No fewer than 11 people have been killed during an attack by suspected bandits at Kurmin Masara community in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday when the attackers were said to have stormed the community while the residents...
Crime News
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Suspected armed robbers have attacked some motorists plying Oro Ago-Omu Aran road in the Ifelodun LGA of Kwara State, dispossessing innocent passengers of their money and other valuables. The spokesman of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, Babawale Afolabi,...
The Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, Rear Adm. Bashir Mohammed, on Tuesday, said that 81 smugglers of contrabands and seven stowaways had been arrested in the last four months. Rear Adm. Mohammed, represented by NNS BEECROFT’s Base Operations Officer, Lt.-Cdr. Adetayo Adesokan, stated this at a news conference,...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized drugs and cash amounting to over N130 billion between January and December 2021 nationwide. NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, gave the figure at a media briefing to mark his one year in office on Monday in Abuja. The News...
Residents of Okeluse in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State have fled the community after an attack by gunmen who killed a dealer and an attendant at a fuel station. The five-man gang was said to have stormed the community on motorcycles about 9pm on Sunday. The dealer,...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki- The police operatives in Ebonyi State have arrested two suspects in connection with the killing and beheading of a member of Ebubeagu security outfit in the state. The victim identified as, Sunday Nwafor, 30 years of age, was killed on Saturday night at Ekpelu community...
Palpable fear gripped residents of Dong village, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State after gunmen attacked a mining site, killing four persons. The gunmen stormed the mining site on Saturday and shot the workers dead, a situation that forced the State Police Command to deploy more personnel...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided a relaxation centre, popularly called Garden in Abuja and arrested six persons for selling drug cookies and noodles. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said...
A church has been razed and 15 girls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in a village near Chibok local government of Borno state, following an attack on Thursday night. A local vigilante was also killed during the attack. The name of the village is Pemi, the same area where...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), acting on credible intelligence have killed three notorious kidnappers in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The Media Officer of OPSH, Maj. Ishaku Takwa, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Jos, said...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – No fewer than 16 kidnapped victims have been rescued by operatives from The Kaduna State Police Command in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, Mohammed Jalige, who revealed this in a statement issued on Monday, said the bandits tried...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Suspected bandits otherwise known as terrorists have kidnapped no fewer than 15 persons in Ibbi community in Mashegu Local Area of Niger State. It was gathered that the bandits, who invaded the remote community also rustled a yet-to-be known number of cattle. They were...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Military troops of Operation Safe Haven have rescued no fewer than three students of Plateau State Polytechnic Barkin Ladi, who were abducted by Gunmen on Wednesday. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that the students were kidnapped on Wednesday night at Ban, a community behind the...
Gunmen suspected to bandits have invaded six communities in Zamfara State, killing an unspecified number of people including women and children and displacing many others The affected communities are Rafin Gero, Laho, Wanu, Barayar Zaki, Lallaho, Kurfar Danya and Dutsin dan ajiya in Anka and Bukkuyum Local Government Area...
The Ebonyi State Police Command have arrested two suspects in connection with the disappearance of the remains of one Mrs Grace Orjiokoro, an 80-year-old-woman from a mortuary in Afikpo South Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. DSP Loveth Odah, the command Public Relations Officer said this when she...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly attacked and killed one person in the residence of a police officer attached to the Inspector General of Police’s Special Intelligence Response Team, ASP Aliyu Umar, in Zaria, Kaduna State. The attack which occurred on Monday night, also left a neighbour to...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau- A notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has reportedly released over 50 kidnapped victims in his custody in Zamfara State. Confirming the release on Tuesday, The Co-Chairman of the state Committee on Finding Lasting Solutions to Banditry, Dr. Abdullahi Shinkafi, said the victims are about 70,...
Six people have been killed and homes torched in a grisly attack Monday by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in a Kenyan coastal region bordering Somalia, police and government officials said. One man was beheaded and five others shot or burned to death in the attack in a village in Lamu...