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A gang of IPOB/ESN terrorists mounted in vehicles on Thursday, 6 May 2021, stormed Orlu town with intention to attack the compound housing the Area Command and Police Station in Orlu LGA of Imo State. The attackers were resisted by vigilant police personnel at the Area Command and were completely obliterated when a reinforcement team of the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force arrived the scene. The assailants who have been on the radar of the Joint Technical Intelligence Team were said to have...

BREAKING: Army Kills 11 ESN, IPOB Operatives During Orlu Shootout, Says No Soldier Killed The army said the ESN gunmen had attempted to attack the compound housing the Orlu Area Command and Police Station in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State. by SaharaReporters, New York May 07, 2021 The Nigerian Army has said that its troops shot dead a gang of 11 Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) operatives during a shootout in Orlu town in Imo State. The army sai...

ON THE GO Rivers won’t succumb to secessionist agenda, says Wike after attacks on police stations Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says no amount of attacks on police stations will make the state give in to agitations by secessionists.Advertisement There have been several attacks on security... Four Niger residents freed after ‘paying’ N3m ransom Four persons kidnapped from Tafa, a town in Kagarko LGA of Niger state, have been released by bandits after paying N3million r...

Vanguard News Operatives in Imo foil attack on police, kill 11 — Army On Kindly Share This Story: The Nigerian Army says a team of security operatives has foiled another attack on Police Area Command in Orlu, Imo, by suspected terrorists of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Yerima said that a gang of terrorists mounted on vehicles stormed Orlu town on May 6, with the ...

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Yerima said that a gang of terrorists mounted on vehicles stormed Orlu town on May 6, with the intention to attack the compound housing the Area Command and Police Station in Orlu Local Government Area. He said that the attackers were resisted by vigilant police personnel at the command, adding that they were completely obliterated when a reinforcement team of the Nigerian Army and Nige...

Corruption, Extortion At Police Stations Push More Nigerians To Use ‘Online Police’ The police personnel and authorities, who on Twitter, are constrained to request for bribes or show favouritism, are then obligated to look into the enquiries and follow up on the reports. by SaharaReporters, New York May 06, 2021 A growing number of Nigerians who experience assaults and other infractions from the police have now found a new way to report to police authorities and enforce their human rights...

A policeman, for no reason, opened fire on Godwin Udoh´s innocent family, changing their lives forever by SaharaReporters, New York May 04, 2021 A policeman, for no reason, opened fire on Godwin Udoh´s innocent family, changing their lives forever My family and I were returning home from church, when we encountered some policemen. It was nighttime, and the headlights of our Keke (tricycle motor) illuminated the officers, making them visible. They seemed to be discussing something. Godwin Udoh...

#MySARSStory: Out of Nowhere A policeman, for no reason, opened fire on Godwin Udoh´s innocent family, changing their lives forever. 4 min read My family and I were returning home from church when we encountered some policemen. It was night and the headlights of our Keke (tricycle motor) illuminated the officers, making them visible. They seemed to be discussing something. As we drove nearer, one of them brought out a gun and tried to hit me with it. Alarmed, I parked the Keke ...

He had yet to call back as at the time of filing this report. Meanwhile, the Abia State Government has called for calm over the alleged discovery of an explosive device in a primary school in Umuahia. Commissioner for Information Chief John Okiyi Kalu in a press release said a preliminary investigation showed that the device looked like “relics of civil war era”. The release read in full: “Abia State Government is currently working with relevant security agencies in the state to unravel t...

Vanguard News Tension in Aba over shooting around police station On By Steve Oko Aba There is palpable tension in Aba, the commercial capital of Abia State following the reported sporadic shooting around Area Command Aba. The cause of the shooting is yet to be ascertained. But eyewitness account says all roads around the area have been cordoned off while passersby and motorists are subjected to intense screening. He had yet to call back as at the time of filing this report. Meanwhile, the Abia...