The Nigerian Army says reports in social media alleging that troops tortured one Christian Ehima to death in Edo are false and misleading. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, denied the allegation in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. Nwachukwu stated that the Nigerian army as a...
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Bandits operating within Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, on Thursday came under heavy fire from a joint military operation taskforce team. The bandits who are said to be led by a certain Bello Turji, were left scampering in the wake of the raid which left several marauders...
BY BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ebonyi State has intercepted about 196 pinches of methamphetamine, popularly called “Mkpurummiri” from suspected drug dealers from January to date. The state NDLEA Commander, Mr Isa Adoro, who revealed this to newsmen in Abakaliki on Thursday, said...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna + The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mudassiru Abdullahi has ordered a thorough investigation over the killing of a lawmaker in Kaduna. The police spokesman in the state, ASP Mohammed Jalige disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. ASP Jalige said...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – No fewer than 305 suspected bandits, armed robbers and kidnappers have been arrested by the operatives of Kaduna State Police Command between January and November 2021. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, ASP Mohammed Jalige, who disclosed this in a statement...
The Kogi State Police Command have confirmed Tuesday’s robbery attacks on three commercial banks in Egbe and Odo-Ere in Yagba-West Local government Area (LGA) of the state, killing four persons and injuring several others. The State Commissioner of Police, Idris Dauda Babban, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four members of a syndicate who specialize in counterfeiting foreign currencies, especially the dollar, for sale to unsuspecting members of the public. The anti-graft agency also warned Nigerians to be wary of the activities of...
IBRAHIM OBANSA, Lokoja – Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday invaded Odo Ere and Egbe communities in Yagba West Local Government, Kogi State, before attacking two second generation banks and allegedly killing three persons and injured several other people According to eyewitnesses, those killed included two security men and a...
Abductors of a retired permanent secretary who is the District Head of Erubu in Kwara State, Dr Zubair Erubu, have reached out to his family, demanding N60 million as ransom. Sources said the kidnappers did not give room for negotiation but insisted that the money must be paid to...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – Police operatives alongside other security outfits in Ekiti State have embarked on a rescue mission to secure the release of a popular trader, Alhaja Nusirat Saliu, who was abducted by gunmen on Saturday in Iyemero-Ekiti. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Sunday...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have demanded over N1 million as levies from different communities in the Zurmi, Kaura Namoda and Birnin-Magaji local Government areas of Zamfara State. The communities are Birnin Tsaba, Gabaken Mesa, Gabaken Dan-Maliki, Turawa, Askawa and Yanbuki A resident in the affected area, Aliyu Abdul...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Security operatives have repelled an attack by armed bandits in Sabon Tasha in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, in the early hours of Saturday, Dec. 11. The state police spokesman, ASP Mohammed Jalige, revealed this in a statement issued on Saturday...
No fewer than eight persons have been abducted by armed men in the Kwali Area Council of Abuja. Also, one person was shot dead in a two-day invasion. According to residents, the armed men operated on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in the area. A resident, who does not want...
Three suspected kidnappers have been arrested by a group of hunters led by Hon. Joseph Salami, Chief Security Officer of Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi. Mr Onogwu Muhammed, the Chief Press Secretary to Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday....
By MARY RONKE, Minna – Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed nine worshipers and injured six others in an attack on a mosque at Tungan Ba’are village in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State. It was learnt that the incident occured in the early hours of Thursday,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 3 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have been killed by troop in an ambush staged at one of the terrorists’ notorious crossing points along Kwadal-Agapalwa- Amuda axis. This is according to statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by...
The Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr. Rabe Nasir, has been killed by gunmen. A top government official who craved anonymity confirmed the incident to newsmen in Katsina on Thursday. According to the source, the commissioner was assassinated on Wednesday night in his residence located at GRA...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The efforts of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies across the country have continued to pay-off, with the neutralization of 158 terrorist elements, armed bandits, kidnappers and criminals, as well as the arrest of 100 others in the past two weeks....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has reiterated the commitment of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to advance the course of professional bodies in the Country. The CDS made the disclosure on Wednesday when members of the Governing Council of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has expressed the readiness of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to sustain the existing strategic partnership with the California National Guards (CNG) aimed at boosting defence capabilities of both countries. A statement issued by...