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Police hunt fleeing robbers after Niger guesthouse invasion

One of the robbers used his machete and tried to cut the security agent on the head but the officer raised his right hand to prevent the machete hitting his head and the weapon inflicted a deep wound on the hand. “Before the man could lock the door of the house, about five of the robbers from the guesthouse kicked the door open and entered the compound. According to another source, while the robbers were busy in the guesthouse, one of them who stood at the entrance gate sighted a man watching the incident from one of the houses on the street. When PUNCH Metro contacted the Niger State Police spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, on Sunday for his reaction, he confirmed the attack pointing out that the robbery information reached the police late, as a result, the robbers had made their escape before the police could go after them. The source told PUNCH Metro that when the robbers gained entry into the guest house, they began to demand the handsets of occupants of the rooms which they readily handed over to them.

Two nabbed for cloning, issuing fake Osun tax receipts

The statement partly read, “The Osun Internal Revenue Service, in its efforts to block revenue leakages in the state, has arrested two persons for cloning and issuance of fake government tax receipts and tax clearance certificates to unsuspecting populace. Adewunmi said the suspects had been handed over to the police for further interrogation and possible prosecution and urged taxpayers in the state to be vigilant and ensure they go to authorised channels to pay their taxes. “The objective of the ongoing exercise is to bring all enemies of the state sabotaging the efforts of the government regarding revenue to book.” “The exercise is a continuous one as its commitment is to ensure adequate compliance to the rules governing payment of taxes and levies, as well as, blocking of all avenues of revenue leakages in the state.” The Chairman of Osun State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Adesola Adewumi, on Sunday, announced the arrest of two suspects who were caught allegedly faking government tax receipts and clearance.

Police repel attack on Imo Divisional police headquarters

The police commissioner lauded the brave efforts of the operatives and assured the public that the command remains committed to enhancing the state’s internal security and will continue to take decisive actions against any threats to public peace. Operatives of the Imo State Police Command on Sunday repelled an attack on the Njaba Divisional Headquarters by hoodlums suspected to be affiliated with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed militia, the Eastern Security Network. According to a release signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, the attackers, arriving in three SUVs, launched a violent assault on the headquarters with sporadic gunfire. “In response, the ever-gallant operatives swiftly took up defensive positions and engaged the assailants, resulting in the neutralisation of three attackers. In early September 2024, gunmen killed two vigilante members guarding Isiala Mbano Local Government Area headquarters and a policeman after setting ablaze the Obowo Police Station in the state.

Two Kwara civil servants granted N1m bail for alleged fraud

The criminal summons further revealed that, “However, after the tenure of the duo, the Ministry of Commerce and Cooperative officials audited the account of the cooperative and imposed N1m penalty on the defendants for their poor management of the account of the cooperative society but the defendants failed to pay the penalty uptil date. The duo who are staff members of the Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation, publishers of The Herald titles, appeared before Mr Sunday Adeniyi of the Upper Area Court in Ilorin over allegations of fraud in the cooperative society being operated in the media organisation. According to the details of a direct complaint from the corporation’s New Hope Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, the duo are the immediate past Chairman and Secretary of the cooperative society respectively. The criminal summons presented to the court against the duo disclosed that the two officials could not account for the sum of N14,609,100 only after their tenure which was between 2012 and 2022. In his bail application, counsel for the defendants, Mr Bisi Adedayo of Onaolapo Chambers, prayed the court to grant his clients bail in liberal terms assuring the court that they would provide reliable sureties that would stand for them and that they would not jump bail.

Police hunt fleeing robbers after Niger guesthouse invasion

One of the robbers used his machete and tried to cut the security agent on the head but the officer raised his right hand to prevent the machete hitting his head and the weapon inflicted a deep wound on the hand. “Before the man could lock the door of the house, about five of the robbers from the guesthouse kicked the door open and entered the compound. According to another source, while the robbers were busy in the guesthouse, one of them who stood at the entrance gate sighted a man watching the incident from one of the houses on the street. When PUNCH Metro contacted the Niger State Police spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, on Sunday for his reaction, he confirmed the attack pointing out that the robbery information reached the police late, as a result, the robbers had made their escape before the police could go after them. The source told PUNCH Metro that when the robbers gained entry into the guest house, they began to demand the handsets of occupants of the rooms which they readily handed over to them.

