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June 6, 2022 No Responses

CAN Condemns Owo Killings

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the killing of worshippers by gunmen at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, describing it as satanic and unacceptable. A statement issued by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Media Assistant to the CAN President,...

April 4, 2022 No Responses

Gunmen Attack FRSC Patrol Team, Kill Two Personnel

A team of Patrol Operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FTSC) comprising of an Officer, a driver and two other staff on patrol operations have been attacked by unknown gunmen leading to the death of two personnel with one...

February 25, 2022 No Responses

Gunmen Raid Four Banks, Kill Seven Persons

Gunmen attacked four banks and a Police Divisional Headquarters on Thursday as they laid siege on Uromi town in Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo. Eyewitnesses said the gunmen got to the town in their numbers and in several...

January 26, 2022 No Responses

Wife, Three Others Arrested Over Hotelier’s Death In Lagos

The Police in Lagos have arrested the wife of an hotel owner and three others after the wife was alleged to have stabbed her hotelier husband to death. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the wife of the...

October 17, 2021 No Responses

Two Killed As Customs Team Repels Smugglers’ Attack

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)patrol team from Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, Lagos, was attacked by smugglers on Saturday afternoon, during an operation along Shagamu Interchange in Ogun State. The Ag. Controller of the Unit, Hussein Ejibunu disclosed ...

September 13, 2021 No Responses

NCS Investigates Murder Of Officer In Ogun

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, has commenced investigations into the murder of one of its operatives, a Customs Assistant 1, on Saturday night in Ogun State. Deputy Comptroller, Hussein Ejibunu, Federal Op...

August 29, 2021 No Responses

PDP Seeks Probe Into Rivers Boat Shooting

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the alleged shooting of a civilian market boat ferrying foodstuffs and other household goods in Dutch Island area of Rivers. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola...

August 26, 2021 No Responses

Gunmen Attack Bullion Van, Kills Driver, Policeman

The Police Command in Ondo has confirmed the attack on a bullion van in Ore by gunmen. The police also confirmed the killing of the bullion van driver and a policeman during the attack. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

August 14, 2021 No Responses

Masari Threatens Legal Action Against Customs Over ‘Recurring Killings’

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has condemned the recurring killings of innocent citizens through reckless driving by operatives of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in the state. In a statement issued by Malam Abdu Labaran, Director-Gen...

June 4, 2021 No Responses

Soldier Commits Suicide After killing Customs Officer

A soldier attached to 243 Recce Battalion Ibereko, Badagry, LCP Mahmud Sulaiman, turned the gun on himself after he shot dead a customs officer at Seme border on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident occurred...

May 31, 2021 No Responses

Buhari Expresses Outrage Over Murder Of Gulak

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed outrage and disgust over what he called “the heinous murder“ of Adamawa politician Ahmed Gulak in Owerri by yet to be identified gunmen. The president reacted on Sunday in a statement issued by his Senior...

November 3, 2020 No Responses

Man Allegedly kills Girlfriend In Hotel Room

The Ogun police command says it has arrested a 31-year-old man, Rexlawson Johnson, an indigene of Ebonyi, over alleged gruesome murder of his girlfriend, Patricia John. Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command’s Spokesman, said in a statement that the suspect ...

November 3, 2020 No Responses

Man Admits killing 14 Women

Lee Chun-jae, the suspect in one of South Korea’s most notorious serial killings, admitted he murdered 14 women and girls three decades earlier, including a 13-year-old girl in 1988. Lee admitted to the crime on Monday in court while attending...

October 25, 2020 No Responses

#EndSARS: Lagos To Prosecute 229 Suspects For Arson, Murder, Others

The Lagos State Ministry of Justice is to prosecute 229 suspects arrested by the police for allegedly using the #EndSARS protest to destroy and loot public and private properties in the state. A statement issued on Saturday by the Ministry’s...