Gunmen on Friday again struck the ancient city of Kabba, headquarters of Kogi West Senatorial district, killed one person and abducted four others. The Gunmen were said to have first abducted the Headmaster of Otu Egunbe primary school around Ayedun and whisked him away. The headmaster was said to be on his way to Egbeda […]
Uneasy calm pervade the Kogi State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps( NSCDC) as some officers were allegedly fingered to have aided the escape of some suspects from the cell after been heavily induced.According to an insider source, five suspects namely , Hassan Sani, Auwal Mohamed, Mohamed Mustapha , Mudashiru Abubakar and […]
Kasuwan-ruwa, is one of the slump in Lokoja, Kogi State capital. Located around the International Market, just a stone thrown to Nataco junction. Nataco junction is the merging point for the town. Motorists from Abuja and other parts of the country stopped to offload passengers there, as well as picking passengers. At that junction, the […]
In an effort to combat crime I n the state, Chairman, Kogi State Security Trust Fund, Hon. Teina Abdulmalik, presents 23 refurbished operational vehicles, tyres and batteries to Security Agencies in the State to enhance their operational efficiency in the fight against crime and criminality in Kogi State..Making the presentation to the benefiting Agencies in […]
…AS Gov Bello Mourn The Assistant Inspector GENERAL OF Police, Zone 8, Yunana Baba’s has been reported dead. Baba’s was said to have died at a private hospital in LOKOJA the state capital of covdyrelated sicknesses. The state governor, Yahaya Bello, has mourned the sudden passage of Yunana Babas, an Assistant Inspector -General of Police (AIG) […]
Fourteen persons, including five children on Thursday lost their lives in a motor accident which occurred on Anyingba -Ajaokuta road in Kogi State. The State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC), Mr Solomon Aghure confirmed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Friday. He said that three vehicles; two trucks and a […]
…Family Call for JusticeA pregnant woman, Mary Pelemo was allegedly killed by some men in Army uniform in Magongo, Ogori/Magongo local government council area of Kogi state. His elder brother, Idowu Ikpelemoh said her sister was felled by the stray bullet of army officer who were chasing a driver from Ibilo. He said another passenger […]
Gunmen attack checkpoint, Kill two Navy officers in Kogi. Gunmen on Wednesday evening attacked a military checkpoint in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing two men of the Nigerian Navy. The Navy officers who were attacked at about 7 pm at the check point in Okene were just resuming for duty. The suspected […]
… Police Arrest 5 Gang Members Five suspected kidnapers have been arrested in Ankpa, Ankpa local government area of Kogi State.The suspected kidnappers, Iliasu Mohammed, Usman Emere, Ravi Yunusa, and another who goes by his street name, Person Ogno Papa were said to be indigene of the town.They were also said to have been collaborating […]
LOKOJA – Twenty suspected criminals have been arrested at different locations in the last seven days across Kogi state as state Government sustained the war against criminals in the state. The suspects were arrested by the Joint Task Force of State Vigilante Service and the Neigbourhood Watch. Among those arrested were four dreadful kidnappers who […]