The Etsu Lokoja, HRH Emmanuel Akamisoko Dauda-Shelika, Nyamkpa IV on Monday narrated how he jumped the fence to save his life when some suspected hoodlums attacked his palace and burnt his vehicle and property within the premises. The palace which was located on plot 306, New Layout, Lokoja, was attacked by hoodlums at about 1:00 am on Saturday, while the …

Suspected hoodlums have set ablaze a section of the secretariat of Emohua Local Government Council in Rivers State. This is the third local government secretariat that was torched by hoodlums on Monday. Earlier, some irate youths set sections of Eleme and Ikwerre Local Council secretariats in the state on fire. The mob invaded the Emohua LGA secretariat after David Omereji, …

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Sunday, declared that one of its critical infrastructures, the Shiroro-Katampe 330kV transmission line, was vandalised, making it the fifth of such incidents between February and March this year, leaving the country in the perpetual blackout. On 28 February, it was reported that vandals destroyed Tower 70 along its 330kV Gwagwalade-Katampe Transmission line in …

Hoodlums have attacked a BUA truck loaded with cartons of spaghetti at the Dogarawa axis of the Zaria-Kano expressway. The incident, which occurred around 3:15 pm, saw the culprits making off with the entire cargo of spaghetti. According to an eyewitness, the driver had parked the truck by the roadside to observe prayers when the hoodlums struck, looting all the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that some hoodlums disrupted the re-run election in the Enugu South I State Constituency. The commission stated this via a tweet posted on its X handle Wednesday. It added that though no lives were lost in the act, election materials were destroyed and voters were prevented from casting their votes. The tweet …

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Kayode Olabanji, on Monday, condemned the activities of individuals who invaded the hospital and vandalised its Accident and Emergency Complex following the death of a man. The hoodlums, who were angered by the man’s death, were said to have forcibly taken his corpse from the Accident …

A campaign vehicle belonging to the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Comrade Philip Shaibu has been reportedly vandalised by suspected hoodlums in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government area. The incident reportedly happened on Sunday night after a meeting of the supporters of Shaibu, who is an aspirant in the governorship election, in Illeh, Ward 10. Narrating the incident on the phone, …

Suspected hoodlums attacked the Sunshine Stars team bus along the Ore -Benin expressway on Thursday. According to a short statement on the club’s official X handle, a ball boy was shot during the incident by the hoodlums. The team manager and some of the players were also seriously injured. Sunshine Stars defeated Shooting Stars 1-0 in a South West derby …

Hoodlums have reportedly killed two policemen attached to the Ebonyi State Police Command. According to the Punch, the incident took place at Nwofe, a sub-burb of the Abakaliki metropolis in the Izzi Local Government Area, on Friday morning. The victims were said to be part of a patrol team that was on surveillance in the area. A statement from the …

Hoodlums suspected to be armed robbers, on Thursday morning, invaded a female hostel at the Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, carting away with mobile phones, cash and other valuables. It was gathered that hostels ‘D” and ‘C” near the school back gate where many of the female students are accommodated were raided at about 1:45am, and some of the students …