Security Archives - Page 36 of 62

Dec

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2022

Soldiers kill guest at funeral as siblings clash over property ownership

Lifestyle, MetroAccident, Crime, Metro, RIP, Security

A guest, David Chinonso, has been reportedly killed at Owode, Ogombo community, in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, after some military men stormed the burial of one late Mathew Ekpu. The uniformed men, numbering 15, were said to have arrived at the venue in an attempt to stop the corpse from being interred on the premises of the deceased. This led to a confrontation, as one of the deceased’s sons, Victor, was hit in the head with an iron, while Chinonso was shot in the chest. The children of the deceased, who spoke to PUNCH Metro, accused their sibling, Richard, of…

Dec

20

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Govt silent as Fulani Herdsmen kill 46, houses razed down in Southern Kaduna – SOKAPU

Lifestyle, Metro, News2023, Boko Haram, Crime, Herdsmen, Metro, Nigeria, RIP, Security

The people of Southern Kaduna have cried out against the government’s inability to arrest and bring to book the perpetrators of several attacks on the area since 2014. A statement issued by the spokesman of Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), Mr. Luka Binniyat, said, “Let it be put on record that in the hundreds of attacks that have put many parts of Southern Kaduna into ruins and thousands killed since 2014, we have not seen anyone arrested and brought to book over these heinous crimes against humanity.” The union lamented what it called “the gruesome mass murder of not less…

Dec

18

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Kwara: Miyetti Allah threatens crisis if kidnap suspects are not released, Fulani leaders object

Lifestyle, Metro, News2023, Crime, Herdsmen, Islam, Kwara State, Metro, Nigeria, Religion, Security

There is a major crisis within the entire Fulani community in Kwara State and some members of Miyetti Allah over alleged attempts to release and terminate a criminal case against one Hardo Usman Adamu and others in detention. Adamu and other suspects were arrested over allegations of kidnapping for ransom. The Miyetti Allah group had written a letter to Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, threatening that they would withdraw their support and not vote for his re-election in the 2023 general elections unless Adamu and others were released. The letter purportedly written by the Miyetti Allah, which claimed that…

Dec

18

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Sporadic shooting at Nnamdi Kanu’s country home causes panic

Abia State, Metro, NewsAbia State, Biafra, Freedom, IPOB, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Politics, Security

There was panic at the Isiama Afaraukwu area of Umuahia, Abia State, the county home of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafran, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu on Saturday following a reported sporadic shooting in the secessionist’s home. Kanunta Kanu, a younger brother to the IPOB leader who confirmed the development in a tweet on his official Twitter handle, accused officers of the Nigeria Police of invading his father’s home. The tweet reads, “this intimidation by @NigerianPolice in my family home got to stop. Don’t remind us of 14:09:2017. Stay away from my family I warn”. According to reports,…

Dec

18

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Gunmen set courts ablaze in Imo, destroy valuables

Metro, News, Politics2023, Crime, Imo State, Metro, Nigeria, Politics, Security

The unknown gunmen causing havoc in the Southeastern part of the country have again, destroyed another government facility in Imo State. The assailants reportedly set ablaze the building housing the high court and magistrates’ court in Orlu, Imo State, leading to the destruction of some sensitive documents. Tthe development came barely a week after the daredevil armed men attacked the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri, the state capital, a Daily Post report said. The Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Orlu branch, Barnabas Munonye, who confirmed the incident, described it as a very unfortunate development. He said…