attacked policemen in the Ogun State capital.   The attack, which led to a gun duel between the suspected cultists and the police, ensued when the cops tried to arrest one of them, who the police identified as […]

Bomb Scare As Explosion Rocks Lokoja

Confusion gripped residents of Lokoja in the early hours of Tuesday following a loud explosion that was heard around the ever-busy post office area of Lokoja, making residents scamper for safety.   It was gathered that the said explosion actually took place around the premises of the office of the Secretary to Kogi State Government, […]

Shock As Terrorists Attack Presidential Guards In Abuja, Kill Eight Soldiers

Gunmen on Friday attacked some officials of the 7 Guards Battalion of the Nigerian Army Presidential Guards Brigade.   The incident, which took place late Friday night around the Bwari Area Council of Abuja, left three soldiers wounded and eight personnel killed.   Two of the slain personnel were officers, including a captain and lieutenant, […]

Breakthrough As 42 Abducted Victims Rescued By Police In Kano

The Police in Kano State said it rescue forty-five kidnapped victims and twenty-five human trafficking victims.   State Commissioner of Police, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko stated this during an interaction with community policing stakeholders and police officers in preparation for his retirement held at police officers’ mess, Bompai, kano.   According to him “it’s exactly […]