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IPOB, Asari Dokubo renew war

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2 years ago

September 9, 2022

Asari Dokubo

The frosty relationship between the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and ex-militant leader, Asari Dokubo, resonated yesterday as the Biafra agitator group alleged Dokubo is hired to kill its members in Imo State.

A statement by the spokesperson of IPOB, Emma Powerful, further alleged that Dokubo recruited his men from Izon who he claimed have been killing innocent youths in the state. He warned that his group was running out of patient as in no distant time, they would get back at Dokubo and his men.

“Asari Dokubo being somebody who hates Ndigbo and Biafra agitation championed by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB members worldwide brought out his criminal gang to kill innocent Biafrans in Imo State in the name of chasing IPOB and Nnamdi Kanu.

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“Therefore we are warning Izon people to caution Asari Dokubo. If Nigeria Government with all their military arsenal can’t stop IPOB, Asari Dokubo and his criminal gangs from kalabari are small fry to IPOB.

“Now that Asari Dokubo is displaying his ignorance and killing skills on our innocent citizens, nobody should blame IPOB when we lunch offensive attack against him and his Kalabari criminals in Imo State who followed him because we must get them.

“We are being restrained by blood ties between Izon and Igbos are the same because blood is ticker than water but such restrain is not permanent.

“However, when we come after Asari Dokubo and his criminal gangs operating in Imo State, Biafrans should know that IPOB don’t have problems with our Izon brethren, the problem are not Izon people but Asari Dokubo and his criminal gangs,” Powerful warned.

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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police

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21 mins ago

November 26, 2024

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Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police

The spokesperson for the police in Delta State, SP Bright Edafe, has confirmed the death of two robbery suspects in the state.

Mr Edafe, who disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Warri, said that the deceased were killed from the bullets shot by their gang members.

According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.

Mr Edafe explained that the deceased were leading the police surveillance team attached to the Ekpan Division to their hideout when they were caught during a shoot-out.

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“The suspects were arrested at Effurun roundabout with a bag containing 57 live cartridges and other items. They were leading the surveillance team to their hideout at Warri/Sapele road when their gang members, on sighting the vehicle of the police team, engaged them in a shootout.During the gun duel, the arrested suspects that were leading the police team were fatally wounded by the gun shot of their colleagues. The two injured suspects were taken to the hospital and later died while receiving treatment,” he said.

Mr Edafe said that items recovered from the hoodlums hideout included: one English pump action gun, one locally made cut-to-size gun and eight live cartridges.

Others were: six iPhones, Smart phones and a Rolex wrist watch.

He said that the command had intensified manhunt on the fleeing members of the gang.

Robbers kill two members in shoot-out with Delta police

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Akwa Ibom businessman abducted, driver killed, police orderly injured

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24 mins ago

November 26, 2024

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Dr. Samuel Ekerenam

Akwa Ibom businessman abducted, driver killed, police orderly injured

Gunmen kidnapped a prominent businessman, Dr. Samuel Ekerenam and k!lled his driver in Eket town, the headquarter of Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

Ekerena, the owner of Hephzibah Mall, was abducted about 10:00pm on Saturday, 23 November, 2024.

It was gathered that the gunmen trailed the victim to the shopping complex, shooting sporadically to scare the passers-by away before whisking him away to an unknown destination.

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The body of Ekerenam’s driver was discovered in the pool of his blood, while his police orderly was severely wounded in the gun attack.

The spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Timfon John, who confirmed the incident on Monday, November 25, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Joseph Eribo has deployed tactical operatives to comb for the abducted businessman.

The PPRO added that the police were on top of the game and very soon the kidnap victim would be rescued and the perpetrators made to face the full weight of the law.

Akwa Ibom businessman abducted, driver killed, police orderly injured

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Vigilante arrested in Anambra for robbery

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40 mins ago

November 26, 2024

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Anambra State Police command’s spokesperson, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga

Vigilante arrested in Anambra for robbery

A vigilante operative has been apprehended by the police in Anambra State for alleged robbery.

The suspect was arrested at Nkwelle-Ezunaka in Oyi Local Government Area of the State with a gun.

According to the police, one pump action gun draped in a bag of rice was recovered from the suspect.

The development is contained in a statement on Tuesday by the state police spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga.

Ikenga disclosed that police operatives attached to 3-3 Police Divisional headquarters led by CSP Emeka Obi, acting on credible information, arrested the suspect on Friday.

He said, “Police operatives attached to 3 Police Divisional headquarters led by CSP Emeka Obi acting on credible information on 22/11/2024 by 6:38pm arrested one Enediong Bassey ‘M’ 25yrs, a native of Ikono LGA of Akwa Ibom State, and recovered one Pump action gun wrapped in a bag of rice at Nkwelle-Ezunaka.

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“Upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to being a member of a security outfit/vigilante and was about to escape with the gun to join his criminal gang for armed robbery and other unpatriotic activities.

“Given the above and following other complaints and unprofessional conduct by some security outfits and vigilante members, the Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono Itam, in line with the principles of community policing, reiterates the calls for profiling of security operatives assisting the Police and other security agencies on anti-crime operations to improve safety in the state.”

He stated that the CP also directed the suspect’s immediate transfer to the command’s anti-robbery squad for comprehensive investigations