– Seven Hoodlums With Firearms have been arrested by the Police in regards to the ongoing unrest in the Edo Assembly – Recall that there has been tension in the Edo Assembly for days now, which has led to many drama and impeachment of Lawmakers. – Ekohotblog reports that the tension in the Edo Assembly … Read more
– A 40-foot container laden with drugs suspected to be Tramadol and codeine was intercepted by Police – The container was intercepted on water and taken to a bonded terminal in Apapa – Recall that the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, had on Tuesday hinted that drug trafficking was one of the factors promoting insecurity … Read more
An eight-year-old boy, Faruk Abubakar was murdered on Thursday morning in the Tudun Fera community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau. The incident was said to have occurred in the early hours of Thursday when he was sent by his mother to buy livestock feeds but only to be returned dead. The Father … Read more
– Police and the Nigerian Army have arrested some #RevolutionNow protesters in Abuja – Human rights lawyer, Tope Akinyode confirmed that the security agents was beating the protesters Several #RevolutionNow protesters were arrested by the police and the Nigerian Army in the Abuja metropolis on Wednesday. The protesters carrying placards and banners had set out … Read more
Mobile Police Training School in Nasarawa State was a national security legacy project. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba disclosed his in Abuja. Police say the Mobile Police Training School in Nasarawa State was a national security legacy project and not a personal asset of the Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has redeployed the officers withdrawn from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to different commands across the country. EkoHotBlog had reported how the inspector-general of police, Mohammed Adamu, recalled some officers attached to the anti-graft agency in a bid to clear the agency of those suspected to be sympathetic to … Read more
The Police Command in Osun has warned private school owners in the state planning to reopen the school for all students, under the cover of partial reopening to exit classes for the purpose of writing examinations, to desist from such action. The police command in a statement by its Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola in Osogbo … Read more
Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Muhammed Hafiz Inuwa, has refuted claims that it’s personnel shot dead a protesting youth in The Polytechnic community of Ozoro in Isoko Local Government Area on Monday. The Commissioner of Police stated that it was a bullet from one of the armed protesters that killed the said youth. The … Read more
Two Lagos-based artistes, David Marvellous and Damilola Oladimeji, have accused some personnel of the Lagos State Police Command of alleged extortion and homosexual harassment. it was learnt that the artistes were returning home on July 28, 2020, after buying food when policemen from the Langbasa Police Station allegedly accosted them in their estate at Badore, … Read more
Police arrest two nurses for child trafficking in Katsina Kaduna state police command has arrested two nurses for allegedly trafficking a newly born baby girl in the state. The Spokesman of the State Police Command, Gambo Isah, confirmed the report. He said the nurses, identified as Misira Tijjani and Grace Ejigu were arrested on July 28 … Read more
Pastor arrested for allegedly raping his co-pastor The Imo state police command has apprehended a pastor, identified as Joseph Anthony of the Living Faith Church for allegedly raping and 11 years old girl, Favour Chikanma, Ekohotblog reports Our correspondent gathered that the victim was the daughter of his fellow pastor, Chukwuma Okoronkwo who accommodated him The … Read more
Man accuses the men of Delta state of killing young boy in Ozoro area of Delta State. A Twitter user calls well-meaning Nigerians and security authorities to look into the case of a young boy who was allegedly shot dead by policemen in Ozoro area of Delta state. According to the Twitter user who is … Read more
-Lady Accuses Police Of Asking Her, Another Lady To Bribe Them Or Risk Being Rape For Flouting Face Mask Rule A Twitter lady identified as Izzy has accused the Nigerian police force of asking her sister and another girl to bribe them or risk being raped because they flouted face mask directives. After sharing the … Read more
– An explosion in Borno has killed father, son and three others – The Commissioner of Police in the state confirmed this report – He said that the attack was carried out by insurgents At least five people have been killed in triple explosions that rocked Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The explosions occurred on … Read more
– Three residents of Okeho town in Oyo state and a policeman have been reportedly killed on Thursday – Their death was as a result of the clash between the police, hunters, and members of a vigilante group – The clash started the insistence of the residents to kill the robbery suspect arrested alive while … Read more
For over five centuries, the Igbogun Community in Lekki Local Government, which had co-inhabited with the Ijebus, Ijesas, Oyos, Ondos, and Ekos without any rancor is now an epitome of devastation. The travails of this peaceful and ever-welcoming Community began when Osunaike Ojumiri family, whose forebears were once accommodated by the Igbogun Community for about … Read more
The Police Command in Ebonyi says it has rescued the remaining victim and arrested another kidnap suspect in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Loveth Odah, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abakaliki. NAN reports that the command had on July 26 said … Read more
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man, Sani Garba for allegedly raping a 60-year-old woman. He confessed that he was attracted by her ‘shaking buttocks.’ The state Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, said on Friday that the suspect was apprehended by operatives attached to ‘B’ Division, Suleja, adding that he would … Read more
– Heavy security guard as protesters clashed at the investigation venue – House of Representatives are investigating the alleged illegal spending and mismanagement by the management committee of NDDC The National Assembly Complex is now under heavy security guard as protesters clashed over the ongoing probe of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Ekohotblog had earlier … Read more
Two persons, who allegedly flouted the lockdown order in Ilesa, Osun, and assaulted two policemen, were on Monday brought before an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court. The defendants, Babatunde Tosin and Saliu Rufiat, however, pleaded not guilty to a five-count charge preferred against them. The Prosecutor, Insp. Moses Adebayo, told the court that the defendants committed the … Read more