Many were feared killed in the attacks, which occurred in Otebu, Iguduobu and Obodocha villages in Ebele community. The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Internal Security and Border Peace, Stanley Okoro, confirmed the attack, but did not disclose the identity of the attackers. Elsewhere; the Catholic Priest and lecturer with the Imo State University, Reverend Father Izu Onyeocha,…
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, ordered the deployment of additional mobile police units to strengthen security around custodial centres in the state. C.P. Odumosu, made the announcement during a meeting with the Controller of Correctional Service, Lagos, FRAncis Adebisi, who was on a visit to the State Police Command Headquarters in Ikeja. This was confirmed…
Residents of the Jakande Low-Cost Housing Estate at Mile 2 area of Lagos have continued to protest against the use of the estate as access route by trailer and tanker drivers. The reckless activities of motorists who drive through the estate to avoid heavy traffic around the Mile-2 interchange caused the death of a middle aged woman…
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has jailed two young men for two years for internet fraud. The convicts include Gerald Uwuoma, who claimed to be an American citizen by the name of Charlie Clifford Jimmy. Justice A. T. Mohammed found Uwuoma guilty of internet-related fraudulent activities and sentenced him to two years in prison, with…
Men of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command arrested ISIAKA on top of Iddo Bridge, and recovered a toy gun from him, among other items. Isiaka reportedly told the police in confession that once he pulled out his toy gun, his victims become afraid and immediately surrender their valuables. The RRS Commander, Yinka…
One ALFRED CHIKERE has been sent to prison in Port Harcourt for running away with a twelve-year-old girl. A Port Harcourt Magistrate’s Court also ordered that the underage girl, who claimed to be the lover of the middle-aged man, should be sent to a remand home. The Magistrate’s Court made the orders after the minor admitted willfully…