LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A team of security officers said they arrested two suspected bombers in Rivers State’s Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area. The suspects were caught with four dynamites and other explosive-making materials. The police said this arrest stopped a planned attack. The suspects also had four switches and detonating pads when they were caught. Also,…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-There was pandemonium in Oko Oba, the Orile Agege area of Lagos, on Monday night as residents resisted an attack by gunmen. PUNCH Online gathered that four gun and cutlass-wielding men, after robbing a pharmacy store on Ogundele Street, attempted to abduct the owner of the store in his car. A resident…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode. The plot was one of a series of Russian plans to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Sunday confirmed an attempt by a gang to break into a bank in the state. He said the police received a distress call around 4:20 a.m. and responded swiftly to the situation. He disclosed this on his Twitter handle…
LAGOS JUL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Zone 2 Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old Beninoir father, Mr Pome Banda, and three others who allegedly lured a nine-year-old boy from Benin Republic for money ritual. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Mr Ari Mohammed, disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos. Mohammed said in the process of their plans,…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), on Friday, foiled an attempt by two women to sell a two-month-old baby. The deal was uncovered in Oshodi, Lagos, when one Oge Okolie, aged 25, the intermediary between the baby’s mother and the prospective buyer was “suspected of stealing the baby.” The Lagos State…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian troops, on Sunday, foiled an attempt to kidnap the Catholic Bishop of Orlu Diocese, Most Reverend Augustine Ukwuoma. DAILY POST reports that the incident occurred at the Orlu Diocesan Catholic Secretariat, BSC Road, Orlu Imo State. The Catholic Bishop was saved after troops responded to a distress call at about 2:30am…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Monday, foiled an armed robbery attempt on a bank customer, rescuing the victim and recovering N10 million in cash. It was learnt that the armed robbers, who operated in a black SUV, trailed the victim from Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB), Amarata branch, where…