There was tension in Umuahia, the Abia State capital following the invasion of suspected hoodlums enforcing the sit-at-home order in the city. Banks, filling stations and other business centres had opened for the day’s business while there were human and…
Hoodlums burn trailer carrying spare parts for disobeying IPOB’s sit-at-home
A truck fully loaded with motorcycle spare parts worth millions of naira has been reportedly burnt by hoodlums for allegedly refusing to obey the Monday sit-at-home order that had been suspended by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra. It was…
Nigerians urge support for military as criminals kill 183 soldiers in 6 months
Many citizens and security experts have expressed concern over the killing of security operatives by criminals and called for action to stem the tide. They specifically made case for military operatives who were killed in the line of duty while…
Suspected hoodlums attack police station, kill three officers, injure two in Ebonyi
No fewer than three police officers were, weekend shot dead while two others sustained bullet wounds at Onueke Police Station in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Vanguard gathered that the policemen were attacked by suspected hoodlums who…
AbdulRazaq announces N500m support for looted businesses
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has announced N500m fund to assist all those whose businesses in Ilorin were looted by hoodlums, as parts of the administration’s efforts to bring them back on their feet following the incident. The governor said…
Attacks: Lagos protesters hire bouncers to ward off hoodlums
The #EndSARS protest continued in different parts of the country on Thursday, with protesters repelling attacks from thugs and security agents. The attacks forced some protesters to hire bouncers to increase security at the protest grounds. In Lagos, tragedy struck…
Hoodlums stab Lagos motorist to death defending a jaywalker
When 29-year-old Sadiq Ayanshola left his house for work on Saturday, August 1, he sadly did not know it would be his last day on earth. Ayanshola lived on Prince Ademola Street, Ogunojule Egan, in the Igando area of Lagos…
Robbers go on rampage in Lagos traffic
It was an unusual onslaught of attacks for Lagos residents by highway robbers in recent days, who have taken advantage of the traffic snarl caused by road construction workers and tanker drivers along several sections of the Oshodi-Apapa expressway. Irrespective…
Four killed during cultists, hoodlums’ clashes in Lagos
No fewer than four persons have allegedly been killed in the ongoing supremacy battle between hoodlums from the Akosile area and the Network Base in Gasikiya, Amusun area of the Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. Some of…
Hoodlums vandalise 18 vehicles, rob traders in Lagos clash (Punch)
There was unrest in the early hours of Sunday in the Oyingbo area of Lagos State as hoodlums engaged in a free-for-all. They also vandalised vehicles and robbed traders. It was gathered that the hoodlums, who reportedly numbered more than…