Tag: Thugs

Thugs invade LibertyTV/Radio Abuja office, injure staff

Aminu Imam

Thugs have invaded the premises of Liberty Television and Radio stations, located in Jabi District, Abuja, and injured a staff of the outfit, Muhammad Sani Yusuf Nasarawa. According to a staff member, who spoke on Friday, the thugs after injuring the journalist, took to their heels. He was reportedly rushed to the Gwarimpa General hospital and treated. He said trouble started on Tuesday when the developer who owned a business plaza nearby, invited personnel of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board, (AEPB), to remove some kiosks there. “Thugs came back in…

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Police arrest 63 suspected thugs, drug dealers in Kano

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The police command in Kano State, has arrested 63 suspected thugs and drug dealers in a clearance operation across the eight Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kano metropolis. The state spokesperson for the police, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, said this in a statement on Thursday in Kano. He said the persons included 42 suspected notorious thugs (Yan Daba) and 21 drug dealers, adding that they were arrested from May 30 to June 1. He said the clearance operation was part of efforts to rid the state of all forms of criminality,…

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Motorcyclists, thugs clash in Lagos over illegal ‘taxation’

Aminu Imam

…Fight takes ethnic dimension There was violence at the Iyana-Iba area of Lagos State yesterday, as commercial motorcyclists, aka okada riders, and thugs clashed. According to reports, trouble started following complaints about alleged illegal taxation by ‘area boys’ working for a transport union. The free-for-all led to the destruction of properties and barricading of roads by the thugs; tyres, woods, and other items were set on fire. The fight later reportedly took an ethnic dimension, as the opposing factions – Hausa and Yoruba – were joined by their people from…

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