A 16-year-old boy identified as Ibrahim Lawan, has committed suicide in Kuki village, Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State. The Public Relations Officer of Rano Emirate, Nasiru Habu Faragai, said the district head of Bebeji submitted the report of the tragic incident to the Emir of Rano, Ambassador Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa, during the Emirate Council meeting on Monday, August 15, 2022. According to Daily Trust, he disclosed that the emir ordered that the report be taken to the police in the Emirate Council for careful investigation into the cause of the death. The PRO said that the deceased’s father was interrogated by…
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Flood has destroyed 1,750 hectares of farmland and displaced 183 households in the Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa state. The Head of Operations, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Adamawa and Taraba, Mr. Ladan Ayuba disclosed this in a statement in Yola on Friday, August 19, Peoples Gazette reports. He said most of the affected farmlands were areas where rice was being cultivated in commercial quantity. “The flood which occurred August 9 happened due to the release of water from the Kiri Dam in Shelang Local Government Area. ”183 households were displaced in Kwame Lurei and Gwalam towns in the area. No life was lost in the…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a lawyer identified as Benedict Torngee Azza in Gusau, Zamfara State. The Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Gusau branch, Junaidu Abubakar Esq, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, August 19, The Nigeria Lawyer reports. Abubakar said the lawyer was shot dead by the gunmen along Bye-pass, near Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Headquarters in Gusau on Thursday night, August 18. According to the chairman, the gunmen wanted to kidnap the victim but he managed to escape. They pursued him and shot him dead. “This is to confirm to you that our colleague and friend, Benedict…
Security agencies and vigilantes have rescued 69 abducted victims after storming various terrorists’ dens in the Bauchi forests. The State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Abdulrazaq Nuhu Zaki, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, August 18, while commenting on the invasion of bandits and kidnappers in Toro, Alkaleri, Tafawa Balewa, and Ningi local government areas of the state, Tribune Online reports. Nuhu Zaki added that plans have been intensified through patrols on the routes followed by the bandits in order to track them down, rescue the victims and possibly arrest the bandits. “The State Governor Senator, Bala Mohammed led the battle…
A unidentified man has been arrested in Kano State with Army uniform, a rifle and ammunition. According to Daily Trust, the suspect had been disguising as an army officer, with the name tag M.A Ibrahim to extort money from people along the popular BUK road in the state metropolis. A source disclosed that the suspect was living at Danbare area of BUK, and had been telling people that he was a captain in the Nigerian Army. The suspect was arrested on Thursday, August 18, after he forcefully secured the release of his girlfriend, who was arrested by Hisbah officials. He was said to…
A soldier serving at the 14 Brigade Headquarters, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks, Ohafia in Ebem Ohafia local government area of Abia State has been killed following a gunfight with gunmen on Wednesday, August 17. According to The Nation, soldiers who were responding to a distress call from one of their colleagues who escaped from being killed in the Abia community, killed two of the gunmen. The incident which occurred on Wednesday caused panic in the area, forcing some owners to close shops for fear of possible invasion of the community. A shop owner identified as Miss Chinenye Ajunwa from Amuta in Isuikwuato…
The Edo State Police Command has discovered a ritualist den with 20 dead bodies in Benin City, the Edo State capital. The spokesperson of the command, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, August 17, according to PM News. The operatives of the command immediately mobilized, raided the scene and arrested three suspects while others ran away. “In pursuance of its operational mandate of nipping crimes in the bud, operatives of the Edo State Police Command on Wednesday, August 17,2022, unravelled a suspected ritual shrine,” the statement reads. “Following credible information at the Command’s disposal that some corpses were discovered…
A herbalist identified as Nurudeen Ibraheem, has been arrested for the offence of rape and obtaining of money from a client under false presence. The police spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu disclosed that the herbalist was arrested by the Command’s Anti-Fraud Unit at Aramoko-Ekiti, according to Daily Post. “Ibrahim allegedly defrauded a 50-year-old businesswoman of Ogundele Street, Agbado in Ogun State to the tune of ten million, four hundred thousand naira (N10,400,000:00) and raped her on several occasions, he said. “The victim explained that she met the suspect in Aramoko-Ekiti sometime in September 2019 when her business was retrogressing and was told to meet…
A clash between Oro worshippers and members of Truth and The Spirit Prophetic Church in Lagos state has resulted in the death of one person. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in a Twitter post on Wednesday, August 24, adding that the clash occurred as the church members observed a vigil, Daily Post reports. “It’s clearly a murder case. Suspects have been arrested. But henceforth, how do we ensure religious tolerance in similar cases?”, Hundeyin said. It was learned that, as had been announced previously, the worshipers of Oro were out in a procession at night. They marched up to the church,…
A Nigerian activist, Harrison Gwamnishu has exposed a prayer house alleged to be inside Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry in Okija, Anambra State, where people said to be mentally unstable are kept against their wish. In a post shared on his verified Instagram handle, Harrison said he and his team visited the place after receiving a distress call from one of the occupants, Ekene, who has been in chains for the past two years. He said Ekene claimed that his mum and uncle brought him to the facility after denying him access to his travel documents. “The place accommodates more than…