by Admin | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Mrs. Kudirat Balogun, wife of Gafar Balogun, a chairmanship candidate under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been kidnapped in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. Kudirat was reportedly kidnapped on Sunday by four gunmen who pretended to be visitors. It was gathered that the kidnappers arrived the Baloguns’ family home located at number 1, Sekoni Street in Olomore area of Abeokuta around 8pm on Sunday, where they seized the woman at gunpoint. As at the time of filing this report, the kidnappers had yet to contact the family. Meanwhile, Ogun State Acting Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident, adding that frantic efforts were ongoing to rescue the victim unhurt. He said, “The Commissioner of Police has ordered the anti-kidnapping unit to take over the case, and investigations have commenced immediately on the matter.” Mrs Kudirat’s Husband is vying for the Chairman of Ewekoro Local Government Area in the forthcoming Saturday October 8 election in Ogun State local government...
by Admin | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI No fewer than twenty-eight chained persons have be rescued in a house at the Oke-ira area of Ojodu, Lagos State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police, confirmed the incidence. Badmos said: “The command received a report through Area ‘G’ Command Headquarters, Ogba, that a child was chained in a house at Oyinbo Unity Estate, Olamidun Close, Yakoyo, Oke-Ira, Ojodu. “Consequently, a team of policemen was mobilized to the location where a teenager named Toba Adedoyin ‘m’, aged 17, was found in a room with a chain on his legs. “The victim was allegedly chained by one Emmanuel Adeyemi ‘m’ who claimed to be his father, in order to restrain him from going out. “Further search of the premises led to the discovery of other people chained by the suspect. “A total number of 28 persons, comprising six adult males, nine adult females, seven female children and six male children were rescued and taken to protective...
by Admin | Aug 22, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI No fewer than twenty-eight chained persons have be rescued in a house at the Oke-ira area of Ojodu, Lagos State. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police, confirmed the incidence. Badmos said: “The command received a report through Area ‘G’ Command Headquarters, Ogba, that a child was chained in a house at Oyinbo Unity Estate, Olamidun Close, Yakoyo, Oke-Ira, Ojodu. “Consequently, a team of policemen was mobilized to the location where a teenager named Toba Adedoyin ‘m’, aged 17, was found in a room with a chain on his legs. “The victim was allegedly chained by one Emmanuel Adeyemi ‘m’ who claimed to be his father, in order to restrain him from going out. “Further search of the premises led to the discovery of other people chained by the suspect. “A total number of 28 persons, comprising six adult males, nine adult females, seven female children and six male children were rescued and taken to protective...
by Admin | Aug 22, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Thursday August 18, 2016, through its South East Zonal Head of Operations, Mr. Obioha Okorie released a draft for N500,000 (five hundred thousand Naira ) to Dr. Veronica Ibeziako, a retired Chief Magistrate in Anambra State, being funds recovered for her by the Commission. The former magistrate was swindled by fraudsters while seeking for financial assistance to enable her proceed for medical treatment abroad. According to the victim, she was billed for a surgical procedure abroad, which was going to cost N3, 000,000.00 (three million naira only), but ended up being defrauded of N500, 000 (five hundred thousand naira). Though investigations into the matter is still ongoing, the recovered fund was released to the victim to enable her attend to her financial and medical needs for which she was defrauded. source:...
by Admin | Aug 22, 2016 | Blog |
Follow @NigeriaPI Fourteen passengers kidnapped in Ogba/Egnema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State last Friday have regained freedom. The Rivers State Police Command confirmed the release of the passengers, saying that they were released on Sunday night. The passengers were kidnapped on Friday by gunmen, who intercepted their 14-seater bus along Elele-Ikiri-Omoku Road and diverted the vehicle to a nearby bush, where the occupants were ordered to walk into the bush. The bus marked ONELGA Link was set ablaze by the hoodlums. Spokesman of the state police command, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, said the victims were released after a tactical and diligent operation by operatives of the Command. Omoni disclosed that no ransom was paid for the release of the victims, adding that they (the victims) had since reunited with their families. “On the 12th of August, 2016, 14 passengers were abducted while traveling from Omoku to Port Harcourt in a bus. “In a swift reaction by the Command’s Tactical Units, the hostages were released unhurt. “They have been debriefed and have reunited with their families. However, no ransom was paid.” Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Francis Odesanya, has assured the people of the state that the police was “on top of the game” in waging war against crime. “We urge the public to continue to have confidence in the police and volunteer information timely as the Command is poised to making the state safe again.” He observed that kidnappers had devised a new method of wearing Army camouflage uniforms to perpetrate crime in the...
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