Armed robbers on Friday unleashed mayhem on a man coming out of a new generation bank and dispossessed him of yet to be the yet-to-be-ascertained sum of money before they shot him dead. Eyewitness accounts stated that the armed robbers trailed the man from the bank up to Phase II, Lokongoma right in front of the market where they double-crossed his car, dragged him out pumped several bullets at him, and took away a bag full of money which he had earlier withdrawn from the bank. Efforts to get the Kogi Police Command to react to the development have not…
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The operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested three men across the state for child abuse and rape offences. One Abubakar Nuhu, aged 50, popularly known as Wanzam of Gwallagan Mayaka, was arrested for inhumanely treating his biological son. According to a statement issued by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, the command received a complaint from the ward head of the Gwallagan Mayaka area of Bauchi that a resident of the ward revealed that “his wife Amina (not real name) who informed him that she saw a 5-year-old boy of their neighbours tied with a…
A Bayelsa High Court sitting in Ogbia Town, Ogbia Local Government Area of the state, has sentenced four kidnappers to 40 years each. The four men kidnapped a former Commissioner for Trade and Investment in the state, Federal Otokito, on January 20, 2022, and demanded a ransom. Delivering judgment in Suit No OHC/4C/2022 on Tuesday, the presiding judge, S.W. Amaduobogha, declared that Kingsley Obhesi (24), Joshua Abi (32), Gift Damene (38), and Powell Inegite (36) were guilty of conspiracy, kidnapping and unlawful possession of firearms. Police prosecuting counsel, Stella Jerry-Friday, told the court that on January 20, 2022, at Otuokpoti…
The Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has demanded better welfare and payment of outstanding allowances from the Federal government. The lecturers, who also sought an improved university system, made their demands known during a protest held at the school premises in Abeokuta on Thursday. The protesters carried several placards with inscriptions during the protest. The inscriptions had demands such as ‘When will ASUU’s removal from IPPIS come to fruition or be implemented’ and ‘FG, fulfil your promise, fund public university’. The chairman of FUNAAB ASUU, Oluwagbenga Adeleye, said the protest…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the latest hike in electricity tariffs instead of a reversal as promised by the federal government. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, said this on Thursday in Abuja in a statement titled, ‘Stop killing the people and the economy’. According to Mr Ajaero, the hike in tariff by DisCos from N206.80 to N209.5, effective July 1, 2024, for the so-called band ‘A’ customers represents the height of impunity and arrogance. “This will certainly put more companies out of business as well as create more difficulties for consumers. This increment has come in the heels of unresolved…
The police command Bauchi has arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly torturing his five-year-old son in the Gwalangan Mayaka suburb. The spokesperson for the command, CSP Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this to journalists in Bauchi on Thursday. He said the incident was reported to the police by a good samaritan who found the boy lying unconscious on the ground, shackled. According to the police, on receipt of the information, a team of detectives led by CSP Mubarak S. Baba DPO D’ Division (Dutsen Tanshi) moved to the scene and rescued the boy. “During an interview, the victim Identified himself as Hussaini…
The Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, mourns the demise of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barrister Clement Oyedele Akintola-Arikawe. The governor extended his commiserations and condolences to the immediate families of the deceased, his associates and friends alike. The governor, who spoke with the wife of the deceased to offer his condolences, prayed that God will grant her and members of the family the fortitude to bear the loss. Governor Aiyedatiwa described Akintola-Arikawe as a patriot and a committed community leader who wanted nothing else but the development of his community, Ondo State and…
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory said its operatives from Utako Divisional Headquarters arrested five suspects over an alleged kidnapping in Abuja. This is contained in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, by SP Josephine Adeh, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer. Ms Adeh said that the suspects were arrested following an effort by the command to rid the nation’s capital of criminality. She explained that the suspects were trailed and arrested at Gwagwa and Dei-Dei areas of Abuja between June 30 and July 3 during a two-day streak operation following credible intelligence. Mr Adeh added that the…
Chief of Army Staff Taoreed Lagbaja says the Nigerian Army will continue to review its strategies and operations to tackle Nigeria’s complex security challenges. Mr Lagbaja, who spoke at the opening of the Nigerian Army Day 2024 Lecture on Wednesday in Jos, said that the army would also keep reviewing its order of battles, tactics, techniques, and procedures. He stated that a consistent review was imperative because of the multidimensional and ever-changing nature of the country’s intractable contemporary security environment. Mr Lagbaja said that those who had been deeply involved in counterterrorism and counterinsurgency efforts since 2013 will appreciate Nigeria’s…
In a historic move to strengthen the judiciary for more efficient dispensation of justice in Ondo State, Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa on Thursday signed into law the Bill to add eleven to the number of judges in the State. The new law increases the number of judges in Ondo State from 24 to 35 in what would be the first of such development since the State was created in 1976. In his address, Governor said: “Today, we make history with the signing into Law of this Amendment Bill. We mark a significant milestone in the annals of our great State.…