Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has passed the Anambra Homeland Security Law and also unveiled special security operations, named “Udo Ga-Achị” and “Agunechemba”. Speaking during the ceremony held at the International Convention Centre, Awka, on Saturday, Soludo described security, law and order as pivotal to the attainment of the state’s vision of a liveable and prosperous homeland. He said the …

Following the incessant attacks on student hostels in Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi Uku, Aniocha South local government area of the State, the school authorities have closed down the institution for a week. Victims of the serial attacks had lost handsets and computer laptops to the gangsters, who forced the students to transfer money in their accounts to them, while also …

Tragedy struck in Ikere Ekiti on Wednesday evening as three men were feared killed during a robbery attack on two new-generation banks located in the ancient community. It was gathered that the armed robbers struck at about 4.30 pm, shot sporadically into the air, making the panic-stricken people of the community scamper for safety. The daredevil robbers were said to …

Barely four days after the Ogun State Police Command claimed to have arrested three armed robbers involved in the robbery operation and raping of students of the Gateway Polytechnic, Sapaade, the students have been attacked again, with one of them paying the supreme price. In the robbery incident, nine other students also sustained gunshot injuries. The latest attack is coming …

Gunmen, suspected to be armed robbers on Wednesday afternoon reportedly shot dead the Director of Finance and Accounts, attached to the Ogun State Governor’s office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi. Newsmen gathered that Mr. Oyekanmi was gunned down on top of the NNPC Bridge, along Oke-Mosan road, while returning from the bank where he had gone to make withdrawals …

Residents of Governor Road in Ikotun area of Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have urged the Lagos State police and other security agencies to curb the attacks and armed robbery. The residents said they now live in fear due to the surge in brazen daylight attacks and robberies by armed gangs targeting innocent citizens. A resident of the …

Suspected armed robbers have taken over some sections of the Sapele-Benin road in Delta State using sharp objects to forcefully demobilise targeted vehicles before attacking the occupants. According to PUNCH Metro, several motorists had fallen victim to the suspected highway robbers on Thursday morning. Witnesses said that the hoodlums, on demobilising the targeted vehicle tyres, quickly jumped in and attacked …

A soldier has been killed in a robbery attack in Benin City, the state Police Command has confirmed. A spokesman of the police in Edo, Chidi Nwabuzor, told newsmen that the robbery took place at the First Eastern Circular and Akpakpaba Roads intersection in the Edo capital. She said the soldier was shot dead by suspected armed robbers, who attacked …

The Oyo State Police Command on Friday paraded 21 suspected robbers, including a gang that allegedly killed a middle-aged man, Makanjuola Ogedengbe, and raped his two girls at Apaatuku/Onireke village, Akobo, in the Lagelu Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Adewale Osifeso, who paraded the suspects at the command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, …

A four-man armed robbery gang on Friday afternoon ‘successfully’ escaped with $11 million at the Oke-Sokori of Abeokuta, in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The four-man robbery gang, all clad in black T-shirts and jean trousers, wore black facemasks, and brandished riffles in an operation that lasted about three minutes. The suspects, however, escaped the scene with …