Anxiety in Benue as criminal gang of late militia kingpin, Gana embark on killings, kidnapping
•Youths raise alarm, send SOS to IGP•Reports say 66 victims recorded so far By Ifeanyi Okolie There is anxiety in Benue state following the resurgence of massive killings and abductions by criminals suspected to be remnants of the dreaded gang members of late militia leader, Terwase Akwaza alias Gana. The bloodletting has gotten to the […]
Cars, motorbikes, offices burnt, as APC, PDP supporters clash in Gboko
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.
“Armed robbers killed my wife for protecting me”
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.
Woman dies in sleep after fight with neighbour
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.
Drama in court as policemen, prison officials clash over custody of suspect
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.
CDHR demands Delta CP removal over rights abuse allegations
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.”
