•Jungle justice The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has blown hot over the killing of northern hunters in Uromi, Edo State, saying that the North has tolerated enough and will no longer condone such acts. NEF made the position known through Professor Abubakar Jika Jiddere, spokesperson of the Forum, reports Sunday Trust. In a statement, yesterday,...
•Policemen The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the arrest of 14 suspects in connection with the mob killing of travelers along the Uromi-Obajana Road in Edo State. In a statement issued by Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, condemned the violent attack...
•Aisha Achimugu The Middlebelt Youth Forum (MBYF) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to end what it describes as a political witch hunt against businesswoman Aisha Achimugu. The EFCC recently declared Achimugu wanted in connection with an alleged case of criminal conspiracy and money laundering, reports The Guard...
•Leader of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Shettima Yerima The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has condemned the brutal killing of some Northern travellers in Uromi, Edo State. The victims, mostly Hausa hunters, were on their way to Kano to celebrate the Sallah festivities when members of the Edo State Security Corps and local vigilantes in...
•Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has ordered investigation into the killing of some hunters who were travelling for Sallah. A mob had intercepted the victims at Uromi, Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State, reports Daily Trust. After ransacking their vehicle where dane guns used by [&h...
•Aisha Achimugu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared billionaire businesswoman and managing director/CEO of Felak Concept Group, Aisha Achimugu, wanted. In a post on its social media pages today, the Commission said Achimugu is wanted for alleged criminal conspiracy and money laundering. The post signed by EFCC’s He...
•Interior minister, Olubunmi Tunji Ojo The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has blamed the negligence of some officers for the prison break that occurred at the Federal Correctional Centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi State. It was earlier reported how the jailbreak, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, saw about 12 inmates escape. Fo...
The police authorities in Edo State have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly hacking his brother to death. The suspect, Iyayi Omokaro, was said to have hacked his brother to death on March 25, spokesman for the Edo State Police Command, Moses Joel Yamu. In a statement today, Iyayi had a misunderstanding with his brother, […]
•Customs operatives Gunmen suspected to be Lakurawa terrorists have attacked and killed two Customs officers and one local at Bachaka, a border community in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The Public Relations Officer of the Kebbi State Police Command, SP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the attack yesterday, reports Channels TV. He sai...
•Rituals The Police have apprehended four suspects for killing seven-year-old twin sisters identified as Chizaram and Chidinma Onuche in Rivers State. The suspects after killing their victims collected their blood in bottles for ritual purposes, reports The Nation. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statemen...