Two nabbed for cloning, issuing fake Osun tax receipts

The statement partly read, “The Osun Internal Revenue Service, in its efforts to block revenue leakages in the state, has arrested two persons for cloning and issuance of fake government tax receipts and tax clearance certificates to unsuspecting populace. Adewunmi said the suspects had been handed over to the police for further interrogation and possible prosecution and urged taxpayers in the state to be vigilant and ensure they go to authorised channels to pay their taxes. “The objective of the ongoing exercise is to bring all enemies of the state sabotaging the efforts of the government regarding revenue to book.” “The exercise is a continuous one as its commitment is to ensure adequate compliance to the rules governing payment of taxes and levies, as well as, blocking of all avenues of revenue leakages in the state.” The Chairman of Osun State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Adesola Adewumi, on Sunday, announced the arrest of two suspects who were caught allegedly faking government tax receipts and clearance.

Police repel attack on Imo Divisional police headquarters

The police commissioner lauded the brave efforts of the operatives and assured the public that the command remains committed to enhancing the state’s internal security and will continue to take decisive actions against any threats to public peace. Operatives of the Imo State Police Command on Sunday repelled an attack on the Njaba Divisional Headquarters by hoodlums suspected to be affiliated with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed militia, the Eastern Security Network. According to a release signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, the attackers, arriving in three SUVs, launched a violent assault on the headquarters with sporadic gunfire. “In response, the ever-gallant operatives swiftly took up defensive positions and engaged the assailants, resulting in the neutralisation of three attackers. In early September 2024, gunmen killed two vigilante members guarding Isiala Mbano Local Government Area headquarters and a policeman after setting ablaze the Obowo Police Station in the state.

Two Kwara civil servants granted N1m bail for alleged fraud

The criminal summons further revealed that, “However, after the tenure of the duo, the Ministry of Commerce and Cooperative officials audited the account of the cooperative and imposed N1m penalty on the defendants for their poor management of the account of the cooperative society but the defendants failed to pay the penalty uptil date. The duo who are staff members of the Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation, publishers of The Herald titles, appeared before Mr Sunday Adeniyi of the Upper Area Court in Ilorin over allegations of fraud in the cooperative society being operated in the media organisation. According to the details of a direct complaint from the corporation’s New Hope Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, the duo are the immediate past Chairman and Secretary of the cooperative society respectively. The criminal summons presented to the court against the duo disclosed that the two officials could not account for the sum of N14,609,100 only after their tenure which was between 2012 and 2022. In his bail application, counsel for the defendants, Mr Bisi Adedayo of Onaolapo Chambers, prayed the court to grant his clients bail in liberal terms assuring the court that they would provide reliable sureties that would stand for them and that they would not jump bail.

Police hunt fleeing robbers after Niger guesthouse invasion

One of the robbers used his machete and tried to cut the security agent on the head but the officer raised his right hand to prevent the machete hitting his head and the weapon inflicted a deep wound on the hand. “Before the man could lock the door of the house, about five of the robbers from the guesthouse kicked the door open and entered the compound. According to another source, while the robbers were busy in the guesthouse, one of them who stood at the entrance gate sighted a man watching the incident from one of the houses on the street. When PUNCH Metro contacted the Niger State Police spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, on Sunday for his reaction, he confirmed the attack pointing out that the robbery information reached the police late, as a result, the robbers had made their escape before the police could go after them. The source told PUNCH Metro that when the robbers gained entry into the guest house, they began to demand the handsets of occupants of the rooms which they readily handed over to them.

Two nabbed for cloning, issuing fake Osun tax receipts

The statement partly read, “The Osun Internal Revenue Service, in its efforts to block revenue leakages in the state, has arrested two persons for cloning and issuance of fake government tax receipts and tax clearance certificates to unsuspecting populace. Adewunmi said the suspects had been handed over to the police for further interrogation and possible prosecution and urged taxpayers in the state to be vigilant and ensure they go to authorised channels to pay their taxes. “The objective of the ongoing exercise is to bring all enemies of the state sabotaging the efforts of the government regarding revenue to book.” “The exercise is a continuous one as its commitment is to ensure adequate compliance to the rules governing payment of taxes and levies, as well as, blocking of all avenues of revenue leakages in the state.” The Chairman of Osun State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Adesola Adewumi, on Sunday, announced the arrest of two suspects who were caught allegedly faking government tax receipts and clearance.

