Police Arrest Nine Suspects Involved In Killing Of Anambra Lawmaker

Anambra State Police Command has arrested nine suspects involved in the killing of Anambra Assembly lawmaker, Honourable Justice Azuka. The suspects are; Ugochukwu Onuorah aged 30 years Ikemefuna Ossai aged 20 years Ikenna Orugu aged 27 years Chibuike Obiefuna aged 19 years Chinonso Olisa aged 19 years years Chinedu Okoli aged 21 years David Ojini aged 25 years Peter Sunday 20 years old (with the big tattoo inscription on his chest – “NO PEACE 4...

Soludo’s Hometown Erupts: Protest Over Youth Killings by Agunechemba

The kinsmen of Anambra State Governor Prof. Charles Soludo, from Isuofia community in Aguata Local Government Area, have staged a protest over the killing of three young men by Udo Ga Achi operatives. The protest took place in Isuofia, where the kinsmen accused the Agunechemba ,Udo Ga Achi group of murdering the three youths , claiming they were mistaken for kidnappers. The protesters stated that the victims were working at a construction site in Owerre-Ezukala...

NCTC: Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara Worst-Hit by Kidnappings in 2024

The Federal Government has revealed that Kaduna, Katsina, and Zamfara states recorded the highest cases of kidnapping for ransom in 2024, accounting for 13.8 per cent of total incidents and 61.1 per cent of all victims. The National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security Adviser (NCTC-ONSA), Major General Adamu Laka, made this known on Thursday while briefing journalists in Abuja on the activities of the Multi-Agency Anti-Kidnap Fusion Cell....

Boko Haram: FG Begins Repatriation of 7,790 Nigerians from Chad

The Federal Government has begun bringing home 7,790 Nigerians who fled to Chad nearly a decade ago to escape Boko Haram attacks. Leading the delegation to Chad, Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum was joined by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Yusuf Sununu, and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Aliyu Ahmed. A statement from Zulum’s media aide on Thursday said the...

Electoral Fraud: Court Jails Professor Uduk In Akwa Ibom 

A High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has sentenced Prof. Ignatius Uduk to three years in prison over electoral fraud. Prof Uduk was arraigned under charge no: HU/240c/2020, on three count charges of abandonment of duties and generation of false scores on form EC BE (II) on 10th March 2019 at INEC office in Afaha Ikot Ebak during the State House of Assembly elections; announcement and publication of false election result; and lying on...

Security Chiefs Promise to End Insecurity by Year-End

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has disclosed that security chiefs have assured President Bola Tinubu that insecurity in the country will be brought under control by the end of the year. Badaru made this known in an interview with BBC Hausa, stating that the President has been putting pressure on security officials to deliver results. “We are under Tinubu’s pressure to end insecurity in Nigeria. He always inquires when the problem will end...

Anambra Police Commissioner Removed Amidst Rising Insecurity

The Police Service Commission has announced the transfer of Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Obong Nnache Itam, and appointed Livingstein Ikioye Orutugu from Bayelsa State as his replacement. This development comes amidst a surge in criminal activities, including kidnapping and the recent Nibo massacre, which has sparked widespread concern among residents. The state has witnessed a significant rise in insecurity, prompting human rights activist Osita Obi to call for the transfer of the former CP....

Security Operatives in Adamawa Dislodge Kidnappers Hideout

Operatives of Police in collaboration with local security outfits in Adamawa in Adamawa have raided a suspected kidnappers’ hideout located at the Holma Mountains in Song Local Government Area of the state. SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, Adamawa State Police Public Relations Officer, said in a statement that the feat was achieved through coordinated operation by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit in conjunction with local hunters. He added that One (1) AK-47 rifle, Two (2) locally...

Army Nabs 16 Oil Thieves, Destroys 12 Illegal Refineries

The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has arrested 16 suspects, recovered approximately 70,000 litres of stolen petroleum products, and dismantled 12 illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta region. Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, said the Army in collaboration with other security agencies, demobilized six boats and intercepted nine vandalized pipelines during a week-long operation spanning Rivers and three...

Kidnapper Evans Seeks Reduced Sentence After 8 Years in Prison

…Says He’s Now Reformed Convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has appealed to the Lagos State Government for a plea bargain, claiming he has turned a new leaf while in prison. Evans, who was arrested in 2017 and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2022 for kidnapping, was arraigned before Justice Adenike Coker of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on Thursday. He faces fresh charges of murder and attempted kidnapping alongside his...

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