Pascal Arogorn Ibe
- Insecurity
- May 8, 2021
- 339 views
Unknown gunmen kill 13, raze police stations in Akwa Ibom, Rivers
Gunmen suspected to be members of Indigenous People of Biafra, working in collaboration with the Eastern Security Network on Saturday attacked a Divisional Police Headquarters in Odoro Ikpe in Ini…
- Insecurity
- May 8, 2021
- 282 views
Pentagon to Buhari: US won’t relocate Africa Command to Nigeria
The United States has said there is no plan to relocate its Africa Command from its current base in Germany to Nigeria or any other part of Africa despite the…
- Insecurity
- May 8, 2021
- 404 views
El-Rufai reaping from evil plotted against Rivers, says Wike
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, says the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government has dragged Nigeria 50 years backward due to its “abysmal” performance. Wike alleged that the APC…
- Insecurity
- May 7, 2021
- 301 views
Ebonyi to offer amnesty to repentant bandits
The Ebonyi government says it will offer amnesty to bandits and other criminals who are willing to repent and lay down their arms. Uchenna Orji, the state commissioner for information…
- Insecurity
- May 7, 2021
- 2158 views
Despite my shoot-at-sight order, arms smuggling still thrives ― Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday regretted that despite his shoot-at-sight order on non-state actors bearing AK-47, smuggling of arms and other contraband still thrives in the country, saying that people…
- Insecurity
- May 7, 2021
- 404 views
Army: 11 IPOB members killed during attack on Imo police command
The Nigerian army says 11 members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were killed, following an attack on the police command in Imo state. Mohammed Yerima, army spokesman, disclosed…
- Insecurity
- May 7, 2021
- 369 views
Security operatives kill 8 gunmen in Imo, recover vehicles
Eight people suspected to be hoodlums operating under the name “unknown gunmen” on Thursday night were gunned down in a gun battle with joint security operatives. It was gathered that…
- Insecurity , Kidnapping
- May 7, 2021
- 441 views
SS2 girl missing in Abuja school after permission to fix uniform
A 15-year-old student of the Ceder International College, Abuja, Nimota Olatunde, has gone missing while trying to repair her torn school uniform. PUNCH Metro gathered that the disappearance of the…
- Insecurity , Terrorism
- May 7, 2021
- 363 views
Boko Haram invasion plot: Anxiety in FCT, heavy security at NNPC, Army barracks, others
There was heightened anxiety in parts of the Federal Capital Territory, on Thursday following reports of alleged imminent attacks on parts of the FCT. The PUNCH had reported exclusively on…
- Insecurity , Kidnapping
- May 7, 2021
- 391 views
We were ready to lose students in planned bandits’ bombardment – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday said when 29 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, were abducted, the plan was to attack and kill…
- Insecurity
- May 6, 2021
- 350 views
Gunmen attack police station in Anambra, kill two Inspectors, free detainees
Gunmen on Wednesday night attacked Obosi police station in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killings two police Inspectors and freeing all detainees in the cell. The attack…
- Insecurity
- May 6, 2021
- 363 views
Uzodinma’s stance on state police exposes his sympathy for bandits
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday said the frenzy by Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, against demands by the party other well-meaning Nigerians for the establishment of state police,…
- Insecurity
- May 6, 2021
- 331 views
Bandits Kill 7 In Fresh Attack In Niger
Seven people have been reportedly killed by bandits in Yangalu Community in Magama Local Government Area of Niger State. The bandits were said to have invaded the community in large…
- Insecurity
- May 6, 2021
- 362 views
Time is up for bandits, hoodlums’ sponsors in Imo — Uzodimma vows
The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday said that the time is up for hoodlums and their sponsors terrorising the state. Uzodimma spoke in Owerri, during the presentation of…
- Homicide , Insecurity , Investigations
- May 5, 2021
- 347 views
Slain IMSU Law Student: Two bullets pierced his body from the back – Eyewitness
Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Owerri There are clear indications that Chukwueze Kingsley, a law student of the Imo State University (IMSU) was shot at the back. Investigation into the killing of…
