Tag: Gun
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Police in Lagos arrest robbery suspect, recover gun
Police in Lagos State have arrested a 31-year-old suspected armed robber at Kosofe area of the state and recovered his gun. Police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated in Ikeja o
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Firing NANS from the barrel of the gun – By Owei Lakemfa
The guns boomed on Saturday, November 1, 2023. Not in the forests where terrorists, bandits or ‘Unknown Gunmen’ operate. They boomed right in the heart of Abuja, and, of all places, at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS.
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Police rescue kidnapped Ogun journalist after 45-minute gun battle
The police in Ogun rescued a journalist, Oluseun Oduneye, from his kidnappers after a gun battle which lasted for 45 minutes. Oduneye, who’s the publisher of Issues Magazine, was kidnapped at Mobalufon area of Ijebu Ode on Thursday.
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AK-47: House on The Rock regrets pastors’s action, says he had always shown exemplary leadership
House on the Rock Church has finally reacted to the the embarrassment caused by its Presiding Pastor, Uche Aigbe, who brought an AK-47 to the altar while preaching on Sunday in Abuja. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday evening saying Aigbe had been a pastor in the church since 1999 and had…
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DPO, 4 policemen killed in gun duel with bandits
The Police Command in Niger has confirmed the death of a Divisional Police Officer, SP Mukhtar Sabiu, and four other policemen in a gun duel with bandits in Gurara Local Government Area on Saturday. This is contained in a statement by DSP Wasiu Abiodun, th
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Elementary school boy shoots teacher in United States of America
A teacher in an elementary school classroom in the eastern US state of Virginia was on Friday shot by a six year old boy. The classroom teacher got severely injured in the process, Police said. Police confirmed that no students were hurt in the incident at Richneck Elementary School in the coastal city of Newport…
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FG to replace prison officers that “cannot shoot to kill”
Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, has ordered the Nigerian Correctional Service should train or replace officers who ‘cannot shoot to kill’. Aregbesola gave the directive on Monday, December 5, while unveiling the new service logo and uniforms and the commissioning of new staff quarters, ICT infrastructure and operational vehicles at the Service headquarters. The…
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Akeredolu dares Presidency, says I’m buying arms to protect Ondo people
Disturbed by the response of the media aide to President Muhamadu Buhari, Shehu Garba on why would Katsina security outfit bear arms, Governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu has replied declaring that he is buying arms to protect Ondo people. The Ondo governor queried the reasons adduced by Garba Shehu in his Press statement…
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Lagos police arrest robbery suspect, recover gun in Lekki
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a 39- year-old robbery suspect and recovered a gun from him in the Lekki Free Trade Zone of the state. In a statement on Friday in Lagos, the command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed said that the suspect (names withheld) was arrested on Sept.15 about…
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‘Any policeman holding a gun to extort people not different from armed robber’ – IGP
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Usman Baba, has described police personnel holding a gun to extort citizens as armed robbers The IG warned personnel in the country against extortion and other acts of indiscipline. TheNewsGuru reports that Baba gave the warning while addressing policemen on Wednesday at Police Headquarters in Gombe.