Uromi Bank Robbery: Edo CP Confirms Recovery of N37m, 5 Abandoned Vehicles

Crime & SecurityUromi Bank Robbery: Edo CP Confirms Recovery of N37m, 5 Abandoned Vehicles

PilotnewsFebruary 25, 2022

BENIN — The Police Command in Edo on Friday confirmed that some monies suspected to be carted away by robbers during Thursday’s armed robbery attacks on some banks in Uromi, have been recovered. Mr. Phillip Ogbadu, the State Commissioner of Police confirmed this in a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Ogbadu said that about N37 million and five cars suspected to have been used by the robbers were recovered at a...

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Insecurity in Southeast Takes Social Class Dimension

ColumnsCrime & SecurityInsecurity in Southeast Takes Social Class Dimension

PilotnewsFebruary 24, 2022

Illustrious Igbo sons were killed in cold blood for absolutely no reason; signaling the beginning of the tyranny of the masses under the guise of freedom fighting. The Unknown Gunmen phenomenon has now taken on an entirely new dimension, with the gunmen possessing and occupying territories openly. There are now roads that must not be plied at any time of the day, for any reason whatsoever if the road user does not want to encounter...

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DPP In Adamawa Records 30 Cases Of SGBV In Two Months

Crime & SecurityGender & EquityDPP In Adamawa Records 30 Cases Of SGBV In Two Months

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 22, 2022

YOLA — Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in Adamawa state has received about 30 case diaries of Sexual Gender-Based Violence between November and December 2021 from the Police. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri revealed this on Monday when a high-powered delegation led by the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Dame Pauline Tallen paid him a visit at Government House, Yola. He stated that government would ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice, pointed...

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The Murder of Popular Nnewi Businessman, Chief Ofoma By Unknown Gunmen Raises Concern Over Insecurity In The Southeast

Crime & SecuritySoutheastThe Murder of Popular Nnewi Businessman, Chief Ofoma By Unknown Gunmen Raises Concern Over Insecurity In The Southeast

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 21, 2022

On Sunday, the CEO of Ofoma Associates Limited, an estate surveying firm with headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Chief Gab Ofoma was gruesomely gunned down in cold blood by unknown gunmen. Chief Gab Ofoma an indigene of Umunnealam, Umudim, Nnewi, was shot dead around the Ukpor-Lilu-Orsumoghu-Azia-Mbosi Road, which connects Anambra and Imo states while heading back to his base in Port Harcourt after a short visit to his hometown. According to a Facebook post...

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Fifteen Nigerian Girls Trafficked To Mali

Crime & SecurityHuman Rights & FreedomFifteen Nigerian Girls Trafficked To Mali

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 21, 2022

ABUJA — The Network Against Child Trafficking Abuse and Labour in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons have secured the release of 15 Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali. The successful operation, according to NAPTIP in a statement released in the early hours of Monday, said the girls, one of who has a three-year-old boy and two pregnant, were released with the support of Action Against Trafficking in Persons and...

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N135m Fraud: Defendant Defrauded Over 2000 Nigerians: EFCC Tells Court

CorruptionCrime & SecurityN135m Fraud: Defendant Defrauded Over 2000 Nigerians: EFCC Tells Court

PilotnewsFebruary 21, 2022

IBADAN — Mrs. Juliet Odogu, Head Counter-Terrorism, and General Investigation Department, EFCC Ibadan Zonal office, has told a Federal High Court in Ibadan that Gbenga Olaniyan , a defendant in an alleged N135 million fraud, defrauded over 2,000 investors. A report by the  News Agency of Nigeria reveals that Olaniyan, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Detorrid Heritage Investment Nigeria Limited (DHIL), who introduced a product known as Crime Alert Security Network, is facing multiple...

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Police Confirm Death of 4 NSCDC Personnel, 6 Others in Niger

Crime & SecurityNewsPolice Confirm Death of 4 NSCDC Personnel, 6 Others in Niger

PilotnewsFebruary 21, 2022

MINNA — The Police Command in Niger has confirmed the death of four personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) and six others in the state. The 10 victims died following an early morning attack by gunmen on Galkogo community, Shiroro Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Monday-Bala Kuryas confirmed the development in a telephone interview reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna...

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SPECIAL REPORT: How Child Rape Victims Are Silenced, Denied Justice

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeSPECIAL REPORT: How Child Rape Victims Are Silenced, Denied Justice

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 21, 2022

The nefariousness of sexual violence is a piece of common knowledge yet the act is still thriving across the country. Under this umbrella term is a wide range of horrifying acts including child rape. The crime is perpetrated against children by persons who are often allowed to go unpunished. Due to a prolonged legal process, Mohammed’s chances of getting justice grew thin. The 11-year-old JSS student had returned home, faeces running down his butt after...

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NAFDAC Intercepts Dangerous Drugs Concealed In Hides and Skins Valued N25.330m

Crime & SecurityHealthNAFDAC Intercepts Dangerous Drugs Concealed In Hides and Skins Valued N25.330m

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 21, 2022

ABUJA — Seven merchants with deadly products concealed in animal hides and skins popularly known as Ponmo have been arrested in Lagos by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement by the Resident Media Consultant to NAFDAC, Sayo Akintola, in Lagos on Sunday, disclosed that the NAFDAC Investigation and Enforcement officials swiftly carried out intelligence gathering around certain locations where the alleged products were being...

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Osun Amotekun Raids Hotels Harboring Suspected Hoodlums Ahead of APC Primary

Crime & SecurityPoliticsOsun Amotekun Raids Hotels Harboring Suspected Hoodlums Ahead of APC Primary

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 19, 2022

OSOGBO — Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Osun State, the Amotekun Corps in the state on Friday raided some hotels and brothels in some major towns harboring some suspected hoodlums and made some arrests. A security source, who preferred anonymity, said the raid would continue till Saturday morning (today) to ensure criminals did not have a hiding place ahead of the primary. The Field Commander of Osun Amotekun Corps, Amitolu...

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