Imo police locate abducted NYSC members’ camp, IED threat delays rescue
The Imo State Police Command has identified the location where 19 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in the state are believed to be held, but security operatives have delayed moving into the area over fears that the camp has been planted with improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The Commissioner of Police, Audu Bosso, […]
Eid-el-Kabir: Police mount 24-hour surveillance in Adamawa
The Police in Adamawa has mounted 24-hour surveillance and patrol as part of proactive measures to protect lives and property during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration in the state. The Spokesman of the Command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Yola. Nguroje said the Command has deployed adequate personnel across the state […]
Kidnapped Kogi traditional ruler regains freedom
Alhaji Mohammed Adambe, a first-class traditional ruler in Kogi State, who was kidnapped on July 13, has been released. The Spokesman for the state police command, DSP William Aya, who confirmed this on Sunday in Lokoja, said that the traditional ruler was released in the evening of July 17. It would be recalled that Adambe, […]
Court remands man for alleged possession of human skull
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Thursday remanded a 38-year-old man, Semiu Oyewo, for alleged possession of a human skull. The Magistrate, Mr Olusola Aluko, who refused the oral bail application of the defendant, ordered the Defence Counsel, Mr Leke Dada, to come with a written application for consideration. Aluko ordered that the defendant […]
Five kidnap suspects set ablaze in Edo
Five suspected kidnappers were on Sunday set ablaze by angry youths along the Afuze- Uokha Road in Owan West Local Government of Edo, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The suspects were said to have attacked and abducted some travellers alond the lonely road and took them inside the forest. However, luck ran out […]
Otedola Bridge Accident: 40 feet container crushes 2 vehicles, kills 1
A 40-feet container on Sunday crushed two cars, leaving one person dead and the other injured on the Otedola Bridge, the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Nosa Okunbor, the Head of Public Affairs, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), who confirmed the incident, said that the remains of the victim was claimed by […]
