No fewer than 13 persons have been confirmed dead, while several others remain missing following a deadly attack by suspected herdsmen on Efeyi community in Ugboju, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. According to information gathered, the assailants stormed the village on Tuesday and opened fire on residents, triggering panic as many fled for…
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged mob killing of a 25-year-old man, Ibrahim Mbaya, who was reportedly attacked over accusations of stealing a mobile phone in Jos, the state capital. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Alfred Alabo, the incident came to light on the…
The House of Representatives Committee investigating the operations of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the organisation, Adeyemi Adeniyi, before it on Wednesday. The directive was issued on Monday during the resumed investigative hearing at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja….
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kano State Command, has arrested two suspected vandals during separate intelligence-led operations in Kumbotso and Nassarawa Local Government Areas of the state. The State Commandant, Mohammed Agalama, disclosed this on Monday while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Kano. According to him, the suspects were identified…
No Federal Poly Oko Student Died in Anambra Hostel Collapse – Management. The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, has clarified that no student of the institution died in the collapse of the Elite Five Star Hostel in Amaokpala, near the polytechnic, in Orumba North Local Government Area. The building, which collapsed on…
Former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (Rtd), has dismissed claims that the former military leader died during an intimate encounter with a woman, stating that he possesses CCTV footage of Abacha’s final moments. General Sani Abacha served as Nigeria’s military Head of State from…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed reports claiming that Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu ordered officers to shoot anyone found carrying illegal firearms in Benue State. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Force clarified that the IGP did not issue a blanket “shoot-on-sight” directive during his stakeholders’ meeting in Makurdi, the Benue…
