The Osun Government has alerted residents in the state to be security conscious following reports of attacks by suspected kidnappers disguised as commercial transporters. The State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, on Wednesday in Osogbo, said the state government had gotten intelligence reports that kidnappers...
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By MARY RONKE, Minna – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger Command, has arrested an 18-year-old student, over alleged attempt to kidnap the Provost, College of Fisheries, New Bussa. The command spokesman, ASC Nasir Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Minna....
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command have rescued four out of six persons abducted by five armed hoodlums late Monday night along Obbo-Ile/Osi road in the Ekiti LGA of Kwara state It was gathered that the victims were coming from Egbe, Kogi state in a...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – Police operatives from the Enugu State Command have raided the camp of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Agu-Ibeje forest, Enugu-Ezike, Igbo-Eze North LGA of the state. The police spokesman,DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Tuesday that...
Nigeria military troops have eliminated scores of terrorist kingpins in the Northeast, Northwest and North-Central geo-political zones. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, made the claim on Tuesday in Abuja at a stakeholders meeting on “Communicating government policies, programme and activities. He said operations executed in...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has ordered the restriction on motorcycle movement in communities on the outskirt of Gusau from 9 pm till dawn Governor Matawalle also ordered security operatives to begin a house-to-house search to flush out criminal elements in the 19 emirates of the state as the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command says its operatives have intercepted an unregistered truck conveying 12 persons and 14 suspected stolen motorcycles to the state. The command’s spokesman, SP Yemisi Opalola, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo, the state...
Following the abduction of Nasarawa State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Yakubu Lawal, the Chairman of Nassarawa-Eggon Local Government Area, Mr Danlami Idris, has promised to beef up security in the area. Idris, who made the pledge in a statement signed by him and made available to...
Gunmen have kidnapped the Commissioner for Information in Nasarawa State, Yakubu Mohammed Lawal. Lawal was said to have been abducted from his residence in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state on Monday night after sporadic shootings. Police Public Relations Officer in Nasarawa, DSP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in collaboration with Solar Security and Consult Company Limited have organized a one day sensitization workshop for police officers in the North East on election security management The workshop with the theme ”...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, said it had arrested 611 suspected drug traffickers from January to July in the State. The agency’s Commander in the state, Mr Umar Adoro disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna. Adoro said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate deployment of security operatives to all schools, hospitals, and critical national infrastructure nationwide. The Force spokesman, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the disclosure in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja. Baba also ordered...
Gunmen suspected to be armed robbers have shot to death a teacher in Government Science Secondary School Nassarawa-Eggon, Nasarawa State, Mr Auta Nasela. A staff member of the school who preferred anonymity told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that the attack occurred at about 8:00 pm...
The Nigeria Customs service (NCS), Adamawa/Taraba Area Command says it has seized 234.5 tonnes of fertiliser and other contraband about to be smuggled into Cameroon Republic. The Service said it had recorded 69 seizures along Nigeria – Cameroon boarder with the Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N232.11 million between...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had intercepted 1.1 million tablets of Tramadol (225mg and 100mg) in Kaduna state. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi, who said that three suspects were arrested in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has intercepted no fewer than 442 parcels of Crystal Methamphetamine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River State Police Command has arrested a couple for allegedly attacking the state Police Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Irene Ugbo. The couple are currently cooling their heels at the Headquarters of the command over the assault which landed her in the...
The Police Command in Bauchi State has commenced investigation into the rape of an 18-month-old baby and murder of a 13-year-old girl in the state. A statement by the Spokesman of the command, SP Ahmed Wakil on Saturday in Bauchi, said a 59-year-old man has been arrested in respect...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have killed scores of terrorists, recovered arms and seven motorcycles in Chickun Local Government Area of Kaduna Sate The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday...
By LAKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Command on Saturday said it has arrested seven persons suspected to be internet fraudsters otherwise known as “ahoo-Yahoo” at a hotel close to a popular mall in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Among...