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Oct

13

2020

End SARS: Kanye West joins campaign

Lifestyle, Politics#EndSARS, America, Kanye West, Metro, Nigeria, Politics

Music superstar, Kanye West, has added his voice to End SARS calls. Kanye declared his position on Monday via Twitter. The fashion mogul urged authorities to listen to the people. “I stand with my Nigerian brothers and sisters to end police brutality, the government must answer to the people’s cries #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria”, he tweeted. The campaign against the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has attracted global sympathies. Organisations including Black Lives Matter, and several international celebrities have shown solidarity with Nigerians. The Police have announced scrapping of the unit but protesters insist their demands have not been met. They want a thorough…

Jul

15

2020

By OHAFIATV

How police rescued Nigerian soldiers from Boko Haram

PoliticsBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Metro, Nigeria

Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) of the Nigeria Police have rescued two soldiers kidnapped by Boko Haram. The elite police squad freed the Nigerian Army personnel from insurgents in Borno State. The terrorists killed their colleagues during an offensive on the patrolling troops. The Police Situation Report (SITREP) on the operation was released on Tuesday, according to PRNigeria. It noted that 2:30pm of July 13, 20120, “an Army Patrol Team was attacked by Boko Haram along Auno Road”. The sect killed two soldiers and kidnapped others. Two military gun trucks, AK 47 rifles and unspecified numbers of ammunition, were carted away.…

Jul

01

2020

By Kalu Odinakachi

Police exhumes four dead bodies from septic tank, arrests suspect in Rivers

MetroCrime, Metro, Nigeria, Police, RIP, Rituals, Security

Police in Rivers State has arrested one Anthony Ndubuisi, a notorious kidnapper and serial killer. The police also confirmed the recovery of four decomposed bodies buried in a septic tank in the compound of the kidnapper. The arrest was made by the operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, in a Sting Operation at about 1pm on Monday Ndubuisi, a native of Ngo-Okpala in Imo State, resides at Umuebulu Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. The suspect who was arrested through intelligence reportedly confessed to have carried out several kidnappings and killings of his hapless victims, including three foreign nationals and…

Jun

11

2020

By OHAFIATV

Court sentences man to 15 years in prison for raping 17-year-old girl in Lagos

Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Metro, Rape

An Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced one Francis Apai, a driver to 15 years imprisonment for raping his employer’s 17-year-old daughter in Lagos State. The Justice, Sherifat Solebo, sentenced Apai, after finding him guilty of a one-count charge of sexual assault by penetration. “The defendant, Francis Apai, is hereby sentenced to 15 years imprisonment without an option of fine,” the judge said. The Prosecutor, Ms Iyabode Oshodi, while presenting the case had told the court that the driver, who resides at No. 129, Aina Street, Isheri, Lagos, committed the offence on Nov. 19, 2014, at the complainant’s home in…

Jun

10

2020

By OHAFIATV

Bauchi deputy gov discharged as doctor dies, 10 test positive for COVID-19

Health, PoliticsCoronavirus, Health, Metro, Nigeria

A frontline medical doctor managing the dreaded COVID-19 has lost his life in the line of duty as 10 inmates tested positive for the virus in Bauchi State. Bauchi State Commissioner for Health Dr. Aliyu Maigoro made the disclosure while briefing the press on Wednesday. The inmates, who are part of the 69 persons who tested positive for the coronavirus pandemic in the State, has brought the total number of cases in Bauchi State to 364. While providing a daily update on the management of the global pandemic, officials of the State Task Force on Coronavirus said the fresh 69…