Category: Security & Crime
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Kogi INEC REC escapes assassination attempt
LOKOJA—Armed men believed to be assassins stormed the residence of the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kogi State, Dr. Gabriel Longpet, in Lokoja Thursday night in an attempt to assassinate him. Longpet, however, escaped the attack as he was not in the premises when the gunmen arrived. Sources told reporters that soldiers deployed to guard…
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Aftermath of Armed Robbery Attack: Workers Desert Education Ministry Building in Calabar
By Ita Abasi Calabar, Cross River State – Operations at the Cross River State Ministry of Education headquarters in Calabar have yet to resume normalcy following a brazen armed robbery attack that left the ministry’s Director of Finance, Dennis Usibe, critically injured. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon when armed assailants stormed the ministry premises, located…
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Hunters Clash with Bandits in Taraba, 18 Killed
By Emmanuel Awari, Jalingo Jalingo, Taraba State – In a tragic turn of events, eighteen hunters have lost their lives in separate attacks perpetrated by bandits in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State. The first incident occurred near Maihula town, where fifteen hunters bravely confronted a large group of bandits estimated to be over…
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Ekiti Election: Former Minister Testifies in N1.219billion Airlifted To Support Fayose
A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has testified in court that he airlifted N1.219billion cash to former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, for the governorship election in the state. Obanikoro made the revelation while testifying before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in the ongoing trial of Fayose…
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Kogi Police, APC Thugs Ambush SDP Legal Team at Kogi INEC Office – Report
In a shocking turn of events, Mr Bertrand Onuoha, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, is facing accusations of deploying a mix of police personnel and thugs to ambush the legal team of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The alleged incident unfolded as SDP lawyers, along with forensic experts and INEC officers, were inspecting…
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Stakeholders Call For Reform Of Correctional Centres I SummitPost
Stakeholders at the Shamies 4th annual lecture series have called on the Federal Government to place more emphasis on reforming the correctional system to ensure effective rehabilitation of prisoners. The lecture series was organised by Shamies Unusual Hearts Foundation with the theme “Reforming Correctional System For Effective Rehabilitation,” in Abuja on Tuesday. Speaking, the executive…
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Thanksgiving Service Held for Brigadier General Jeremiah Aliyu Faransa I SummitPost
Jalingo, Taraba State – A Thanksgiving Service was held on Sunday at the McBride United Methodist Church in Jalingo for Brigadier General Jeremiah Aliyu Faransa, who is retiring from the Nigerian Army. The service was attended by family, friends, colleagues, and dignitaries. Resident Bishop Johnwesley Yohanna, who represented the Episcopal Conference, spoke about the importance…
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Taraba: YOWICAN Condemns Renewed Killings In Ussa LG, Yangtu Devt Area I SummitPost
Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo The Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria, YOWICAN has expressed dismay at the current killings in Ussa local government and Yangtu Development Area. The Chairman of the Association, Evangelist Ephesians Jesse stated this in a statement issued to Journalists in Jalingo. The statement reads in parts, “The incessant and sponsored killings…
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Taraba Killings: Vacant Ukwe Takum Stool Cause Of Unrest in Takum, Ussa LG, Yangtu Devt Area – KYN President I SummitPost
Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo The persistent unrest in two local governments: Takum, Ussa and Yangtu Development Area of Taraba State, has been attributed to the ungoverned tribal space created by the vacuum of the Ukwe Takum stool for over Twelve years. The President of Kuteb Yatso of Nigeria KYN, Comrade Emmanuel Ukwen, disclosed this in a press…
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Tragedy Strikes Taraba as Bandits Kill 11 I SummitPost
Jalingo, Taraba State – A wave of violence has swept through Taraba State, leaving 11 people dead in the wake of brutal bandit attacks. The attacks, which targeted communities in the Yangtu Development Area and Ussa Local Government, have sent shockwaves through the region, plunging residents into fear and uncertainty. The latest onslaught began on…
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Former EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu Calls for Renewed Fight Against Corruption I SummitPost
In a speech delivered at the Institute for Governance and Leadership Studies in Africa (IGLSA) on Saturday, former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Ibrahim Magu called for a renewed and vigorous fight against corruption in Nigeria. He emphasized that corruption is a major impediment to the country’s progress and development. Magu stated…
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Breaking: Kogi Guber: Security Agencies Nabs Makama, Okala, Others With Large Arms, Cash I SummitPost
SUMMIT POST News can authoritatively report that in a major breakthrough, security agencies delpoyed to ensure peaceful polls in the November 11 governorship election have apprehended a lead thug, Friday Makama, the State Auditor General, Alhaji Yakubu Okala, along with a group of other individuals, ahead of tomorrow’s governorship election. Also arrested are the Kogi…
