By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment of cocaine concealed in 20 sets of religious books going to Saudi Arabia. The NDLEA Director, Media & Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued via the agency’s X...
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Gunmen on Sunday night attacked and killed scores of persons in Zike and Kimakpa communities in Iregwe Chiefdom of Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Brig.-Gen. Gakji Shipi, the Acting Coordinator of Operation Rainbow, a State-owned security outfit, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
A joint security team in Katsina State has neutralised five suspected bandits and recovered their seven operational motorcycles in Wori village, Dandume Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Katsina. He said that the operation was...
The Niger government has received 17 kidnapped victims handed over to the government by the police command in the state. Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Yakubu Garba received the victims on behalf of Gov. Umaru Bago at the police headquarters in Minna on Friday. He disclosed that the...
Mr Ishaya Kukah, brother to the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah, on Tuesday recounted his harrowing experience in the hands of bandits who had held him and others captive. Kukah spoke with newsmen on Tuesday when the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu and...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Senator Diket Plang, representing Plateau Central Senatorial District, has decried the spate of attacks in parts of Plateau State, particularly in Bokkos Local Government Area, describing the killings as tragic and no longer tolerable. Addressing journalists in Jos, the lawmaker condemned what he described...
The Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, has said one of its students has been abducted by suspected bandits at an off-campus hostel in Kalgo Local Government of Kebbi. Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the university, Malam Jamilu Magaji, said the abductors stormed the campus at about 3:00...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has faulted the claims that military generals contributed money to secure the release of retired Brig.-Gen. Mahrazu Tsiga, who was held captive for 56 days. The Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, in a statement on Monday said the claims by retired Brig. -Gen....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Benue State Police Command has revealed that the abducted passengers of Benue Links company who were kidnapped at Burnt Bricks Otukpo have regained their freedom. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Benue State Command, Sewuese Catherine Anene revealed that...
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports of Niger Republic’s withdrawal from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), stating that such a move would have serious security implications. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, addressed the media on Thursday in Abuja, emphasising the critical role of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In continuation of the ongoing efforts to rid Taraba State and its environs of banditry and other criminal elements under OPERATION LAFIYAN JAMAA, troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke, in collaboration with troops of Sector 2 Operation Safe Haven (OPSH),...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – A police officer and 12 suspected bandits were killed during a gun duel when suspected bandits engaged the police at Agwabi, Tombo ward in Buruku Local Government of Benue State. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Benue State Command, SP...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Police Force has recorded significant successes in recent operations, disrupting criminal activities and apprehending individuals involved in arms smuggling, drug trafficking, and currency counterfeiting. The Force Spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. ACP Adejobi...
Katsina State Government has said the winner of the Quranic recitation competition, Abdulsalam Rabiu-Faskari, his father and brother are still alive, but in the custody of their abductors. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Dr Bala Salisu-Zango, on Friday in Katsina....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma, has eliminated over 20 terrorists in airstrikes that decimated notorious bandit hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hill-Forest in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Deputy Director, Public Relations and Information, Group Capt. Kabiru Ali, Nigerian Air Force (NAF),...
A witness, simply identified as “ABC,” on Friday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja how the notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Halilu, purchased a gun truck from Niger Republic to perpetrate terrorist acts in Nigeria. ABC, who is the 1st prosecution witness (PW-1) in the ongoing trial of four...
Troops of Sub-Sector 4, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, on Tuesday, ambushed bandits and neutralised three of them, off the Kaduna-Abuja highway. Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. Yahaya said, “In a well-coordinated...
Gunmen, suspected to be bandits, in the early hours of Saturday, attacked four communities in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, leaving in their trail dead bodies. The affected communities are: Aba Alajido, Aba Sunday, Aba Pastor and Ademekun in the Akure North LG. It was reported...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin Kebbi – No fewer than 11 people have been killed in coordinated attacks by suspected notorious bandits in some villages in Arewa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kebbi. Police Public Relations Officer of Kebbi State command, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued...
Police in Kano State have apprehended four suspects over alleged banditry in the state. The police also recovered arms and ammunitions from the suspects at Chula Filling Station in Hotoro area of Kano metropolis. The spokesman of the Command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, stated this at a news conference on...