A Nigeria Police patrol vehicle crashed into a residential building in the Angwan-Kaje area of Maitumbi, Niger State, on Monday evening following an attack by armed thugs. The incident occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m. when the patrol vehicle, part of the “Operation Flush” unit, was ambushed by miscreants armed with stones and other dangerous weapons. … Read more
Gunmen have killed a policeman and injured another following an attack on their convoy at Ubakala in Umuahia South council area, Abia State. This happened barely four days after some yet-to-be-identified gunmen also killed two soldiers at a checkpoint in Umuopara Umuahia, near the Abia-Imo border. The policemen, said to be attached to one of … Read more
A Department of State Services (DSS) officer attached to the Kebbi State Command, identified as Dauda Auwalu Taura, has been accused of assaulting a journalist, Mallam Shuaibu Zubair, a correspondent for Authority newspaper, following a disagreement over an unpaid electricity bill. The conflict reportedly began when Taura, who owed ₦5,000 for electricity but paid only … Read more
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have reportedly killed a soldier and four people at North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi, Benue state capital. This dastardly act occured on Friday night. In the past few weeks the North Bank area of Makurdi has been embroiled with rival cult clashes that has claimed several lives and properties. … Read more
An armed robbery suspect, Godwin Emmanuel, has disclosed that he stole a policeman’s mobile phone on his way to the station to call his family members. The suspect, who was arrested by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Osun State Police Command along with two others over robbery, said he stole the phone inside the police … Read more
Mutiu Akinbami, the former councillor of Abeokuta North Local Government Area in Ogun State, also known as Igor, has been shot dead. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Akinbami was killed on Friday night by gunmen while riding a motorcycle with his daughter in Abeokuta, the state capital. The incident occurred around 6:13 p.m., between the … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arraigned a 56-year-old man, Adesokan Olalekan, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over drug trafficking. The defendant, who is standing trial before Justice Ayokunle Faji, on a one-count charge of illegal deal in cannabis sativa, popularly known as hemp, pleaded guilty to the amended charge. After … Read more
A middle-aged man, identified only as Nnanna, allegedly stabbed his 65-year-old neighbor, Mr. Monday Reuben, over accusations that the victim was a wizard. The incident occurred yesterday at 37 Okwelle Street, Mile 2 Diobu, in the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that, Nnanna attacked Reuben, stabbing him … Read more
A 41-year-old man identified as Enitan Awoyemi has been arrested by the Ogun Amotekun Corps for allegedly orchestrating his kidnapping as a means to evade his financial debt. The suspect, a resident of Irolu-Remo in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, was arrested on Wednesday. This was contained in a statement signed by the … Read more
Gunmen have attacked an army checkpoint in Abia and killed two personnel. EKO HOT BLOG reports that gunmen on Wednesday attacked an army checkpoint in Ekenobizi, a border community between Abia and Imo states in Umuopara, Umuahia South Local Government Area, killing two soldiers. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs Rise Again As Deregulation Takes Effect … Read more
A Kaduna High Court on Tuesday ordered that two brothers be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged culpable homicide and armed robbery. The police charged Hamza Jibrin, 27 and Yusuf Jibrin 24, with conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs Rise Again As Deregulation Takes Effect Biden, Harris Set To … Read more
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has lifted the suspension on the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Mr Fidelis Mnyim. Alia announced the reinstatement on Monday in Makurdi during the state executive council meeting, which he presided over. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the AG was suspended on October 23. He was … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has confiscated tons of illicit drugs in Lagos, FCT, Taraba, Kwara, Plateau, Kano, Kaduna, Edo, and Ondo states respectively. The Director, Media and Advocacy of the agency, Mr Femi Babafemi made this revelation in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that NDLEA operatives in Apapa seaport … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC warned vehicle owners against reckless driving, urging them to take safety measures while driving to reduce avoidable accidents. The Corps was reacting to a fatal crash that occurred in Mairuwa village, on the Funtua-Sokoto road, claiming at least eleven lives. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Malam Shehu Mohammed said the … Read more
Chaos erupted on Saturday morning at the bustling Ikoku Market in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as traders arriving for the day discovered a lifeless body bearing machete wounds. The Rivers State Police Command confirmed the incident, with initial investigations indicating that the victim, reportedly known for criminal activities, may have been lynched by locals. EDITOR’S … Read more
Kaduna State Police Command has arrested three members of a notorious kidnap syndicate in the state. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, made this known in a statement on Friday. Hassan said the suspected kidnappers were nabbed on Tuesday and that one AK-47 rifle with an empty magazine was recovered from them. The spokesman said … Read more
Gunmen on Thursday evening, reportedly shot and killed an Inspector of Police and also abducted two Chinese nationals in a bloody operation at Quarry Camp in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River. The Police Public Relations Officer in charge of Zone 6, SP Nelson Okpabi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Calabar … Read more
Operatives of the Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested three individuals accused of impersonating police officers and personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) in connection with a series of “one-chance” robberies. FCT Police Commissioner, Mr. Olatunji Disu, revealed this during a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He explained … Read more
Bandits have reportedly killed 10 farmers, including women and a Chinese national, in an attack on Wayam and Belu-Belu villages in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that six of the victims were beheaded, and the attackers took the severed heads with them. Many others who sustained gunshot wounds are … Read more
Bandits struck again in Zamfara State, attacking multiple communities near Wanke, close to Gusau, and abducting over 100 people, including women, children, and the elderly. Among those taken was the community’s Chief Imam, recently released from a prior abduction and still recovering from a leg injury. This is reportedly his second time being kidnapped. Local … Read more