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  • Hoodlums raid Abia community, destroy houses

    Hoodlums raid Abia community, destroy houses

    Hoodlums on Monday stormed Okoko and Amaokwe villages of Item community in the Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, shooting indiscriminately in the air.

    Though nobody was murdered, cars, houses, and other valuables were destroyed.

    TheNewsGuru gathered that hoodlums, pretending to enforce the Monday stay-at-home on behalf of the Indigenous People of Biafra, went to the community market square, Eke-Nta, in Okoko Item, where they shot without purpose, a situation that caused tension among residents who fled for their lives.

    It was, however, not clear if the attack had to do with the enforcement of sit-at-home order, which had since been suspended by the proscribed IPOB.

    The residents who had gathered for their normal businesses were forced to close shops.

    The hoodlums later headed to Amaokwe Item and left through Item-Igbere exit route.

     

  • Hoodlums invade Ogun police checkpoint, injure one, cart away rifle

    Hoodlums invade Ogun police checkpoint, injure one, cart away rifle

    Suspected hoodlums have attacked police officers at a pin-down checkpoint on the Obasanjo-Itele road, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State and carted away AK-47 rifle.

    It was gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday at about 3:11am when some suspected hoodlums attacked the police officers who were on duty.

    The police team was led by one ASP Nasiru Azeez with Inspector Olabisi Lawrence and Inspector Atari Friday.

    A reliable source said Friday sustained injury on his head as the hoodlums also snatched his AK-47 rifle and made away with it.

     

    According to the source, the AK-47 rifle with Breach No. 804611, was “carted away with 30 rounds of live ammunition.”

    While the wounded police officer was taken to State Hospital, Ota for treatment, the police is said to be making efforts to recover the lost rifle.

     

  • LG Polls: Kaduna’s second attempt at e-voting goes awry as hoodlums snatch, destroy over 41 Electronic Voting Machines

    LG Polls: Kaduna’s second attempt at e-voting goes awry as hoodlums snatch, destroy over 41 Electronic Voting Machines

    Kaduna State’s second attempt at electronic voting with its local government elections didn’t go as planned as there were hitches during the exercise on Saturday (today).

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the state had earlier in 2018 attempted the electronic voting option becoming the first state in Nigeria to achieve such feat.

    However, no fewer than 41 Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were snatched by hoodlums during the polls, according to Mrs Saratu Audu-Dikko, Chairman of Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM).

    Audu-Dikko told newsmen on Saturday that the machines were snatched in Giwa and Igabi Local Government Areas.

    According to her, this figure excludes EVMs destroyed by same people during the elections.

    “Thirty EVMs were carted away at Kwarau in Igabi Local Government, with two destroyed, while nine others at Panhauya in Giwa Local Government, were equally vandalised.

    “The hoodlums also carted away election materials and assaulted the driver and staff of the Commission conveying the materials,” she explained.

    The Chairman said that some other staff of the Commission, including ad-hoc staff, were also assaulted in those places.

    TNG reports that KADSIECOM had earlier rescheduled the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections initially scheduled to hold on Saturday in four Local Government Areas.

    Saratu Dikko Audu who announced the suspension on Friday said the decision followed security reports that it will be impossible to conduct a peaceful election in those places.

    The affected Local Government Areas are Birnin Gwari, Chikun, Zango Kataf and Kajuru.

    Election in the four LGAs will now hold on September 25.

    According to Audu, the new date will enable security agencies to be able to fully deploy their operatives to those local governments in order to prevent any breakdown of law and order.

    El-Rufai loses polling unit to PDP

    Meanwhile, the Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai lost the elections in his polling unit to the main opposition, People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
    El-Rufai voted at his Polling Unit 001 Ungwar Sarki, Kaduna North local government area where he said his target was not to win all the polls but to improve the voting process using the Electronic Voting Machine.
    According to the result announced by Muhammad Sani, Presiding Officer of the Unit, El-Rufai’s All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 62 votes in the chairmanship election while Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 86 votes out of the 159 votes cast.
    In the councillorship election, APC polled 53 votes while PDP polled 100 votes out of 162 total votes cast.
    While voting earlier, El Rufai had said: “We are not going to behave like other parties or other state government of the ruling party. We will allow the people of Kaduna State to elect who they want.
    “We do not have to win everywhere, though we have worked for the people of Kaduna State, they have seen our foot print, the govt and the local government everywhere, they have seen and we are confident that all reasonable minded people will vote for our party, our candidate because they know we are committed to the welfare of the people”.
    “We don’t believe in cheating, we don’t believe in rigging election but also we don’t believe that other people should cheat us. And that is why we encouraged SIECOM to come up with a very improved system and am impressed with the whole thing.
    “Technology is key to minimising cheating in election, unless we have credible election we can never have good leaders, accountable leaders and that is why we are committed, even if it means we are going to lose in some areas, this is democracy, it is a gradual process.”
    The overall result of the Kaduna North Local Government was however being awaited as at the time of filing this report.
  • Police repel attack on divisional station in A’Ibom

