By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna- “The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch and Hadarin Daji, have successfully demolished terrorist strongholds in Kaduna and Katsina States, resulting in the elimination of numerous terrorists.” The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet,...
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The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun, has said the Nigeria Police Force will soon establish a full drone system to tackle the nation’s security challenges adequately. Egbetokun said this while delivering the first distinguished Personality Lecture, organised by the TETFUND Centre of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Studies (TCEMS),...
The Nigerian Army on Monday handed over eight students of Confluence University of Science and Technology Osara, Kogi State, who were rescued on Sunday, to Gov. Ahmed Ododo, at Army Headquarters Abuja. The handing over was conducted by the Deputy Chief of Operations (Army), Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Emekah, on...
The Kogi Government has announced the rescue of the remaining eight kidnapped students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara. The Kogi Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday in Lokoja. Fanwo said that Gov. Ahmed Ododo, has...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano- Kano State Police Command has foiled an attempt by suspected thugs to invade the residence of the state’s All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Prince Abdullahi Abbas. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Kano. Kiyawa...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested the wife of a suspected pipeline vandal and possession of two fabricated guns in Rivers. This is contained in a statement by NSCDC Public Relations Officer (PRO), Babawale Afolabi on Saturday in Abuja. According to the PRO, the...
The Police Command in Enugu State has recovered a gun and ammunition from fleeing armed robbery suspects in the metropolis. A statement issued on Saturday in Enugu by the command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said men from the Awkunanaw Police Division recovered the gun on May 29. Ndukwe...
The Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service (NHFSS), Anambra Command, has busted a kidnappers’ den in Anam forest, Anambra-West Local Government Area of the state. The NHFSS Deputy Commander-General, Technical Services, Dr John Metchie, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Friday in Abuja. Metchie said that the operation,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 40 suspected internet fraudsters (Yahoo boys) at different locations in Abuja. The commission’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said made this known in a statement in Abuja. Mr. Oyewale said 18 of the suspects were...
Delta State Police Command has recovered weapons from suspected kidnappers in Agbarho Community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. Spokesman of the command, SP Bright Edafe told newsmen on Friday in Warri, that the police had launched a manhunt for the fleeing suspects. He said that the...
By BARBARA KALU, Aba – Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has placed a N25m bounty on the killers of five soldiers in the Aba area of the state. It would be recalled that gunmen on Thursday stormed the military unit at Obikabia Junction, Ogbor Hill area, and also burnt...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), in Plateau State as well as parts of Kaduna and Bauchi states, has declared 11 persons wanted for their involvement in various attacks and killings, particularly in the Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Bokkos, and Riyom local government areas of Plateau...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested an international car theft suspect and recovered an anti-tracker jammer from the suspect in the state. A GPS jammer is a typically small, self-contained, transmitter device used to conceal one’s location by sending radio signals with the same...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – As Operation Lake Sanity 2 progresses, the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) is addressing recent propaganda spread by ISWAP terrorists urging Kukawa and neighboring communities to flee or face attack. Unfortunately, some media outlets (NOT NATIONAL ACCORD) have inadvertently amplified this message, overlooking...
An Osun Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Friday remanded a 25-year-old man, Adebisi Kola, for allegedly beating a woman to death. The police charged Kola with assault and homicide. Magistrate Kikelomo Adebayo did not take Kola’s plea on grounds that his court lacked the jurisdiction to hear...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 30-year old suspect who allegedly masterminded the killing of six corps members during the 2011 post election violence. The suspect, according to the Police, led a group of youth who were armed with dangerous weapons to...
Police in Bauchi State have arrested a 49-year old father accused of attempting to sell his 5-year old daughter for N1.5 million. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Auwal Muhammad, disclosed this on Thursday in Bauchi at a news conference. Muhammad said the suspect, who claimed to...
The South East Governors’ Forum has condemned Thursday morning attack which left two Soldiers dead at a check point at Aba in Abia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the attack, which occurred at Obikabia junction in Aba, was reportedly carried out by suspected members of...
The Defence Headquarters has said that troops have neutralised no fewer than 640 terrorists, apprehended 1,051 suspects and rescued 563 kidnapped hostages in the month of May. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the operations of the Nigerian military on...
The Police Command in Benue have confirmed the kidnap of two female students of the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi on the night of Saturday, May 25. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Sewuese Anene on Wednesday confirmed the incident to the News Agency of...