LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than four people were, on Tuesday, allegedly killed by Customs officers in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Residents of the area gave two different narratives of the incident. While some said the victims were killed when a seized truck controlled by Customs officers hit road users, others said the victims…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGRS)-A renowned human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome SAN, has urged the Senate to restrain from passing the bill seeking an agency for rehabilitation of repentant Boko Haram members, arguing that the proposal is “madness taken to its very ludicrous Zenith and apogee”. He postulated that the proposed bill “is an unfortunate confirmation…
LAGOS MARCH 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 50 people have been reported killed by gunmen suspected to be armed bandits in Kerawa, Rago, Marina, Zariyawa, Hashimawa, and Unguwar Barau villages, all of Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state at the weekend. Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the incident, though no casualty figure was given as…
LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Police have arrested sacked Ebonyi State Government official, who allegedly killed his cousin during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) local government primary in the state The suspect, Uche Ibiam, was the Coordinator of Ubeyi Development Centre In Afikpo North Local government area when he allegedly committed the crime. Ibiam reportedly murdered his…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Fresh revelations have emerged on how Boko Haram insurgents attacked Garkida town in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State for six hours on Friday night. The town is located on the Gombi-Biu – Damaturu Road, which shares proximity with Southern Borno and Sambisa Forest. Reports say police barracks, churches and a…
LAGOS FEBUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 30 people have been killed in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno region after suspected Boko Haram Islamists set ablaze several trucks carrying passengers on Sunday night, eyewitnesses and residents told Reuters. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the Boko Haram group and rival Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) splinter…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Senator, Shehu Sani, has called on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to show Nigerians the casualties of bandits it recently claimed to have killed in Kaduna State. Mr Sani made the request on Thursday while reacting to the claim of the Police that over 250 bandits were killed during an…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A policeman, identified as Eze, has reportedly hanged himself in a cell at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba. The PUNCH exclusively gathered that the cop, who was attached to a Dangote factory, was arrested after he allegedly shot dead a man. “He was brought to the state CID for…