As the Edo State Police Command intensified its onslaught against dare-devil kidnappers terrorising the state, five suspected kidnappers have been shot dead in a gun battle. A kidnap victim, Innocent Achebe, 38, was said to have been rescued unhurt by the security agents, and had since been reunited with his family. The police claimed two…
NDE to be Strengthened to Deal With Menace of Recruiting Youths for Kidnapping, Political Thuggery, Terrorism – Keyamo
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, is unsettled by the situation whereby undue advantage is being taken of the predicament and frustration of Nigerian youths whom he lamented are being recruited into kidnapping, terrorism, political thuggery, and other unwholesome activities that are inimical to the nation’s thriving democracy and development. Keyamo, senior…
Hope Dims as Edo Police Hit Brick Wall In MFM Pastor’s Whereabouts
…Alerts Wife in SMS Abductors Hired Assassins, Not Kidnappers Is Dan Osato Osamwonyi, a Pastor with Mountain of Fire Ministry, (MFM) Prayer City Region 66, Benin City, Edo State, who was abducted somewhere along Sapele Road over a month and a half ago dead or alive? This is the maze men of the state Police…
NPO to FG: Address Calls for Restructuring, Insecurity
The Nigerian Press Organisation, NPO has called on the federal government to take urgent steps to stem the slide to anarchy in the country. The body, which comprises the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE and the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, rose from a meeting on Friday May…
Bloodletting is Bad Omen for Nigeria – Anglican Bishop
President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders in the country have been tasked to urgently put a stop to the shedding of blood of innocent citizens across the country. Rt.Reverend Ebenezer Okuyelu, Bishop of Osun North-East [Anglican Communion] gave the charge at the 10th anniversary of the inauguration of the Diocese held at the Diocesan Headquarters…
38 Arms Smugglers Land in Police Net (Photo)
The Nigeria Police appears to be making headway in combating the insecurity ravaging the country, as it has arrested 38 suspects for arms smuggling, kidnapping, and armed robbery. The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, while thanking the general public for volunteering information leading to the arrest of the suspects, also praised his men for…
