No fewer than 13 persons have been reported killed after a bandit attack in Karekuka village of Gassol local government area of Taraba state. It was learnt that many others were also left injured in the attack that occurred on Friday. A source who confirmed the incident to Channels...
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By EMMANUEL ANKELI, Sokoto – Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Sokoto State Command has re-arrested an international terrorist who disappeared from its custody in Sokoto State. The Sokoto State Commander of NSCDC, Mr. Mohammed Saleh-Dada disclosed this on Friday while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters...
A Kwara High Court in Ilorin on Thursday convicted one Christopher Adetuberu, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Ogbomosho, Oyo state, for offences bordering on internet fraud. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the conviction. The Presiding Judge, Justice...
The Katsina State Government has confirmed the stealing of millions of naira by unknown persons at the account section of the State Government House. The Director-General to the governor on New Media, Alhaji Al-Amin Isah, confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists on Thursday. Although Isah couldn’t disclose...
Suspected ritualists beheaded a 37- year-old security man at a place of worship in Bayelsa on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victim was guarding the place of worship at Elebele community in Ogbia Local Government area of the state when he was murdered. A...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Force Commander, Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Major General Abdul-Kalifa Ibrahim has presented medals to the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Major General Wahidi Shuabu and 850 troops of 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, who participated in Operation Kaje Sanity...
Troops of Nigerian Armed Forces operating in North West, North Central theatres of operations have eliminated over 45 terrorists/bandits in both land and air operations in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing of the Defence...
The Force Commander Multinational Joint Task Force MNJTF, Maj.-Gen. Abdul Khalifah has called for partnership with other regional forces to defeat terrorism in the Lake Chad area and the Sahel. Khalifah made the call when he received the new Force Commander of Operation Barkhane, French born Maj.-Gen. Bruno Baratz...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters has announced the arrest of two additional suspects in connection with the June 5 attack on St Francis Catholic Church Owo in Ondo State. The Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Jimmy Akpor, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday said the...
The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that suspected bandits have killed one of its officers and injured two others in Birniwa Local Government Area of the state. The NIS Comptroller in the state, ACG Ismail Abba, confirmed this when he briefed newsmen about the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has killed a terrorists leader, Alhaji Shanono, and 18 of his foot soldiers in Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters,, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Air...
Seven more kidnapped passengers of the March 28 train attack in Kaduna state have regained their freedom. The victims were released on Wednesday morning after spending 135 days in the custody of the terrorists. It is however not clear if any ransom was paid to the terrorists for their...
Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested a fake soldier with military camouflage and cash of N720,000. The suspect, said to have been parading himself as a military officer, was sighted along the Ibeto area of Nasko, Magama Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations...
Maj.-Gen Peter Malla has assumed duty as the 36th Commandant of the Nigerian Army Depot, Zaria, Kaduna State. Malla took over from Maj.-Gen. Aminu Chinade, who was redeployed as the new General Officer Commanding 2 Division Nigerian Army, Ibadan. Capt. Dauda Iliya, spokesman, Depot Nigerian Army stated in Zaria...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, says it arrested 104 suspected drug traffickers and dismantled seven notorious drug joints in the state. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Umar Adoro told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kaduna that the operation...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has appealed to the President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate allegations against a former Chief of Air Staff and the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, that he has trained and armed...
Kogi Lawmakers on Tuesday raised alarm over what they described as the porosity of the state’s house of assembly complex. They observed that in view of the prevailing security challenges facing the state and the country, there ought to be a pragmatic action on how to check insecurity. The...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – At least four people, including members of different cult groups, were feared killed at Olunlade Area, Ilorin, during the celebration of August 8 (8/8) Cult activities. The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) of Kwara Command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, disclosed this in a statement issued...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested 29 suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as yahoo boys for alleged involvement in cyber crimes. The EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Ibadan on Tuesday....