•Says, it’s now a business venture •Recruitment into ‘Amotekun’ highly politicised •Why some govs, are against state police •Some politicians fuelling crisis among Yoruba monarchs By Dapo Akinrefon The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, in this interview, explains,  among other issues, why insecurity is creeping into the South West and how  ‘Amotekun’, the […]

…Say rape, molestation are crimes, not culture •Council chairman vows to fish out perpetrators By  Ochuko Akuopha & Gabriel Ewepu OZORO-OUTRAGE has continued to trail disturbing viral videos from Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, showing alleged harassment and sexual assault of women and girls during a recent cultural festival, as stakeholders […]

By Ugochukwu Alaribe, UMUAHIA A soldier, Amoke Gunshot Simeon, served in Abia state during the days of the terror kingpin, ‘Osisikankwu’. Osisikankwu’, whose real name is Obioma Nwankwo, was the leader of the kidnap gang that terrorised Aba and environs from 2008 to 2010. He held the town captive, kidnapping residents and visitors, leading to […]

Before the sun rises over the plains of Benue, the camps stir. Not with the rhythm of village life, but with the uneasy movement of people who have nowhere else to go.

“We are calling on the police and other security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of these heinous acts and bring them to justice. No individual or group should be allowed to hide under the guise of a festival to perpetrate criminal activities,” he said.