Police Arrest Hunter For Killing, Burying Fulani Herdsman In Ogun

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The Police arrested Ogundahun on March 13, for killing a “Fulani herdsman with a Dane gun” The remains of the slain herdsman “has been exhumed and taken to Ifo General Hospital for autopsy” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Lanre Bankole, has revealed how a hunter, Saheed Ogundahun, killed … Read more

Police Arrest Mother, Son For Abducting, Raping Minor For Three Years

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The victim, who was 15 years old when she was kidnapped in March 2019, was, however, carrying an eight-month pregnancy when the police rescued her on March 15, 2022 Adewumi had a series of sexual intercourse with her and on many occasions gave her to different men who had sex with her EKO HOT BLOG … Read more

Police Arrest Two For Defiling Four Minors In Anambra

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The Police PRO said the four children had been rescued and handed over for medical attention while the suspects had been charged to court Investigation revealed that the mother of the victims, who is a trader, always leaves the children under the care of the suspects EKO HOT BLOG reports that two men have been … Read more

[BREAKING] Court Judgment: Police Take Over Cross River Assembly

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Following Court Judgment, the Nigeria Police Force has taken over the Cross River State Assembly. Different units including the anti-kidnapping and cultism squad and the regular policemen mounted the Assembly. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Police Force, on Tuesday blocked all entrances into the Cross River State House of Assembly. They have also … Read more

BREAKING: Police Ban Officers From Demanding Customs Papers

The Nigerian Police Force says it has banned officers from demanding customs papers. The force also hinted that it has deterred the issuance of tinted glass permits, noting that anyone caught driving vehicles with tinted glasses will be stopped and searched. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Sunday, ordered officers across … Read more

[JUST IN] Gunmen Attack, Raze Another Police Station In Imo

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According to reports, the gunmen who came in large numbers, attacked the station at about 03:00 am on Sunday with various calibres of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)…  Five undetonated Improvised Explosives Devices and charms were also recovered during the operations EKO HOT BLOG reports that gunmen have attacked and razed the Divisional Police Headquarters in … Read more

[JUST IN] Police Shoot Suspected IPOB Militants Dead In Uzodinma’s Hometown

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The incident happened barely 24 hours after gunmen bombed Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state The police are currently combing the bush to apprehend the fleeing gunmen EKO HOT BLOG reports that suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were killed in a gun duel … Read more

Police Orders Arrest Of Operatives Assaulting Masquerade In Enugu

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The Nigeria Police Force Enugu State Command has ordered the arrest and thorough investigation of operatives involved in the physical assault on a masquerade and its followers at Agbani in the state’s Nkanu West local government area. While condemning and describing as unprofessional the alleged assault by the operatives as displayed in the video clips, … Read more

Police Should Have Arrested Obiano’s Wife, Bianca Ojukwu – Falana

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The senior advocate argued that the police would have immediately arrested the two of them if they were not dignitaries The former Anambra First Lady and the widow of late Biafran leader had been involved in an altercation during the swearing-in ceremony of Soludo EKO HOT BLOG reports that human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), … Read more

One Police Officer Killed As Gunmen Attack NDLEA HQ In Ebonyi

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Police and other security personnel have been targets of attacks in the Southeast region in recent times Stakeholders have expressed worry that the rising tide of gunmen attacks may affect the conduct of the 2023 elections in the region  EKO HOT BLOG reports that gunmen have attacked the headquarters of the National Drug Law Enforcement … Read more

Police Issue Warning To NURTW Over Planned Protest In Lagos

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The leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union (NURTW) had suspended the union’s chairman in Lagos, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, indefinitely He was accused of acts of insubordination and gross misconduct, as well as plotting to instigate crisis and unleash mayhem on branches of the union in Lagos.  EKO HOT BLOG … Read more

Salary Increment: IGP Threatens Police Officers Over Purported Protest

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The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, had said the implementation of the new salary package for police officers would start by January 2022 He described the report of the planned protest by officers as an “attempt by unscrupulous individuals to bring the Force to disrepute…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Inspector-General of Police, … Read more

3 Scavengers Nabbed For Vandalising Transformer Cables In Abuja

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3 scavengers were apprehended for allegedly vandalizing a transformer at Anguwar Sabon-Tasha in Abuja’s Abaji metropolis. The police traced the cables and discovered them at a scavengers’ shop from where three of the suspects were apprehended,”    EKO HOT BLOG reports that three scavengers were apprehended for allegedly vandalizing a transformer at Anguwar Sabon-Tasha in … Read more

Malami Denies Clearing Abba Kyari, Says He Recommended Further Probe

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Based on an indictment by the FBI, the police set up a panel to probe Kyari The suspended DCP was also implicated in drug-related offences and alleged to be a key member of a transnational drug cartel EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), … Read more

Suspected Cultist Stabs Pupil To Death In Akwa Ibom

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A minor disagreement ensued between the suspected cultist and the pupil and he stabbed his victim to death and fled The state government ordered that the institution be shut to enable the State Secondary Education Board and the Ministry of Education to wade into the matter EKO HOT BLOG reports that Akwa Ibom State Government … Read more