The Baptist Conference in Osun said on Friday that N10 million ransom was paid to secure the release of four members of the church kidnapped on Jan. 11 and Jan. 16. Two of the victims were kidnapped on Jan. 11, and N6 million had to be paid to secure...
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The Police Command in Osun said two people were killed during a clash between cult members in Oke Baale area of Osogbo. SP Yemisi Opalola, the command Spokesperson, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Osogbo that those killed were members of the cult groups involved...
Suspected terrorists have killed Mr Saleh Yakubu, a councillor representing Allawa ward in Shiroro local government area of Niger, government official has confirmed. The councillor was killed by the terrorists in the early hours of Friday on his way from Kuta to Allawa, his home town, the official confirmed...
By JOSEPH DANJUMA, Lafia – Unknown gunmen on Friday morning stormed LGEA primary school Alwaza in Doma LG of Nasarawa State and abducted six school pupils in the area. The abductors, who whisked away the pupils are said to have laid siege around the school while the children were...
The Police Command in Borno said it arrested a nine-man gang of serial ritualists known as “Karangiya” who specialised in dismembering body parts of their victims. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Abdu Umar, who disclosed this to newsmen on Friday, said they were arrested on Dec. 16,...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Plateau State Police Command has rescued a monarch, Rev. Isaac Wikili, the ‘Agwom Izere’, who was abducted by gunmen on Friday. The police spokesman, DSP Alfred Alabo, said in a statement on Friday, that the traditional ruler was abducted from his residence at...
Gunmen on Thursday abducted Mr Kefas Ishaya, the Catechist of St. Monica Catholic Church, Ikulu-Pari, in Chawai Chiefdom of Kauru Local Government, Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen picked the Catechist when they could not get his boss, Rev Fr Joseph Shekari, who...
Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have eliminated 10 terrorists and recovered cache of arms and ammunition in recent encounters in Katsina, Kebbi and Zamfara State. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Danmadami said the troops had on...
Suspected armed herdsmen have again attacked the community opposite the Abagana Internally Displaced Persons camp in Makurdi, killing eight people. It was gathered that the killers beheaded and took away the heads of the victims, including an entire family of six. Eight other persons were wounded with three of...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has invited a Local Government Chairman in Niger alleged to be encouraging young people to engage in drugs. In a video trending online, the council chairman was allegedly shown to be telling a group of young people to use the premises of...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has arrested six notorious thugs popularly known as Sara Suka, who have been terrorizing the metropolis and its environs. The Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, disclosed this in a media statement made available...
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Muhammed Marwa, said the agency has secured 3,733 convictions of drug dealers in 24 months. Marwa who said this on Wednesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the activities of NDLEA during his tenure, said...
A Police Inspector from Ndiegoro Police Station was killed on Tuesday by suspected IPOB/ESN members around Ohanku Road-Iheorji junction in Aba, Abia. Two of the attackers were however neutralised by the police in the ensuing gun duel. Confirming the incident, the Abia Police Public Relations Officer, SP Geoffrey Ogbonna...
The Parish Priest of St. George’s Catholic Church, Omu-Ekiti, Rev. Fr. Micheal Olofinlade, who was abducted on Saturday, has regained his freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Paramount ruler, Owajumu, of Omu-Ekiti, Oba Adeyeye Ogundeyi, disclosed this to journalists on Tuesday in Omu-Ekiti. Oba Ogundeyi...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Sector 4 ( Niger Republic ) while on patrol along Kara – Diffa Road have arrested four persons suspected to be Boko Haram/ ISWAP logisticians conveying about 1000 litres of fuel cleverly concealed in plastic bags...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Murtala Muhammed Airport Command (MMAC) has intercepted hard drugs, military and police hardwares at the cargo section of the domestic wing of the airport. The Customs Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Sambo Dangaladima, said this at a media conference on Tuesday in Lagos....
The capture of the stronghold represents one of their most significant victories since launching an offensive against the Islamist group last year. Defence Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur said in a broadcast on state-owned television that government forces on Monday took the port town of Harardhere as well as the...
Islamist militants have kidnapped around 50 women searching for food in Burkina Faso’s northern province of Soum, a hotbed of jihadist activity, on Jan. 12 and 13, the government said on Monday. The women were kidnapped in separate incidents on Thursday and Friday as they foraged for food, in...
An Investigative Police Officer (IPO), Insp Israel Ojo, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how a 30-year-old actor, Temitayo Ogunbusola, allegedly stabbed his neighbour, Oladotun Osho, to death over a N1,000 electricity bill. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogunbusola is being tried for murder which he...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has launched a massive manhunt of the suspected IPOB/ESN renegades involved in the botched attack on INEC Office in Enugu South Local Government Area. The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Ahmed Ammani, gave the order in a...