Two persons have been killed as rival cult groups clashed in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that two persons have been killed in Ijora Badia in the Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State as rival cult groups engaged in a bloody clash in the state. It was gathered that one of the deceased, identified as Rotimi … Read more
Police operatives have arrested a man for defiling a neighbour’s 13-yeah-old daughter in Lagos. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 32-year-old man for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter in the state. The arrest was made known via a statement by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, … Read more
…the assailants came in large numbers into the market and started shooting sporadically, aiming at anybody in sight. More than twenty persons were said to have been killed by bandits who attacked a market at Ungwan Lalle in Sabon Birni Local Government Area in Sokoto state. Eyewitnesses said several other persons were injured and majority … Read more
Many policemen have been killed as gunmen struck in Anambra State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen have killed a yet-to-be ascertained number of policemen in Anambra State. It was gathered that the police vehicles were also set ablaze by the gunmen. The attack was said to have occurred at a security post mounted … Read more
…the already alerted members came in their number and engaged the police operatives in a gun duel but were overwhelmed by the superior fire power of the police… The Imo State Police Command has disclosed that men of the command shot dead one suspected member of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern … Read more
…the hoodlums called the victim’s relatives on Wednesday and demanded the sum of ₦100m ransom. Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a 300-level female student of the Bayero University, Kano (BUK). The student, Sakina Bello, was said to have been kidnapped around Janbulo and Rijiyar Zaki areas in the Kano metropolis on Tuesday. PUNCH … Read more
Police operatives have arrested a man for defiling a 9-year-old girl in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Ayo Adenupebi for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl in the state. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, who disclosed the arrest via a … Read more
Police operatives have arrested the suspected killers of Chike Akunyili. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of Dr Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late Minister of Information, Prof Dora Akunyili. EKOHOTBLOG had reported that Chike Akunyili, a medical doctor and widower of a late Minister … Read more
…the police operatives had intercepted the 37-year-old suspect on his motorcycle. Police operatives in Delta State have arrested a suspected arm robber, Solomon Ebe, with 340 rounds of AK-47 live ammunition hidden inside a bag of garri (cassava flakes). In a statement on Sunday, the Delta Police Command spokesman, Bright Edafe, said the suspect was … Read more
The bandit who happens to be one of the Turji’s commanders was the one in charge of Gummi, Gidan Bita, Malankare, and Kagara forest… The Zamfara State Police Command says it has arrested one of the notorious commanders of bandits, Bello Ruga. Commissioner of Police in Zamfara, Ayuba Elkana, who disclosed this to reporters said … Read more
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old lady for allegedly selling her four-year-old younger sister. The Nation gathered that the suspect, Peace Mathias, sold her sister to an alleged notorious human trafficker, Mrs Ebubechukwu Opara, in Abakaliki for N150,000. The Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garba, made the disclosure while reuniting the … Read more
The combined efforts of security agencies, local vigilantes and youths of Lufape Village, Shagamu interchange led to the safe rescue of retired Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) Sikiru Oladimeji Smith on Saturday morning, The Nation has learnt. Smith, a former Chief of Logistics of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and relative of Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), … Read more
Lagos Police Command has confirm Ogbuagu’s rescue just as it gave update on AVM Ladi Smith’s abduction. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of a resident of the state, identified as Kingsley Ogbuagu, who was earlier abducted by unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers. It was gathered that … Read more
Ekohotblog reports that Police fire teargas to disperse #BuhariMustGo protesters in Abuja on independence day. #BuhariMustGo protesters on Friday hit the streets of Abuja to commence their protest on Independence Day. The youths came out in their numbers on Friday morning all carrying placards which had the inscriptions #BuhariMustGo. The #RevolutionNow and #BuhariMustGo protest in … Read more
The House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled plans to investigate the deteriorating conditions of Nigeria Police Training Colleges across the country. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by Hon. Zayyad Ibrahim, who expressed concern over the delay in the recruitment of 60,000 police personnel as approved by the Presidency … Read more
Chike Akunyili’s son has revealed how his father was killed. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Obumneme, a son of the murdered Dr. Chike Akunyili has described how his father was killed by the yet-to-be-identified persons. EKOHOTBLOG had earlier reported that Chike Akunyili, a medical doctor and widower of a late Minister of Information, Prof. Dora … Read more
“So they are now attacking places where they know military, police or other paramilitary camped.” EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have burnt a resident alive while many policemen have been unaccounted for following a fresh attack in Sokoto State. It was gathered that the attack occurred in the Sabon … Read more
The Federal Government says it has begun major reforms of the Nigeria Police Force, part of which is an annual recruitment target planned to increase the force both numerically and in equipment. President Muhammadu Buhari stated this on Tuesday in Port Harcourt during the official commissioning of the Nigeria Police Special Protection Unit Base 6, … Read more
An officer has been injured as hoodlums attacked a police checkpoint in Ogun State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that police officers at a checkpoint along Obasanjo-Itele road, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State have been attacked by some suspected hoodlums. The hoodlums were said to have attacked the officers while on duty at about … Read more
Police operatives and Shi’ites members have clashed in Abuja. EKOHOTBLOG reports that residents were thrown into a panic in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory on Tuesday as the police operatives and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shi’ites, clashed in the nation’s capital. It was gathered that the … Read more