Crime

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….

    By Thompson Yamput No fewer than 24 drug suspects have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lokoja, Kogi. The Kogi NDLEA Commander, Mr Abdulkadir Abdullahi, confirmed this while addressing newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday. Abdullahi said that the arrests were sequel to the ongoing NDLEA Mop-up exercise as…

  By Thompson Yamput Security operatives on Friday rescued 10 kidnap victims in Kogi, following intensive search and tracking of the kidnappers. Retired Commodore Jerry Omodara, the Security Adviser (SA) to Gov. Yahaya Bello, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview in Lokoja. The security aide said the victims…