Crime

By Johnson Nwankwo Over twenty travellers were abducted by gunmen on the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway, our correspondent gathered on Monday. The travellers were on Sunday ambushed around the Sagamu area command of the Nigeria Police Force and Ilishan township. This incident has not been confirmed by the police authorities in the state. Channels TV quoted the chairman of the Ilishan Development Council, Wemmy Osude, as saying one of the victims was shot in the knee during the incident. He said that the victim, a resident of Ilisan Remo, was receiving medical treatment at Babcock University Teaching Hospital. According to him, "Information…

By People&Politics A number of workers of a polyethylene manufacturing factory at Akwuke in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State were raped at their duty post Tuesday night. Our reporter who confirmed the story from multiple sources, gathered that the girls were also dispossessed of their cell phones and other valuables. The factory is reportedly owned by an Anambra-born entrepreneur, and located in-between New Gariki and Total junction at Akegbe Ugwu community. A source, who refused to disclose her name, said, "The boys came at night. The victims were on night duties when they were attacked. They raped…

By People&Politics A 19-year-old suspected transformer vandal, identified as Nwode Sunday, of Ngwo Camp 2, Coal Camp, Enugu, has been electrocuted while vandalizing electrical cables in an Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) transformer. This was confirmed by the Enugu State Police Command in a release by its public relations officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe. According to him, "It happened at the same location in the early morning hours of today, June 28, 2024. The lifeless body of the suspect was taken to the hospital, where he was confirmed dead, and the corpse was deposited in the mortuary for preservation and further…