Prof. Adigun Agbaje, who regained his freedom from the clutches of death in his abductors’ captivity on Sunday night, has recounted his 72 hours ordeals in the hands of suspected kidnappers in military uniforms. He made this known in a statement by his son, Adewale Agbaje, on behalf of...
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The Oyo State Police Command, on Monday confirmed the release of Prof. Adigun Agbaje, a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, from dens of his abductors. Its Public Relations Officer, SP. Adewale Osifeso, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. NAN recalls that Agbaje,...
The Nigeria Navy says it has rescued 50 prostitutes and arrested three suspected sex traffickers during a major raid on two brothels in Port Harcourt. Lt.-Cdr. Richard Iginla, Base Information Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, paraded the suspects and rescued victims before newsmen in Port Harcourt on Sunday....
Dr Adebola Agbaje, wife of Prof. Adigun Agbaje, the kidnapped University of Ibadan (UI) don, has pleaded for the release of her husband, saying her expected gratuity was not enough to pay the N50 million ransom demanded. In an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army conducting “Operation Forest Sanity’’ have eliminated no fewer than seven terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition in Kaduna State. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. He stated that the...
Village head arrested for drugs The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Abubakar Ibrahim, the village head of Gidan Abba, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto, with 10 others over 991,320 pills of pharmaceutical opioids. A statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 46.637 kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin in the FCT and 6 other states across Nigeria. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, identified the states are:...
The Borno Police Command said it had arrested a housewife, Fatima Abubakar, 25, for allegedly killing her husband, Goni Abbah with poison. The Commissioner Of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri, said that the suspect was arrested on October...
A Police officer was killed, one other injured, while a Professor of Political Science was among others that were kidnapped by suspected gunmen on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that suspected kidnappers in military uniform, who laid siege to Dominica University area on the expressway...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed the rumours making the rounds in the media that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was saturated with explosive bombs. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made the clarification in a statement on Saturday, said the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu has decorated three senior officers of the Directorate who were privileged to be among the beneficiaries of Major to Lieutenant Colonel promotion approved by the Army Council for the year 2022. Brig. Gen. Onyema, in...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – Unknown gunmen have killed a police sergeant attached to the Cross River State Command. It was learnt that the incident occured in the early hours of Saturday around Edgerton Street in Calabar, the state capital. Meanwhile, the state police spokesman, SP Irene Ugbo, has...
The Minister Of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, on Friday said that the Nigerian Navy had taken possession of a patrol vessel from China to boost the fight against piracy. The minister said this during the handover of some military equipment and a 46-meter patrol vessel by the People’s...
Assailants have stormed Dan Jamfari Community, Barbaji village, in Rogo Local Government Area of Kano State and burnt 10 houses. Executive Secretary, Kano State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Saleh Jili, said on Friday that the agency sympathised with victims and took relief materials to them. He said the state...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Contrary to a security advisory from the U.S. and United Kingdom, warning of a possible terrorists’ attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has insisted that there is no security threat in Abuja. The IGP stated...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command (WMC) has intercepted Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana), foreign parboiled rice and other items with a Duty Paid Value (DPC) of N2,233,808,950 in five months. Comptroller Abubakar Umar of the command said this in at press conference on Thursday in Lagos. “Other items...
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has said that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in combating the insurgents has degraded their resources and capabilities through punitive strikes. Amao made the disclosure during a two-day Nigeria Air Force Operations Seminar on Thursday in Uyo. The News Agency...
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, says the Nigeria Air Force will take delivery of additional fighter helicopters from the Federal Government before the end of December. Amao disclosed this on Thursday during the Force operation seminar with the theme: “Harnessing Nigerian Air Force Combat...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Thursday in Abuja distributed 60 operational vehicles to security agencies, as part of efforts to combat security threats in the territory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the vehicles were distributed to the Police Force, military and paramilitary organisations. Others...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin Kebbi – The Kebbi State Police Commissioner, CP Ahmed Magaji-Kontagora, has ordered an investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of ASP Shu’aibu Sani-Malunfashi. CP Ahmed Magaji-Kontagora, gave the order in a statement issued by the police spokesman, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, on Thursday in Birnin Kebbi....