LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-For nearly one week, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has remained in Abuja, following the killing of the commander of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and the subsequent torching of his private residence. Uzodinma has remained in Abuja, in spite of the escalation of violent attacks and major security concerns in Imo…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have attacked another police station in Ehime Mbano, Okigwe South Local Government Area of Imo State, killing five officers while one officer is said to be missing. The armed bandits also razed the police building. The spokesman of the Imo State Police Command, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the incident to Channels Television….
LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRAGERS)-A 34-year-old groom has been poisoned to death just a week before his wedding ceremony in Owerri, Imo State. The groom, known as Akuma Felix Emeka, was reportedly poisoned by his ex-girlfriend, who also poisoned herself to death. It’s unclear what transpired between the former lovers, but sources revealed that on Saturday,…
LAGOS APRIL 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine Nigerians suspected to be inmates who fled during a jailbreak at the Owerri Custodial Centre in Imo State have been arrested while trying to enter Ghana after arriving in a boat, it was announced on Monday. On April 5, over 1,884 prison inmates were said to have escaped after some armed…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have killed eight more northerners and injured six others in a fresh attack in Imo State last week. This is coming after attacks on the correctional centre and police station as well as the killings of innocent people by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). BBC Hausa reports that…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The traditional ruler of Umuezie community in Nguru in Aboh Mbaise Council Area of Imo Eze Charles Iroegbu ànd seven members of his cabinet have been kidnapped by gunmen. Eze Iroegbu was abducted around 6pm alongside his cabinet members on Tuesday. It was learnt the monarch and his cabinet members were abducted…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 1,800 inmates have escaped after a heavily armed gang attacked a prison in southern Nigeria using explosives, correctional authorities said Monday, in one of the West African country’s largest jailbreaks. The attackers blasted their way into the Owerri prison in Imo state, engaging guards in a gun battle and…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Controller, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’, Mr Yusuf Lawal, on Thursday in Owerri displayed 5,200 live ammunition, 1,215 bags of foreign rice and a bullet proof Toyota Landcruser jeep intercepted during 2020 Yuletide. The controller said during the exhibition that the seizures were made between Nov. 23 and Dec. 27, 2020….