By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one of the wanted terror suspects, who escaped from Kuje Prison on July 5. Recall that heavily armed terrorists had on July 5, launched a daring attack on the facility and bombed their way in....
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Gunmen in the early hours of Monday have attacked the country home of Lasun Yusuff, the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in the Osun gubernatorial election. The yet to be identified gunmen came around 2am and shot indiscriminately at the building located at Oke-Ima area of the town. Sources, however,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of police team to Osun, ahead of the July 16 governorship election in the state. The Force spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement that the team would be headed by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled an attempt by a human trafficker to export illicit drug to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), by planting it in the luggage of an orphan. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).on Sunday said a 26-year old Nigerian, Aloysius Onyekwe has allegedly excreted 47 wraps of Cocaine after he was arrested by its operatives in Oyo State. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement in...
The Police Command in Delta said it recovered a stolen Lexus 350 SUV and assorted weapons from suspected armed robbers in the state. The Spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe disclosed this to newsmen on in Warri. Edafe said the vehicle was recovered on Wednesday by police operatives...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has declared that the Nigerian Armed Forces has toiled to sustain and nurture the nation’s democracy, hence the same military cannot contemplate a coup de tat,. Director, Defence Information, Major-General Jimmy Akpor, stated this in Abuja on Saturday while reacting...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the allegations that the Department of State Security (DSS) informed the military about an impending attack on Kuje Correctional Centre and a previous attack on a Kaduna-Abuja passenger train. In a statement, The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has reiterated the Nigerian Army’s commitment to prompt and adequate attention to the medical needs of wounded troops fighting insurgency in the North East. The COAS gave the assurance on Saturday, at the 2022 combined Eid-el-Kabir Luncheon organized for wounded...
Seven more kidnapped passengers of the March 28 train attack in Kaduna state have been released by the terrorists who attacked the train. The victims were released by their abductors on Saturday after spending over 100 days in captivity. The security agencies are yet to confirm the development, but...
Terrorists of The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of the Boko Haram have attacked a convoy of four food trucks meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and resettled communities in Borno and intercepted four of them. According to Daily Trust, the attack, which occurred Thursday night...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives arrested a suspected bandit, recovered AK-47 rifle in Mariri Village, Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area of the state, The spokesman of the command, DSP Mohammed Jalige confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna. Jalige said the command...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nasarawa State Police Command has recaptured one inmate that escaped during the recent attack on Kuje Meduim Security Correctional Centre by terrorists. The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Mr. Adesina Soye, disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, Mr....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives have rescued an alleged kidnapped Yahoo-Yahoo apprentice, Destiny Peter, 17, from an apartment in Mpape, Abuja. EFCC spokesman Mr Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Mr. Uwujaren said...
A 22-year-old suspected female kidnapper has confessed to her Kidnapping crimes with her father after she was arrested by the police. Adeola Omoniyi revealed that she had been delivering children she kidnapped to her father, Ilesanmi Omoniyi, who in turn paid her the sum of N30,000 for each operation....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has restricted vehicular movement during Eid-el-Kabir celebration in the state, except vehicles on essential services. The Command also imposed vehicular movement restriction in Maiduguri Metropolis and Jere Local Government Area during the Sallah celebration from 7:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m....
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command on Friday said its operatives have rescued the Chinese national abducted by gunmen on July 3 at a construction site on Shao-Oloru Expressway. The police spokesman, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed the development in a statement said the police...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has directed Muslim worshippers to park their vehicles 200m away to the Eid prayer ground located on the Airport Road in Abuja. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr Babaji Sunday, gave the directives in a statement issued...
Imo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it intercepted seven trucks of adulterated diesel and arrested 12 suspects in connection with the seizure. NSCDC Commandant in Imo, Mr Matthew Ovey disclosed this while parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters in Owerri, on Thursday....