Gunmen attack Ebonyi police station, five killed

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4 days ago

June 27, 2024

Commissioner Of Police, Ebonyi State Police Command, CP Augustina Ogbodo

Gunmen attack Ebonyi police station, five killed

At least five persons have been reportedly killed in a deadly attack on Ishieke Police Division in Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi State.

The deceased persons are said to be the gunmen who attacked the station and were killed during a gun battle with security operatives on Wednesday night.

The assailants were said to have stormed the area around 9:30 pm and started shooting sporadically forcing residents to scamper for safety.

A local, Tony Nwori, disclosed that the gunmen arrived at the police station with two cars and started shooting sporadically in the air.

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He said the gunmen engaged in a gun duel with the policemen on duty in front of the station for over 30 minutes, before other security operatives came for reinforcement.

According to another source, the situation later drew the attention of more security operatives, including the Army, who came in their numbers to apprehend the hoodlums.

The source said, “they continued shooting sporadically on the air while moving to Odomoke Ishieke market along Nwiboko Obodo road in Ebonyi Council Area”.

A viral video showed some of the suspected hoodlums shot dead.

The police in the South East state have not commented on the incident.

Gunmen attack Ebonyi police station, five killed

Bandits abduct traditional ruler, others in Kaduna

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38 mins ago

June 30, 2024

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Bandits abduct traditional ruler, others in Kaduna

Bandits on Saturday kidnapped Ashiru Sherehu, the traditional ruler of Tunburku in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Sherehu was abducted while returning from his farm.

The area, part of the Fatika district, has been plagued by banditry, making it increasingly dangerous for local residents. Ahmadu, a resident, noted that fear of abduction or death has kept farmers from working their fields just a few kilometers away from the town.

Hussaini Umar, the Sarkin Fadan Galadimawa and another traditional leader in the community, confirmed the kidnapping. He stated that the village head was taken around 5:00 pm on Saturday while returning from his farm.

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“The bandits stopped him and took him away. We haven’t heard from them yet,” Umar said.

On Sunday afternoon, two more farmers were kidnapped in Sabon Layi under Kidandan Ward while working on their farms.

Witnesses were unable to intervene due to the bandits being armed.

Umar expressed his concern over the increasing attacks on farmers and acknowledged the efforts of soldiers in the area. However, he urged the government to deploy more security personnel to address the escalating insecurity.

The Kaduna State Police Command has yet to comment on the incident, and attempts to reach the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, were unsuccessful.

Bandits abduct traditional ruler, others in Kaduna

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How I killed UNIBEN graduate, eight others – Suspect

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41 mins ago

June 30, 2024

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Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chdi Nwabuzor

How I killed UNIBEN graduate, eight others – Suspect

The Edo State Police Command has announced the arrest of the suspected killer of Glory Adekolure, a University of Benin graduate.

Adekolure was said to have gone to school for her final clearance on June 13, 2024, but her corpse was found under a tree on a street in the Iyowa Community of Benin City, close to her house.

The suspect was apprehended in Asaba, Delta State, 15 days after Adekolure’s death.

According to the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adegboye, in an interview with Channels Television, monitored by our correspondent, on Saturday, the suspect confessed to killing Adekolure and at least eight other young women.

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He said, “I am happy to inform the good people of Edo State and the good people of Nigeria that the killer of Glory Adekolure, a 22-year old final year Chemistry student of the University of Benin has been apprehended.

“He was apprehended in Asaba, Delta state. After killing Glory, he ran away, he was aware we were trailing him and due to the painstaking investigations of our anti-kidnapping and cybercrime unit, he was arrested and confessed not only to the killing of Glory Adekolure but to the killing of eight other similar ladies.”

Adegboye said the suspect had not been paraded yet, adding that police are still investigating the incident.

How I killed UNIBEN graduate, eight others – Suspect

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Police arrest VeryDarkMan over defamation allegations

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44 mins ago

June 30, 2024

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Martins Vincent Otse, widely known as Verydarkman

Police arrest VeryDarkMan over defamation allegations

Controversial social media critic, Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has been arrested by Nigerian police operatives at his Abuja residence on Sunday.

While the reason for his arrest is yet to be disclosed, his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, confirmed that it is related to his recent exposé on his X.com.

According to Adeyanju, Otse was arrested on the orders of CP Igwe for allegedly defaming someone who had been accused of scamming a Nigerian abroad.

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He wrote, “Our client, #thatverydarkman has just been arrested by the police on the instruction of CP Igwe for exposing someone who allegedly duped a Nigerian abroad.

“Instead of the police to arrest the person alleged to have duped someone, they arrested VDM on allegation of defamation.”