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The Federal Government slammed fresh terrorism charges against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, January 17, 2022. The amended charge marked, FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015 and dated January 14, 2022 was signed by the Director of Public Prosecution, M.B Abubakar. In the said charge, FG increased the counts from seven to 15. The amended charge was filed less than 12 hours to the adjourned trial of Kanu. The trial judge, Justice Binta Nyako had adjourned the continuation to Kanu’s…

Unidentified gunmen reportedly attacked the Mgbidi Divisional Police Headquarters in Imo State killing a police Inspector with another cop sustaining injuries. The attack which happened on Friday night caused panic in the area as the hoodlums who came in a vehicle and police operatives engaged in a gun duel. It was gathered that on arrival, the invaders opened fire but they were repelled by the policemen on duty. A source, who pleaded not to be mentioned, said “One police Inspector was killed during the attack. The hoodlums arrived around 9pm…

One Bolarinwa Oluwasegun, a fake Army General, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Command, for N270 million fraud. The EFCC, in a statement on Thursday, said the suspect allegedly made false representations to the complainant, Kodef Clearing Resources, that President Muhammadu Buhari had shortlisted him and one other to be appointed as the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, and that he needed a short grant “to press and process the appointment.” “He also allegedly forged a letter of appointment as COAS purportedly signed by…

A 57-year-old man, Aminu Baba, has been arrested by the Zamfara State Police Command for allegedly eating and selling human body parts. The state Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Elkana, who paraded the suspect on Thursday, said Baba connived with three other persons, who usually sold the parts to him at the rate of N500,000 per body. The suspected accomplices were identified as Abdulshakur Mohammed, 20; Buba, 17; and Tukur, 14. The commissioner said the suspect and his collaborators were apprehended based on intelligence information from members of the public. Elkana…