Crime Archives - Page 48 of 67

Oct

09

2022

Aregbesola wants 30% of Nigerian prisoners released

Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, PoliticsAregbesola, Crime, Metro, NCS, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

Interior Minister Rauf Aregbesola says he will meet with state governors to agree on the mass release of at least 30 percent of inmates from detention centers across the country. Mr. Aregbesola made this known when he appeared at the Nigerian News Agency (NAN) Forum in Abuja. The minister said the interface was necessary as more than 90 percent of inmates were being held for breaking the laws of various states. Mr. Aregbesola also said that more than 70 percent of the 75,635 inmates currently awaiting trial. The minister said that federal criminals in the system were much less than…

Oct

08

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Tompolo accuses Nigerian Army, Navy of protecting oil thieves

Economy, Metro, News, PoliticsCrime, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, has accused the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Navy of shielding oil thieves. The Nigeria Delta activist made the incriminating remark against the military in an interview with Channels TV. The President Muhammadu Buhari administration recently awarded Tompolo a pipeline security contract. The deal, which sparked controversy, is to protect oil lines in the six South-South states and is reportedly worth N50billion per year. Tompolo, former commander of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), has vowed to stop oil theft in the region. “A lot of people are running helter-skelter because they know that…

Oct

05

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Last 23 victims of train attack released by Terrorists.

NewsArmy, Bandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Kidnappers, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Terrorists on Wednesday released the 23 remaining victims of the Kaduna train attack. The hostages were freed at about 4 pm on Wednesday. The terrorists attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, 2022. The terrorists planted explosive devices along the rail track and when the Abuja-Kaduna bound AK-9 passenger train approached the point, the device exploded, causing the train to derail, leading to the death of eight passengers. The Chief of Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, confirmed that the Nigerian military secured the release of the remaining 23 victims. Announcing the development in a document acquired by The PUNCH,…

Oct

05

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

REBUTTAL TO FALSEHOOD, RE: 26 Ohafia villages ban association with Nigeria Army.

Abia State, Amos Oge Kalu, Lifestyle, Metro, News, Ohafia, Opinion, VideoAbia State, Comr Amos Kalu, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, Ohafia, Opinion, Security

The attention of Ohafiatv News has been brought to a malicious, injurious falsehood making the rounds on social media that the 26 Ohafia Villages banned any form of association with the Nigerian Amy. This misinformation churned out by a mushroom online media platform NEWS BAND, and amplified by Phoenix, is not only wicked and fake but is a blatant demonstration of misinformation, disinformation, and misdemeanor seeking to further truncate the peace that has returned to the most peaceful and accommodating LGA in Abia State. For the records, the Ohafia clan as one indivisible people have played host to the Nigerian…

Oct

04

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Man kills younger brother in Kwara while testing anti-gunshot charm

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A 12-year-old boy, Yusuf Abubakar, was shot to death on Sunday while testing a gunshot protective charm in Kaiama, Kwara North Senatorial District. He was shot to death by his elder brother, Abubakar Abubakar, a hunter in Dutse Gogo via Kaiama, in the Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. Both are sons of one Abubakar Abubakar in the town. Yusuf Abubakar reportedly died on the spot in the attempt to test the efficacy of a newly-procured gunshot protective charm. Spokesman of the state police command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, in a statement in Ilorin on Monday, disclosed that “at about…