Crime

Gunmen abduct Catholic priest in Imo

By Tobi Adetunji Unidentified Gunmen on Sunday morning abducted a Catholic priest in Imo State. The Priest, Rev. Prof. Izu Marcell Onyeocha, was said to have been abducted around 7:00 a.m at Ihube Community in Okigwe Local Government Area of…

Police arrest 17 suspected cultists in FCT

…Urge residents to report all suspicious activities By Ogaga Ariemu The police have arrested 17 suspected cultists in the Federal Capital Territory, in their efforts to rid the metropolis of criminal elements. The suspects were arrested along the Gwagwalada, Gwagwa,…

Seven injured in foiled Bauchi jailbreak

There was pandemonium at the Bauchi Custodial Centre on Friday following an attempted jailbreak. The quick intervention of Armed Personnel of the Service attached to the Centre immediately averted the incident. Two personnel of the correctional service sustaining varying degrees…

No massacre in Benue – Army

The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the report of alleged massacre by the military in Konshisha area of Benue, following the killing of 11 troops by bandits in the area. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement…