The Presidency reported that hoodlums infiltrated the hunger protest in Abuja, causing chaos, while Amnesty International condemned the police’s use of teargas and firearms against unarmed protesters. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidency stated that the hunger protest in Abuja turned chaotic due to hoodlums infiltrating the demonstration. Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on … Read more
Supreme Court to decide if Biden can regulate “ghost guns” made from online kits. Biden administration defends regulations against untraceable firearms. Ruling will influence broader gun regulation debate in the US. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Supreme Court will review whether the Biden administration can lawfully regulate “ghost guns” — firearms assembled from … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the arrest of the Labour Party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure. Abure was arrested on Wednesday afternoon by the Police in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Addressing reporters on Wednesday evening, the spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force Zone 5, Tijani Momoh, said … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) has decried the increasing use of drugs and firearms in nightclubs in Lagos and has vowed to shut down any club involved with in such lawlessness henceforth. According to a statement Issued by the Lagos government Monday evening, the Director-General of the Commission, Mr. … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has recorded 489 major electoral infractions during the 2023 general elections. A total of 781 offenders were arrested with 66 firearms recovered from electoral adversaries. The culprits will be prosecuted and the police force will collaborate with the leadership of the INEC to ensure transparency EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
Three guys have been arrested by Ogun State’s So-Safe Corps on suspicion of being part of an armed robbery gang that has been terrorising the Onibudo neighborhood. Eko Hot Blog reports that under the direction of Ige Olurotimi, the Isheri Akute Area Commander, the So-Safe division in Adiyan-Alausa, Onibudo, made the arrests on Sunday. EDITORS … Read more
He also said that some non-combatant measures are equally required to nip the menace in the bud EKO HOT BLOG reports that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ben Adaji, has implored the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to grant licences to reasonable Nigerians to bear firearms for self-defense. Adaji who gave the … Read more
The Bill was also amended to impose a fine of N3 million or imprisonment for three years or both on anyone who failed to surrender illegal firearms to relevant authorities whenever so directed. The Senate has on Wednesday passed the Firearms Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2021 raising the fine for illegal importation and sale of … Read more
Police, Firearms The Police Command in Oyo State has decried the rate at which unlicensed firearms are being used by some people in the state. This was disclosed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan, Eko hot blog gathered. Fadeyi said that the … Read more