Tag: Gang
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Police uncover gang targeting, killing car-hire drivers in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers has arrested some members of a criminal gang suspected to be murdering car-hire drivers and stealing their vehicles. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, in a statement in Port Harcourt on Monday, linked the group to multiple cases of drivers that got missing.
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How I was almost burnt alive with my gang – Daddy Showkey
Veteran Nigerian singer Daddy Showkey, , has recalled how he was almost lynched to death when he was involved in gang activities in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
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Anambra Police Command crack down members of fleeing criminal gang
Anambra Police Command has smashed part of the armed criminal gang that attacked and killed police personnel of Enugu State Command at Uga, in Aguata LGA of Anambra State, on 28th December, 2023. This was confirmed by the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Aderemi Adeoye in a brief interview this morning. According to him, since…
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Police confirm death of gang raped lady in Ebonyi
The Police Command in Ebonyi State, has vowed to arrest and prosecute killers of a 26-year-old lady, Miss Ugochukwu Nworie. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Loveth Odah, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garba, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abakaliki.
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Buhari and the new gang of super Nigerians, By Mideno Bayagbon
By Mideno Bayagbon Recently the president, General Muhammadu Buhari was inundated with letters from some Nigerians and social cultural groups. Three of these letters written by Colonel Umar Dangiwa, a former military governor; the Northern Consultative Forum and by Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clarke need detain our attention today given the issues they addressed. The…
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INVESTIGATION: Lagos' silent but raging gang problem
An investigative report carried out by a political and economic risk consultancy firm, SB Intelligence, on the spread, operations and challenges posed on the society by some silent but deadly ‘cult’ gangs terrorising Nigeria’s most populous city, Lagos. A silent, stewing broth of poverty, patronage and violence On Thursday, 13 July, 2013, gunmen shot…
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Again, Badoo gang strikes at Ojodu Berger, smashes lovers’ heads
Suspected members of the Badoo cult early Friday morning killed two lovers in their apartment in Ogun State. The deadly cult group that has been giving residents of Ikorodu sleepless nights reportedly smashed the heads of their victims. According to a report by The Punch, the incident happened at a storey building located on Hassan…