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Kogi East Elders’ Council Calls for State of Emergency in Kogi State I SummitPost
By Omonu YG Nelson The Kogi East Elders’ Council (KEEC) has called for a state of emergency to be declared in Kogi State, citing the escalating state of insecurity in the region. The council also called for the postponement of the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state. In a press release issued on Wednesday, KEEC…
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Abacha Loot: Tinubu Hosts French Ambassador, Receives $150M
There seems to be no end to Abacha’s loot as President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Abuja, expressed his appreciation to France for the return of $150 million stolen from Nigeria by former Head of State, General Sani Abacha. In addition to the recovery of another tranche of Abacha loot, the President acknowledged the signing…
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Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello Accused Of Plotting tTo Arrest SDP Leaders I SummitPost
Omonu YG Nelson The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has accused Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello of plotting to arrest major stakeholders and leaders of the party with false terrorism charges. In a press release issued on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, the SDP’s Director of New Media, Isaiah Davies Ijele, alleged that Governor Bello is desperate…
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Detained Ex-EFCC Boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa Regains Freedom SummitPost
The Nigerian secret police, Department of State Services (DSS) has released the Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa. He has been in detention for 135 Days. SUMMIT POST reports that Bawa was released on Wednesday Night. Although it was not immediately clear the exact time he was released, a…
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Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa Elections: Perpetrators Of Violence To Meet Their Water Loo – CDS
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Tuesday, said the military was prepared for the off-cycle elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa states. Musa warned that any act of violence would not be condoned before, during, and after the elections. The elections in the three states have been marred by violence in the…
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Kogi Guber: APC Thugs Wreck Havoc On SDP Members, Destroys Property Worth Millions During Campaign I SummitPost
Gunmen working for Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello earlier today attacked and dispersed a Socail Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship Ward Rally holding in Ejule Kogi, Ofu LGA of Kogi State.. The gunmen led, by one Mohammed Nasir Alfa said to be the Assistant State Chairmam of the APC (Kogi East District) descended on the…
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JUST IN: EFCC Gets New Chair, Secretary
President Bola Tinubu has appointed a substantive Chairman for Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In a statement, the President said: By the powers vested in President Bola Tinubu as established in section 2 (3) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act, 2004, that “the Chairman and members of the Commission, other than…
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Just In: Police Discloses Cause Of Mohbad’s Death, Name Suspect
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Idowu Owohunwa, has disclosed that late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, began vomiting and developed goosebumps after he was injected three times by a nurse, Feyisayo Ogedemgbe, on September 12, 2023. Summit Post reports that the CP made the disclosure at a press briefing on Friday at the…
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Mohbad’s Death: Naira Marley, Sam Larry Remanded In Police Custody
SUMMIT POST NEWS reports that a Magistrate Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos State on Wednesday has remanded Azeez Fashola, alias Naira Marley, and Lagos socialite, Balogun Eletu, alias Sam Larry, to police Custody. The Lagos State Police Command requested that Fashola and the others be remanded for 30 days pending the completion…
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Army Court-martial: Major General UM Mohammed Found Guilty For Selling, Stealing $1,476,200, Others
A Major General of the Nigerian Army, Umar Muazu Mohammed has been found guilty of 14 of 18 count charges which are all contrary to service laws. Mohammed was the former Group Managing Director and Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Army Properties Limited. The charges include stealing, forgery, conspiracy, Theft, and Unauthorized diversion of Army…
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Death Of FUDMA Student: Katsina Police Command Refutes Religious Undertone, Commences Investigation
The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Police has clarified that the death of a 200-level student of Federal University Dutsima, Katsina State, has nothing to do with the RELIGION as been speculated on the social media. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Katsina State Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, made available…
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Nigerian Who Raped Teenager In UK To Be Deported After Serving 12yrs Jail Term
Nigerian Who Raped Teenager In UK To Be Deported After Serving 12yrs Jail Term A rap!st who attacked a young woman after going “on the prowl” for a victim will be deported at the end of a 12-year prison sentence. Nigerian national, Lazarus Olleh, 38, had been in the UK for about six weeks when…
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Mohbad’s Death: Police Nabs Sam Larry
