One person has been confirmed dead with at least four buildings razed down in a renewed cult clash in Ughelli, headquarters of Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. The incident which happened on Sunday, involved members of the Aye and Mafia confraternities, with residents accusing the police and the leadership of the council … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 30TH NOVEMBER, 2020 A 50-year-old man has been nabbed in Akure, the Ondo State capital for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl. The culprit, Kamoru Smaila committed the act at Adelabu street, Danjuma axis of Akure South Local Government area of the State. Smaila, who was caught by neighbours after the victim raised an alarm, … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command, on Sunday, said it has arrested seven suspected members of the Eiye Confraternity for attacking a vigilante group in the Ikorodu area of the state. The suspects, Abolaji Arbayo, Josiah Offem, Oluwapelumi Oyeyinka, Lamidi Taofeeq, Ahmed Shittu, Zainab Nurudeen and Rabiu Ganiyu, had on Saturday attacked the Agbekoya vigilante group … Read more
Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi II The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi II, has said that Nigeria will continue to wallow in insecurity, if the traditional rulers are not given constitutional roles in governance. Oba Lamidi faulted the Federal Government approach of inviting traditional rulers when the country is facing crisis or insecurity. … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 30TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Benue state Police Command has confirmed the killing of Karl Kwaghger, an Associate Professor with the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi (UMA), by unknown gunmen on Saturday night. The deceased lectured at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the university. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Catherine Anene, told the News Agency of Nigeria … Read more
Truck driver, drown A truck driver identified simply as Taiwo has met his tragic end after he fell from a bridge in the Kirikiri area of Lagos State and drowned. Taiwo had reportedly parked a truck on the bridge on Wednesday to have fun, but he got drunk in the process. Sunday PUNCH learnt that … Read more
Six people have been confirmed dead in an accident which involved an articulated vehicle and a Honda Pilot Jeep in the Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that one other person was badly injured in the accident. Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Ahmed … Read more
Troops of the Operation Safe Haven special military task force have killed a suspected armed robber in Barkin Ladi, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. A statement issued on Saturday by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, disclosed that the encounter also left several other suspected armed robbers injured. … Read more
The two suspected hoodlums, arrested for being in possession of the burnt skulls of the two policemen set ablaze in Ibadan during the #EndSARS protest gave the graphic details of how they sold the skulls for ₦1,000 when paraded on Friday. The suspects, Adewale Abiodun (17) and Aliu Mubarak (24) told journalists at the police … Read more
A man identified to be middle-aged have been reportedly killed in multiple fatal crashes near Tarzan Junction along the Onitsha-Awka expressway, Anambra on Friday night. The accident involved four vehicles: a Toyota Sienna with registration number SE 482 JJT, a Volkswagen bus with registration number NNE 336 ZK, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number … Read more
Three members of suspected notorious kidnap gang operating in Rivers State have been arrested after terrorising residents for many months in Port Harcourt city and Rumuodogbo, in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, Uzoma Amandi, Uburize Omesi and Onyekachi Amadi, were rounded up some weeks ago by operatives of the Inspector-General … Read more
Troops of Operation Thunder Strike (OPTS) on Friday night thwarted an attempt to abduct travellers plying the Abuja-Kaduna Highway by suspected bandits. Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Friday night. He said that the bandits attempted to operate at the Kasarami axis … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 28TH NOVEMBER, 2020 A federal high court in Lagos has jailed four persons for oil theft and ordered the seizure of a vessel involved in the crime, a statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on Friday. The convicts, Ukwuoma Ahamefula, Omeogor Nelson, Efemuaya Evans, and Jude Eghreriniovo, were arrested sometime … Read more
Unidentified gunmen on Friday shot and killed a police officer in Ekiti State, abducting an expatriate in the process. Another expatriate reportedly sustained a gunshot wound. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident, said it happened on Friday evening along an inter-town road under construction in Ado Ekiti the state … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 27TH NOVEMBER, 2020 The baby stolen from Kaduna shortly after birth was found by a crack team of detectives in Bauchi State. Three suspects in connection with the stealing of a three-day-old baby at Rigasa in Igabi Local Government Area of the state have been arrested by operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command. … Read more
Operation Safe Haven, on Friday, paraded 33 suspects who were arrested after conducting a series of raids on criminals and cultists’ hideouts in Jos, Plateau State. Speaking at the special task force’s headquarters in Jos, the Commander, Maj. Gen. Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, said the 33 suspects were arrested at various locations within the metropolis where the … Read more
Nine persons have been arrested in connection to the killing of the Nasarawa State Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Phillip Shekwo. The State Governor, Abdullahi Sule disclosed this on Friday while hosting members of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Lafia. “For the past four days, the combined military operations have been trailing the routes … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 27TH NOVEMBER, 2020 In what will come across as a really startling development, a dead man has been made to sit at his own funeral. According to reports, the dead man was embalmed into a sitting position, placed in the tray of a hearse and given an open-air last ride past the Office of … Read more
Mr Adelakun Amubieya, a police inspector attached to the Agbado Police Station, Lagos State Police Command has been arrested for allegedly raping an undergraduate, Joy (not real name), in the Ipaja area of the state. It was gathered that the suspect and the victim lived in the same compound on Abesan Estate. The cop and … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 27TH NOVEMBER, 202 On Thursday evening, Gunmen laid siege on Ode-Irele, headquarters of Irele Local Government area of Ondo State following an attack on a bank in the community. The robbers stormed the community around 4:00 pm shortly after the visit of the Inspector General of Police to the state command. It was gathered that undisclosed … Read more