Crime

By Thompson Yamput The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 149 suspects with over 1.49 tonnes of illicit drugs between Jan. 1 and June 24 in Kogi. The Kogi NDLEA Commander, Umar Yahuza, made the disclosure on Monday, in Lokoja at a news conference heralding a week long United Nations Day against drug…

By Thompson Yamput The Police Command in Kogi says its operatives neutralised two suspected kidnappers during a gun duel on Monday,  recovered an AK-47 rifle and ammunition. The command’s spokesperson, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, made the disclosure  to newsmen on Tuesday in Lokoja. Ovye-Aya attributed the feat recorded to the command’s continued onslaught against banditry, kidnapping…

By Thompson Yamput The Police command in Kogi on Sunday confirmed the killing of two of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH),Osara. The State Police Commissioner, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, confirmed the killing in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Lokoja. Onuoha described  the killing by the…

By Thompson Yamput The Police Command in Kogi has rescued five kidnapped victims in Adogo forest of the state This is contained in a statement issued by SP Williams Oche-Aya, the Police Public Relations officer. He said the police also recovered one AK-47 from the daredevils during a mob up exercise in their den in…

By Thompson Yamput The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi Command, has confirmed the death of five persons in an accident on Kabba-Obajana road in Kabba Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, State Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that three persons survived in the accident involving…

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi, says the state is committed to win the war against criminals, and enemies of peace and progress. Th governor stated this in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, on Saturday in Lokoja. Ododo was quoted as saying that: “My administration is rising…

By Thompson Yamput Additional six kidnapped students of the  Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara,  Kogi,  have been rescued unhurt. This increased to 20, the number of students of the university already rescued by a  combined team of security operatives and local hunters. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, made…

By Stephen Adeleye The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has pledged to put in place mechanism to secure schools and prevent students from kidnappers in Kogi. Dr Hammed Abodunrin, the Commander, National Safe School Response Coordination Centre (NSSRCC), NSCDC NHQ, Abuja, said this when he visited the Confluence University of Science and Technology…

By Thompson Yamput The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kogi Command, on Tuesday said the agency was focused on reducing circulation of illicit drugs to forestall usage. Mr Umar Yahuza, State Commander of the agency, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja. Yahuza explained that with a reduction in circulation…

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo will on Friday unveil new a set of security vehicles to enhance efficiency of community policing in all local government areas in the state. Mr Ismaila Isah, Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Lokoja on Thursday. Isah said that the…