Oyo Govt Moves To Curb Illegal Arms Importation Into State
The Oyo State Government has vowed to curb the proliferation of illegal arms, light weapons and illegal migration in the state. The government noted that it would reward security personnel and citizens who help in its efforts to apprehend smugglers of illegal arms and ammunition as well as those involved in human and child […]
Navy Arrests 3 Oil Thieves, Intercepts Cameroon-bound Petrol, Beer In Akwa Ibom
The Forward Operating Base, FOB, of the Nigerian Navy at the coastal waters of Ibaka, in the Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom State, has dismantled a syndicate specialising in smuggling petroleum products and other illicit goods to Cameroon and other countries within the Gulf of Guinea region. The Commanding Officer of the Base, […]
Vice Principal, 2 Teachers, 1 Guard Arrested In Ogbomoso School Over Community Fracas
A conflict between students of a secondary school in Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Areago Community High School, and residents of its neighbourhood has led to the arrest and detention of four staff of the school. The staff including a vice principal (administration), Mr. Ajayi; two senior teachers, Mr. Oladeji and Mr. Adekunle; and a day […]
Fake Police Officer Defraud PoS Operators In Ogun
A fake police officer identified as Bukola Olabode, who specialised in making fake transfers to Point of Sale, POS operators and residents in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, has been arrested. The suspect, aged 25, who dressed in a police camouflage uniform, was caught after trying to defraud a POS operator identified as […]
Gunmen Kidnap Ace Journalist’s Relations In Kogi, Demand N50m
Gunmen on Thursday evening abducted three relations of former Daily Trust Editor, Malam Ahmed Ajobe. The victims include a male and two females, including Ajobe’s immediate younger sister, Halimtu-Sadiya Tahir. They were abducted on their way from a nearby community market in Awo, Ankpa local government area of Kogi State, along the deplorable Ankpa-Adoka-Markudi road. […]
Navy Arrests Suspected Petrol-Smuggling Syndicate In Akwa Ibom
The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) at the coastal waters of Ibaka, in the Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom State, has smashed a syndicate specialising in smuggling petroleum products and other contraband goods to Cameroon and other countries within the Gulf of Guinea region. Those arrested included three suspected oil thieves carrying […]
