LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen raided Tungan Maje, a suburb of Abuja, early Thursday, abducting an unspecified number of residents.. One resident said at least 20 people were kidnapped after prolonged shooting in the community that lies near Zuba. This figure could not be immediately confirmed. The police spokesperson for the federal capital territory, Anjugur Manzah…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation DELTA SAFE on Tuesday in Bayelsa State raided the Pirates/Militants’ camp and Kidnappers’ hideouts, eliminating six criminals. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Enenche said the troops, acting on credible intelligence, monitored movements…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dare- Devil armed robbers on Thursday invaded an old generation bank in Ile-Oluji, leaving four persons feared dead in the process. The identities of those that were killed by the robbers cannot be confirmed as at the time of filing in this report. An eyewitness told our correspondent that the robbers gained…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to multiple social media reports, men of the Nigerian Army and customs officials allegedly raided ‘okirika’ shops in Yaba, Lagos. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred on Sunday December 29, at Popo Street in Yaba, Lagos, while most owners of the shops are away for the Christmas holiday. The officers were…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Monday, October 14, 2019, raided a Osogbo-based nightclub notorious for hosting parties for suspected internet fraudsters. EFCC in a statement in its website disclosed that the raid led to the arrest of 94 suspects and confiscation of 19 exotic…
LAGOS MAY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was anxiety in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital on Wednesday as over 120 destitutes allegedly evacuated from the worshiping center of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), located at the Redemption Camp, along the Lagos – Ibadan expressway were dumped in the ancient Egba city. The destitutes, comprising of couples…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Policemen invaded the residence of Senator Dino Melaye in high-brow Maitama area of Abuja on Friday afternoon because of his involvement in a criminal case, police spokesman Jimoh Moshood has said. “Senator Dino Melaye is wanted by the police for attempted culpable homicide, the shooting and wounding of a policeman on duty,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 28T (NEWSRANGERS)-Scores of police personnel have invaded the residence of the controversial lawmaker representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye. The invasion of the lawmaker’s Abuja residence located at 11 Sangha street, off Mississippi, Maitama, took place some minutes after Midday today. Presently, the street where his house is located…
