Crime & Metro
Troops wipeout 8 terrorists in Sambisa, seize arms, rescue kidnap victim
Stanley Ihedigbo Nigerian Army troops in conjunction with hybrid force elements, have successfully neutralized 8 Boko Haram (BHT)/ ISWAP terrorists at Ukuba; a notorious terrorists’ enclave in Sambisa forest. According to the Director Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, the operation, which took place on Sunday, witnessed a fierce…
Read More »Court jails five internet fraudsters in Benin City
Stanley Ihedigbo Justice Efe Ikponmwonba of Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts are Jacob Sunday, Olarenwaju Adewale, Emmanuel Tomiwa Ajayi, Adewale Elufadejin Festus and Seyi Olumeko. According to the Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC,…
Read More »EFCC debunks allegation of shooting students during raid in university hostel
Stanley Ihedigbo Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has refuted the allegation of shooting students during a raid in Kwara State University hostel, with National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) by Sahara Reporters. According to the Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC, Mr. Dele Oyewale, they wishes to alert the…
Read More »Lagos high court awards cost against Access Bank Plc, Trebesak Ltd for delaying trial
Prince Eze Ihedigbo Lagos State High Court sitting in Eti-Osa has fixed March 7, 2024, to hear a pending application relating to a fundamental rights suit initiated against Access Bank Plc. The presiding judge, Justice Safari also awarded cost against Access Bank plc and other respondents for delaying the…
Read More »NPF partners INL, inaugurates SIS training for commanders , tactical operatives
Ugochi Ojii Nigeria Police Force (NPF), in a strategic collaboration with the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the United States of America, has jointly inaugurated a specialized tactical operational training programme for Commanders. Also launched Special Intervention Squad (SIS). According to the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP…
Read More »Yuletide Security: NSCDC FCT Command deploys 4,000 personnel, assures of hitch free celebration
Victor Ojii Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command has deployed 4000 personnel to ensure a peaceful and hitch free celebrations during Christmas and New Year activities. According to the CDPRO, FCT Command, ASC I Okomanyi Comfort, Commandant Olusola Odumosu hinted that a robust…
Read More »IGP charges tactical commanders to entrench professionalism, clamp down on extortion
Stanley Ihedigbo Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has charged tactical commanders to entrenched professionalism and take proactive measures in clamping down on extortion within their jurisdictions. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in his directive, IGP Egbetokun stressed the imperative of…
Read More »NDLEA arrests 42,105 drug offenders in three years, as CDS visit Marwa
Stanley Ihedigbo National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking has yielded significant results in the last three years with the arrest of 42,105 drug offenders. This was disclosed when the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Gusau paid…
Read More »RULAAC condemns unlawful detention of a blogger, demands immediate release
Stanley Ihedigbo Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has condemned the unlawful detention of a Lagos based blogger, Mr. Precious Eze, for five days. According to the Executive Director, RULAAC, Comrade Okechukwu Nwanguma, his office received information about what appears like abduction of the Online Publisher…
Read More »Convicted baron loses VGC mansion, jeep as NDLEA, recovers South Africa-bound 1.5m opioid pills, others
Stanley Ihedigbo A multi-million-naira mansion located at K-5A/2 Road 14, Victoria Garden City (VGC) estate, Lekki area of Lagos used as clandestine laboratory for the production of methamphetamine by a convicted drug baron, Okenwa Chris Nzewi, has been forfeited to the Federal Government following his successful prosecution and…
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