About 30 travellers, including some students of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa were reportedly abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Abuja-Nasarawa Highway on Friday. PUNCH Metro gathered from a source who pleaded anonymity due to the nature of the incident on Sunday that the kidnappers laid siege to the vehicles conveying the travellers and abducted them into a nearby bush in the Uke area of Nasarawa State. The source stated further that a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa was travelling to her family in Abuja. Our correspondent further gathered that a driver of one of the buses who escaped the attack…
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The Kebbi Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the death of another pilgrim in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. A statement by Ahmed Idris, chief press secretary to the Kebbi governor, identified the deceased as Abubakar Abdullahi from Gulma town in Argungu Local Government Area. The statement said that the pilgrim died after a brief illness. Mr Abdullahi is the third Kebbi pilgrim to die in Mecca. Governor Nasir Idris expressed shock over the death and prayed to God to grant the deceased eternal rest. “The governor also urged the immediate family of the deceased, friends and Kebbi pilgrims to take heart and…
Terrorists attack commercial bus, rob, butcher, kidnap passengers in Delta Terrorists, suspected to be Fulanis, have kidnapped some passengers in a commercial bus travelling along the Ughelli-Patani Road in Delta state. In a statement shared on its official X handle on Sunday and attached with a video, the Nigerian Army said the terrorists fled after its officers arrived at the scene, adding that the abandoned passengers had been rescued. The army said it responded to a distress call by deploying its men to confront “the terrorists, who were armed with assorted weapons. A fierce firefight ensued, compelling the terrorists to…
The Ogun State Police Command has begun a manhunt for a yet-to-be-identified welding apprentice, who was accused of stealing gates valued at about N300,000 at his trainer’s shop at Ita-Sanni, Ogijo, in the Sagamu Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered from a police source on Sunday, who was privy to the incident but was not permitted to speak, that the development was known after some suspects were nabbed before the investigation. It was said that the suspect’s welding trainer, Moshood Odetunde, got to his shop and found out that two uncompleted iron gates worth N300,000, were stolen. Odetunde…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo has sentenced an Immigration officer, Quadri Adeyinka to seven years over passport fraud. Adeyinka was arraigned before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie on four counts bordering on gratification, conferment of corrupt advantage, and cheating contrary to extant provisions of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, and the Penal Code Act. Adeyinka specifically was said to have received the sum of N100,000 from one Ovie Ojeffia to regularise his passport but reneged. The victim thereafter petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, which led to the investigation and arraignment…
Troops of Operation Whirl Punch have killed five bandits in the Dantarau general area of the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The troops took a fighting patrol to the Kachia-Kajuru general area when they encountered the bloodthirsty bandits. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He also said scores of bandits that engaged the troops in a gun duel sustained fatal injuries while warning locals against providing medical support to questionable individuals without recourse to the nearest security agencies He said two AK-47 rifles, one locally fabricated…
Two cable thieves were, on Sunday morning intercepted and beaten before they were tied to electric poles at Amuloko area, in the Ona-Ara Local Government Area of Oyo State. They were apprehended while conveying the vandalised electric cable with their motorcycle. In a viral video obtained by PUNCH Online, on Sunday, the thieves were stripped naked, tied to the poles while the stolen cable was placed beside them PUNCH Online also observed that residents of the area were making jest of them. According to one of them identified as Lekan, they came from Oremeji area of Ibadan to commit the…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command, in a joint operation with other security forces, raided kidnappers’ camps on the borders of Abuja on Friday. The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement posted on X.com on Sunday. The statement read, “The operatives of the FCT Police command, in synergy with the special forces of Guards Grigade and DSS hunters, in a continued effort against criminality in FCT, on June 7, 2024, at about 10am, acting on credible intelligence, stormed some identified kidnappers camps at Gidan Dogo and Kweti Forest, Kaduna State, bordering FCT, trailed and arrested four…
Some residents in Bauchi have expressed concern over hike in ram and sheep prices ahead of the Eid el-Adha celebration. Eid el-Adha or the “Fest of Sacrifice” is a significant holiday celebrated by Muslims to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s (Abraham) devotion to God. It is being observed on the 10th day of Dhul Hajj (the 12th month of the Islamic calendar). One of the central rituals on Eid el-Adha is the act of sacrificing a ram, sheep, goat or cow. Prices have skyrocketed by over 100 per cent in the past two weeks amid low demand for the animals. A check…
A fire has destroyed a soap factory and plastic dumping ground at Amanato Street, Ugwuagba Obosi, in the Idemili Northampton Local Government Area of Anambra. Chukwudi Chiketa, chief fire officer, Anambra Fire Service, confirmed this development to reporters in Onitsha. According to Mr Chiketa, the Anambra Fire Service received a distress call at 01:40 a.m. about a fire outbreak in a mini soap factory and plastic waste ground at Amanato Street. “The state firefighters and a fire truck were deployed immediately to the scene of the incident. They fought and contained the fire and prevented it from hitting a four-storey…