Police repel attack on Imo Divisional police headquarters

The police commissioner lauded the brave efforts of the operatives and assured the public that the command remains committed to enhancing the state’s internal security and will continue to take decisive actions against any threats to public peace. Operatives of the Imo State Police Command on Sunday repelled an attack on the Njaba Divisional Headquarters by hoodlums suspected to be affiliated with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed militia, the Eastern Security Network. According to a release signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, the attackers, arriving in three SUVs, launched a violent assault on the headquarters with sporadic gunfire. “In response, the ever-gallant operatives swiftly took up defensive positions and engaged the assailants, resulting in the neutralisation of three attackers. In early September 2024, gunmen killed two vigilante members guarding Isiala Mbano Local Government Area headquarters and a policeman after setting ablaze the Obowo Police Station in the state.

Two Kwara civil servants granted N1m bail for alleged fraud

The criminal summons further revealed that, “However, after the tenure of the duo, the Ministry of Commerce and Cooperative officials audited the account of the cooperative and imposed N1m penalty on the defendants for their poor management of the account of the cooperative society but the defendants failed to pay the penalty uptil date. The duo who are staff members of the Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation, publishers of The Herald titles, appeared before Mr Sunday Adeniyi of the Upper Area Court in Ilorin over allegations of fraud in the cooperative society being operated in the media organisation. According to the details of a direct complaint from the corporation’s New Hope Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, the duo are the immediate past Chairman and Secretary of the cooperative society respectively. The criminal summons presented to the court against the duo disclosed that the two officials could not account for the sum of N14,609,100 only after their tenure which was between 2012 and 2022. In his bail application, counsel for the defendants, Mr Bisi Adedayo of Onaolapo Chambers, prayed the court to grant his clients bail in liberal terms assuring the court that they would provide reliable sureties that would stand for them and that they would not jump bail.

Police hunt fleeing robbers after Niger guesthouse invasion

One of the robbers used his machete and tried to cut the security agent on the head but the officer raised his right hand to prevent the machete hitting his head and the weapon inflicted a deep wound on the hand. “Before the man could lock the door of the house, about five of the robbers from the guesthouse kicked the door open and entered the compound. According to another source, while the robbers were busy in the guesthouse, one of them who stood at the entrance gate sighted a man watching the incident from one of the houses on the street. When PUNCH Metro contacted the Niger State Police spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, on Sunday for his reaction, he confirmed the attack pointing out that the robbery information reached the police late, as a result, the robbers had made their escape before the police could go after them. The source told PUNCH Metro that when the robbers gained entry into the guest house, they began to demand the handsets of occupants of the rooms which they readily handed over to them.

Two nabbed for cloning, issuing fake Osun tax receipts

The statement partly read, “The Osun Internal Revenue Service, in its efforts to block revenue leakages in the state, has arrested two persons for cloning and issuance of fake government tax receipts and tax clearance certificates to unsuspecting populace. Adewunmi said the suspects had been handed over to the police for further interrogation and possible prosecution and urged taxpayers in the state to be vigilant and ensure they go to authorised channels to pay their taxes. “The objective of the ongoing exercise is to bring all enemies of the state sabotaging the efforts of the government regarding revenue to book.” “The exercise is a continuous one as its commitment is to ensure adequate compliance to the rules governing payment of taxes and levies, as well as, blocking of all avenues of revenue leakages in the state.” The Chairman of Osun State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Adesola Adewumi, on Sunday, announced the arrest of two suspects who were caught allegedly faking government tax receipts and clearance.

Police repel attack on Imo Divisional police headquarters

The police commissioner lauded the brave efforts of the operatives and assured the public that the command remains committed to enhancing the state’s internal security and will continue to take decisive actions against any threats to public peace. Operatives of the Imo State Police Command on Sunday repelled an attack on the Njaba Divisional Headquarters by hoodlums suspected to be affiliated with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed militia, the Eastern Security Network. According to a release signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, the attackers, arriving in three SUVs, launched a violent assault on the headquarters with sporadic gunfire. “In response, the ever-gallant operatives swiftly took up defensive positions and engaged the assailants, resulting in the neutralisation of three attackers. In early September 2024, gunmen killed two vigilante members guarding Isiala Mbano Local Government Area headquarters and a policeman after setting ablaze the Obowo Police Station in the state.

