The Lagos government has announced a suspension of the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in motor parks across the state. The announcement comes hours after the Lagos chapter of the union withdrew its membership of the national body of the NURTW. The Lagos chapter of the NURTW had withdrawn […]
An angry mob on Thursday morning burnt three persons in Upper Iweka, Onitsha, Anambra state for allegedly stealing a woman’s handbag which contained a mobile telephone among other items. The suspects were believed to be thieves that terrorised the business hub and used tricycles to escape. According to a source, the suspects were operating […]
One day after armed robbers raided five banks in Uromi, headquarters of Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, carting away huge sums of money in sacks, a total of N34 million has reportedly been recovered. Bello Kotongs, Police Public relations Officer in Edo, confirmed this to Daily Trust on Friday night. He […]
Robbers have made away with huge cash after an attack on three banks at Uromi in Edo State. The robbers attacked First Bank, Union Bank and Unity Bank during the operation. Edo Police spokesman, Bello Kontongs, a Superintendent of Police (SP), confirmed the incident to The Nation. He said: “That’s true sir.” Details Shortly…
The police have arrested three suspects vandalizing Ameka/Mbom rail track in Umuahia, Abia State. NIGERIAN PILOT gathered the suspects arrested by Police operatives attached to the Railway Command have been identified as Kelechi Ononiwu, 36, Kalu Egbe, 30, Stanley, 27. Our correspondent learnt they were nabbed while removing rail sleepers and loading them into […]
Seven people were reportedly feared dead on Thursday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital when armed robbers attacked a bullion van at the Idi-Ape area of the ancient city. Daily Trust learnt that the newly installed traffic light in Idi-Ape had stopped the bullion fan when the robber started shooting sporadically at the van. […]
Two suspected armed robbers met their waterloo after they were set ablaze by angry mob in Awada near Onitsha, Anambra State. The deceased, said to have stormed the area on a motorcycle, reportedly robbed some residents of their money, phones and other valuables. An eye witness said the robbers were apprehended following a hot chase […]
A 35-year-old man, Eluyera Wasiu has been arrested in Ogun State for allegedly planning with his friend, to kill his pregnant wife. Police spokesperson in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi in a statement on Monday said the suspect was arrested alongside his friend, Adeniyi Samuel on Saturday, January 1, 2022, after neigbours alerted police that the […]
A suspect, Abdulazeez Ibrahim, 26, has disclosed that he paid N2,650 for a Camry Toyota car valued at N2,650,000 out of luck. Ibrahim, who was paraded at the Osun State Police Command Headquarters in Osogbo during the weekend, added that he had a small car but the need to change the car made him leave […]
The police in Anambra State have killed two armed robbers and arrested four suspects. The police also recovered two pistols, five live cartridges and a tricycle from the suspects. The spokesman of the command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, in a statement Monday, said police officers on Sunday at about 5.30 am intercepted a three-man armed robbery […]
