Category: Legal
Councillors threaten to take legal actions against Datti over treasonous comments
09 Apr 2023
Some serving councillors elected under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress yesterday threatened legal action against Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the running mate of the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The local council lawmakers also issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the LP vice presidential candidate to withdraw the statement made on national television […]
Continue ReadingHerdsmen attack community, 43 persons feared dead
09 Apr 2023
No fewer than 43 Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, are feared dead in a late-night attack on LGEA Primary School, Mgban, Nyiev Council Ward, Guma Local Government Area of Benue state by suspected armed herdsmen. Though details of the incident are still sketchy, Vanguard gathered that the primary school, which houses IDPs, was attacked at about […]
Continue ReadingLagos police uncover a kidnapper’s den, kills one and rescue three victims
08 Apr 2023
The Lagos Police Command has uncovered a den of kidnappers in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, Thursday night. The kidnappers opened fire on operatives of the Command who stormed the den. During the cross- fire, one of the kidnappers was gunned down. Three victims were rescued in the process. Spokesman for the Command, SP Benjamin […]
Continue ReadingBandits abducted 20 along Abuja-Kaduna highway
08 Apr 2023
Scores of travellers were abducted after bandits opened fire on motorists in Iche community, some few kilometres away from Kagarko town along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. A resident, Shuaibu Yahaya, said the incident happened around 7pm on Wednesday shortly after breaking of fast Shuaibu said the bandits, wielding AK-57 rifles, shot and deflated the tyres of […]
Continue ReadingFRSC recovers N27m from an accident scene that claimed 6 lives
07 Apr 2023
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Osun Sector Command, has recovered N27.171, 400, and N21,900, at the scene of a fatal multiple car crash that claimed six lives on Tuesday morning, April 4, 2023 According to report, the collision involved a green Zafira Opel Saab with the licence plate GBA 440XA and a red Toyota Sienna […]
Continue ReadingDelta state police arrest police inspector for killing trader
07 Apr 2023
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the arrest and detention of a police inspector identified as Ebri Ubi, over alleged murder of a trader, Mr. Onyeka Ibe, in Asaba Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the trigger-happy inspector was alleged to have shot and killed […]
Continue ReadingPolice arrest two kidnappers after collecting N5m ransom
07 Apr 2023
Edo State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers over the abduction of a 31-year-old man, Albert Igbinomwanhia, in Benin City According to report, the suspects, Joel Emazor, 31, and Philip Roberts, 30, belong to a kidnap syndicate in Benin City. Parading the suspects on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, Spokesperson of the command, Chidi Nwabuzor […]
Continue ReadingPolice arrest man for raping and killing lady
06 Apr 2023
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested the alleged killer of one Ruth Bako who was raped and killed sometime in December 2022 at the Farin Gada area of Jos North local government area of the State. Recall that the corpse of the young woman was found near a car wash in the Farin Gada […]
Continue ReadingOkada riders kill a policeman in Lagos
06 Apr 2023
It was a sad day for men of Lagos State Police Command today, as a yet-to-be-identified policeman was allegedly killed by commercial motorcyclists, commonly known as okada riders, on the Apapa-Oshodi expressway. According to a motorcyclist named Rasheed, the policeman had shot at an okada rider, but the bullet did not penetrate. The okada rider […]
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