The recent killing of two first class traditional rulers in Ekiti State has ignited the deployment of helicopter and Armoured Personnel Carriers to the state by the Nigeria Police Force to search the killers with a view to apprehend them. Recall that two monarchs, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Olusola; and Oba David Ogunsola, the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti were killed on Monday while returning from a meeting in Irele-Ekiti. Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General...

 Anambra State Government, through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, has apprehended a 38-year-old woman identified as Chinyere Chukwu for attempting to sell her two sons. Chukwu, who hails from Okija in the Ihiala Local Government Area of the state, was said to have connived with her 17-year-old daughter, identified as Joy, to sell off her two sons “due to the economic hardship in the country.” Chukwu, while being interrogated, explained that she had...

Thirteen people suspected of being involved in banditry and kidnapping, particularly in the areas of Jalingo, Yorro, Lau, and Zing local government regions of Taraba state have been nabbed by the Police. Commissioner of Police Joseph Eribo said this while presenting the suspects and seized items at the police headquarters in Jalingo, the state capital, on Wednesday, all suspects will face charges under the state’s anti-kidnapping law, ensuring that justice prevails. “The suspected criminals strategically utilize...

There has been unrest in relatively peaceful Ekiti State after gunmen, suspected to be armed herdsmen, slew two kings in the southern State. The traditional rulers; the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin; and Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Olushola were killed on Monday by gunmen who ambushed them on a highway. They were returning to Ekiti from a meeting in Northcentral Kogi State where the state of Nigeria’s deteriorating security was discussed. The Alara...