Crime Facts

Gunmen kill 12, injure 7 in Kaduna village

Twelve people were confirmed dead and seven injured following an attack by unknown gunmen at Kidandan and Kadai village in GIWA local government area of Kaduna state. According to survivors, the attackers came in numbers wielding dangerous weapons and attacked Kidandan on Friday. “They killed three and wounded 4. On Saturday night the gunmen killed […]

Ebonyi: Police confirm killing of couple in farmland

The Ebonyi Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the killing of an unidentified couple in Amuzu Nkpoghoro, Afikpo North Local Government area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Philip Maku, made this known to newsmen on Friday. Maku said the Command has commenced investigation to find out and arrest those involved in […]

Military, Police destroy suspected criminal camp in Ondo community

Combined security operatives on Friday embarked on a show of force in some riverine communities of Ondo State during which they destroyed a suspected criminal camp at Asere in Ese-Odo Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the operatives comprising of the Nigerian Army, Navy, Police and other security agencies destroyed […]

Tension in Rivers as alleged IPOB members kill SARS officer

Yet to be identified men have killed a Police Officer attached to the Special Anti-robbery Squad, SARS, headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, whose name was not ascertained at press time. It was alleged that the killers were members of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, who had vowed that there was no going back on […]

Court Dismisses Mailafia Case Against Police Invitation

A Jos High Court on Tuesday dismissed an application by former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Obadiah Mailafia, seeking to stop Police from investigating him. Mailafia was invited by the police for questioning at the Force Headquarters Abuja, last month. The police said the invitation was based on “investigating a […]

Malaysia Returnee Shot Dead Inside Barber’s Shop In Aba

A 36-year-old man, Mr. Samuel Kalu aka ‘Akilu’ (Bitter Kola) has been shot dead by unknown gunmen while having a haircut at a barbing saloon located at Umuibe Street, off Item Road, Ndiegoro Aba, Abia State. New Telegraph reports that the incident, which took place on Sunday morning, threw residents of the area into panic, […]