As controversies surrounding the death of ace musician, Mohbad rages, one of the suspects fingered in the death of singer, Mohbad, Balogun Olamilekan Eletu, also known as Adam Larry has been arrested by the Nigerian Police. A statement made available by the force PPRO of Lagos State Police command, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed that the socialite…
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Tension In Kogi East As Fulani Militia Camps In Omala Community To Disrupt Gov’ship Election I SummitPost
Working in synergy with the leadership of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN in Kogi State, Fulani militia are daily flooding Bagana, a riverine area in Omala Local Government Council in Kogi East Senatorial District, CAPITAL POST, reports. Bagana, a community situated by the lower River Benue part of Kogi East once have a robust…
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Police Uncovers Gun Factory In C’River, Recovers Sophisticated Arms, Remote Controlled, IEDs I SummitPost
By Abasi Ita, Calabar In furtherance of its quest to curtail criminal activities in Cross River by checkmating the nefarious ploys of criminally minded individuals, the State Police Command has raided a gun factory in Akamkpa, about 45 kilometres from the Capital City, Calabar. The successful sting operation predicated on intelligence report was carried out…
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Gay Wedding: Delta Court Grants N.5m Bail To 69 Suspects I SummitPost
Sixty-nine individuals suspected of participating in a gay wedding ceremony on August 27 in Ekpan Community, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State, have been released on bail. Mr. Ochuko Ohimor, the counsel to the suspects, informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Warri on Tuesday that each of the suspects was granted bail…
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Ohanaeze Youths Caution FG Over Pipeline Surveillance Contract I SummitPost
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has urged the federal government to handle the issue of pipeline surveillance contracts in the Niger Delta with caution. There has been mixed reactions over the planned renewal of the contract awarded to High Chief, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and his Tantita Security Services Nigeria…
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Promotion: IGP Deploys, Redeploys 7 DIGs
…Bala Ciroma is DIG Finance and Administration, Ayuba Ekpeji is DIG Operations, Daniel Sokari Pedro is DIG ICT The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun has ordered the posting and redeployment of seven (7) Deputy Inspectors General of police to various departments following the promotion of the senior officers to the rank of…
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C’River: Govt Seeks Military Assistance To Combat Insecurity
Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Elvert Ayambim, said this when he led some principal officers of the House on a courtesy visit to the Commander,13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Everest Okoro at the Brigade Headquarters in Calabar.
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BURSTED: Henchman Attempting To Plant Amunition On SDP Gov’ship Campaign Train Apprehended In Lokoja
Eagle eyed security men on Sunday, in Lokoja, arrested a 28 year old man attempting to plant ammunition on the campaign train of the Kogi State Governorship Candidate of the Social Democratic Party(SDP) Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka.
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Niger Junta Cave In, Ready For Talks
Leader of the Niger junta, General Abdourahmane Tchiani has said the military is ready for dialogue.
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Katsina Police Naps woman For Cutting Off Husband’s Manhood
The Police Command in Katsina State, has confirmed the arrest of a tricenarian bride, Tinene Isa, for allegedly cutting off her husband’s manhood.
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Illegal Mining: Special Mobile Court Sentences 7 To 3yrs Imprisonment In Taraba I SummitPost News
Illegal Mining: Mobile Court Sentences 7 To 3yrs Imprisonment In Taraba Emmanuel Awari-Jalingo A Special Mobile Court has sentence seven persons to three years imprisonment or a fine of N100,000 each for Illegal mining activities in Taraba State. The court presided over by Useni Galadima, found the defendants guilty of all the charges raised against…
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Insecurity: Gov Zulum Orders Crackdown On “Marlian” Group I SummitPost News
Governor Babagana Zulum has directed security operatives to crack down a notorious “Marlian” group believed to be terrorizing residents in some parts of Maiduguri and Jere within the metropolis. The “Marlian” group, which is populated by some youths associated with drug abuses has gained notoriety for engaging in a wide range of criminal activities, such…
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Taraba: Karinjo, Wurkun Communities Trade Blames Over Hired Mercenaries I SummitPost News
The National President of Wurkun Community Development Association, Comrade Wilfred H.Y Kwanchi in a press statement, accused the Karinjo community of
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Ex-CBN Gov. Emefiele Pleads Not Guilty To Firearm Charge
The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday morning, has pleaded not guilty before a Federal High Cour
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Mahama Kicks As Ex-Ghanaian Minister Arrested After Houseworkers Allegedly Stole Her $1 Million
A former Ghanaian Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who resigned over the weekend after her houseworkers allegedly stole more than $1
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2 Attackers Killed As Hoodlums Loot Rock FM 92.3 Corporate Hqtrs In Jalingo
In a statement signed by the Director, Operations,Ahmad Umar Gassol said that the hoodlums came in late hours of Friday 21st July, 2023.