Crime

Police Dismiss 3 Officers For Armed Robbery The Nigeria police have dismissed three officers over alleged armed robbery and extortion in Ogun State. The officers were identified as Inspector Taiwo Kolawole, Inspector John Ogbe and Cpl Idowu Sunday, all attached to the Ijebu-Ife division. One civilian, Adesiyan Mathew, involved is said to be the driver. The suspects were paraded alongside 27 other suspected kidnappers, armed robbers and cultists at the state headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta on Tuesday. The state police commissioner, Abiodun Alamutu during the parade noted that the three police officers and a civilian were arrested following a report…

3 Herdsmen Arrested For Killing Pastor In Ogbomoso No fewer than three suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of a pastor in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. According to DAILY POST, a pastor, identified as Evangelist Adegboyega, was allegedly killed by some people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Ogbomoso. The pastor was said to have been killed in the Gege area, along the Ogbomoso-Iseyin road. The victim was reportedly killed when he challenged herdsmen who invaded his farm with their cattle to graze his crops. The three suspects were apprehended by the villagers and were immediately taken to…

Woman Killed During Police Gun Battle With Abductors Of Lagos PDP Chairman A 37-year-old woman identified as Bilikisu Kazeem has died from a bullet wound sustained during a gun battle between the police and kidnappers on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Omolola Odutola, Ogun police spokesperson, confirmed the incident to TheCable on Saturday. Odutola said the accident happened while police were rescuing hostages abducted from the highway. On Friday, kidnappers abducted Philip Aivoji, chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, and some members of the party along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Odutola said police intervention aided the release of nine out…

Troops Clear ESN Camp, Neutralize Kidnapper In Imo Combined troops of the 82 Division Nigerian, Navy and Air Force in conjunction with the Nigerian Police and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps cleared several camps of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and it’s armed affiliate Eastern Security Network (ESN) along Umulolo – Umukele – Amousu and Agbobu in Okigwe Local Local Government Area of Imo State. The troops stormed and destroyed hideouts of the terrorist despite encountering several Improvised Explosive Devices enroute and cordoned-off and searched several buildings used by the terrorist. During the search, signs of terrorists activities,…

Gunmen Kidnap Lagos PDP Chairman, Demand N200m Ransom The Chairman of Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Philip Aivoji, has been kidnapped. Our correspondent learnt that the abductors have demanded N200 million ransom. The party chieftain was said to have been kidnapped on Thursday, January 25, at Ogere area along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway around 6pm, while coming back to Lagos from the PDP South-West Zonal meeting held in Ibadan. It was further learnt that another member of the Lagos State PDP Exco, who was said to have escaped from being kidnapped, is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed…