The Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service said it received 19 complaints in July. The commander of the Kano command, Abdullahi Al-ameen, said this in an interview on Wednesday in Kano. He said the service is trying its best to meet its mandate, including the prevention detection of crimes and illegal activities being perpetrated in the forests. “Of the 19 complainants, 17 have been treated and done with, while two are pending. Most of the cases were on animal theft, farm produce theft, kidnapping, phone theft, thuggery, rape, among others. “We will continue to secure and make our forests a…
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Operatives attached to the Zone 7 Police Command Headquarters which supervises the Federal Capital Territory, have arrested some suspects involved in car snatching, armed robbery and murder. The operation, which followed an intelligence report, in conjunction with the Niger State Police Command recovered some stolen vehicles, firearms, and laptops, among others. This was disclosed in a statement by the zone’s Police Public Relations Officer, M.B Abdulkadir, at the Command Headquarters in Abuja, according to a tweet from the Nigeria Police Force’s X handle on Wednesday. Four suspects — Solomon Nuhu, 22; Faruk Umar, 17; Bolaji Yusuf, 34; and Lawal Yusuf,…
The Lagos State Police Command arraigned a 54-year-old man, Olajide Aro, on Tuesday, for allegedly assaulting an Eko Electricity Distribution company worker. The defendant was arraigned at the Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, before Magistrate Patrick Nwaka and charged with four counts of assault, breach of peace, obstruction of legitimate duties, and causing physical injuries. The charges alleged that the defendant, on July 18, 2024, assaulted one Adeniyi Mathew, a staff member of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, while he was trying to perform his legitimate duties. PUNCH Metro gathered that Olajide and others in Ogbe Close, Iwaya, Lagos, conspired to forcefully…
The Kwara State Government has placed the Healthcare on Outbreak Response Mode after confirmation of the death of a 70-year-old grandmother, her son and two other family members in the Eruda community, Ilorin in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state after eating an Amala meal said to have been poisoned. The state Commissioner of Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, said the victims’ death was from the consumption of Amala believed to contain poison. El-Imam, at a press conference addressed in Ilorin, the state capital, on Tuesday, also disclosed that one death was recorded from gastroenteritis. According to her, the…
Justice T. N . Nzeukwu of the Imo State High Court has convicted and sentenced a pastor, Desmond Eke, to eight years imprisonment for raping his church member’s wife. Eke, the founder of Deliverance Ministry of the Good Shepherd, Umuehieta Avu, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State was found guilty of taking advantage of the woman who had vested so much trust in him. The convict was tried on three counts that bordered on raping the victim who is also a member of his church and administering a stupefying substance on his victim which made her dizzy and…
A soldier with the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, shot dead a 16-year-old #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protester in the Samaru community in Zaria, Kaduna State. The teenage protester was identified as Ismail Mohammed. The Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyeama Nwachukwu, confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday titled “Unfortunate death of a protester by a soldier in Zaria.” Nwachukwu explained that the incident happened on Tuesday when troops of the Nigerian Army received a distress call to help disperse some hoodlums, who had gathered in Samaru burning tyres and attacking security personnel. Nwachukwu added that the mob attempted to…
A soldier with the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, shot dead a 16-year-old #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protester in the Samaru community in Zaria, Kaduna State. The teenage protester was identified as Ismail Mohammed. The Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyeama Nwachukwu, confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday titled “Unfortunate death of a protester by a soldier in Zaria.” Nwachukwu explained that the incident happened on Tuesday when troops of the Nigerian Army received a distress call to help disperse some hoodlums, who had gathered in Samaru burning tyres and attacking security personnel. Nwachukwu added that the mob attempted to…
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has said that his administration is committed to investing in young people by providing them with access to quality education, skills training, and mentorship opportunities. He made this pledge on Tuesday while welcoming the Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, to a South West Youths Stakeholders Summit at the Cocoa Conference Hall of the Governor’s Office in Akure. Governor Aiyedatiwa stated that youths are the backbone of any society and emphasized the importance of their growth and empowerment for a prosperous future. The Governor added that his administration is committed to…
By Precious Oluwole Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has stressed the importance of investing in our young people, providing them with access to quality education, skills, training, and mentorship opportunities. Governor Aiyedatiwa made this pledge on Tuesday while welcoming the Minister of Youths Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim to a South West Youths Stakeholders Summit at the Cocoa conference hall, Alagbaka, Akure. Aiyedatiwa noted that the youths require an environment that fosters innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship; allowing them to thrive and reach their full potentials. The Governor appreciated the minister for bringing the youth engagement to Ondo State,…
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old burglar, Ismail Owolabi, to six months imprisonment for vandalism and theft of classroom desks. Delivering judgment, Magistrate O. O. Latunji, convicted and sentenced Owolabi after pleading guilty to the two-count charge of breaking in and stealing preferred against him. Mrs Latunji said the prosecution was able to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt with the exhibit tendered against the convict. “Therefore, to serve as a deterrent to other criminals, you, Owolabi, are, hereby, sentenced to six months in prison with hard labour. You,…