OHAFIATV, Author at OHAFIATV

Dec

21

2023

Sokoto Assembly approves establishment of Community Guards.

Metro, NewsBreaking, Crime, Security, Sokoto State

The proposal by Governor Ahmed Aliyu to create a Community Guards Corps in the state was accepted by the Sokoto State House of Assembly on Wednesday. This came about as a result of a report that was reviewed by the joint House Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Special Services and Security Matters. Alhaji Nasiru Adamu (PDP-Goronyo), the chairman of the committee, stated that the executive bill was carefully examined and that 28 recommendations were made as a result. The bill's title should be changed to "A bill for a law to establish the Sokoto State Community Guards Corps," he…

Dec

21

2023

By OHAFIATV

Five lads in police net for unlawful ownership of AK-47 firearm

MetroCrime, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Five people were detained in Kurmi village in Bakori Local Government Area, according to the Katsina State Police Command, after it was discovered that they were in unlawful possession of an AK-47 gun. This was revealed to reporters in Katsina on Wednesday by the command's spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu. "On December 19, 2023, our operatives attached to Bakori divisional police headquarters, working with vigilante members while on patrol, successfully identified and apprehended five suspects based on credible intelligence." The suspects are 20-year-old Sharhabilu Dahiru, 25-year-old Abubakar Tukur, 20-year-old Kasamanu Abdullahi, 20-year-old Abdulrahman Shu'aibu, and 20-year-old Sulaiman Sanusi. Lawal was invited…

Dec

21

2023

By OHAFIATV

Accelerate the use of Chinese currency, Representatives urge FG

Business, Economy, Metro, PoliticsBusiness, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Representatives

The Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria have been urged by the House of Representatives to expedite the Chinese Yuan's adoption as a substitute trading currency. This call was part of a resolution that was approved on Wednesday in response to a motion made by Jafaru Leko. Recall that the Federal Government of Nigeria and China established a bilateral currency swap arrangement. This was reported by OHAFIATV News. Amidst the naira's struggle against major Western currencies, Leko encouraged the government to embrace the current in the motion. According to him, the currency need to be included in Nigeria's…

Dec

19

2023

By OHAFIATV

Police officer reportedly kills self after killing his colleague

MetroAccident, Metro, Police, RIP, Security

Inspector Nelson Abuante, a police officer with the Rivers State Police Command, is said to have shot and killed his colleague Monday Gbaramana. Abuante then took his own life. Following a report from the suspect's mother, the two officers, who were assigned to the Taabaa Division of the Command, went to arrest a man on Sunday at Nyogor-Lueku, in the Khana Local Government Area of the state. It was learned that Akere Akpobari, the suspect, began to resist being taken into custody. Due to the fight that resulted from his resistance, Abuante unintentionally shot Gbaramana. Gbaramana was sent to the…

Dec

19

2023

By OHAFIATV

Gunmen kidnap Akwa Ibom High Court Judge, Kill orderly.

Lifestyle, MetroAkwa Ibom, Court, Crime, Kidnappers, Kidnapping, Security

Justice Joy Uwanna, a high court judge, and her driver were abducted by gunmen on Monday in Akwa Ibom State's Oron Local Government Area. It was learned that the attack along the Uyo-Okobo route claimed the life of the judge's orderly. Toroscho Eyene, the chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association's Oron section, confirmed the news to our correspondent on Tuesday. He stated that during a court session, the judge was abducted and taken to Uyo. He revealed that tomorrow (Wednesday) is the scheduled meeting between the association's members and the State Commissioner of Police and the Department of State Services,…