Veteran musician, Osayomore Joseph, has been reportedly kidnapped from his home at Orovie Village, off upper Ekenhuan Road, Benin City, the Edo state capital. His wife is reported to have sustained gun shot wounds during the invasion. More to follow
Armed robbers on motorbikes have hijacked an SUV jeep at gunpoint around the Emergency service by Tollgate axis towards Motorways. Shots were fired during the operation. More to follow
Rival youths gangs are currently fighting each other around Cole street Junction, in Iyana-Itire, Lawanson axis. Sporadic gunshots have also been recorded. More to follow
There is an ongoing gun-duel between the military and armed gangs at a location between Opobo and Sobiekiri water channels in Opobo LGA, Rivers state. More to follow
Unknown gumen on Sunday evening killed three policemen attached to Ogba Zoo and Nature Park in Benin and abducted the head of the zoo, Dr Andy Ehanire. More to follow
Several fatalities have been recorded following a shoot-out and overnight security raiding activities at criminal hideouts around Ajebandele and Ofosu, near Ore in Ondo state. Sporadic gunfire is still ongoing at this period. More to follow
A fracas between rival gangs suspected to be cultists happened this morning along McPherson Road by Okotie-Eboh Grammar school, Sapele LGA in Delta State. More to follow
The Abia state police have highlighted some of the crimes alleged to have been committed by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during the recent riots that took place in the state. The state police claimed that soldiers recovered Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol bombs from the house of the leader of […]
Detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Kogi State Police Command, are hard-pressed trying to unravel how a monkey allegedly shot dead by a 65-year-old hunter, Clement Etila Ekele, transformed turned into his 45-year-old younger brother, Monday Ekele. The tragic incident happened on July 16, this year at Ikaka village in Ibaji Local Government Area, […]
Four persons have been killed in the Abraka market area in Asaba, the Delta State capital, following an attack by unknown assailants. The assailants, who invaded the Hausa/Fulani settlement at about midnight on Friday at the market within the Asaba metropolis, killed three men, one woman and left several others with injuries. Armed with guns, […]
Angry residents and youths in Meran community area in Lagos have attacked the Meran police division following the discovery of another kidnap hideout in the area. More to follow
Report indicate that men of Katsina State Police Command yesterday, shot dead one robber in a shoot-out with an eight-man gang of robbers around Dajin Mari Forest, Dandume, Katsina State.
A gang of armed robbers shot the Divisional Police Officer of Ogbere Police Station in Ogun State, Akingbade Adeyinka, dead overnight. The police officer had led a team to apprehend the suspects at a hotel located in Itele town along Sagamu-Benin Expressway, when the robbers opened fire. The robbers were said to have lodged in […]
Overnight terror attacks coupled with sporadic gunfire and fatalities have been reported around Egbelu community area near Christus college, Oyigbo, Rivers state. More to follow
Gunmen have attacked a Catholic priest, at St Thomas Catholic Church, Onireke, Lagos. More to follow
One person has been confirmed dead when militants attacked the offices of Greenville Oil Company in Emohua Local Government Area in Rivers state. Scores of youths and resident have taken to the streets to protest the killing. More to follow
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos are currently riding a criminal hideout in Egbeda, Alimosho LGA. Shots have been fired. Police sources have informed Daily Times that five notorious armed robbers have been apprehended, with several arms and ammunition recovered. More to follow
Heavy gunfire has been reported around Njemanze street by Abonnema wharf waterfront, Port Harcourt. More to follow
Rival youth gangs around Alaka by the railway are currently engaged in a shoot out. Update: Heavy presence of a combined team of security operatives has been reported in strategic locations around Mushin LGA. More to follow
An unidentified man, suspected of stealing has been mobbed to death by angry youths and residents on Balogun street, Apongbon in Lagos Island. As of the time of sending in this report, the victim’s corpse is lying close to a PHCN transformer on Balogun Street. Daily Times had done a special report on rising mob […]