Two Kwara civil servants granted N1m bail for alleged fraud

The criminal summons further revealed that, “However, after the tenure of the duo, the Ministry of Commerce and Cooperative officials audited the account of the cooperative and imposed N1m penalty on the defendants for their poor management of the account of the cooperative society but the defendants failed to pay the penalty uptil date. The duo who are staff members of the Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation, publishers of The Herald titles, appeared before Mr Sunday Adeniyi of the Upper Area Court in Ilorin over allegations of fraud in the cooperative society being operated in the media organisation. According to the details of a direct complaint from the corporation’s New Hope Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, the duo are the immediate past Chairman and Secretary of the cooperative society respectively. The criminal summons presented to the court against the duo disclosed that the two officials could not account for the sum of N14,609,100 only after their tenure which was between 2012 and 2022. In his bail application, counsel for the defendants, Mr Bisi Adedayo of Onaolapo Chambers, prayed the court to grant his clients bail in liberal terms assuring the court that they would provide reliable sureties that would stand for them and that they would not jump bail.

Police hunt fleeing robbers after Niger guesthouse invasion

One of the robbers used his machete and tried to cut the security agent on the head but the officer raised his right hand to prevent the machete hitting his head and the weapon inflicted a deep wound on the hand. “Before the man could lock the door of the house, about five of the robbers from the guesthouse kicked the door open and entered the compound. According to another source, while the robbers were busy in the guesthouse, one of them who stood at the entrance gate sighted a man watching the incident from one of the houses on the street. When PUNCH Metro contacted the Niger State Police spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, on Sunday for his reaction, he confirmed the attack pointing out that the robbery information reached the police late, as a result, the robbers had made their escape before the police could go after them. The source told PUNCH Metro that when the robbers gained entry into the guest house, they began to demand the handsets of occupants of the rooms which they readily handed over to them.

Two nabbed for cloning, issuing fake Osun tax receipts

The statement partly read, “The Osun Internal Revenue Service, in its efforts to block revenue leakages in the state, has arrested two persons for cloning and issuance of fake government tax receipts and tax clearance certificates to unsuspecting populace. Adewunmi said the suspects had been handed over to the police for further interrogation and possible prosecution and urged taxpayers in the state to be vigilant and ensure they go to authorised channels to pay their taxes. “The objective of the ongoing exercise is to bring all enemies of the state sabotaging the efforts of the government regarding revenue to book.” “The exercise is a continuous one as its commitment is to ensure adequate compliance to the rules governing payment of taxes and levies, as well as, blocking of all avenues of revenue leakages in the state.” The Chairman of Osun State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Adesola Adewumi, on Sunday, announced the arrest of two suspects who were caught allegedly faking government tax receipts and clearance.

Police repel attack on Imo Divisional police headquarters

The police commissioner lauded the brave efforts of the operatives and assured the public that the command remains committed to enhancing the state’s internal security and will continue to take decisive actions against any threats to public peace. Operatives of the Imo State Police Command on Sunday repelled an attack on the Njaba Divisional Headquarters by hoodlums suspected to be affiliated with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed militia, the Eastern Security Network. According to a release signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, the attackers, arriving in three SUVs, launched a violent assault on the headquarters with sporadic gunfire. “In response, the ever-gallant operatives swiftly took up defensive positions and engaged the assailants, resulting in the neutralisation of three attackers. In early September 2024, gunmen killed two vigilante members guarding Isiala Mbano Local Government Area headquarters and a policeman after setting ablaze the Obowo Police Station in the state.

