Crime

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Police Command has confirmed the case of suicide by a yet-to-be-identified man, who allegedly jumped into a river in Lokoja. The command’s Public Relation Officer, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said it happened between 12.30 p.m. and 1p.m. Ovye-Aya said that…

By Thompson Yamput The Police Command in Kogi on Monday dismissed claims by Social Democratic Party (SDP’s) of planned attack on its Candidate and supporters in the state. The command’s Public Relation Officer, SP Williams Ovye-Aya in a statement in Lokoja, described the allegation against its Commissioner of Police, Onuoha Bethrand as “fake, incendiary, perfidious,…

By Thompson Yamput The Police Commmissioner in Kogi, Onuoha Bethrand has assured residents and travellers that the state is safe and peaceful given the tight security in the state. Bethrand stated this in a statement issued on Thursday in Lokoja by the Command’s Public Relation Officer, SP Williams Ovye-Aya. He described as “very mischievous” and…

  By Thompson Yamput Mr Olusegun Adeyeye, the new National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Commander in Kogi, on Tuesday assumed office with a strong warning to drug dealers and traffickers to keep off the state or face the wrath of the law. The new commander gave the warning in an interview with the News…

  By Admin The Ekata Ogbeide family of Uromi in Edo State has threatened to sue the Inspector-General of Police over alleged extra-judicial killing of their son, Fidelis Ekata, by police operatives on March 2, 2022. In the petition issued in Lokoja, the family also demanded N200 million as compensation for the loss and trauma…

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Friday harped on the need to prioritise security of lives and property of the citizens;  just as he received Mr Onuoha Bethrand, the newly posted Commissioner of Police to the state. Bethrand recently took over from Akeem Yusuf, who had been posted to Force Headquarters, Abuja…..

  By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Thursday started a special patrol against traffic offences to drastically reduce the rate of road traffic crashes. Its Commander, Mr Samuel Oyedeji, in a statement, described as “unacceptable”, the numerous traffic offences causing the death of innocent citizens and destruction…

By Thompson Yamput Suspected hoodlums have reportedly set ablaze the Campaign Office of Murtala Yakubu-Ajaka,  the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship Candidate in the forthcoming election in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the office, which is located on John Holt road, near Paparanda Square, Lokoja, was gutted by fire in the…

    By Thompson Yamput Gunmen on Monday kidnapped the Oba of Idofin and his Wife in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the traditional ruler, Shedrack Durojaye Obibeni, and wife were said to be kidnapped along Makutu-Idofin road at about 5 p.m. Mr Abdulrasak Asiru,…

  By Thompson Yamput Vandals reportedly swooped on facilities of Kogi Broadcast Station at Ochaja and carted away equipment worth millions of Naira. A statement signed and issued by Mrs Patience Salawu, Public Relation Office, State Ministry of Information and Communications, said the incident happened in the night of June 5, at the Ochaja substation….