The Police have arraigned five suspects arrested in connection to a robbery operation at a bank in Mpape area of the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja. The suspects -- Ehizo Larry, Princewill Obinna, Elijah David, Timothy Joe, and Ernest Ewin -- were arraigned before Ajoke Adepoju, judge of a federal capital territory high court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja. They all pleaded [...]
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Nnamdi Kanu, leader the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has hinted at not returning to Nigeria for his parents' funeral scheduled for Friday. In a broadcast via London-based Radio Biafra at the weekend, the IPOB leader said he is monitoring developments on the event in Abia state from abroad. Kanu also said the ceremony would be broadcast live. The IPOB leader has been on [...]
The Abia state police command says it will disrupt the funeral of the parents of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), if members of the group attend the event. A federal high court in Abuja had declared the activities of IPOB as acts of terrorism, following an application filed by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF). Speaking with [...]
The police say three suspected members of Ansaru militant group were arrested during the raid on the militants' camp in Kaduna. Frank Mba, police spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the suspects are Munkailu Isah (32yrs), Abdullahi Saminu (21yrs) and Aminu Usman (22yrs). Mba said eight suspected militants have so far been arrested. He said investigation revealed that the suspects [...]
The Nigeria police force has lost another officer who was involved in the raid on Ansaru militant group's camp in Kaduna state. AbdulMajeed Ali, deputy inspector-general of police (operation), disclosed this when he visited officers wounded in the raid in Kaduna on Friday. He said the officer, whom he simply identified as Idris, died on Friday morning of wounds sustained during the mission. Idris [...]
Nmutaka Chikwendu, a resident of Lagos, on Thursday, narrated how he was arrested by the police for driving a power bike. The state government had enforced the restriction of commercial tricycles and motorcycles in 15 local councils on February 1. The restriction has been generating different reactions, with many accusing the government of failing to provide alternative plans to mitigate the effect of [...]
The police say “one of the most wanted kidnappers in Nigeria" was among those killed during the raid on the camp of the Ansaru militant group in Kaduna state. In a statement on Thursday, Frank Mba, police spokesman, said one Haruna Basullube was killed alongside a “notorious” commander of the militants identified as Bashir Leta. He added that the police also lost Muhammed Abubakar, an [...]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says James Clement, a man said to have kidnapped himself, for a ransom of N5 million is not a pastor. Clement was arrested alongside one George Otokpa, his alleged accomplice, om Wednesday. In a statement on Thursday, Joseph Hayab (pictured), CAN chairman in Kaduna, said preliminary checks have revealed that the suspect is not a pastor. Hayab said anyone [...]
Rabi Shamsudden, a 19-year-old wife, has reportedly stabbed Shamsuddeen Salisu, her husband, to death in Katsina state. According to NAN, the incident occurred at Malumfashi local government area of the state. Speaking with reporters, Gambo Isah, spokesman of the police in the state, said Rabi reportedly stabbed her husband at 4am in Danjanku-Tasha village. "The shout for help by Salisu attracted neighbours. When [...]
BY DAVID ONMEJE There is a new campaign in town, and it is hinged on bringing down a high-profile target at all costs. The strategy is that if the target is not brought down, there would indeed be trouble, and the consequences might be severe. I have watched closely as the events are unfolding, and I dare say that this campaign, if [...]
Afenifere, Yoruba socio-political organisation, has accused the police of attempting to cover the murder of Fatai Yusuf, alternative medicine practitioner better known as “Oko Oloyun”. Yusuf was shot dead on the Eruwa-Igboora road in the Ibarapa Central area of Oyo state on Thursday. The police had linked his death to the alleged fraud discovered in his Lagos office. But in a statement on Friday, [...]
The police say Fatai Yusuf, alternative medicine practitioner better known as “Oko Oloyun”, may have been killed because of the alleged fraud discovered in his office in Lagos. Yusuf was shot dead on the Eruwa-Igboora road in Ibarapa central area of Oyo state when his convoy was attacked by gunmen on Thursday. In a statement on Friday, Olugbenga Fadeyi, spokesman of the state [...]
The Katsina police command says it has killed Yunusa Boka, an alleged kidnapper who operates in Danmusa and Kankara local government areas of the state. In a statement on Wednesday, Gambo Isah, the command’s spokesman, said Boka was killed in a gun duel at Gwarjo forest, Matazu local government area of the state on Tuesday. The spokesman also said security operatives comprising [...]
One person reportedly lost his life when policemen clashed with members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) in Abuja on Tuesday. The incident occurred around Berger, a busy interchange in the nation's capital. Trouble started after the IMN who were marching from Utako ran into some police officers at Berger. The protesters, who held banners with pictures of Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, IMN leader, [...]
The Adamawa state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has confirmed the death of Maxwell Nashan, a member of the association. Nashan, a reporter with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) station, Fombina FM, was said to have been attacked by unknown assailants on Wednesday in Yola, the state capital. The assailants were said to have picked the journalist [...]
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