Two Kwara civil servants granted N1m bail for alleged fraud

The criminal summons further revealed that, “However, after the tenure of the duo, the Ministry of Commerce and Cooperative officials audited the account of the cooperative and imposed N1m penalty on the defendants for their poor management of the account of the cooperative society but the defendants failed to pay the penalty uptil date. The duo who are staff members of the Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation, publishers of The Herald titles, appeared before Mr Sunday Adeniyi of the Upper Area Court in Ilorin over allegations of fraud in the cooperative society being operated in the media organisation. According to the details of a direct complaint from the corporation’s New Hope Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, the duo are the immediate past Chairman and Secretary of the cooperative society respectively. The criminal summons presented to the court against the duo disclosed that the two officials could not account for the sum of N14,609,100 only after their tenure which was between 2012 and 2022. In his bail application, counsel for the defendants, Mr Bisi Adedayo of Onaolapo Chambers, prayed the court to grant his clients bail in liberal terms assuring the court that they would provide reliable sureties that would stand for them and that they would not jump bail.

Police hunt fleeing robbers after Niger guesthouse invasion

One of the robbers used his machete and tried to cut the security agent on the head but the officer raised his right hand to prevent the machete hitting his head and the weapon inflicted a deep wound on the hand. “Before the man could lock the door of the house, about five of the robbers from the guesthouse kicked the door open and entered the compound. According to another source, while the robbers were busy in the guesthouse, one of them who stood at the entrance gate sighted a man watching the incident from one of the houses on the street. When PUNCH Metro contacted the Niger State Police spokesman, Wasiu Abiodun, on Sunday for his reaction, he confirmed the attack pointing out that the robbery information reached the police late, as a result, the robbers had made their escape before the police could go after them. The source told PUNCH Metro that when the robbers gained entry into the guest house, they began to demand the handsets of occupants of the rooms which they readily handed over to them.

Two nabbed for cloning, issuing fake Osun tax receipts

The statement partly read, “The Osun Internal Revenue Service, in its efforts to block revenue leakages in the state, has arrested two persons for cloning and issuance of fake government tax receipts and tax clearance certificates to unsuspecting populace. Adewunmi said the suspects had been handed over to the police for further interrogation and possible prosecution and urged taxpayers in the state to be vigilant and ensure they go to authorised channels to pay their taxes. “The objective of the ongoing exercise is to bring all enemies of the state sabotaging the efforts of the government regarding revenue to book.” “The exercise is a continuous one as its commitment is to ensure adequate compliance to the rules governing payment of taxes and levies, as well as, blocking of all avenues of revenue leakages in the state.” The Chairman of Osun State Internal Revenue Service, Mr. Adesola Adewumi, on Sunday, announced the arrest of two suspects who were caught allegedly faking government tax receipts and clearance.

Police repel attack on Imo Divisional police headquarters

The police commissioner lauded the brave efforts of the operatives and assured the public that the command remains committed to enhancing the state’s internal security and will continue to take decisive actions against any threats to public peace. Operatives of the Imo State Police Command on Sunday repelled an attack on the Njaba Divisional Headquarters by hoodlums suspected to be affiliated with the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed militia, the Eastern Security Network. According to a release signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, the attackers, arriving in three SUVs, launched a violent assault on the headquarters with sporadic gunfire. “In response, the ever-gallant operatives swiftly took up defensive positions and engaged the assailants, resulting in the neutralisation of three attackers. In early September 2024, gunmen killed two vigilante members guarding Isiala Mbano Local Government Area headquarters and a policeman after setting ablaze the Obowo Police Station in the state.

Two Kwara civil servants granted N1m bail for alleged fraud

The criminal summons further revealed that, “However, after the tenure of the duo, the Ministry of Commerce and Cooperative officials audited the account of the cooperative and imposed N1m penalty on the defendants for their poor management of the account of the cooperative society but the defendants failed to pay the penalty uptil date. The duo who are staff members of the Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation, publishers of The Herald titles, appeared before Mr Sunday Adeniyi of the Upper Area Court in Ilorin over allegations of fraud in the cooperative society being operated in the media organisation. According to the details of a direct complaint from the corporation’s New Hope Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, the duo are the immediate past Chairman and Secretary of the cooperative society respectively. The criminal summons presented to the court against the duo disclosed that the two officials could not account for the sum of N14,609,100 only after their tenure which was between 2012 and 2022. In his bail application, counsel for the defendants, Mr Bisi Adedayo of Onaolapo Chambers, prayed the court to grant his clients bail in liberal terms assuring the court that they would provide reliable sureties that would stand for them and that they would not jump bail.