Wednesday, 08 January, 2025

Category: Crime


At least two police officers were killed when gunmen attacked their patrol vehicle along old Gariki Road Okigwe in Imo State. The incident, which took place in the early hours of Saturday, occurred when the personnel of MOPOL 18, Owerri Read more…


The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said there was no significant arrest made yet in the gruesome killing of 18 soldiers in Delta State on March 14, 2024.The military high command called on the state government and host communities to help Read more…


More than 70 ambulance crews treated and evacuated the victims of the deadly terrorist attack that took place at a large concert hall near Moscow, officials have said. Gunmen stormed the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk on Friday night just Read more…


A former Director of the Department of State Services, Mike Ejiofor, has said the Nigerian Army is an interested party in the killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State Read more…


No fewer than 165 farmers have lost their lives to attacks by bandits, who have hindered access to farms across the country, findings by The PUNCH have shown. Farmers in Benue, Sokoto, Niger, Plateau, and other states, in separate interviews with Read more…


The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by one of the lawyers of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, Felix Okonkwo, over his unlawful arrest and detention by the police and the Department of State Services. Read more…


The Nigerian Army High Command on Monday expressed dismay over the resolve of the Okuama Community to embark on media propaganda on the unfortunate killing of troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion, saying their actions indicated the killings were communally orchestrated. Read more…


Many residents of the Okuama in the Ughelli South Local Government Area and Okolaba in the Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, on Friday, fled the communities as soldiers took over the area and reportedly set some houses ablaze Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye(CP) has assured the peace loving people of the State that no stone will be left unturned in hunting down the gunmen who attacked and burnt the Vigilante Read more…


Civil Society Organisations, on Sunday, cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against politically motivated prosecution. The CSOs also advised the EFCC against acting as “political tools” in the hands of disgruntled politicians. The CSOs under the aegis of Committee Read more…


Kogi state government has raised the alarm that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is planning to raise false and fractious charges against former Governor Yahaya Bello. It accused the commission of executing a political agenda instead of fighting Read more…


The Nigerian Army has urged residents of Enugu State not to panic on sighting heavy movement of troops toward Udi Local Government Area and its adjoining council areas. The Army also called on residents, particularly those living in Udi council Read more…