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Bandits kidnap six persons in Abuja community No fewer than six persons were abducted by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in a community in Abuja, Eons Intelligence reports. The attack occurred during the wee hours of Wednesday at Kuje Area Council of the FCT. The assailants invaded the residents homes around 3:00 a.m. and whisked away with their victims to an undisclosed location. The security blog noted that the bandits abducted their victims from six different homes they invaded during the attack. Reacting to the development, Mariam Yusuf, FCT police command spokesperson told Peoples Gazette by phone Wednesday that it…

Again, Unknown Gunmen Kill Police Inspector in Delta, Set Van Ablaze, Cart Away Arms Unknown gunmen have attacked a police patrol team at Ashaka, in Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State, stabbing an inspector to death, inflicting injuries on others and setting a patrol car ablaze, THE WHISPERER has learned. According to Vanguard, the gunmen also dispossessed the police officers of some riffles and made away with them during the incident. However, details of the attack were sketchy at press time, sources said the deceased police inspector, Mr. Musa was stabbed with a dagger by his assailants. According to…

The Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB has reacted to media report that the Nigerian Army and police killed 16 operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Aba, Abia State. IPOB in a statement signed by it’s Media and Publicity secretary, Emma Powerful, said the security agents are lying and they did not kill any ESN operative. The group also, asked the Nigerian security agents to publish the exact camp of the ESN it attacked and show videos and photos of their operations. The statement is refuting a media publication by Sahara Reporters, where it says a military source had…

No fewer than 11 people are feared dead in Aba, Abia State, in a fierce gunfight between soldiers and hoodlums, THE WHISPERER has learned. This is coming barely a few weeks after unknown gunmen attacked and killed policemen in nearby Abayi (World Bank Estate) police station and 48 hours after three policemen were ambushed and murdered by hoodlums in Abiriba, Ohafia Local Government Area of the state. The latest attack, the armed hoodlums, numbering about 50, are said to have, at about 8.30 pm on Tuesday, stormed the popular Ariaria junction on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, ostensibly to attack soldiers…

A joint operation of the Nigerian Army and police has led to the death of about 16 operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN). According to Sahara Reporters, hundreds of security operatives on Tuesday night launched a heavy attack on the camp of ESN in Aba, Abia state, killing about 16 of them and injuring others. It was gathered that the operation was in response to a series of attacks against security personnel in the South-East. Not less than 20 security operatives have been killed in the region by unknown gunmen in the last three months. Police stations are also…

The Supreme Court has berated the All Progressives Congress for accusing three justices of having a secret meeting with the Peoples Democratic Party over Imo North Senatorial District by-election held December last year. There have been controversies surrounding the election outcome after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared APC the winner of the election without announcing any authentic candidate based on conflicting court orders on the party’s candidacy. Both members of the party, Ifeanyi Ararume, and Francis Ibezim, were in a legal battle over the senatorial seat, but Justice Taiwo Taiwo, of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on March…

APC leaders camping 200 Gunmen in Abia  to unleash mayhem - Abia Government Raises Alarm The Abia State Government has raised the alarm over alleged presence of Gunmen brought in from outside the State and camped at an undisclosed location. The hoodlums, who are said to be up to 200, are allegedly armed with guns. On Wednesday, the state government raised the alarm in a statement by Honorable Commissioner for Information, Mr. John Okiyi Kalu (JOK). According to the statement, the hoodlums were brought into the State by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cause mayhem in the forthcoming Aba…

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the group will support the one-million-man match proposed by Yoruba self-determination groups in the South-West. Kanu, in a tweet on Wednesday, said IPOB will also stand with all oppressed ethnic groups in Nigeria. “As the brave men & women of #Oduduwa plan this historic “one-million-man march across Southwest”, I want to assure all & sundry that #IPOB stand with you & all oppressed ethnic groups in #Nigeria in this brave step & I implore all that desire freedom to support it. #WeMove,” he said. Meanwhile, the one-million-man…

Tension As Youths Nab Popular Native Doctors With Panties, Bras And Pictures In Abia Forest  There is tension in Amaekpu Ohafia in Ohafia LGA area of Abia state as youths in the community  caught a popular native doctors in the community allegedly performing fetish rituals with panties, Bras, pictures, slippers, and other wears in the thick of a forest in the area. A youth leader who gave his name as Honourable Kalu Mba Kalu a.k.a Mallam K in a chat with ABN TV on Sunday said one of the native doctors, Udensi Ikah had bought land from an Amaekpu man…

Ahead of the Aba North/South bye election scheduled for Saturday, 27th March, the honourable member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency has called on the good and conscious people of Aba particularly the industrious people of Arochukwu/Ohafia constituents residing in the Aba municipality to massively mobilize and vote the PDP candidate; Chimaobi Ebisike come Saturday. The rep member urged the Aba people to reciprocate the ongoing rapacious infrastructural development by Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu in the commercial city of Aba and his giant strides in Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency by voting Ebisike come Saturday, while stating that a serving governor in one of the…