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BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Police Station in Abia

17May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

BREAKING: Gunmen Attack Police Station in Abia

Gunmen in the early hours of Monday razed Ubakala police station in Apumiri community, Ubakala in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State. Ubakala police station is located off the ever-busy Ubakala-Old Umuahia road. No life was lost in the attack, which lasted for about an hour. Vehicles within the premises were burnt while the the police building was set ablaze. More details later...

Mbaka apologises to Bishop, Catholic Church

10May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Violence

Mbaka apologises to Bishop, Catholic Church

Fiery Enugu Catholic Priest, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, has apologised to the Catholic church over the attack and destruction of the Enugu Catholic Diocese Bishop’s Court and Holy Ghost Cathedral in Enugu. Mbaka, who is the spiritual director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), rendered the apology while delivering his sermon on Sunday at Adoration Ground in Emene. He maintained the church didn’t kidnap him and apologised to whoever misunderstood his first statement when he reappeared at New Haven. He said he was misquoted in the first statement by people who want to cause problem between him and the church. The priest said the protest was hijacked by some hoodlums who capitalised on the protest to unleash mayhem on the church. “I wish to apologise to whoever tha...

Mob vandalises Akwa Ibom alleged Serial Rapist’s House, ‘arrests’ Father

5May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Life, News, Nigeria, Violence, Youths

Mob vandalises Akwa Ibom alleged Serial Rapist’s House, ‘arrests’ Father

Youths from Nnung Ikono Obio in the Oruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, on Tuesday, stormed the family house of Uduak Akpan, the prime suspect in the murder of a jobseeker, Iniubong Umoren, and vandalised it. It was gathered that the youth took the action after setting ablaze the security post of the one-storey building. Sources told one of our correspondents that the youth carted away all the properties in the building and took the father of the suspected killer to the police. “They broke the windows and the glass doors with pebbles and sticks, and carted away everything in the building,” the source said. Iniubong was allegedly lured, abducted and sexually abused to death by Akpan, who hails from the local government. The youth explained that their action was pr...

Gunmen Kill 3 Custom Personnel in Rivers, Raid Military Checkpoint

25Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Violence

Gunmen Kill 3 Custom Personnel in Rivers, Raid Military Checkpoint

Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed three officials of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, in Isiokpo community in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Prior to killing the NCS operatives, attacked a military checkpoint within Omuaga axis of Elele-Owerre, close to the Port Harcourt International Airport, Daily Post reports. Reports say the assailants destroyed the checkpoint and other properties in the area. “The incident happened at 12 midnight when the armed hoodlums stormed a checkpoint manned by customs officials in Isiokpo and killed their victims, burnt down cars and went away without any interference,” said a source who is a resident of Isiokpo community. While the Rivers State police command has yet to issue any statement on the incident, reports say, loc...

Imo Attacks: Why Assailants Overran Police – Minister

10Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Imo Attacks: Why Assailants Overran Police – Minister

Mohammad Dingyadi, Minister of Police Affairs has said the Imo State Police Command was overrun by gunmen because they deployed their full arsenal and came in large numbers. The Minister disclosed this on Friday when he appeared on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme monitored by Punch. African News Today had reported how gunmen attacked the Owerri Correctional Centre, freeing over 1,800 inmates. The assailants also burnt the Imo State Police Command headquarters in Owerri and razed all the vehicles parked at the command headquarters. Dennis Amachre, a former Assistant Director with the Department of State Services, DSS, had said the secret police alerted the Nigeria Police Force at least three times before Monday attacks in Imo but the police failed to act on intelli...

BREAKING: Tension As Gunshots Rock Police Area Command In Aba

8Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, News, Nigeria, Terrorism, Violence

BREAKING: Tension As Gunshots Rock Police Area Command In Aba

There is currently tension in Aba commercial town in Abia State, over sounds of gunshots at the police area command, Daily Trust reports. Residents were going about their normal activities when suddenly security operatives started shooting sporadically. All roads around the police command have been barricaded and residents have been ordered back to their houses. The newspaper quoted a top police source as saying that security operatives got intelligence that the gunmen that unleashed terror on security formations in Imo State were on their way to Aba Area Command.

Again, Assailants Attack Imo Police Station, Abduct Cop, Injure 2 Others

8Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Again, Assailants Attack Imo Police Station, Abduct Cop, Injure 2 Others

Some unknown gunmen have invaded the Mbieri Divisional Police Headquarters in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. The attack occurred around 1 am and the gunmen released the suspects in custody in the police facility, Punch reports. Reports also say the gunmen carted away phones belonging to suspects and the police operatives at the Division. But a police source at Division told Punch that the gunmen were repelled by the policemen on duty. The police source said, “We resisted them but they overpowered us. They had more sophisticated weapons. They took all the phones they saw, released the suspects when they gained access and vandalised the police building.” The source said that the attackers kidnapped one police officer and injured two other cops. Thursday's ...

Imo Prison Attack: 6 Inmates Returned, 35 Refused to Escape – Prison Service Chief

6Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

Imo Prison Attack: 6 Inmates Returned, 35 Refused to Escape – Prison Service Chief

The Nigerian Correctional Service has disclosed that six inmates returned voluntarily while 35 others declined to escape from custody after the prison in Owerri, Imo State was attacked by gunmen on Monday. This was contained in a statement issued by the Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, John Mrabure, signed by the spokesperson for corrections, Francis Enobore. Mrabure said an extensive investigation has been ordered into the circumstances surrounding the attack and asked the good citizens of Imo state and Nigerians to volunteer useful intelligence to recapture the fleeing inmates. The statement read: “The Owerri Custodial Centre in Imo State has been attacked by unknown gunmen and forcefully released a total of 1,844 inmates in custody. “The...

6Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Imo Attack an Act of Terrorism – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack on the police command headquarters and the correctional facility in Owerri, Imo State, labelling it as an act of terrorism. He, therefore, ordered security operatives to move against the gunmen and bring them to book. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Twitter titled “President Buhari condemns daring terrorist attacks in Imo.” The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the deadly insurgent attack that took place on the Police Command Headquarters and the Correctional Facility in Owerri, Imo State, on Monday, calling it an act of terrorism. “In his reaction to the incident early on Monday, President Buhari...

How Gunmen Freed Scores of Inmates at Imo Prison

5Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

How Gunmen Freed Scores of Inmates at Imo Prison

Thousands of inmates have been reportedly freed at the headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS, Owerri the Imo State capital by a yet to be identified gunmen in the wee hours of Monday. The assailants also stormed the nearby office of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the state police command, releasing suspects there as well. Reports say the gunmen set razed all the cars parked at the command headquarters and freed all the suspects in almost all the cells at the SCID. According to SaharaReporters, the gunmen operated in over 10 vehicles, and also attacked soldiers stationed at Umuorji along Owerri–Onitsha Expressway. The operation lasted for about two hours and said to have started between 1 am and 2 am on Monday. Residents were stunned as e...