Unknown gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers, have killed the account and finance director of the Ogun State government, Taiwo Oyekanmi. Oyekanmi was shot dead on Wednesday by robbers who accosted the bullion van that drove him to a bank to make some hefty withdrawals. The robbers attacked the government official, his driver and an aide on their way back to the office from the bank. The gunmen carted away with every penny in the...

Police authorities in Katsina State, on Tuesday, confirmed the death of three notorious bandits’ leaders whose gangs terrorise Jibia local government areas of the State and its environs. The bandits’ lords, called Bala Wuta, Dogo Na Sahura and Hassan Bukuru, were killed last Saturday, 25 November. Police spokesperson Abubakar Aliyu said, via a press statement, that the bandits opened fire on some policemen and local citizen guards on a routine security patrol. “The officers valiantly...

Sunday Okoebor, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), was shot dead by gunmen who stormed a residential area in Asaba, the capital city of Delta State on Tuesday morning for a robbery operation. The robbers gunned down the cop during a fierce exchange of gunfire with the police who were battling to foil the robbery. The police were nearly overpowered by the gunmen when troops of the Nigerian Army in Asaba dubbed “Operation Still Water...

Armed hoodlums attacked a police roadblock in Imo State and gunned down two policemen. The unknown killers, dressed as military men, instantly opened fire on the four cops who were at the location for routine security patrol. The incident happened at the Ahiara junction in Ahiazu-Mbaise local government area of the State on Monday. The two officers killed were a divisional police officer (DPO) of the LGA and an inspector. A stray bullet reportedly killed...

One Benjamin Ezeukwe who organised a fake sales promo reducing the price of Dangote cement and defrauding Nigerians has been apprehended by the Police in Lagos. This is contained in a statement issued by the Lagos State Public Relations Officer Benjamin Hundeyin, who explained that millions of Naira were lost by several customers who fell for the scam. According to the statement, the investigation has shown that the suspect has committed multiple additional scams of...

A gang of bandits operating in Maru County of Zamfara State led by one Damina raided four villages on Friday night and abducted more than 100 locals. The gunmen struck over the failure of the locals to keep up with the payment of a N110 million levy as retribution after Nigerian troops killed four of their men. Damina accuses the locals of giving soldiers tip-offs of his gang’s movements. Several remote communities in Zamfara State...

Five Amawbia Correctional Service Center inmates in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State have been set free. A non-governmental organization (NGO), Abu Mmaduaburochukwu Foundation, perfected their bail conditions. The freedom ceremony was held in the presence of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) officers, Nigeria Police delegates from Zone 13 Ukpo, led by its Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ihunwo Josephine, members of the press, and the management team of the Foundation at...

A 53-year-old suspect identified as Usman Tela Ahmadu, a resident of Samunaka, Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State has been arrested for Sexually Assaulting a Mentally Challenged Minor. According to the spokesman of the command, SP Suleiman Yahya Nguroje, the Suspect, hails from Maiduguri in Borno State and resides in the Area as an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) receiving gifts and undue support/ sympathy from the locals. The release reads in parts: “The...