Crime Facts

Coalition kicks against calls for sack of Service Chiefs

The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations has kicked against the renewed calls by some North-East elders for the sack of Service Chiefs in the wake of recent nationwide #EndSARS protest by some youths. The Head of the Coalition, Mr Shina Loremikan, spoke against the call at a media briefing in Lagos on Friday. The News […]

Gunmen kill varsity’s security guard

A security guard with the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Mr Matthew Malik, has been killed by unknown gunmen. The body of the 62-year-old man was said to have been found on his farm on Thursday in Oye-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area of the state. Son of the deceased, John Malik, who spoke with newsmen […]

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 […]