Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest In Benue
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a Catholic priest of Otukpo Diocese, Rev. Fr. Anthony Adikwu. The Rev. Father is the parish priest of St. Margaret’s Parish, Ajegbe Awume, in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State. An eyewitness, who simply identified himself as Oche, told our correspondent that some gunmen invaded the Awume […]
Suspected Notorious Thief ‘Monday Terror’ Nabbed In Benue Community
A suspected thief identified as ‘Monday Terror’ was caught and his head shaved in Oju Local Government Area of Benue State. A member of the community, Patrick Zhero Agida, who disclosed this in a Facebook post on Friday, June 16, 2023, said the suspect allegedly robbed people displaced by the recent communal crisis in the […]
Police Arrest Man For Raping, Murdering 16-Year-Old Relative In Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested a suspect, Augustine Akor, 21, for allegedly raping and strangling to death his 16-year-old female relative, one Faith Akuji. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Friday in Enugu. Ndukwe said the incident happened on June 8 in a […]
Gunmen Kill Man, Abduct Son In Ondo
Gunmen have killed a 53-year-old man named Isaac Odeh and abducted his 23-year-old son, Solomon Odeh, in Ijagba community, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident reportedly happened while the victims were on their way to their farm within the community. The kidnappers were said to have collected a ransom of N400,000 for […]
Police Commission Appoints Frank Mba, Bala Ciroma As DIGs
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma as Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs). This development was announced by PSC spokesperson Ikechukwu Ani on Friday. DIG Ciroma will be taking over from DIG Ali Janga, who has retired from service and […]
No Rivalry Between Secret Police And EFCC, Says Ex-DSS Director
Former Director, Department of State Service (DSS), Mike Ejiofor has asserted that there is no ongoing rivalry between the counter-intelligence and surveillance outfit and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Supposed notions of serious division between these two arms of the law had been abroad and this hit its zenith after the DSS stormed […]
Two Suspects Nabbed By Police For Allegedly Killing 14-Year-Old Girl In Niger
The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly killing a 14-year-old girl, Ubaida Surajo, in Izom, Gurara Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that Ubaida was murdered 11 days ago by the two suspects in her parents’ residence after returning from school when no member of the family was […]
Police Arrest Man Who Threatened To Kill, Flush All Igbos Out Of Yorubaland
The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Kehinde Adesogba Adekusibe for allegedly threatening the killing of Igbos residing in the South West (Yoruba land). According to a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Opalola Yemisi Olawoyin, the suspect had, prior to his arrest, taken to his […]
Tragedy As Ibadan Poly Female Student Hacked To Death, Eyes Plucked Out
Tragedy struck yesterday at Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa where the lifeless body of a National Diploma (ND) 2 Mass Communication student was found dead in her room with matchet cuts and her eyes plucked out. The student, simply identified as Dasola was among those writing the ongoing first-semester examination in the school. As of the […]
