The Police Command in Kogi has confirmed the death of one passenger in a foiled attempt to abduct passengers along the Obajana-Oshokoshoko road in the state. A statement on Tuesday in Lokoja by SP Williams Ovye-Aya, the command’s spokesman, said the feat was part of a series of bold operations …
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ALL passengers aboard an 18-seater bus travelling on the Itobe/Ochadamu road in Kogi East Senatorial District have been abducted by gunmen. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Tuesday when a fully-loaded Hummer Toyota bus, bearing registration number LAM 979 LG, was intercepted at Ajegwu, just before Ochadamu. All the …
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KOGI State Police Command has confirmed the armed robbery attacks on two banks in Ayingba, where a police officer was killed. The State Police Commissioner, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Lokoja by the command’s spokesperson, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, a day after the incident occured. …
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KOGI State Police Command has arrested the stepmother of the 11-year-old boy buried alive on Wednesday by the woman’s 17-year-old son. The spokesman for the command, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, said in Lokoja that the woman was arrested on Thursday after returning from the church. Passers-by rescued the 11-year-old on Wednesday …
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A young boy has been rescued by some concerned citizens in Apamisede area of Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. In a video obtained by SaharaReporters, the young boy was seen being tortured and buried alive by his elder brother who claimed he was instructed by the boy’s mother to punish …
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Security men on Sunday, reportedly arrested a 28-year old man, Jerry Isaac, in Lokoja for allegedly attempting to plant ammunition on the campaign train of the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka. A statement by the Director of Communications of the campaign, Mr Faruk …
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Operatives of the Kogi State Police Command have arrested a father suspected of kidnapping and killing his 15-year-old daughter in Igalamela/Odolu Local Government area of the state. The State Police Spokesman, SP William Ovye-Aya, who confirmed the incident on Friday in Lokoja, said a friend to the girl’s father was …
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