Police Rearrests Suspected Serial Killer

The Police in Oyo State has rearrested suspected serial killer Sunday Shodipe who escaped from its custody two weeks ago. Shodipe, 19, was rearrested on Sunday at the Bodija area of Ibadan, the Police said. Recall that Shodipe confessed that he was sent by a traditionalist to go on murder missions and that he was given N500 and a plate of food each time he returned from a mission. He also confessed to killing six...

NAWOJ Calls for Strict Measures to Curtail Rape, Human Right Abuses In Kano

Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has appealed to Kano State Government and other stakeholders to increase strict measures to curtail the incessant increase in cases of rape, domestic violence and drug abuse. NAWOJ Kano Chairperson and Secretary  Bilkisu Ado Zango and Wasila Ladan in a communiqué jointly signed after the association meeting on Saturday expressed worries that a state like Kano by the day has new cases of people whose human rights are being...

Taraba Gov’s Wife Laments Over Increase of Violence

The Wife of Taraba State Governor, Barr. Anna Darius Ishaku sued for a collaborative effort to combat all forms of domestic violence in society. The theme of the symposium is “Tackling the Pandemic of violence and the attendant consequences: Get involved” Mrs. Ishaku stated this during the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop on tackling the pandemic of violence in the state organised by her pate project, ‘Hope Afresh Foundation Taraba’. The workshop which took...

How COVID-19 Derails Economic Activities in Northeast, Nigeria

The pride of any nation or region is determined by its robust economy. The Northeast region of Nigeria is blessed with entrepreneurs that have contributed immensely to the economic growth of the nation. However, the region found itself in an economic quagmire for more than ten years when the callous terrorist group Boko Haram launched attacks on several communities forcing the residents to flee to safe-haven thereby crippling commercial activities. As the region is recovering...

Rape: El-Rufai’s Wife Takes Campaign To Ancestral Home of Legendary Queen Amina

The Kaduna State Governor’s wife, Hajia Ummi el-Rufai has taken her campaign against rape to Turunku, which is the ancestral home of the legendary Queen Amina in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state. El-Rufai’s wife used the opportunity to address and educate children on the tricks to identify a potential rapist and how to raise alarm if any comes to them. The Governor’s wife appealed to traditional, religious and other community leaders to stop...

NUPENG Threatens to Embark on Strike

Petroleum Station Workers of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG in Adamawa state Northeast Nigeria has threatened to embark on strike to demand action by security agents to check incessant attacks on petroleum stations by armed robbers.  Mr. Sunday Jatau, Secretary of the body who disclosed this after a meeting of the union in Yola expressed worry that the crimes are perpetrated unabated. He explained that in recent times armed robbers attacked...

106 Persons Escape From Boko Haram’s Captivity

At least, 106 captivists who were  reportedly escaped from Boko Haram dens  have found their way into the hands of the troops of the Multinational Joint Taskforce. Reports say that 94 of the escapees, who are Nigerians, were released to representatives of the Borno State Government, led by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kaka Shehu Lawan. A  statement shared on the verified social media handles of Borno State Government said the MNJTF  received 106...

Buhari Approves N13bn for Community Policing–NEC

The National Economic Council (NEC) says President Muhmmadu Buhari has approved N13 billion for the implementation of Community Policing in the country. The approval was disclosed at the virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday in Abuja.  The virtual meeting was anchored from the Presidential Villa on Thursday in Abuja. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement said the president’s gesture was borne out of his resolve to rejig the security architecture...

Detectives from Abuja Join Manhunt for Suspected Serial Killer Who Escaped in Oyo

The search for 19-year-old Sunday Shodipe, a suspected serial killer who escaped from police custody in Oyo State has been supported with the deployment of additional operatives from Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said that the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu had deployed a team that would help the manhunt for the suspect with their experience and added that the Commissioner of Police in Oyo had been instructed to rearrest the...

Police Parade 23 Suspected Armed Robbers, Cultists in Benue

The Police Command in Benue on Wednesday paraded 23 persons suspected to be armed robbers, cultists, and child traffickers. Other persons paraded were alleged to have been found with prohibited firearms. A statement signed by the Commissioner of Police, Mr Mukaddas Garba, said that   the command was determined to rid the state of criminals. It said that the command had been able to clampdown on armed robbery, communal clashes and cultism among other crimes. “During the...

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