Monday, October 26, 2020

How I knew hired killers were after me, says politician

Juliana Francis


A Delta State Politician, Honourable Sunday Nwakego, has revealed how he got to discover that some cultists were hired by a member of his community to kill him.

Cell break: 27 suspects escaped from SARS detention facility as mopol takes over

 Juliana Francis


At least 27 suspected armed robbers, murders and kidnappers have allegedly escaped from the detention facility of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command.

Over 30,000 policemen for N25, 000 psychological tests

 Juliana Francis


Scepticism has greeted the assurance of the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu’s assurance that former operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and those expected to be deployed to the new Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) would be compelled to undergo psychological  examination.

#EndSARS: Violent crimes still with Nigerians, say security stakeholders

Taiwo Jimoh


The #EndSARS protests, which started like an impossible dream on October 3, 2020, snowballed the following week, resulting in the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, disbanding the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) on October 11.

Monday, October 12, 2020

Pay us our salary arrears, policemen promoted to ASP…demands of IGP

 Taiwo Jimoh

IGP

Policemen promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police, (ASP) 2017 batch, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, to pay their promotion salary arrears.

I’m happy military killed my brother, says Gana’s brother

Juliana Francis


Mr Terkula Akwaza, elder brother of Terwase Akwaza, popularly known as Gana, has been arrested by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT).

Monday, October 5, 2020

Hospital detains mother, baby over N95,000

 By Juliana Francis

A nursing mother, Blessing Bassey, and her baby have been forced to sleep on the floor of a hospital located in the Shasha area of Lagos State for seven months owing to inability to offset medical bills of N95,000.

Mother to Police: Tell me who took dreadlock, pubic hair from my son’s corpse

Juliana Francis

The late Sunday


A grieving mother, Mrs Helen Akhigbe, has asked the Lagos State Police Command, Homicide Section, to tell her what caused the death of her first son, Sunday Akhigbe, a music producer, at the Alagbado area of the metropolis.

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Malaysia returnee shot dead inside barbing saloon in Aba

 Emmanuel Ifeanyi, Aba

 



A 36-year-old man, Mr. Samuel Kalu aka Akilu, has been shot dead by gunmen while having a haircut at a saloon located at Umuibe Street, off Item Road, Ndiegoro Aba, Abia State.