    Police repel attack on divisional station in A’Ibom

    The Police Command in Akwa Ibom said on Sunday that it repelled attack launched by suspected hoodlums on Ini Divisional station in Odoro Ikpe in the state.

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Odiko Macdon also said the command lost one of its officers in the process.

    MacDonald told newsmen in Uyo that the attack on the division was repelled by officers and men of the Operation Restore Peace recently launched by the Inspector General of Police.

    He, however, said the command lost one personnel in the attack, who was hit by a bullet and was rushed to a hospital for treatment but later died.

    He said officers of the command recovered operational vehicle and three motorcycles from the hoodlums, used during the attack, adding that one of the hoodlums, Imo John Udo was arrested.

    “Police operatives arrested one of the hoodlums, Imo John Udo, 28, from Ikot Edem village in Essien Udim LGA of the state.

    “Their operational vehicle, a Venza, they used was recovered and three motorcycles.

    “As I speak, men of the Operation Restore Peace are still combing the bush as the hoodlums possibly escaped with bullet wounds sustained in a gun duel during the attack.

    “The CP, Andrew Amiengheme, has already ordered discreet investigations. In no distant time, more of the perpetrators will be arrested,” Macdon said.

    It was gathered that the hoodlums attacked the police station in the early hours of June 13, using motorcycles and opened fire directly at the station, killing one police personnel.

  • Police repel hoodlums’ attempts to burn station in Lagos

    Police repel hoodlums’ attempts to burn station in Lagos

    There was pandemonium on Monday at the popular Ile-Epo market in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State after rampaging hoodlums tried to set a police station ablaze in the market.

    According to reports, the tensed development saw deployment of security operatieves to forestall attacks and breakdown of law and order.

    According to eye witness accounts, a police officer while on duty clashed with one of the market boys.

    The market boy tried to hijack the cop’s rifle and a bullet was discharged in the process.

    It was also learnt that the market boy was rushed to a hospital in the area.

    The witness added that in protest, hoodlums set a section of the market ablaze and also tried to burn a police station at the back of the market.

    The hoodlums were, however, repelled when more men of the Lagos State Police Command arrived at the scene.

    Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a terse statement said normalcy has been restored in the area.

    Adejobi said, “The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered for thorough investigation into the incident.

    “The command wishes to debunk the rumour that Ile Epo Police Station was set ablaze by the hoodlums. This news is false and should be disregarded. The command intends to give details of the incident as soon as possible.”

  • JUST IN: Hoodlums raze INEC offices in Imo, Anambra, Enugu in fresh attacks

    JUST IN: Hoodlums raze INEC offices in Imo, Anambra, Enugu in fresh attacks

    The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) offices in Imo, Anambra and Enugu states have been burnt by hoodlums.

    According to reports, the Commission’s office in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, the State Headquarters office in Awka, Anambra State and Igboeze South Local Government Area office in Enugu State came under attack, Sunday night.

    Confirming the incident in a statement, the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee of the Commission, Festus Okoye, INEC, described the escalating attacks on its facilities as a national emergency.

    According to the statement, “the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) met in emergency session today, Monday 24th May 2021, as attacks on its facilities in some states of the Federation continue unabated.

    “In the latest incidents, three offices of the Commission came under attack in Anambra, Imo and Enugu States. The Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) for Anambra State, Dr. Nkwachukwu Orji; his Imo State counterpart, Professor Francis Ezeonu, and that of Enugu State, Emeka Ononamadu, have reported that the attacks took place at various times on the night of Sunday, 23rd May 2021.”

