The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a cache of arms and ammunition valued at N270 million at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) in Lagos. The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adeniyi, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has said 4 of its officers are currently undergoing orderly room trial for unprofessional conduct. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the trial in a statement on Wednesday. Hundeyin said operatives of the command also arrested 27 civilians for...
Rivers State Police Command has reviewed how it recovered human parts from Felix Nwaobakata, the Leader, ONELGA Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC), who is currently in its detention. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that the vigilance group leader was arrested...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has declared a 24-hour curfew on Ukum Local Government Area of the state with effect from 3.pm Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The 24-hour curfew followed the grave security situation in the region that has led to the...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos- The Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its dedication to promoting peace and development in Plateau State through a combination of kinetic and non-kinetic operations. This commitment was emphasized during the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2024, where several community-oriented projects were unveiled, such as solar-powered...
The Commander, Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Victory, Commodore Rotimi Oderemi, has said that the entire Warri Channel, adjoining creeks and islands are now under 24 hours naval surveillance. Oderemi said this in Calabar when the leadership and members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River...
The Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police, Zone 6, Calabar, Jonathan Towuru, has ordered the detention and investigation of three police officers for fraudulently extorting N3 million from a member of the public. The officers attached to the zone were said to have carried out the act while on...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has successfully dislodged bandits camp in Sankera axis of the state. The police spokesperson, SP Sewuese Anene, who disclosed this in a statement said, the Operation Zenda JTF invaded a criminal hideout at Tse Uza, Mbatyula Council...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said the fate of the terrorists that perpetrated these insecurity will be violent and short as troops will stop at nothing to take them out of the battlefield. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this in a statement on...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) popularly known as drone, crash in Kaduna on Monday morning and not its helicopter as earlier reported. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Monday in...
The Police Command in Ogun has confirmed that one person was shot and another kidnapped by suspected gunmen at Delabo axis on the Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway. SP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Monday, said that the incident occurred...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The General Officer Commanding (GOC), Nigerian Army, 7 Division, Brig. Gen. Abubakar G.L Haruna, distributed palliatives to widows of fallen heroes who lost their lives in the counter-insurgency fight against Boko Haram terrorists. The gesture was part of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).on Monday said the recent aerial operations have successfully obliterated terrorist camps situated on islets across the Cameroonian and Nigerian territories of Lake Chad, killing many terrorists and causing others to flee into Chad Republic. The Chief Military...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), on Sunday said it intercepted 6,125 cartons of codeine syrup worth N7.3 billion in Rivers State. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, confirmed the seizure in a post issued via the agency’s X handle on Sunday. Babafemi...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed several illegal oil refining sites in Rivers State and eliminated scores of terrorists in Niger State in recent coordinated air strikes. The Director, Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement issued on...
The Police Command in Yobe State on Sunday said it arrested three vigilante members for allegedly stealing building materials in Damaturu. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu. He said the suspects – Ibrahim...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt..-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has assured Nigerians of the Nigerian Army’s commitment to combating all threats and ensuring peace across Nigeria in the foreseeable future. Lagbaja gave the assurance during the Inter-denominational Church Service in commemoration of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL)...
The Director-General of Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Barkindo Saidu, has confirmed more blasts in Gwoza and the rise in the number of people killed to 18. Saidu said in a situation report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the death comprised adult...
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 36-year old man for allegedly attempting to run away with his boss’ car after dropping her off at the market. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos....
The 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna said its operatives have arrested 47 suspected rail track vandals. The division’s acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations Officer, Lt.- Col, Musa Yahaya, made the disclosure on Saturday in Kaduna. Yahaya said , “The arrest was made by the troops while on...