Two Men Arraigned By Police For Kidnapping, Receiving N20m Ransom
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Monday ordered the remand of two men accused of kidnapping two people and collecting N20 million ransom. The accused are Abolaji Abdulazeez, aka BJ and Adewale Abolarinwa, aka Oro. The Chief Magistrate, Emmanuel Idowu, who did not take their plea due to lack of jurisdiction on the […]
‘We’re Coming’, Suspected Herdsmen Write Ogun Communities, Threaten Attack
Suspected killer herdsmen have allegedly written to residents of some communities in Ogun State, threatening to attack them in their communities The Ogun State Police Command, on Monday, confirmed the threat but assured residents of adequate protection. The letters were reportedly written to the residents of Asa, Agbon, Ibeku and Oja-Odan communities in Yewa-North Local […]
Scores Killed As Terrorists Ambush Troops In Zamfara
Several terrorists and some Nigerian Army personnel have been killed following an ambush by armed terrorists in Zamfara State. The incident is said to have occurred on Sunday when the land troops were responding to distress calls from locals, following a terrorist attack on Malele community within Mutumji district of Maru Local Government Area. Sources […]
NDLEA Apprehends Nine Suspects, Seizes Tonnes Of Narcotics In 5 States
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized tonnes of narcotics in Lagos, Edo, Bauchi, Kaduna, and Oyo raids. Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, December 18, 2022. NDLEA operatives in Lagos on Sunday 11th December intercepted a truck and a bus conveying 113 jumbo […]
Local Vigilantes Nab Most Wanted Gunman In Anambra
Members of a local vigilante have arrested a notorious gunman, Chukwuma Ejionye, in Ezinifitte, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The native of Awo, Ezinifite in Nnewi South has been linked to different attacks in Ezinifitte, and the entire Nnewi South. Confessing to carrying out attacks in the area, Ejionye said; “I was in Unubi camp, before […]
Pregnant Policewoman Arrested Over Househelp’s Death
A pregnant Deputy Superintendent of Police attached to the Oyo State Police Command, Omolola Omolabi, has been arrested over the death of her 14-year-old househelp, Tomiwa Ajayi. Omolabi was arrested after a Beninoise, Yemisi Jimoh, accused her of killing her daughter she had in her previous marriage. It was gathered that Jimoh handed over her […]
Gunmen Allegedly Shoot Ebonyi Commissioner Dead In Anambra
A member of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly Service Commission, Barrister Leonard Chibuzor Alegu, has been shot dead by suspected kidnappers in Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident occurred in the late hours of Saturday, December 17, 2022, along Enugu – Onitsha expressway, in the Umunya community, Oyi Local Government Area of […]
Gunmen Invade Kaduna, Kill 28 Persons
Over 28 persons were killed on Sunday in fresh attacks on Southern Kaduna. The attacks took place in Malagum 1 and Sokwong communities of Kagoro Chiefdom in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Council Chairman, Mr Mathias Siman, the Kaura local government council chairman, while confirming the incident on Monday, said he […]
Kidnappers Kill Businessman In Ondo
Augustine Okoye, a businessman in Ugbe, Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State, was over the weekend kidnapped and killed by unidentified gunmen. The deceased, a popular cosmetics dealer in the Ikare-Akoko axis of the state was said to have been killed after an undisclosed of ransom was paid. Okoye and his wife […]
Three Dead As Suspected Herdsmen Storm Benue
Armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen causing havoc in several parts of Benue State have again attacked the Adaka community in the Makurdi Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the incident, which occurred over the weekend, left at least three unsuspecting residents dead. A resident of the community, identified as […]
