By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Pangolin scales and claws weighing 216 kilogrammes and valued at N48 million have been seized by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘D’. The Acting Controller, FOU, Zone “D” Bauchi, Joseph Adelaja, stated this in a letter he signed and...
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A 33-year-old father was arrested on Monday for allegedly causing a serious brain injury to his 2-month-old baby by violently shaking him. The Incheon District Court issued an arrest warrant for the man on charges of child abuse, citing concerns that he may attempt to flee. He is suspected...
The Police Command in Imo says it has launched a rescue operation to free a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Jude Maduka, who was kidnapped on Sunday morning. Maduka, the Parish Priest of Christ the King Parish, Ezinachi/Ugwuago of the Diocese of Okigwe in Okigwe Local Government Area, was abducted...
Armed bandits have reportedly killed no fewer than nine people during an attack at Ungwan Dakwa village, near Dogon Dawa ward in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State. Although the police authorities are yet to comment on the incident, the House of Assembly member-elect for Birnin Gwari State Constituency,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted a large consignment of methamphetamine concealed in powdered custard containers in Lagos. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the consignment was ...
Some stakeholders in North East have commended the outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for degrading insurgents and improving security situation in the region. A cross section of the stakeholders who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states known as the worst affected states...
The Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Maj.-Gen. G.U Chibuisi and the Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. I.S Ali, have paid operational visits to troops in Lake Chad Basin region. Spokesman of the MNJTF, Lt.-Col. Kamarudeen Adegoke, stated in Maiduguri on Saturday that the commanders visited troops...
Gunmen ambushed and killed two policemen at the popular “Okpala Junction’’ at Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo on Saturday. The attack came one month after five policemen and a couple were killed at the same junction on April 21. On March 27, gunmen ambushed and killed five personnel...
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi, has called for a vibrant Navy to enhance national prosperity. Magashi made the call on Saturday in Lagos, when he declared the 2023 Presidential Fleet Review open. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of this year’s review...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kebbi Command, says it has intercepted a truck loaded with 414 sacks of donkey meat and skins along Bunza-Kamba axis of the state. Dr Ben Oramalugo, the Customs Area Controller, made this known while briefing newsmen on the command’s activities, in Birnin Kebbi on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ekiti State Command, has arrested one Sogo Onilearo who allegedly defiled his 7-year-old step daughter. NSCDC spokesman, Mr Tolu Afolabi, said said in a statement on Friday the 29-year-old suspect allegedly raped the girl in Aisegba Ekiti. Afolabi...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa State, has convened an emergency security meeting, with a view to tackling the resurgence of communal clashes across parts of the state, as well as the escalation of kidnapping activities. The meeting was held on Friday, at the instance...
The Police in Ekiti State have arrested two notorious kidnappers terrorising communities in the state and neighbouring Kogi. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Ogundare Dare made the announcement on Friday in Ado-Ekiti while briefing newsmen on the activities of the command. He said that the two suspects were...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man, Monday Alfred, for allegedly being in possession of human parts. The police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, who stated this in a statement on Friday, said the suspect was arrested on Wednesday at about 2.15 p.m....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has paraded no fewer than 110 suspects arrested for various criminal cases across the state from January till May, 2023. Briefing journalists at the police Headquarters Maiduguri, The Commissioner of Police, CP Abdu Umar said the command in carrying out...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has commenced nationwide raid of drug joints ahead of the May 29 inauguration of new government in the country. According to Femi Babafemi, the Director, Media and Advocacy of the agency, 534 drug suspects have been arrested during the operation, code-named Operation...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Two abducted workers of the United States Consulate Lagos, have been rescued by security operatives in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra on May 16. The spokesperson of The Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the development in a statement issued in...
The Police Command in Sokoto State said its personnel have rejected a bribe of N 800,000 and arrested no fewer than three suspects with twelve rolls of copper wires suspected to be stolen from an electric pole. This is contained in a statement issued in Sokoto on Thursday by...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is probing Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara over alleged N70 billion fraud. The EFCC Chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, represented by the commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Osita Nwaja, said this at news conference on Thursday in Abuja. This development...
The Police Command in Anambra have released names of nine U.S. Consulate personnel from Lagos involved in Tuesday’s brutal attack which claimed seven lives at Ogbaru area of the state. Mr Echeng Echeng, the Commissioner of Police in Anambra made the disclosure at a news conference at the command’s...