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Suspected IPOB/ESN hoodlums kill Police Inspector in Aba

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Abia Police Public Relations Officer, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna

A Police Inspector from Ndiegoro Police Station was killed Tuesday by suspected IPOB/ESN members around Ohanku Road-Iheorji junction in Aba, Abia.

Two of the attackers were however neutralised by the police in the ensuing gun duel.

Confirming the incident, the Abia Police Public Relations Officer, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna said the incident happened at about 12 : 30 pm Tuesday.

Ogbonna said some policemen from Ndiegoro Police Station were on patrol around Iheorji when they came under attack by people suspected to be IPOB/ESN members.

“During a gun duel, one of the Policemen paid the supreme price while two of the gunmen were neutralized.

“As they shot the policeman they also collected his Police AK 47 riffle”, he said.

An eye witness told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba that the Inspector was killed by one of the gang members when he went after the hoodlum as he was escaping.

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The witness who gave his name only as Ahanna said that the incident happened about noon Tuesday.

“We were to the market when we saw these boys, who were inside a tricycle with very powerful guns as they passed us.

“It was not long when they passed by us that some policemen on patrol followed them.

“The Policemen engaged them and killed two of them while the others ran away and one ran into the back of a nearby building.

“The Inspector ran after the robber that ran to the back of a nearby building unknown to him that the other robber was waiting for him.

 “The robber shot at the Inspector at close range and killed him on the spot”, he narrated.

Ogbonna said that the police were on the trail of the gunmen who escaped and urged residents to volunteer credible information that would help in their arrest.

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UN seeks $160m for food crisis in northeast Nigeria

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UN seeks $160m for food crisis in northeast Nigeria

The UN on Monday said it needed roughly $160 million for Nigeria’s conflict-battered northeast, where the situation is at its worst in five years, according to the local head of the body’s humanitarian arm.

The region has been plagued by a 15-year jihadist insurgency that has killed more than 40,000 people and displaced over two million. The fighting has also ruined livelihoods and hindered access to agricultural land and markets.

The funds are needed to provide nutritional and health supplies to two million people, including 600,000 children in the Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, officials said.

The request comes as cuts by the United States have hampered the humanitarian response in the region.

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Speaking to reporters, officials from the World Food Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization and children’s fund UNICEF warned that the already precarious humanitarian situation could be worsened by a disease outbreak or natural disaster such as flooding, which the region would not be prepared for.

“This is urgent,” said Trond Jensen, who heads the Nigeria office of the UN’s humanitarian response arm, UNOCHA. “We need the support now, not next week, not next month.”

“I cannot say how desperate the situation is,” he added. “It’s the worst that I’ve seen in five years.”

Jensen said cuts by the United States, notably to its main foreign development arm USAID, have had a critical impact on the capacity to provide critical services to people in the region.

“If these children don’t get access to those treatment services they will die,” said Nemat Hajeebhoy, nutrition chief at UNICEF Nigeria.

 

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Davido, Cubana Chief Priest, others call for VeryDarkMan’s release

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Davido, Cubana Chief Priest, others call for VeryDarkMan’s release

Afrobeat superstar Davido, celebrity bar man, Cubana Chief Priest and other Nigerians have condemned the arrest of social media influencer and activist, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM).

The celebrities and fans of VDM said his arrest was carried out like an “abduction”, which left many Nigerians worried, and therefore demand his release.

VDM was reportedly arrested on Friday at a bank branch in the Wuse area of Abuja by a combined team of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives.

According to media reports, EFCC has secured a court order to remand him pending the conclusion of an investigation into alleged cybercrime offences.

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However, his arrest has sparked widespread outrage on social media, with the hashtag #FreeVDM, trending across different platforms.

According to the celebrities and fans, it is impossible to distinguish between legitimate arrest and unlawful abduction of the embattled socialite.

In a post on X, Davido extolled VDM’s positive impact on the lives of common Nigerians and urged relevant authorities to release him.

He wrote, “Outside all the noise it’s good to see that the good one does actually impacts lives and Pple actually appreciate!

“The support I’m seeing for VDM everywhere is encouraging… makes one want to do more for the masses FREE MY GUY.”

Cubana Chief Priest, in a post on his Instagram page, pleaded with the police to free the social media influencer right away, stressing that he should not be unfairly detained.

 

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Five kids die in abandoned vehicle in Nasarawa

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May 5, 2025

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Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed

Five kids die in abandoned vehicle in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of five children found inside an abandoned, unserviceable vehicle in the Agyaragu community, Obi local government area.

Nasarawa Police spokesman Ramham Nansel in a statement explained: “On May 4, 2025, at about 1730hrs, one Mr. Ozimna Ogbor, a resident of Agyaragu, reported at the Agyaragu Divisional Headquarters that five children—Kamsi Onah (male, 8 years), Somer Onah (male, 6 years), Unice Udouchi (female, 10 years), Nmasoma Nnaji (female, 10 years), and Chioma Nnaji (female, 8 years)—were discovered unresponsive inside a disused vehicle parked in the compound of one Mr. Abu Agyeme, also a resident of Agyaragu”.

“Acting swiftly on the report, the Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, directed the Divisional Police Officer and his team to immediately proceed to the scene.

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“Upon arrival, the officers found the victims locked inside the abandoned vehicle. The children were promptly evacuated to Aro Hospital, Agyaragu, where a medical doctor regrettably confirmed all five children dead due to suspected suffocation.

“This heartbreaking incident is a painful reminder of a similar tragedy that occurred in August 2019, when two children lost their lives in an abandoned vehicle in Keffi.

“The Commissioner of Police has ordered a thorough investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. He expressed deep sorrow over the loss and extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.

“He also used the opportunity to caution parents, guardians, and vehicle owners to be vigilant and ensure that children do not gain access to parked or abandoned vehicles without supervision.

“Due to severe heat burns on the deceased bodies, the remains were released to their parents based on request for burial.”

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