The Anambra State Police Command has thwarted attempts to snatch vehicles and abduct children in separate operations across the state, arresting three suspects and recovering stolen property. Police spokesman SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Thursday, said the breakthroughs followed intensified patrols, strategic deployments, and collaboration between security agencies and community stakeholders under the leadership of Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu. On September 23, a joint team of operatives from Achalla Division and members of the local vigilante group apprehended two suspects, Chinwendu Ndieli and Uchenna Offodile, in connection with a stolen Mack truck with registration number T…
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A 55-year-old man, Adamu Mohammed, has been declared missing after he was allegedly abducted and beaten by residents of Dangarfa Village in Bauchi State over accusations of witchcraft. The incident, which occurred on September 19 in Zahi Village, Ningi Local Government Area, was reported to police by the victim’s son, Umaru Adamu. He alleged that armed men stormed their home, dragged his father out, stripped him naked, and assaulted him. “They accused my father of causing sickness in their village and threatened to kill him if he refused to prove his innocence,” Umaru told investigators. Police sources said the abductors…
A mother and her four children were on Wednesday discovered unconscious in their home at Akaajime community, Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State, leaving one child dead. The victims were rushed to a private hospital in Gboko by neighbours after being found in a coma. Sadly, a four-year-old boy was confirmed dead before medical help could be administered. A family member, Mohivinze Terkura, who narrowly escaped the tragedy, said she had spent the night at her aunt’s house due to heavy rainfall. Upon returning home around 10 a.m., she found the door locked from inside. After forcing it open,…
The Ondo State Police Command has announced the arrest of a notorious gunrunner and local arms fabricator said to be supplying firearms to criminal groups operating across Ondo, Osun, Kogi, Edo, and Kwara states. The breakthrough followed a robbery incident in Irele town, where a female victim was dispossessed of her unregistered motorcycle, cash of ₦250,000, and other valuables, before being shot in the leg. Police operatives swiftly arrested one of the suspects in Irele and later tracked down two others at a hotel in Ore. Building on the arrests, investigators apprehended the suspected gunrunner, who had been on the…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State chapter, has announced plans to embark on a seven-day warning strike from October 2 if the state government fails to address its demands for improved welfare at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomosho. The association’s chairman, Dr. Happy Adedapo, disclosed this in Ibadan, explaining that the planned action is aimed at drawing government’s attention to pressing challenges confronting healthcare workers, including poor welfare, inadequate infrastructure, and rising burnout. Adedapo said the NMA had on September 18 issued a 15-day ultimatum to the state government to meet its demands, which…
Six people were rescued on Wednesday evening after a two-storey building collapsed on Modupeola Street, Mangoro, in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The incident, which occurred around 6 p.m., came barely two weeks after four lives were lost when a three-storey structure collapsed on Bornu Street, Ebute Meta. Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, confirmed the development in a statement, noting that officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other first responders swiftly moved to the site. According to him, six people were pulled out of the rubble — five of them…
A 23-year-old man identified as Oshen has died after he was struck on the head by a Junior Secondary School 3 student during a fight at Ugboro, Bekwara Local Government Area of Cross River State. The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday at the close of school hours in Ugboro Secondary School when two students, Ogbeche and Nicholas, engaged in a fight. Oshen reportedly intervened to separate them but became the target of Ogbeche’s anger. According to an eyewitness, Lizzy, the student accused Oshen of taking sides and left the scuffle to fetch a heavy wooden pestle used locally for pounding…
Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, as a political genius, even though he admitted he does not like him. In a post on X on Wednesday, Farotimi praised Wike’s skill in political recruitment, pointing to his choice of Siminalayi Fubara as successor, though he strongly faulted Fubara’s leadership. “You should applaud Wike’s recruitment genius, not question the Ijaw’s historic record of bravery. I don’t like Wike, there’s absolutely nothing to emulate or to eulogize in him, BUT on this matter of the Simpleton known…
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State have petitioned the party’s Governorship Screening Committee, demanding the disqualification of governorship aspirant, Engr. Kayode Ojo, from the forthcoming 2025 primaries. The petition, signed by over 50 party members, was presented to journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday by Mr. Jogunola Joel Tolani of Ayetoro Ward 2, Ido/Osi Local Government; Mr. Alake Busuyi of Aisegba Ward 8, Aiyekire/Gbonyi Local Government; and Mr. Tayo Ogunlusi from Irepodun Local Government. The petitioners alleged that Ojo’s nomination form was riddled with irregularities. According to them, a legal review revealed that out of 122…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, has called on stakeholders to intensify efforts in protecting Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI), stressing their importance to the nation’s economic growth. Speaking at a stakeholders’ coordination meeting on CNAI in Akure on Wednesday, State Commandant Oluyemi Ibiloye said the engagement was in line with directives from the Office of the National Security Adviser through the NSCDC Commandant General. He emphasized the need for security agencies, government, and citizens to jointly tackle vandalism and destruction of vital facilities. “Our CNAI are the things that make life easy for…