Crime

By Thompson Yamput The Police in Kogi have detained three suspects for allegedly using the name and office of the Kogi First Lady, Sefinat Usman-Ododo, to defraud unsuspecting victims. The Spokesman of the Command, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, who confirmed the arrest on Tuesday in Lokoja, said the suspects (names witheld) were in custody of the…

By Thompson Yamput The police in Kogi have said that the caretaker chairman (CTC) of Kabba/Bunu local government area, Mr Zacchaeus Dare-Michael, has escaped from his kidnappers’ den. Dare-Michael was on Friday reportedly kidnapped by some gunmen on the  Kaba-Okene road while on his way home. He was said to have been abducted alongside some…

By Thompson Yamput Retired Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA ) has cautioned youths against illicit drugs consumption and trafficking. Marwa, gave the advice during the inauguration of the agency’s new Area Office in Ayingba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi on Tuesday. Marwa, who was represented by…

By Thompson Yamput The police in Kogi has confirmed the arrest and detention of a Police Officer, Insp Aminu Mohammed, for  alleged robbery and car theft. The Spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. ”Mohammed, a crime officer with the “C” Division at 200 Unit, Lokoja, is…

By Peter Amine Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC, Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam) has said that the security challenges bedeviling the country can only be tackled through a non-kinetic approach and not military might. Gagdi, who is House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Navy, stated this in Jos at the launch of Security Magazine/Award Night. The lawmaker said that using…

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…