By MARY RONKE, Minna – Niger State Police Command has rescued 35 kidnapped victims from various locations across the state in recent operations. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Minna, the state’s capital. SP Abiodun said the rescue...
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By OLa MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos State Police Command has assured residents of its strong commitment to maintaining maximum security during the Cult Day celebration on Monday. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by the Police PRO, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin....
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted cocaine consignments concealed in lipsticks and property title documents going to the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia respectively. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi,...
By OLa MODUPE, Lagos- A notorious drug kingpin Ajetsibo Emami popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’ was on Saturday 28th June arrested in Ikeja Lagos after NDLEA operatives dismantled his drug trafficking network in a three-day operation leading to the arrest of three other suspects. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi...
By OLA MODUPE, Akure – Ondo State Police Command has successfully rescued 40 Ghanaian nationals, including one David Angerinya, who were allegedly trafficked into Nigeria under false pretenses. Three suspects, identified as Hayford Nyamekye, Awine Alex, and Kojo Felix, were arrested during the operation. According to the police, the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have captured 60 heavily primed Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and assorted weapons in a recent operation against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Borno. The operation, conducted in Marte and Dikwa areas, led to the elimination of several terrorists. Acting Deputy...
Ny SÀDIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI have launched a series of offensives aimed at ridding the North East of ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorists. In a recent coordinated operation in terrorists’ hideouts in the southern Lake Chad region of Borno State,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the killing of a notorious terrorist kingpin, Yellow Danbokkolo, in a weeklong encounter in the North West region. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, announced the development in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Kangye said the operation...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos – A prosecution witness, Ajayi Michael Folaseye, has told a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how he rejected a $7,000 bribe allegedly offered by a colleague seeking unauthorized access to Premium Trust Bank’s internal systems. Folaseye, the first prosecution witness (PW1), testified in...
By OLA MODUPE, Abuja- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an ex-international football player Segun George Hunkarin along with his businessman partner Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu over attempt to smuggle a consignment of cocaine into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,(MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. The...
Details have emerged on how members of the Zamfara Civilian Protection Guards on Monday night launched a surprise offensive against hundreds of suspected bandits believed to be loyal to wanted terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji. At the end of the attack which happened near Cida, a remote village in Shinkafi...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command has confirmed in a preliminary report that four persons have lost their lives in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) incident where ten others got injured. A statement by the Borno State Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- A joint operation between the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force successfully thwarted bandits incursion into Bangi community in Niger State’s Mariga Local Government Area on June 24, 2025. The operation, based on credible intelligence, led to a intense gun battle between troops and...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intercepted a trailer loaded with stolen railway slippers in Bauchi State. The slippers were hidden beneath sacks of sawdust, raising suspicion of deliberate concealment and intent to vandalize public infrastructure. *Biggest heist in recent Times*...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has accused the National Coalition Against Mass Killings and Impunity (NCAMKI) of misrepresenting remarks made by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Musa, regarding the tragic Yelwata incident in Benue State. In a statement signed by the Director Defence...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has responded to the latest security advisory issued by the US Embassy, restricting its staff and their families from non-official travel to military sites or other government facilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. While acknowledging the right of foreign missions to issue...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has warned that hunger and poverty are no longer mere social challenges but have become national security threats in Nigeria. CDS Musa made this known at the opening of the 14th National Security Seminar organised by the Alumni Association of...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – A chilling incident of kidnapping unfolded on Sunday evening in Benue State, when gunmen hijacked a Benue Links Nigeria Ltd bus and abducted its passengers. The bus, with registration number 14B-143BN, was traveling from Abeokuta to Makurdi when it was ambushed by armed kidnappers...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- A 43-year-old female make-up artist, Adekoya Adebukonla Mary who claimed to be travelling to India for a fibroid surgery has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos after 2.20 kilograms of...
President Bola Tinubu has been urged to consider hiring private military contractors (PMCs) to tackle the rising wave of terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. A former Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Alhaji Idi Farouk made the suggestion in an interview with NAN on Sunday. Alhaji Farouk suggestion...