Heavily armed gunmen attacked two banks in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State on Wednesday evening, and killed three persons while leaving several others seriously injured. The robbers, numbering about 20, stormed the town in motorcycles and a small black car and began to shoot recklessly into the air. While some of the gunmen were keeping security operatives and residents at bay, others went into the banks. As reported by the Independent, the banks were Wema Bank and...

A 22 years old female health worker with Girei local government area of Adamawa State, Ms Florence Vandi has committed suicide few hours to the death of her boyfriend. Late Florence, an indigent of Michika LGA and resides in Viniklang of Girei Local Govenment Area was said to have committed the crime in protest over the death of her suitor. Spokesman of the Adamawa State Police Command SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje in a statement said...

A convoy of Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company Ltd. staff came under fire near Yenagoa, the capital city of Bayelsa State, an attack that killed four soldier escorts and two drivers. The gunmen also kidnapped two Korean employees of the company during the attack on the East–West Road, near the town of Ahoada in Rivers State which is 36.3 km to Yenegoa, on Tuesday morning. The foreigners were en route to their company’s headquarters in...

Unknown gunmen stormed the residence of the traditional ruler of Akpabuyo LGA of Cross River State, His Royal Highness Etinyin Lawrence Nya Edet, before dawn on Monday and abducted the king. The monarch’s son was shot dead while trying to block the gunmen from entering the house. CrossRiverWatch said the king was assisting security agencies with information on how to nab criminals in his terrain prior to his abduction. Police authorities in the state have...

Justice Usman Zanna of the Yobe State High Court sitting in Potiskum has sentenced Lance Corporal John Gabriel to death by hanging for killing Sheikh Goni Aisami after being found guilty on four counts of charges. Recall that Corporal John Gabriel murdered Iate Imam Goni Aisami on August 19th, 2022 in Jaji-Maji town along Gashuwa Road, with an AK-47 rifle and later invited his friend Adamu Gabriel to assist him in towing the Honda Accord...

… As CP assures justice for slain Rivers DPO The Rivers State Police Command has arrested and detained 13 police officers in various parts of Port Harcourt over indecent dress while on duty. Olatunji Disu, the State Commissioner of Police disclosed this during a live programme organised by the Force Public Relations Department transmitted on a radio station monitored by our reporter. According to Disu, the arrested officers were picked up during a patrol by...

The Taraba State Chairman of the Hunters Association, Adamu Dantala has confirmed that 15 of his members were killed during an encounter with bandits. He told Daily Trust that the bandits also ambushed his members near Dakka town in Bali Local Government Area and killed three hunters. “We need government and community support to fully arm us the hunters because we are not given any funds to support families of those killed or treat those...