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Police Inspector Neutralises Two Armed Bandits In Imo

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3 years ago

August 4, 2022

Two suspected armed bandits have been shot dead by a police inspector attached to one of the formations in Imo State.

The armed bandits in their numbers reportedly invaded the house of the Police Inspector on Thursday morning, and jumped over the perimeter wall fence into the compound at Aforukwu, Orogwe in Owerri West Local Government Area, Imo State.

Recall that, a few days ago, precisely 1st of August 2022, at about 200hrs, the bandits came in a black Lexus jeep with no registration number and three motorcycles carrying two persons each, shot and killed seven persons and injured six others in a building at Orogwe in Owerri West LGA of Imo State, belonging to one Sir Chima Ogbuehi, residing in Lagos. Coincidentally, the Police Inspector lived just a pole away from where the previous attack took place.

Reacting to the development, the Imo police spokesperson, Michael Abattam said the hoodlums rushed to the flat of the Police Inspector, destroyed the iron burglary proof and front door, entered inside the flat, but were taken by surprise as the Police Inspector, who professionally placed himself at a vantage position, engaged the bandits in an aggressive gun duel.

He said the hoodlums, who were stunned and confused by the staccato sound emanating from the rifle of the police officer, took to their heels, scampering for safety, and were given a hot chase and in the process, one of them was neutralized at the spot and others escaped into the surrounding bushes fatally injured.

According to him, “The Police Inspector did not relent, he quickly alerted the Divisional Police Officer of Ogbaku Division, who mobilized and rushed to the scene.

“On arrival, they positioned themselves strategically and professionally and combed the surrounding bushes where a corpse, two locally made pistols, and an identity card were recovered.

“The recovered identity card belongs to one of the neutralized bandits in the name of Chukwuemzie Chukwu ‘m’, a native of Atta in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State and an electrician.

“Meanwhile, the two corpses have been evacuated and deposited at the Federal Medical Center, Owerri, while concerted efforts are being made to arrest the other bandits that escaped. Since they cannot go far because of the various degrees of bullet injuries they sustained.

“Consequently, the Command is using this medium to call on the good people of the state to report any person seen treating bullet wounds or hiding within their communities to report such person to the nearest police station or call the Command’s emergency control numbers 08034773600 or 08098880197.”

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Gateman Arrested For Allegedly Defiling Four-year-old Pupil In Oyo

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13 hours ago

September 5, 2025

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A 26-year-old gateman identified as Josiah Ayomide has been arrested for allegedly defiling a four-year-old pupil in one of the schools in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The suspect was paraded alongside other suspects arrested for offences ranging from theft, banditry, rape, and other crimes at the Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan, on Thursday.

In his briefing, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adewale Osifeso, said the suspect was nabbed after the victim complained of severe vaginal pains to her parents at home.

Osifeso added that after a thorough investigation and probe, the suspect confessed to the crime.

The police spokesman said the victim later told her mother that her school gateman had unlawfully raped her while she was in the school.

According to the report, “The victim was taken to the Police Medical Clinic, Eleyele-Ibadan, for medical examination and treatment, and the medical report revealed that the hymen was not intact, with tenderness around the vulva and vagina and bruises.”

Osifeso said the suspect would be prosecuted upon completion of the investigation.

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Panic As Fire Guts Fuel Station In Ikorodu

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14 hours ago

September 5, 2025

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There was pandemonium on Friday when fire gutted A1 Petroleum Filling Station, an independent oil dealer located on Isawo Road, off Agric Bus Stop in Ikorodu, Lagos.

As of 1 p.m., the extent of property destroyed and possible casualties had not been confirmed. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, supported by other emergency responders, were at the scene battling to contain the inferno, which reportedly began from a diesel-laden truck within the premises.

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DSS Charges Top Ansaru Leaders Over Terrorism, Kuje Prison Break Roles

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15 hours ago

September 5, 2025

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The Department of State Services (DSS) has brought terrorism charges against two senior commanders of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda-linked terror group, over their alleged role in violent attacks across Nigeria.

The suspects are Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a/Abbas/Mukhtar, who is described as the Emir of Ansaru, and his deputy Mahmud al-Nigeri, also called Malam Mamuda. They were recently captured during security operations.

According to the DSS, the charges against them include leading a terrorist organisation, funding its activities, recruiting members, and planning violent operations nationwide.

Their arraignment at the Federal High Court in Abuja is expected soon.

Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), said the two men were behind the July 2022 Kuje prison attack, where more than 600 inmates, including Boko Haram suspects, escaped.

Ribadu explained: “Abu Bara was the coordinator of terrorist sleeper cells across Nigeria and the mastermind of several high-profile kidnappings and armed robberies used to finance terrorism.”

On Mamuda, Ribadu revealed that he trained in Libya between 2013 and 2015 under foreign jihadists from Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria, specialising in handling weapons and making explosive devices.

The NSA also linked the suspects to the 2013 abduction of French engineer Francis Collomp in Katsina, the 2019 kidnapping of Musa Uba, Magajin Garin Daura, and the kidnapping of the Emir of Wawa.

Ribadu described their arrest as “a turning point”, noting that the duo maintained strong networks in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.