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This is coming in the wake of violent attacks on police formations in the South East and South South regions of the country. Gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have been blamed for the attacks. Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, explained that the deadly ammunition was intercepted following intelligence-driven covert operation. According to him, the interception and recovery of the deadly...

FLASH | Unknown Gunmen Who Attacked Bank in Ebonyi Caught   A female robber and two others have been shot dead and five suspects arrested and several guns and ammunition recovered. The robbers were said to be those who attacked a new generation bank in Ebonyi on Tuesday, but the robbery was foiled by the police. A statement issued by CP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, on Sunday said following investi...

The Nigeria Police Force has stated that its officials in Ebonyi State intercepted about 753 live ammunition meant for General-Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG). The police spokesperson, Frank Mba, who made this known in a statement on Sunday evening said the weapons were concealed in a sack being transported in a commercial vehicle from Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, to Umuahia in Abia State. This development comes on the heels of attacks on police officers and other security personnel in Ebonyi and other...

Operatives of the Nigeria Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ebonyi State Command, have sealed Grace Court Hotel and Suite, owned by former Governor of the State and Senator Representing Ebonyi North Senatorial zone, Dr. Sam Egwu.

Following the unexpected resurgence of criminal activities in the affected communities of Ezza-Effium and Effium of...

Blood on Uniforms (3): In Nigeria’s South-east, no justice for people killed during COVID-19 lockdown At least 20 people were extra-judicially killed by security operatives during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria last year. 15 min read In the third part of this series, Kemi Busari investigates the extra-judicial killings in South-eastern Nigeria during last year’s COVID-19 lockdown. Read the first part of the series here, and the second part When Chibuisi Okameme, a fillin...

  With the help of a soldier who incidentally was at the filling station at the time, the fleeing officers, attached to Ohuru-Isimiri Police Divisional Headquarters, were tracked down and mandated to provide medication for Chibuisi but it was late already.  He died shortly after being taken to Abia State Teaching Hospital, Aba. Still on rough road to justice Chibuisi’s elder brother, Kelechi Okameme, wedded on April 4. He was barely 24 hours into his honeymoon when he received the call anno...

Daily Post Nigeria Ebonyi CP confirms death of 3 Police Officers in road accident, as 10 others sustain serious injuries Published The Commissioner of Police Ebonyi State Command, CP, Garba Aliyu on Wednesday confirmed the death of three police officers in a ghastly motor accident at Isieke Junction along Abakaliki Enugu express-way. CP, Aliyu revealed that there were thirteen officers in the Hilux van returning from a peacekeeping mission in Effium community. He noted that ten out of the thirt...

Ebonyi police command gets new Commissioner On By Peter Okutu, Abakaliki The new Commissioner of Police deployed to Ebonyi State Police Command, CP Aliyu Garba, on Monday resumed at the Command Headquarters in Abakaliki. The former CP Philip Sule Maku who was redeployed to Force Headquarters, Abuja, hails from Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State. The new Commissioner of Police holds a Master of Art in International law and Diplomacy from the University of Science and Technology, Por...