The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna, on Tuesday graduated 129 paratroopers of the Basic Airborne Course 7/2022, among its Cadets of 70th Regular Course. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the paratroopers were the pioneer Jumpers of the newly-established NDA drop zone. The paratroopers were also at...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has debunked reports that Isaac Fayose, younger brother to ex-Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, was attacked by suspected kidnappers at Gbongan Area of the state. The police spokesman, SP Yemisi Opalola, who disclosed this in a statement issued on...
Katsina State government has procured 10 locally-made Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to enhance security at the frontline areas of the state. Inspecting the APCs on Tuesday in Katsina, Gov. Bello Masari said about N100 million was spent on the procurement. He explained that the APCs which were made in...
Some residents of Northwest have rejected the idea of granting amnesty to bandits and terrorist, saying such action was akin to ‘robbing Peter to favour Paul’. In their responses to a survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), most of them said such ‘gesture’ to bandits, most...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – A groom identified as Obinna Dike, and five others including relatives and friends were found dead in Akutara Village, Adani community, Uzo-Uwani LGA of Enugu state. The Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), had foiled an attempt by a syndicate to export illicit drugs through the Lagos airport during an outward clearance of passengers on an Ethiopian Airline to Oman via Addis Ababa. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has reiterated his administration’s commitment to sustain support to the military and other security agencies in the fight against insurgency. Governor Zulum gave the assurance on Sunday in Monguno during his visit to the headquarters of Sector 3 of Operation Hadin Kai and Multinational...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Sunday said it had begun investigations into the killing of a driver at Umuikea Junction in Isiala Ngwa South area of Abia. The FRSC Abia Sector Commander, Mr Paul Ugwu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on...
Bandits have reportedly kIdnapped two senior police intelligence officers while travelling between Abuja-Lokoja Highway during the week. The abducted officers were identified as Superintendent Francis Yisa and Assistant Superintendent John Kefaswho. According to Peoples Gazette, sources said the officers were on a critical investigation assignment to Kogi when they...
The Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed the killing of Chief Ogbonnaya Nwadibia, owner of Galaxy Hotel and two others in Isu community, Onicha Local Government Area. Police Spokesman in the state, SP Chris Anyanwu made the confirmation in an interview with newsmen in Abakiliki on Sunday. He said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has said the two soldiers it dismissed from service, were tried in the Headquarters 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru in connection with the murder of an Islamic cleric, Sheik Goni Gashua Aisami in Yobe. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu,...
Kenyan Police Force has launched manhunt for a police officer who allegedly killed a man he found in bed with his wife. The Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a statement on Friday said the suspect arrived home unannounced in the middle of the night and found the...
The 241 RECCE Battalion of the Nigerian Army on Saturday dismissed John Gabriel and Lance Cpl Adamu Gideon who allegedly killed an Islamic scholar, Sheikh Goni Aisami, in Yobe. Lt. Col. Ibrahim Osabo, Ag Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Nguru, Yobe, disclosed this to newsmen shortly after the suspects...
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has arrested a fake Naval Officer in the state. DSP Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) made the disclosure in a statement he signed and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Lafia. According to the Police spokesperson, the suspect was arrested...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A joint team of police operatives from the Bauchi State Police Command and a local vigilante group have killed two suspected kidnappers and injured one other. The team also arrested nine others during a raid of the suspected kidnappers’ hideouts terrorizing residents of Alkaleri...
Retired Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewimbi, the Commander of Osun Security Network Agency, ‘Amotekun Corps’, said more operatives would be recruited to strengthen security and flush out bandits hiding in forests. Adewimbi made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Ede, stating that...
The Niger Police Command said it had not arrested any foreign national distributing weapons to with a helicopter to bandits in the state. Commissioner of Police, Mr Monday Kurya told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Minna on Friday that such incident never occurred in any part...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Commissioner, CP Abdu Umar has paraded 59 suspects for various offences ranging from human trafficking, kidnapping, raping, vandalism, burglary, theft, amongst others. The suspects were paraded on Thursday at the Command Headquarters in Maiduguri. Briefing newsmen during the parade at the...
The Imo Police Command said it raided the camp of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) on Friday and left many suspected members wounded. The command’s Spokesman, CSP Michael Abattam, disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri and made available to newsmen. Abattam said that the raid was carried...