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Woman bites off another’s breast in bloody fuel queue fight in Delta

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1 year ago

January 27, 2023

In what will come across as a really startling development, a woman has reportedly bitten the breast of another woman during a fight at a petrol station in Delta State, Daily Post reports.

The women were reportedly fighting over positions in the fuel queue.

Both women are said to be black market fuel dealers in Warri, struggling for the product to sell, DAILY POST can report.

It took the intervention of other customers at the filling station to separate the women who were engaged in a fisticuff.

One of the women who was bitten on the breast was left bleeding profusely, even after the fight had been separated.

Daily Post Correspondent who went around town to monitor the situation at fuel stations reported that most vendors in Warri and environ were still selling the product at N500 per litre.

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Transportation has also increased with many of the transporters charging outrageous amounts with a demand that they are paid with new naira notes to avoid the January 31 deadline by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

At the time of this report, virtually all roads were empty with little or no vehicles plying them due to the hike in petrol.

A customer simply identified as Ogochukwu who spoke to DAILY POST said the situation is really tough and is telling on citizens. He called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s APC-led Federal Government to urgently do all it can to reduce the cost of petrol and save the people stress.

Another customer simply identified as Akpevwe who also spoke with our Correspondent said marketers were hoarding the products. He alleged that politicians had a hand in the current hike in petrol, adding that many people have discovered their talents as they now resort to trekking long distances where their money could take them.

He called on the government to prevail on the petroleum marketers to make the product available at the stipulated one hundred and sixty naira pump price for citizens before the 2023 election.

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Police arrest four ex-convicts for robbery in Niger

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May 4, 2024

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Police arrest four ex-convicts for robbery in Niger

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested four ex-convicts after they conspired and robbed a Minna residence of valuables worth millions of naira.

The suspects, Yahaya Mohammed, Ayuba Simon, Menasse Makama and Nuhu Azuka; confessed to their crimes during interrogation.

The command’s spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun made this known on Friday in a statement in which he said the suspects were arrested following a complaint received from a concerned resident.

“On 15/4/2024 at about 0250hrs, we received a direct complaint from the Brighter area of Minna, that some suspected armed robbers invaded a residence within the area, robbed the victim and carted away one Honda Odyssey vehicle and other valuables.

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“On receipt of the complaint, police operatives attached to Crack Squad of the Command swung into action. With the aid of technical intelligence and information received from the community, the notorious suspects were arrested;

“During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime and other previous thuggery and armed robberies, in which they had previously served a jail term,” the statement read.

Abiodun added that “the confessions of the suspects led to the recovery of the Honda Odyssey vehicle with Reg. No. AG 400 PAK, one POS machine, a Samsung TV, two standing fans and other valuables from them.”

He also disclosed that the suspects would be charged in court as soon as investigations were concluded.

Police arrest four ex-convicts for robbery in Niger

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EFCC nabs 20 suspected internet fraudsters in Sapele

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May 4, 2024

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EFCC nabs 20 suspected internet fraudsters in Sapele

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday May 3, 2024 arrested 20 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Sapele, Delta State.

A terse post on the anti-graft commission Facebook page, said the suspects were arrested following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement in computer- related fraud.

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Items recovered from them include 12 exotic cars, laptops and phones.

“The suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded,” the post added.

EFCC nabs 20 suspected internet fraudsters in Sapele

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40 AK-47 rifles recovered from mastermind of Kaduna-Abuja train attack

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May 4, 2024

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40 AK-47 rifles recovered from mastermind of Kaduna-Abuja train attack

The Nigeria Police Force has revealed that one of the arrested terrorists responsible for the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack, which resulted in the killing and abduction of passengers, was found to be in possession of over 40 AK-47 rifles.

According to the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the masterminds behind the March 28, 2022 attack were apprehended for their involvement in terrorism, kidnapping, and culpable homicide.

During a press briefing in Kaduna State on Thursday, Adejobi disclosed that one of the suspects, Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known as Mandi, was additionally implicated in the 2021 abduction of students from Greenfield University.

Reacting to a photograph of the arrested terrorists posted by the Force spokesperson on his X account, an X user, @emetisuccess said, “These young guys, na them do that kind thing.”

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Adejobi who responded to the X user’s expression, noted that one of the terrorists he identified as Auwal Ayuba had more than 40 AK-47 rifles.

“In fact, the one on the left, Auwal Ayuba, has more than 40 Ak 47 in his possession and camp.

“The one at the extreme right, Ibrahim, is a serial kidnapper and terrorist. He kidnapped the students of Green Field Kaduna.

“They were apparently around 18 years, plus, when they attacked the train.”

“They are deadly guys. We will continue to pick them one by one. Any criminal can only run but can’t hide,” he added.