Crime

Seventeen passengers traveling by boat on the Calabar-Oron waterways have been abducted by suspected pirates, the Cross River State Police Command confirmed on Friday. According to reports, the gunmen intercepted the boat en route to Oron in Akwa Ibom State, forcing passengers into their vessel before fleeing. Police Public Relations […]

Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Okwuchukwu Ezimuo, aged 45, over alleged killing of his relative during land dispute in Awka-Etiti, Idemili South LGA of Anambra State. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a release on Wednesday, said the […]

The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed online reports claiming that armed robbers attacked a popular bank in Port Harcourt. Police spokesperson SP Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement on Wednesday, said the report was false and urged residents to disregard it. “The command categorically states that no such incident occurred […]

A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Mathew Eya, was reportedly shot dead on Friday evening in Eha-Ndiagu community, Eha-Alumonah, Nsukka LGA of Enugu State.The cleric, who served as Parish Priest of St. Charles Catholic Church, was returning from Enugu, the state capital, when gunmen intercepted his vehicle near the site of […]