Chief Security Officer shot dead by 5 gunmen with his 23-year-old Son

Gunmen have killed the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of the Adokiye Amieseimeka Stadium, Richard Timothy and his 23-year-old son, identified simply as Silas at his residence in Igwuruta-ali close to Port Harcourt.

Timothy’s widow, Grace, said about five gunmen dressed in black attire attacked her husband as they drove into their residence.

Grace said her son, a new graduate of the University of Port Harcourt, waiting for the compulsory one year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was also shot dead by the assailants.

Grace said: “Around 9pm on 31th January, we went to get some things. As we were coming and about entering the house, we called my son to open the gate.

“As he opened the gate we were about to enter, we saw people in black, fully armed entering with us in their car. They started shooting and immediately my husband opened the door, they shot him in the head, not once, not twice. They saw his son with him.

“I was able to escape but by the time I entered the house, I met my son who just graduated from UNIPORT ready to go for NYSC, his corpse on the floor. The police came and took his corpse and deposited at the morgue,”

The woman said the gunmen later took her into a nearby bush after shooting her husband and her son dead and requested she gave them money.

She said: “I was able to escape to the backyard. They came there, saw me and took me out of the compound towards the bush, like 50 meters from the house. At that time I knew there was no hope for me again.

“Then I tried to find out from them what the problem was and who sent them. They said they didn’t come for me but my husband. They now asked me to bring money. I told them I don’t have any money.

“Along the line they shot one of their members. So for them to be able to escape with the one with a gunshot, they left me and asked me to go back.”

She said her husband had hitherto received multiple threats from some individuals, who opposed his stance against the looting of properties at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium.

She said: “The DPO (Divisional Police Officer) took me to the House and tried to find out a few things from me and said they will get back to me.

“They have been threatening him. If they go to the Igwuruta Police Station, I think they will have many files of those that have been threatening him, those that have been stealing from that stadium.

“If they (police) go there at least they will know where and how the case will look like. That will even help them because he has been going there to register all these threats in the police station because he didn’t want them to empty the Stadium.

“I think on one or two occasions around June, July he arrested two people, one from the Stadium, the other from his yard. Nigerians should help me, I don’t want my husband to die in vain because he fought for the truth.”

The Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko confirmed the incident saying investigation to ensure those behind the killings are apprehended and brought to book.

Iringe-Koko, in a statement said the police “received a distress call from late Timothy’s daughter about the attack and immediately dispatched its men who raced down and recovered three expended AK-47 ammunition.”

She said Timothy and his son were rushed to the hospital but were confirmed dead by the doctor on duty, adding Commissioner of Police had deployed necessary intelligence to ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspects and make them face the law.

The statement said: “The Rivers State Police Command is aware of a tragic incident which occurred on 31st, January, 2025, at about 2340hrs in Rivers State, where one Timothy, ‘m’ a 59-year-old Chief Security Officer of Adokiye Amieseimeka International Stadium, Omagwa, Port Harcourt and his first son were brutally murdered by unknown gunmen.

“The Igwuruta Division of the Rivers State Police Command received a report from Omolara, Timothy’s daughter, stating that four unknown gunmen ambushed her father and son, shooting them severely on the head, resulting in their death.

“The police swiftly responded to the scene, recovering three expended AK-47 ammunition. The victims were rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately, they succumbed to their injuries and were confirmed dead by the Doctor on duty.

“The Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, has directed the deployment of all necessary intelligence to apprehend the fleeing suspects and bring them to justice.

Senate threatens IG of Police, others with arrest warrant, warns of possible sack

The Senate has issued a stern warning to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; the Chief Executive of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji; the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL); and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), among others, threatening them with arrest warrants for repeatedly ignoring its invitations.

Raising concerns over billions of naira reportedly unaccounted for, the Senate expressed dismay at the refusal of key revenue-generating agencies to answer queries raised by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation (OAGF).

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Aliyu Ahmed Wadada (SDP, Nasarawa West), addressing journalists in Abuja, stated that the defiant attitude of these agencies undermines the legislature’s constitutional authority and sabotages national development efforts.

Wadada described the unaccounted funds as vital resources for national development. He vowed to seek the removal of non-compliant agency heads from office if they persist in their defiance, adding that the Senate would escalate the matter directly to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“The affected agency heads are causing disharmony between the legislative and executive arms of government and sabotaging the President’s renewed hope agenda,” Wadada warned.

The Committee Chairman specifically accused Zacch Adedeji of FIRS of ignoring eight invitations and refusing to respond to official communications.

“The Chairman of FIRS has intentionally refused to appear before this committee or respond to communications. He risks a warrant of arrest if he ignores the next invitation,” Wadada stated.

Other agencies mentioned for repeatedly ignoring Senate invitations include:

Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)

Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited

“These agencies have collectively ignored up to nine consecutive invitations,” Wadada lamented.

First Lady, Remi Tinubu pays private visits to ex–Nigerian Leaders IBB, Abubakar in Minna

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday paid private visit to two former Heads of State, Retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, in Minna, Niger.

Tinubu told newsmen that the visit was a demonstration of respect for the two former leaders whom she described as ‘fathers of our nation’.

“I have not seen them in a while, and we couldn’t make it here while we were campaigning.

“Therefore, it is only right for me, as a Nigerian with proper upbringing, to come and greet them,” she said.

The first lady, who said that the visit was not political but a show of respect, added that Babangida and Abubakar had always encouraged President Bola Tinubu.

“We thank them for their patience, especially during the subsidy removal which caused agitations among Nigerians. It’s good for us to pay our respect,” she stated.

Tinubu also recalled that during the national fabric campaign, Abubakar’s wife was there to support, emphasising the importance of showing respect to the former leaders.

“When I went to Abeokuta, I visited Obasanjo, and it is right for me to come and greet these two elders too because they have done a lot for our great nation,” she said.

Earlier, Abubakar had commended the first lady for her visit, commending her for what she had been doing and what she would continue to do, especially for the young children, the motherless and the orphans.

“She has done very well during her first and second year in office,” he said.

The former head of state also lauded the first lady for promoting Nigerian culture through the use of local fabrics to promote the country as the Number One ambassador.

He equally appreciated the Mrs Tinubu’s efforts in carrying the governors’ wives along in all her activities and consulting with former first ladies.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the first lady was accompanied on the visits by wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima. (NAN)