An angry mob, on Tuesday, swooped on two suspected motorcycle thieves at Popo bridge in Oke-Ado area of Ibadan and set them ablaze. An eyewitness, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on condition of anonymity, said that the suspects were apprehended after snatching a...
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By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – The Ebonyi State Police Command has urged residents in the state to discountenance the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB) scheduled from May 8 through May 11. The Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi, CP Faleye Olaleye in a statement on Monday...
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Awwal Gambo, on Monday said that the Nigerian Navy (NN) had redoubled its effort to reduce high insurance premium for ships in Nigerian-controlled waters. Awwal said this while he was inaugurating several projects that cut across the naval commands in Lagos...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – No fewer than 134 kidnapped victims have been rescued from Odullo Forest in Kogi State by a vigilance group. The rescued victims were abducted in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Nasarawa State. The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Mr Onogwu...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has said that the Nigerian Army would utilise the support of the international entities to defeat the security threats confronting the country. Yahaya stated this in Bauchi on Monday during the inauguration of the 2023 Combat Arms Training Week, organised by...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria for his support to regional integration and security. President, ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, said this at the First Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament on Monday. “Permit me to begin by expressing...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says its operatives have arrested three suspected drug dealers in Nasarawa State. The the state command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC Jerry Victor, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Lafia. DSC Victor said the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Police in Kaduna State have killed a notorious bandit during a gun battle and recoverd the terrorists’ operational motorcycle in Kidandan village of Giwa LGA of the state. The police spokesman in the state, DSP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the development in a statement...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Army says it has commenced investigation into the viral video showing its personnel clad in military camouflage, maltreating some civilians at 2 Seasons Hotel and Resorts, Kaduna. The Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, condemned the assault in a statement issued on Sunday...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted 21,800 tablets of tramadol in Adamawa and Edo. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the agency, Mr Femi Babafemi and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday. Babafemi said that a suspect, Sahabi...
The Police Command in Delta has apprehended 94 women, suspected to be commercial sex workers, in Ughelli North Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Warri, also said that 59 male suspects were...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three members of a robbery syndicate who allegedly invaded the phone market in Abeokuta and killed one trader. The Police spokesman, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrest in a statement in Abeokuta, identified the suspects as...
Hundreds of terrorists led by a notorious bandit, Ɗan-ƙarami, have reportedly relocated from Zamfara to areas between Safana and Batsari Local Government Areas of Katsina State. Villagers said the terrorists were escaping from military onslaught in Zamfara. They were said to have moved into Tsaskiya, Runka, Gora, Labo and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 58 abducted victims have been rescued from some identified kidnappers den in communities contiguous to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The FCT police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the rescue mission...
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, on Saturday, directed security agencies to carry out systematic raids in identified places where vendors of hard and other illicit drugs operate in Sagamu and its environs. Abiodun gave the directive in Abeokuta while receiving, on courtesy call, the new Commandant of Nigeria Security...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as “yahoo boys” at Rumuekini axis of Port Harcourt The suspects were arrested on Friday during a sting operation in Port-Harcourt, a statement by Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of anti-graft...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the posting of 86 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and 206 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) to commands and formations nationwide. The IGP gave the directive in a statement issued by The Force Public...
The Military Special Task Force Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) has dismissed allegations of compromise made against it in the Southern part of Kaduna by Zangon Kataf Youth Christian Association of Nigeria. In a statement on Friday, Capt. Oya James, Media information Officer, OPSH, said the military would not be...
Rear Admiral Olusegun Ferreira, has assumed duty as the new Commander of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS). Ferreira who assumed duty on Friday in Yenagoa, pledged to build on the achievements of his predecessor in curbing oil theft and other criminal activities in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Command, has arrested a fake police officer and 42 others for alleged internet fraud activities. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement that the suspects were arrested on Friday at Ijebu-Ode and Awa-Ijebu...