By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya has said The Nigerian Army is determined, committed and up to the task of clearing criminals anywhere across the country. COAS Farouq stated this on Monday during his operational assessment visit to Borno State,...
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No fewer than 3 soldiers attached to troops of the Guards Brigade have been injured in an ambushed by armed bandits in Bwari Area Council of FCT, Abuja. It was learnt that the terrorists were heading to the Nigerian Law School in Bwari for an operation when they ran...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have reportedly abducted a businessman, Mr. Tony Udemezue from his resident in Tambuwal town of Tambuwal Local Government Area.of Sokoto State on Sunday. Mr Tony, who is a perishioner of the Catholic Church of Sokoto Diocese was said to...
Terrorists have released three victims of 62 hostages of the abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28. The victims, who consist of two males and a female, secured their freedom around 11 am on Monday. According to Channels TV reports, the victims were released by the terrorists at a...
Abu Sanni, a self-confessed bandit kingpin, has said that insecurity has become a business everyone benefits from. Sanni, who says he helped mastermind the abduction of students of Government Girls Secondary School Jangebe, Zamfara, was interviewed by BBC Africa Eye in a forest in Zamfara. The documentary titled ‘The Bandit...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate closure of one of its colleges, the Federal Government College Kwali, located in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja . The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu gave the directive in a statement...
By OLA MODUPE, Akure – Ondo State Police Command has confirmed a midnight attack by suspected gunmen on the Okuta Elerinla Police Division in Akure, the state capital. The police spokesperson, Funmi Odunlami, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Akure. Ms. Odunlamin noted that...
Bandits on Sunday killed a driver with the Katsina State Transport Authority (KTSTA), Nasiru Yusha’u, after the victim’s vehicle ran into the gunmen along the Katsina-Jibia road. The terrorists are said to have kidnapped Yushau’s passengers after killing him. A resident of Daddara village near the scene of the...
The Speaker, Northern Youths Assembly of Nigeria(NYAN), Malam Mohammed Lawal, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to eliminate the raving menace of banditry and kidnappings in the north. Lawal, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, also emphasised the need for the northern governors to...
The Presidency has urged the media to increase its support for the fight against the exploitation of the internet and social media for terrorist purposes to address security challenges in the country. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman made the call in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. ”To...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Stakeholders in Borno State have called for an improved welfare for the victims of Boko Haram insurgency in North East region. They also called for proper and effective management of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) including the provision of basic facilities at the IDPs...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared three suspects wanted for money laundering to the tune of over N15 billion. The EFCC spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed this in a public notice shared on its verified handle, revealed the identities of...
A traditionalist, the Obalesu Obatala Agbaye, Olaolu Dada, has said that a pan-Yoruba group, “Irorun Ile Kaaro-oo-jiire” will explore its spiritual powers to provide adequate security of lives and property of Nigerians. Dada stated this at a news conference at Obatala temple in Igbotapa area of Ile-Ife on Saturday....
By HARUNA AHMED, Yola – The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested Caroline Barka, 20-year-old house wife, for stabbing her late husband, Barka Dauda, to death in Angwan Tamiya in Madagali LGA of the state. The police spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday...
By MARK JANG, Jos – No fewer than five persons have been killed by gunmen at Fusa community in Fabur District of Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Police Command, confirmed the development in a...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Suspected cultists in the early hours of Saturday have invaded a residence in Ofatedo, Egbedore LGA of Osun State and shot a 43-year-old man, Yinusa Okunloye to death. The spokesperson of The Osun State Police Command, SP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident in a...
Gunmen suspected to be hired assassins have killed Hon. Ishaya Bakano, the Deputy Leader of Song Local Government Legislative Council, Adamawa State. has been killed. Hon. Bakano was killed by a gang of armed men in the early hours of Saturday. The death of late Hon. Ishaya, who represents Gudu...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, on Saturday, said it has arrested four suspects and seized 210kg of illicit drugs. The State NDLEA Commander, Mr Umar Adoro, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna that the four suspects where arrested between July 15...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – A notorious serial killer and kidnapper, identified as Alhaji Bashiru Abdullahi, has been arrested by police operatives from the Niger State Command in Kontagora LGA of the state. The command’s spokesman, Mr Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Minna....
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of nine residents of Kuchi Village of Munya Local Government Area by armed gunmen. Mr Bala Kuryas, the Command’s Commissioner of Police, confirmed the abduction in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Minna....