Tag: Crime

Apr 28

The Robbery Was Peaceful

If things had gone the way devil wanted it, “That Wound Can Heal” would have been my last article in Dragnet and in life. Yet, I still believe that the article was prophetic and pray that the trauma of beholding helplessly armed men trying to gain entrance into my own house 30 minutes before they could succeed and the disappointment Read more

Oct 28

Aluu Killings: Are the Martyrs Innocent and Above Suspicion?

‘Barbaric, savagery, callous, dastard and horrific’ are mild words to describe the video clips on YouTube of what has come to be known as Port Harcourt 4, the killing of four students of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, on October 5, 2012. The killing was planned and executed in Umuokiri village, Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Read more