News
Naval rating, civilian arrested for assaulting Police officers in ogun
Naval rating, civilian arrested for assaulting Police officers in ogun
By: Zagazola Makama
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a serving naval rating and one civilian for allegedly assaulting police officers and unlawfully possessing military accoutrements during an incident in Ifo Local Government Area of the state.
Police sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on May 3, 2025, at about 10:30 a.m. when a police surveillance team enforcing the Inspector-General of Police’s directive on third-party motor insurance intercepted a Toyota Camry with registration number GGE 242 EE along Alamenda–Sojolu Road, Ifo.
The driver, identified as Oladipo Damilola, was unable to provide vehicle particulars, prompting the officers to conduct a search of the car. During the search, the police recovered several military accoutrements, including a naval belt, military cap, and a naval vehicle sticker.
Following the recovery, the vehicle was taken to the police station for further investigation. The driver told the police that the vehicle and the military items belonged to his uncle, Oladipo Adeniyi, a naval rating serving at the Nigerian Navy College of Accountancy and Finance, Owerrinta, Abia State.
After the police intervened, Damilola was released while the military accoutrements were retained, pending the arrival of the claimed owner.
On May 9, 2025, at about 4:30 p.m., Oladipo Adeniyi arrived at the station in company of Oladipo Damilola and another civilian, identified as Popoola Adegoke.
Upon arrival, the naval rating allegedly became aggressive and demanded to know which officer had the “effrontery” to impound his vehicle. According to police reports, he and his civilian accomplice were both heavily intoxicated and refused attempts by officers to calm the situation.
In the process, they allegedly assaulted Inspector Osungboye Olanike (female), Inspector Onwudinjor Sylvester, and Inspector Abdulkareem Andu, who is the Station Officer (S/O) at the Area Command, Ifo.
The two men were immediately overpowered and arrested. They were taken before the Area Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ifo Area Command, who ordered their detention and directed the commencement of a thorough investigation.
The Divisional Police Officer later contacted the Regulating Officer of the Nigerian Navy College of Accountancy and Finance, Owerrinta, Lt. Peter Ogbe, who confirmed that Oladipo Adeniyi is indeed a naval personnel currently on four days’ compassionate leave, having reported the death of his father to the school authorities.
The police said the civilian suspects would be charged to court upon completion of investigations, while the naval rating would be handed over to naval authorities for disciplinary action.
Naval rating, civilian arrested for assaulting Police officers in ogun
Kidnap victim rescued with machete wounds in Suleja
By: Zagazola Makama
A 45-year-old man, identified as Samuel John, has been rescued by a joint team of police and vigilantes after being abducted and severely injured by suspected kidnappers in the Polosa area of Suleja, Niger State.
Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, June 27, when hoodlums reportedly stormed the community and whisked the victim away from his residence.
According to the sources, a vigilante member, raised the alarm, prompting an immediate response from security operatives attached to the ‘B’ Division Suleja and members of the local vigilante group.
The combined team pursued the kidnappers into the surrounding bush. On sighting the advancing security team, the assailants attacked the victim with machetes, inflicting deep cuts on his head and both hands before abandoning him and fleeing the scene.
The victim was quickly rescued and rushed to the General Hospital Suleja, where he is currently receiving medical attention.
Kidnap victim rescued with machete wounds in Suleja
Abducted Sharia Court judge escapes from kidnappers in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
Alkali Usman, a Sharia Court judge attached to the Higher Sharia Court in Birnin Tudu, Gummi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, has escaped from captivity after being abducted by unknown gunmen.
Zagazola Makama learnt from reliable sources that Usman, who was reported kidnapped on June 26, returned home safely on Friday morning, June 27, at about 10:00 a.m., according to local sources.
Upon his return, the judge was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he received medical attention and was subsequently discharged.
He was later debriefed by security operatives and reunited with his family.
Authorities have not disclosed the circumstances surrounding his escape.
Abducted Sharia Court judge escapes from kidnappers in Zamfara
Soldier handed over to police for allegedly stabbing ex-colleague to death in Borno
By: Zagazola Makama
A serving soldier has been handed over to the police in Maiduguri for allegedly stabbing a dismissed military personnel to death during an argument in the Kasuwan Fara area of the Borno State capital.
Zagazola Makama report that the suspect, identified a Lance Corporal of the 7 Division, was brought to the police by a senior officer on June 27.
Sources said that the incident occurred at about 2:00 a.m. on June 26, when Suleiman allegedly stabbed the victim, Musa Adamu, a dismissed soldier, in the chest with a jackknife following a heated disagreement.
The victim was rushed to the Borno State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor. His remains have since been deposited at the hospital morgue for autopsy.
The police have transferred the case and the suspect to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for thorough investigation and possible prosecution.
Soldier handed over to police for allegedly stabbing ex-colleague to death in Borno
Kidnap victim rescued with machete wounds in Suleja
Abducted Sharia Court judge escapes from kidnappers in Zamfara
Two arrested over beating death of teenager over missing phone in Yobe
Roger Federer’s Shock as DNA Results Reveal Myla and Charlene Are Not His Biological Children
THE PLIGHT OF FARIDA
POLICE CHARGE ROOMS, A MINTING PRESS
-
News1 year agoRoger Federer’s Shock as DNA Results Reveal Myla and Charlene Are Not His Biological Children
-
Opinions3 years ago
THE PLIGHT OF FARIDA
-
Opinions4 years ago
POLICE CHARGE ROOMS, A MINTING PRESS
-
News1 year agoEYN: Rev. Billi, Distortion of History, and The Living Tamarind Tree
-
Columns1 year agoArmy University Biu: There is certain interest, but certainly not from Borno.
-
ACADEMICS1 year agoA History of Biu” (2015) and The Lingering Bura-Pabir Question (1)
-
Opinions1 year agoTinubu,Shettima: The epidemic of economic, insecurity in Nigeria
-
Politics2 weeks ago2027: Why Hon. Midala Balami Must Go, as Youths in Hawul and Asikira/Uba Federal Constituency Reject ₦500,000 as Sallah Gift
