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Nov

03

2021

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Pay close attention to your children’s lifestyle, save them from crimes – Umahi’s wife

NEWSchildren, crime, David Umahi, ebonyi state government, Mrs Rachel Umahi

Pay close attention to your children's lifestyle, save them from crimes - Umahi's wife Nnachi, E.U, Abakaliki Wife of Ebonyi State Governor, Mrs Rachel Umahi, on Wednesday, cautioned mothers against negligence and paying little attention to the lifestyle of their children, especially during the adolescent age. Mrs Umahi said when children are properly trained, they will not indulge in crime. She spoke in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, during a one-day Security Summit she organised for women in the state. She said, "The work you are doing in your family can only be paid by God, not your husband or whosoever.…

Sep

25

2021

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Norah Okafor: NUJ condemns EFCC’S wrong mission in female Journalist’s home *Says it’s a national embarrassment

Uncategorizedcrime, Drps, Drugs, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, intimidation, invasion, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Norah Okafor, NUJ, Security Operatives

Norah Okafor: NUJ condemns EFCC'S wrong mission in female Journalist's home *Says it's a national embarrassment The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Abia State Council, decries with grave concern, rude shock and very deep sense of sadness, the midnight invasion of the residence of one of her members, Norah Okafor, by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Wednesday (22/09/2021) night bizarre raid saw about 25 hooded EFCC operatives from Port Harcourt Zone of the agency on a sting operation in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, bursting into Norah's apartment in the dead of the night, after…

Jun

21

2021

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Police parade 60 suspected Bandits, Recover Rifles, live Tortoise, Charms In Ebonyi

CRIMEBandits, charm, crime, the Nigeria Police, Tortoise

Amah Samuel, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Command of the Nigerian Police Force, on Monday, paraded 60 suspected bandits, in the state. According to the police, the suspected bandits were arrested on grounds of conspiracy, armed robbery, murder, arson, among other crimes. The police said they were responsible for attacks on police stations and killing of its personnel, in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Aliyu Garba, stated this while parading the suspects at the Command's Headquarters, in Abakaliki, on Monday, saying rifles, live tortoise, charms, arms and ammunition were recovered from the suspected. He noted that…

Jun

20

2021

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PARIS CLUB FUND SAGA: Be Ready For EFCC Visit, Ikpeazu’s Ex Finance Commissioner, Obinna Oriaku Tells Sen. T.A Orji’s Family, Sir Onyedilefu, Others

CRIME, POLITICSAbia liberation, crime, EFCC, Hon. Obinna Oriaku

Hon. Obinna Oriaku, former Commissioner for Finance, Abia State government. "By next week, others from the former Accountant general sir GC Onyendilefu to former Commissioner for finance Dr Nto, Mr Sampson Orji , former HAG and the family of Sen TA Oji should be ready for same EFCC visit. Our liberation may start from here", were the words of Hon. Obinna Oriaku. According to the former Finance Commissioner, an invitation by the EFCC does not entail culpability rather it is a call to give clarifications on the management of state's fund in the course of one's service to the state.…

Feb

25

2021

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Insecurity: Read Buhari’s Decision On Granting Amnesty To Bandits, Insurgents

NATIONAL NEWS, SECURITYbanditry, crime, insecurity, security agencies

Buhari rules out amnesty for bandits, insurgents A meeting of the Governors of the 19 Northern States, the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Director General of the Department of State Service, Yusuf Bichi, as well as the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, held in Kaduna on Thursday. The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III led traditional rulers from all parts of the north to the meeting which held at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House. Other attendees at the high powered meeting…

Oct

11

2020

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Sh0cking! Vigilante strangles 12-yrs-Old POS Attendant, Steals Cash, Other Valuables

CRIMEcrime, death, murder, theft

A 28-year-old vigilante member, Nuhu Dauda has allegedly suffocated a POS attendant at his shop, in New Badirisa, a growing community, in Girei local government area of Adamawa and stolen the POS machine including the cash received from customers and a lot more other valuables. Dauda who, according to The nation online was a regular customer at the POS shop, regrettably carried out the nefarious act against 12-year-old Jemima Reuben, the attendant on Saturday. The suspect as gathered went to the shop, strangled the female attendant, and took all the available money including the POS machine. Confirming the incident, the…

Jul

19

2020

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SADDENING! STORY Of Top MODEL WHO LOST EVERYTHING TO HARD DRUGS

CRIMEcrime, drug abuse, drug addiction

In the ‘90s and early 2000s, Suzy Perez had a successful career as a model who appeared on the covers of urban magazines and a dance vixen. She was a backup dancer for American singer, Jennifer Lopez and also worked with Sean Combs.The model who is originally from the Dominican Republic moved to America with dreams of being part of the entertainment industry, and it didn’t take long before her dreams come true. Unfortunately, Suzy’s life took a turn in recent years and she is going through some struggles now, El Gordo y La Flaca' reports.Her downfall has shaken up…

Apr

24

2020

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Steer Clear, CP Jane Agbede Warns Criminals In Abia<br>…As she takes over from CP Ene Okon

Steer Clear, CP Jane Agbede Warns Criminals In Abia
…As she takes over from CP Ene Okon

SECURITYCP Jane Agbede, crime, security, the Nigeria Police Force

The new Commissioner of Police in Abia State, who has just assumed office has sent a stern warning to criminals in the state to disappear into the thin air, threatening that his administration has deduced strategies to enable them fight the latter to a finish. CP Jane Agbede who took over from CP Ene Okon E who has just been redeployed to the force headquarters Abuja, gave this charge while addressing Journalists at police headquarters, Friday, shortly after she took over the leadership of the state command, warning that the Command would not be able to put up with activities…

Apr

10

2020

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COVID-19: We Shall Revisit Suspects Bailed During Coronavirus Outbreak Pandemic, CP Ene Insists

NEWS#COVID-19, #Cp Ene Okon, #Lockdown order, Abia State Police command, bail, crime, suspects

The Commissioner of Police, Abia State command says the command will not hesitate to revisit the cases of suspects who were bailed temporarily in a bid to avert the outbreak of dreaded Coronavirus in the state. CP Ene Okon E. who spoke to Newsmen in his office, reiterated that the command would not consign to oblivion the sins of law offenders who, according to him, were released in a bid to decongest the cells, as the various stations adhered to the lockdown order in the fight against the spread of the dreaded disease. Fielding questions from newsmen, he said, "the…

Mar

28

2020

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SARS Operatives Rescue Kidnapped Female Victim, Arrest Suspects In Aba

CRIMEcrime, kidnapping, SARS Operatives

One Miss Solomon Kelechi was today, reportedly rescued from a gang of her abductors within Aba metropolis, the commercial hub of Abia state by the Police officers attached to the Abia (SARS). Sources within the Abia State Police Command disclosed that the SARS operatives arrested three members of the kidnapping gang when they stormed their hideout at Obikabia, in Obignwa Local Government Area of the state. A source told our reporter that some arms and other exhibits were recovered from the suspects during the raid. It was gathered that the suspects were swooped on when they were negotiating for ransom…