No fewer than 50 People have been reported killed by Bandits in five villages of Zurmi Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara state in a fresh attack. Witness identified as Mohammed Sani Dauran in an interview with Blueprint via telephone said the Bandits at around 6:30pm on Thursday stormed Kadawa village under Dauran District and killed 50 people – all Read More
The Osun state Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Kabiru Oyeduntan, with a human head. The suspect, who was paraded by the state Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, was alleged to be a ritualist. According to the CP, the suspect was arrested around 9pm of Thursday, June 10, 2021 at quarry area, Apomu in Isokan local government area of Read More
Osun state police command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Kabiru Oyeduntan, with a human head. The suspect, who was paraded by the state Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, was alleged to be a ritualist. According to the CP, the suspect was arrested around 9pm of Thursday, June 10, 2021 at quarry area, Apomu in Isokan local government area of the Read More
Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector-general of Police, IGP, narrowly escaped death as a canopy nearly collapsed on him during an official function on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. The incident took place at the Lagos State Police Headquarter Ikeja when the newly confirmed IGP, who was on his first official visit to the state, was about to address senior police officers. Read More
Barely 24 hours after 200 school children were abducted by bandits in Niger, the gunmen again attacked another community killing 15 villagers in Beri town in Bobi district of Mariga local government of the state on Monday morning. It was learnt that one Mobile Policeman was also killed by the bandits during the attack. It was gathered that the men of the local Read More
Ebonyi state among other states in south-east zone Monday recorded total compliance of the sit at home order of Biafra. Major streets in the state like water works road, Ogoja road, Afikpo road were business activities are always going on were all deserted. Banks were closed, commercial motor parks were closed, fuel and gas station and other business activities were all Read More
About five soldiers reportedly died at Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra state, on Friday night, as unknown gunmen attacked military checkpoint. Blueprint learnt that the attack which occurred around 8.30pm along Owerri-Onitsha road (which is also a boundary between Anambra and Imo State), equally destroyed some properties belonging to the soldiers. However, the State Police Public Relations Officer Read More
The Hausa community in Jos, Plateau state, has said full autonomy of Local Government Councils and the judicial were major steps towards restructuring. This is as the community maintained that autonomy in third tier of government and the judiciary if attained would solve a lot of the country’s agitations. The Hausa community stated this in the memorandum signed by Hon. Read More
Northw-est zonal hearing of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review concludes its sitting in Kaduna Thursday, as the committee said it has received 77 memoranda from governments, groups and individuals. Chairman of the Committee covering Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states, Sen. Kabiru Gaya disclosed this at the end of the two-day sitting of the hearing on Thursday. The committee Read More
Niger State Police Command has confirmed kidnap of six residents of Gauraka area Tara local government of Niger state resulting in protest during which a police station was burnt. The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) of The Niger State Police Command, DSP Wasing Abiodun in a statement in Minna Monday said the police is on top of the situation. He Read More
Unknown gunmen Sunday set a divisional police headquarters in Nsukwa community in Aniocha south local government area of Delta state ablaze. The divisional police officer (DPO) and two sergeants who are the main casualties were allegedly killed and set ablaze by the gunmen. It was gathered that the attackers stormed the station at about 2am on Sunday shooting sporadically to ward Read More
The men of the Ogun State Police Command in the early hours of Saturday 15th of May, 2021 engaged some dare devil armed robbers in gun battle at Ipamesan area of Sango, in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government area of the state. This was revealed by the police public relations officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi in a press statement made available Read More
The Sokoto state Police command has rescued 12-year-old girl identified as Joy, who was allegedly locked up in a room by her parents for eight months in Dadin Kowa area of Sokoto. Joy who was said to have been locked up and deprived of food due to her unstable mental condition, was rescued after the police were alerted by neighbors. Read More
The Akwa Ibom State police command has finally reacted to the rumour that Uduak Frank Akpan, the suspected killer of a job seeker in the state, Iniubong Umoren, committed suicide in custody. The Commissioner of Police, CP Andrew Amiengheme, made the disclosure in a telephone interview over trending online report that the suspect purportedly took his life while in custody. Read More
Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu has called on Nigerians to look beyond the frenzy of restructuring as canvassed by the Southern Governors summit in Asaba Delta state, recently. Okechukwu, a chieftain of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), warned that conceding more powers to the Governors would put the country’s democracy grave danger. In a statement Read More
Two suspected fraudsters are now in the net of Oyo state police command for allegedly defrauding residents of the state by buying goods, collecting money from point of sales (POSs) operators with fake bank alerts. The suspects identified as Olayide Olumide and Oluwemimo Adeyanju were alleged to be purchasing clothing materials and electronics from shop owners, market women as well Read More
Officers of the Imo state police command and other security forces Friday repelled attack at the Orlu Area Command/Divisional Police Headquarters by unknown gunmen. According to Imo Police Commissioner, CP Abutu Yaro who briefed newsmen , a group of bandits attempted to attack the Divisional Police and Area Command headquarters both in Orlu LGA , but were successfully repelled. ” The Read More
Operatives of the Ogun state Police Command have arrested a 52-year-old man, Kayode Adeniyi, for unlawfully having carnal knowledge of a 10-year-old girl. The suspect, a resident of 12 Abere ifa street in Ijoko, Sango area of the state was also accused to have sexually abused three of his underaged biological daughters, a crime he has since confessed to. The Ogun State Read More
Two armed robbery suspects were on Sunday arrested by men of the Ogun state police command at Olambe area of Akute in Ifo local government area of the state. The arrest was contained in a press statement issued by the police public relations officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi and made available to Blueprint Monday According to the statement, the two suspects, Read More
Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary, Hon. Onofiok Luke, Thursday, explained why the federal government has so far not been able to curb the the worsening spates of insecurity in the country. Hon. Luke, who represents Etinan/Nsit Ubium/Nsit Ibom federal constituency of Akwa Ibom state, said the agencies charged with the security of the nation do not have a Read More
Bandits in the early hours of Thursday kidnapped four students of Capro Secondary Mission School located at Gana Ropp in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau state. According to Channels Television, three of the students, however escaped, leaving just one still in captivity. The school is an arm of Calvary ministries, an organization said to be a few kilometres Read More
Oyo state Commissioner of Police, CP Vivian Ngozi Onadeko, Thursday said the command has arrested 30 suspected secret cult members and three suspected kidnappers. CP Ngozi Onadeko stated this during a press briefing held at the Oyo state Police Command headquarters in Eleyele area of Ibadan on the activities of the command in the past few days. The Commissioner of Read More
Osun State Police Command Wednesday said an 18-year-old man, Salisu Sulaiman, has been arrested in connection with the attempt kidnap in Koka village, Ibokun. A statement by the Police Public Relation Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola, disclosed that the suspect was arrested about 12:15am on Tuesday. According to Opalola, the suspect came from Idofihan in Kwara state. Some suspected Fulani herdsmen Read More
Kaduna state Police is set to conduct headcount of students of Greenfield University, Kaduna in conjunction with the school management to ascertain the number of students kidnapped by gunmen Tuesday night. Gunmen attacked the University along Abuja – Kaduna highway around 10:30pm on Tuesday night, while kidnapping an unknown number of students of the institution. Kaduna state Police Public Relations Read More
Some suspected herdsmen were Monday faced with hunters in Koka village, Ibokun, Osun state, during an attempt to kidnap some inhabitants of the village. The herdsmen suspected to be kidnappers, were said to have entered the village around 12midnight, and attempted to kidnap some members of the village. It was gathered that some villagers and hunters have been preparing to Read More
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