    It continued that, “the State Headquarters office in Awka was set ablaze in the most devastating onslaught on the Commission’s facilities so far. The attackers were systematic and selective in their targets. The Pavillion which serves as Collation Centre during major elections was burnt down. In what is a major blow to our preparations for the Governorship election scheduled for 6th November 2021, two stores housing electoral materials were burnt down.

    “New and old (but serviceable) electric generating machines numbering 376 for all the Electoral Wards and the extra numbers for backup were completely burnt. The electric generators were recently relocated from the Local Government Areas (LGAs) to the State HQ in the belief that it is more secure than the LGA offices.”

  • Police warn hoodlums not to dare attack any station in Ogun

    Police warn hoodlums not to dare attack any station in Ogun

    The Police Command in Ogun State has warned hoodlums planning to attack stations in the state to shun such intentions in order not to face wrath of the law.

    ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) made this known on Sunday in an interview in Ota, Ogun.

    Oyeyemi said that the warning had become necessary to criminals and hoodlums due to ongoing attacks on police stations across the country.

    According to him, the police have put in place measures to prevent such attacks on our stations.

    “We are battle ready for anyone planning to attack any of the stations in the state.

    “Anyone embarking on such deadly attack should know that they are on a suicide mission,’’ he told NAN in the interview.

    The PPRO advised residents to always provide the police with timely and credible information that could help to stem crime rate in the State.

  • Hoodlums machete nine to death in Anambra village

    Hoodlums machete nine to death in Anambra village

    No fewer than nine people were killed on Monday when hoodlums invaded Ukpomachi Village, Okuzu in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State.

    The state police command confirmed the deaths in a statement, adding that some other people were injured during the attack and property and livestock destroyed.

    The statement was signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga.

    The command said that identities of the deceased had yet to be known, adding that the incident was under investigation.

    It said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Monday Kuryas, had ordered immediate deployment of an operational and intelligence team to identify and apprehend the killers.

    It said that the killers were armed with machetes and other dangerous weapons.

    “A crack team of operatives of the command led by an assistant commissioner of police have visited the scene and conducted on-the-spot-assessment of the incidence.

    “Normalcy has been restored to the area and adequate security put in place to forestall a similar occurrence.

    “The assailants, said to be armed with machetes and other dangerous weapons, invaded the village in their numbers and attacked the residents, resulting in the death of nine persons whose identities are unknown,” it said.

    The police urged residents of Anambra, particularly those living in the community to be calm, assuring them of the command’s resolve to get to the root of the incident.

    It said that the residents should give to police, information that could lead to the arrest of the culprits.

  • BREAKING: Hoodlums raze Anambra Police zonal headquarters

    BREAKING: Hoodlums raze Anambra Police zonal headquarters

    Suspected hoodlums have razed Zone 13 Police headquarters in Ukpo, Anambra state.

    TheNewsGuru gathered that no fewer than two policemen have died during the attack.

    Not less than four vehicles have also been burnt while fire fighters have arrived to put out the inferno.

    The development has increased tension across the State.

    On Sunday night, three persons were allegedly killed in Awka, Anambra State, including a fitness instructor

    The incident happened at Ifite, Awka South local government area, while the other person was killed at Unizik junction.

    The attack comes amid the increasing security incidents in Anambra whose governorship election scheduled for November 6 is fast approaching.

    Willie Obiano, the state governor, recently lamented over the worsening security situation, saying the state was under siege by criminals.

    “I call on everybody, irrespective of affiliations to come together and support government and security agencies to fight our common enemy. Those who seek to destroy what we have laboured to build must not be tolerated in any manner,” Obiano had said.

     

  • Two officers killed as hoodlums attack police station in Aba, cart away arms

    Hoodlums on Tuesday, attacked and burnt the Abayi Osisioma Ngwa divisional police station in Abia State.
    According to reports, it was gathered that the hoodlums killed an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and a police Corporal during the attack.The attack took place at 2:30 am on Tuesday when the hoodlums took the police unaware, attacked the station and made away with arms.A police source, who spoke to our reporter anonymously, said that the situation has created more tension in the city, as police officers are now working in fear.

    It was gathered that the Police have restricted movements around the burnt police station which is causing so much tension around the housing estate.

    As it the time this report was filed, the Police Public Relations Officer in the State, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna, is yet to react on the incident.