A National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member identified as Justice was on Saturday shot dead in Imo State. Justice, an indigene of Abia State and a 2016 graduate of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State was said to be serving in Cross River State before his demise. According to Punch, a source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that, “Justice was shot dead around 5.30pm on Saturday at Nekede by youths suspected to be cultists.” The source said, “He was not a victim of circumstance; he was a target by a rival cult group. He left his place of primary assignment to Nekede, where he was cut off in his prime.” Confirming the incident, the Commissioner of Police in Imo state, Chris Ezike, said the command had arrested the prime suspect. Ezike said the prime suspect was arrested with a gun, adding that the killing was Cult related. He said, “We knew the victim as an ex-student of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede. The prime suspect has been arrested. He was arrested with a gun and four rounds of ammunition. The killing is cult-related. “I have dispatched a mobilisation team to the area to prevent a reprisal. The matter is being investigated by the anti-cultism unit of the state command.” Recall that last week, a corps member was also shot in Eket by unknown assailants who were on a motorcycle. Gunmen kill Benin based lawyer
Crime

Vigilantes intercept buses conveying little children to unknown location in Rivers

Some little Children were rescued from suspected kidnapers by members of a local vigilante group at Rumuekini community in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The suspects were arrested on Wednesday, while conveying about 25 school children in two buses. Africa Update gathered that the Children were between five and Twelve years old.

A member of the local vigilante, Job Peter said that one of the buses was apprehended while the second bus fled. It is however unclear if the bus that fled was carrying some of the school children.

Peter said during the interrogation of the suspects by the vigilante group, one suspect confessed that they were taking the children to Egbeda in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State for voters’ registration, while another member of the vigilante group said the children were lured with N1,000.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko has assured that an investigation into the matter has commenced, with the suspects securely held in police custody.

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