Terrorists Kill Police Officer, Abduct Passengers, Set Car Ablaze In Katsina EKO HOT BLOG reports that some unknown gunmen suspected to be terrorists, in the early hours of Monday, killed a Police Inspector, Idris Musa. This online media gathered that the deceased was on his way to work when the terrorists ambushed and killed … Read more
A suspected kidnap kingpin, John Ewa, arrested in Abuja and responsible for high-profile kidnappings in Bayelsa State is currently being paraded alongside three members of his gang by the Bayelsa State Police Command at the Police Officers Mess, Yenagoa Bayelsa State. Eko Hot Blog reports that the suspected kidnap kingpin had been on the … Read more
Two Injured As Police, Kalare Boys Clash In Gombe EKO HOT BLOG reports that two persons have been confirmed injured in a clash between police operatives and Kalare boys in Gombe on Sunday. Gombe police spokesman ASP Mahi Mu’azu Abubakar, who confirmed the incident, said the two victims, a Kalare boy and one … Read more
Lagos State Police Command has intercepted two commercial buses loaded with a large quantity of live cartridges. Eko Hot Blog reports that also found were three dismantled motorcycles and some personal effects. EDITORS PICK BREAKING: APC Explains Exclusion Of Osibanjo’s Name On Presidential Campaign Council APC Clarifies Inclusion Of PDP Senator, Chimaroke Into Party’s … Read more
Insecurity: Police Arrest Fake Soldier, Bandits In Zamfara EKO HOT BLOG reports that police authorities in Zamfara have arrested a notorious bandit and an informant in its efforts to fight criminal elements in the north-western state. Also arrested are a fake military officer and other suspected criminals who supplied arms, ammunition, foodstuff, motorcycles … Read more
Police Nab Transborder Indian Hemp Supplier In Katsina EKO HOT BLOG reports that police authorities in Katsina State on Friday paraded a 58-year-old suspected Indian Hemp dealer with 180 carefully sealed parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Cannabis Sativa. The suspect simply identified as Abdurrazaq Ajibade of Kofa community in Kwara State … Read more
Peter Obi’s Supporters Defy Police Intrusion, Holds Rally In Ebonyi EKO HOT BLOG reports that a large number of the supporters of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, despite being teargassed by the Nigeria Police, held their rally in Abakiliki, the state capital. Armed policemen had at the early hours of Saturday … Read more
The Ebonyi state police have fired teargas on OBI-dient movement supporters Eko Hot Blog reports that the OBI-dient movement supporters who assembled at the Pastoral Centre in Abakaliki on Saturday for the one-million-march in support of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi were dispersed by the police in Ebonyi State. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos … Read more
YABATECH student has been shot dead on campus EKO HOT BLOG reports that a student of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Akoka, Lagos mainland, has been shot dead EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Court Remands Six Men For Allegedly Inflicting Injury On Woman, Others Gbajabiamila Makes Fresh 10 Appointments 10 Months To 9th NASS Expiration JUST … Read more
Police Rescue 2 Kidnapped Victims In Kaduna EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kaduna State Police Command has said its operatives have rescued two female kidnapped victims and recovered a motorcycle in Galadimawa District of Giwa Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the … Read more
Police Nab six cultists over attempted assassination of Ogun Monarch. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ogun State Police Command have arrested six suspected members of Eiye cult group while attempting to kill a traditional ruler in his palace. The suspects, according to a statement by the command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, … Read more
Two leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State have been arraigned for alleged perjury and conspiracy EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police AIG Zone One Kano, has charged the Fagge Local Government Chairman and Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Muhammad Auwal and Umar … Read more
Gunmen Ambush Ifeanyi Ubah’s Entourage, Kill Aides EKO HOT BLOG reports that the convoy of the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial Zone, Ifeanyi Ubah, has been attacked at Enugwukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to eyewitnesses, the convoy was ambushed by heavily armed men who opened fire on his … Read more
The Anambra State Police Command says it has arrested six persons who attacked operatives of the command at the palace of Augustine Ndigwe, a now proscribed monarch of Awka. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Police operatives had yesterday allegedly stopped Ndigwe from holding new yam festival at his palace while the Anambra State … Read more
Insecurity: Gunmen Abduct Traditional Ruler In Imo EKO HOT BLOG reports that there is apprehension in Owerri metropolis over the abduction of a prominent traditional ruler in Imo state, Eze Jewel Ndenkwo. He was said to have been kidnapped in front of one of his companies in Owerri, the state capital, around 7pm … Read more
Police have nabbed informant of bandits who killed 2 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Niger State police command has arrested leading suspect and informant of bandits’ who abducted four people and killed two of them after collecting N13 million ransom in Tegina, Rafi local government area EDITOR’S PICK: You’re A National Figure, Passionate … Read more
Police Arrest Canadian Mass Stabbing Suspect EKO HOT BLOG reports that police in Canada have arrested the suspect in a mass stabbing that left 10 people dead and 18 others injured. Myles Sanderson’s capture ends a manhunt that spanned three provinces and prompted questions about why he was granted prison parole despite a … Read more
Abducted DPO Sick, Begs For Rescue From Captivity EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), who was abducted in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna, in June, says he CSP Mohammed , DPO, Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna, Birnin-Gwari has been in chains. CSP Mohammed Gyadi-Gyadi was kidnapped on the morning of June 27, 2022, while … Read more
Canada Stabbings: Fleeing Suspect Found Dead EKO HOT BLOG reports that Canada police have said that one of the two suspects in Sunday’s mass stabbings in Saskatchewan has been found dead. The body of Damien Sanderson, 31, was found in the James Smith Cree Nation, home to several victims, they said. EDITOR’S … Read more
Police Arrest Suspected Killers Of Petrol Station Manager In Osun EKO HOT BLOG reports that four suspects allegedly linked to the killing of a filling station manager in Ikire, Osun State, were on Sunday arrested by members of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service. According to PUNCH Metro, one of the suspects identified simply … Read more