Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), has impounded three trucks carrying precious stones. The Commandant, Muhammed Muazu, disclosed this at a news briefing in Gusau on Monday, saying that the trucks, loaded with precious stones, were intercepted in Gusau on their way to...
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The Chief of Army Staff, (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, on Monday hosted troops of North East Operation HADIN KAI to a luncheon to mark the Easter. The feast was held at Maimalari Military Cantonment in Maiduguri. Yahaya represented by Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the Theatre Commander, said the luncheon was...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) Police Command says it has apprehended 40 suspected members of a criminal syndicate around Gishiri village, on Sunday. The command spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adeh said contrary to insinuations in a trending video,...
An angry mob, on Monday, stoned a 35-year-old man to death for allegedly killing two persons and injuring six others in an accident at Ijoka road, Akure, Ondo State capital. The Spokesperson for the police command in Ondo State, SP Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the incident to newsmen. Odunlani-Omisanya said...
Gunmen have shot a policeman to death on Friday in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, police confirmed on Monday. The assailants escaped with the rifle of the slain policeman. Police spokesman in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that three other police operatives...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Command, said it had secured the conviction of 37 drug peddlers and users between January and March. The State Commander of the Agency, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Monday. Idris-Ahmad said the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Police tactical team have killed two bandits and repelled attack on a community in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The state police spokesman, CSP Muhammad Shehu, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Gusau. CSP Shehu assured residents...
Prof. Onje Gye-Wado, Former Deputy Governor of Nassarawa State abducted by gunmen on April 7, has been released. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lafia. NAN recalls that Gye-Wado, who was deputy...
President Muhammadu Buhari, in the course of the week, condemned the use of terrorism as a tool in inter communal conflicts, urging that the attackers of innocent citizens in Benue must be found and dealt with swiftly under the law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...
A boy, 22, was on Sunday evening set ablaze by an angry mob for allegedly stealing an Android mobile phone at Atimbo area of Calabar Municipality Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River. An eye witness who narrated the incident, said the boy identified as Eyo, has been known...
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) on Sunday in Abuja called on the Sokoto State government and security agencies to stop alleged killings of innocent pastoralists in the state. Its National Secretary, Malam Bello Aliyu-Gotomo, stated that wanton killing of innocent pastoralists was going on in...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Prof Onje Gye-Wado, a former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, who was kidnapped on Thursday night, has been freed by his abductors after collecting close to 4 million naira ransom. A former NUJ chairman and also a former commissioner of information in the state,...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 24 youths for alleged thuggery and attack on innocent citizens in the state. The police spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, said in a statement on Sunday, that the seven of them were arrested in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 34-year-old South American man from Suriname, Dadda Lorenzo Harvy Albert, for drug trafficking. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday, that the suspect was arrested at the Port Harcourt...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A Kuje Prison escapee by name Salisu Buhari ,24 years and Zubairu Ali 27 years, have been arrested for alleged theft in Nasarawa State. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations officer, Nasarawa State Command, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – A 43-year old man, Yusuf Hassan, has been arrested for allegedly setting the apartment of his ex- lover Busayo Falola, ablaze, burning down the whole building. The incident occured at 127, old Schorlar Palace, Igan road, Ago Iwoye, in Ijebu North LGA of Ogun...
The Police Command in Adamawa says it has arrested a 70-year-old Man, Usman Ibrahim, for allegedly raping two minors in Yola-North Local Government Area (LGA). SP Suleiman Nguroje, the Command’s spokesman, disclose this in a statement on Saturday in Yola. He said that the survivors were four- and seven-year...
By EMEKA CHIKWE , Port-Harcourt – The Police have launched an investigation into alleged kidnapping of Dr. Gidswill Dike, a lawyer working for the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State. The lawyer was alleged to have been kIdnapped on Thursday inside the Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Kidnappers of Prof Onjey Gewado, a former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, have demanded the sum of seventy million naira (N70,000,000) ransom. This was disclosed to our correspondent by a family source who is monitoring the developments. Recall that Professor Onje Gye-Wado, was kidnapped Thursday...
Armed bandits have kidnapped no fewer than 80 children in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The children, aged between 12 and 17, were abducted on Friday at about 8am, the BBC Hausa Service has reported. According to the report, the children were abducted while fetching firewood in...