BON condemns Attack on Atlantic Television

…seeks deployment of security to broadcast houses The Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) has condemned the attacks and destruction of the Atlantic Television Network and Wish 99.5 FM stations in Port-Harcourt, the River State capital in the early hours of today. A statement by the Executive Secretary of BON, Dr. Yemisi Bamgbose, described the attack as callous, barbaric and highly uncivilized. He said, “Any attack on any media organisation is an attack on the entire...

Election Day: IGP bans vehicular movement

…Reaffirms ban on VIP aides, escorts, quasi-security participation The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered a restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on election day with the exception of those on essential services such as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, electoral observers, ambulances responding to medical emergencies, firefighters etcetera. CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi , in a...

Four Persons Arrested With Fake N17, 250,000 Naira Notes In Kebbi and Ekiti states

Four persons were arrested by Police in Kebbi and Ekiti states in possession of N17, 250,000 fake Bank notes. According to the Police, members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) assisted in the arrest of three suspects at Warrah Motor Park in Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital with N17 million in their possession. CP Ahmed  Kwantagora said the suspects would be charged to court for prosecution. In the same vein, Amotekun...

Chief Medical Director In Kwara State Arrested Over Alleged Organ harvesting

The Chief Medical Director of Kaiama General Hospital, Dr. Abass Adio Adeyemi is now in the Police net over the alleged organ harvesting and murder of four persons. The Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr. Paul Odama, said his victims, mostly women, were allegedly frozen before killing them, adding that,” he killed and buried, while he killed to harvest organs of some other victims.” The Police Boss who paraded Adeyemi before newsmen stated that the suspect...

Oyo: Amotekun thwarts kidnap in Igangan, kills one

In a bid to check the activities of kidnapers, the operatives of the Oyo State Security Network, also called Amotekun Corps, has thwarted a kidnap attempt of a Chinese man working on a site at Ayanma area, along Egbonron village, in Iganna town in Ibarapa area of Oyo State. The operatives foiled the kidnap attempt on Tuesday in partnership with local hunters in Iganna town, following a tip off from one of the vigilantes working...

Group Allegedly Kills 600 People in 54 Attacks

The 54 different attacks carried out by suspected herdsmen in 10 wards of  Makurdi and Gwer-West LGAs of Benue state have claimed the lives of over 600 people. A forum in the state known as Tyoshin Academics (FOTA) made the allegation in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday, saying the fatalities were documented in 11 years which affected 8 wards in Gwer-West LGAs and 2 wards in Makurdi LGA. The statement was signed by...

Nigeria Police Recovers 3,980 Arms, 2,358 Ammunitions

To ensure that Nigeria has conducted peaceful general elections, the Nigeria Police has mopped up thousands of arms and ammunition in some parts of the country. The recovered arms and ammunition were handed over to the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) at a ceremony held at the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW),  Force Headquarters on Thursday. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, supervised the...

Naira Scarcity: Police beef up security at banks, ATMs in Bayelsa to prevent protests

Due to the series of protests in some parts of the country over the lingering cash scarcity, the Bayelsa State command of the Nigeria Police Force has fortified security at commercial banks and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) points in the state. The Bayelsa State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat, disclosed this in a statement. “The Bayelsa State Police Command has beefed up security in banks and ATM points in the state due to...

Police probe pastor who stormed church with AK-47

Pastor Uche Aigbe of House on the Rock, Abuja, who mounted the pulpit during Sunday’s church service carrying an AK-47 rifle is being investigated by the Nigeria Police Force. In a tweet on Monday a few hours after the news went viral on social media, the force public relations officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said, “We have commenced investigation into this.The PPRO FCT will make an official statement as soon as possible.” In a follow up tweet,...

Police station attack: zone XI PCRC boss, others visit Agodi area police command

Otunba Femi Arowosola, the chairman of the Police Community Relation Commission (PCRC), and other chieftains of the association on Wednesday visited the Agodi area police command to sympathize with the police formation over rioters’ attack on the Agodi 2 police station. On Friday 3rd February, the police station was under heavy attack when angry protesters struck over the scarcity of new naira notes and petrol. The protesters who besieged the police state in large number...

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