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Nov

07

2022

Why is Nigeria Military enforcing Sit-At-Home in Ohafia? Who’s UGM?

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Metro, News, Ohafia, VideoAbia State, Army, Nigeria, Ohafia, Okon-Aku, Security, UGM

For a while now, Ohafia has been in the news for the wrong reasons, especially over the periodical clash between, yet-to-be-identified gun-toting groups operating within the forest of some border communities like Okon-Aku and Amangwu Ohafia. No doubt, it has remained wonders of the 21st Century how the government with all its special apparatuses for detecting and fighting crimes, insurrection, and insurgents, has not to date, demystified this ugly hen that has come home to roost among a peaceful people, but we will leave that discussion for today, hoping and wishing that the pain of molestation, intimidation and incessant harassment…

Nov

05

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

1,789 persons kidnapped within six months in Kaduna – Commissioner

Lifestyle, Metro, PoliticsBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, El-Rufai, Kaduna State, Kidnappers, Metro, Nigeria, Politics, Security

About 1,789 persons in Kaduna State were abducted by bandits in six months this year, the state has revealed. Presenting the security situation report for 2022 to the state government on Friday, the state Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, explained that within the same period 161 bandits were killed in various communities encountered by the security agencies. According to the commissioner, the security agents at different locations in the second quarter neutralized 59 bandits. In the same period under review, he explained that 285 persons were killed due to banditry, communal clashes and reprisals. In…

Nov

04

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accuses Yahaya Bello of masterminding Owo massacre, Kuje Prison break

Metro, Opinion, Politics2023, Crime, Kogi State, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security, Yahaya Bello

A former governorship candidate in Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has accused Governor Yahaya Bello of being responsible for the Owo Church massacre and the Kuje Prison break. Natasha alleged the Governor went around different prisons in the country releasing hardened criminals, especially those of them from Ebira. She claimed one of such prisoners is known as Safiyu, who she alleged the governor deployed to carry out the Kuje Prison break and Owo massacre. Appearing on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Friday, Akpoti, who is the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Kogi Central, said, “I was in…

Nov

03

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Native doctor remanded for attempting to bury lover, children alive

Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria, Religion

A native doctor, simply identified as Nonso, from Umuona in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been arrested for trying to bury his lover and her two children alive. He was tried on Wednesday in a Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Awka and has been remanded in prison custody, on an offence of attempted murder. The man, who was in a relationship with a single mother of two children, sent a commercial motorcyclist to fetch her and her children, and later slit her throat and attempted to bury her and her two children in an already dug…

Nov

01

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Victim narrates how camouflage-wearing gunmen kidnapped them on Lagos-Ibadan road.

Lifestyle, MetroBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Kidnappers, Metro, Nigeria, Security

22-year-old Aminat Taiwo was one of the lucky victims that left the hideout of the Lagos-Ibadan kidnappers alive. While some were killed, Aminat and her friend, Tobi Orekoya were freed on Sunday evening after a N3.2m ransom was paid. In this interview with SODIQ OJUROUNGBE, the victim narrated the horrible experience she went through in the hands of the kidnappers clad in security uniforms How did you become a victim and how can you describe the experience? It was really a horrible experience for me. There was no traffic on the road and it was not night. We were on our…