Makurdi—Angry youths alleged to be supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Gboko town, yesterday, embarked on a violent protest in the busy town destroying and burning Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, offices, branded cars and motorbikes.

A man whose wife was killed by armed robbers on new year day has revealed that she lost her life while attempting to protect him.

Akure—A 27-year-old woman, Olabode Bello, and her two children have been arrested by the Police for beating a 40-year-old housewife, Foluke Olanipekun, a co-tenant at their Ogo Street, Arigidi Akoko area residence, Ondo State, to death.

Akure—FOR over an hour, chief magistrates, lawyers, litigants, court officials and journalists were held hostage in court premises in Akure, the Ondo State capital, as prison officials and the Police clashed over the custody of a suspect, “Oba” Oluwambe Ojagbohunmi.

Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Delta State branch, has demanded the immediate removal of the Commissioner of Police, Mr Anthony Ogbizi, over what it described as “operational ineptitude and gross violation of human rights in handling cases.”

THE Anti-cultism unit of the Nigeria Police in Enugu has allegedly tortured a 28 years old Mr. Ikechukwu Ani to death over yet to be investigated report that the deceased said he will kill the policemen that harass members of the public.

For allegedly defrauding his former Pastor of N9 million, the Police on Monday arraigned a 39-year-old businessman, Obiora Okosi, at a Gudu Upper Area court, sitting in Abuja.

An accused French drug trafficker has broken out of an Indonesian jail by sawing through bars on a second floor window and rappelling to freedom with a sarong, police said Monday, as they launched a manhunt to find the fugitive.

Lagos—A retired Police officer’s wife, Mrs. Taiwo Idehen, and her three children, have been arraigned before a Lagos High Court, sitting at Igbosere, over alleged murder of her husband, Mr. Joseph Idehen, a retired Superintendent of Police.

Kano State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, yesterday, said it had returned N430,000 recovered at the scene of an accident on the Bayero University, BUK, Road to the owner.

The Police in Ogun State have uncovered a shrine used by a syndicate to swindle people, arresting eight, among them a 72-year-old man.

During interrogation, Ifeanyi said he broke into the house at about 2am and headed straight to the line where some pants were hanged.  He was putting them into his bag when he was apprehended

In November 2018, operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence, Response Team, IRT, didn’t know that they were on the verge of unmasking killers of three policemen and a civilian who were murdered in cold blood by gunmen, at Woji area of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, when they apprehended two members of a notorious robbery gang who specialized in snatching Toyota Sienna vans and robbing super markets across the Garden City.

BENIN CITY – IT was tragedy for the people of Ovbiogie community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State last week as they experienced an unusual occurrence when a 35-year-old-man identified as Idehen Uwaila killed his 28-year-old wife, Maureen and two of his children; Derrick aged two years and Desmond who was said to be three years old.

YOLA—There was drama, yesterday, at the premises of the Adamawa State High Court, Yola State, when eight convicted armed robbers went wild, assaulting warders, journalists and any other person in sight.