News
Security agents kill leader of kidnap gang, 4 others in Anambra
Security agents in Anambra on Wednesday killed five suspected notorious kidnappers in the state.
The Press secretary to the Governor, Christian Aburime, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka, said the leader of the gang simply identified as “Odumodu” was killed alongside four others in a gun duel with the security operatives.
He added that the gang operated in border towns between Imo and Anambra States.
READ ALSO: Police arrests suspected IPOB members in Anambra
The statement read: “The dreaded Odumodu, leader of a criminal gang, operating from Imo State into border towns in Anambra, was gunned down by the gallant Anambra security forces with four other members.
“One AK-47 and four Pump Action Guns were recovered from the criminals by the gallant security forces.”
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
German Police bust alleged Nigerian scam dating ring
German authorities have arrested eleven individuals suspected of being members of a Nigerian mafia group involved in a large-scale dating...
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...