By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops of “Operation Forest Sanity’’ rescued seven abducted persons during a fighting patrol between Birnin Gwari and Chikun LGAs of Kaduna State. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna State, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the rescue in a statement he issued on...
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By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – The Edo State Government has debunked some reports alleging the presence of members of the terrorist group, Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP), in any part of the state. The state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr. Chris Nehikhare, debunked the report in...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has given reason for Saturday’s security raid at Eke-Ututu Market in Orsu Local Government Area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that security operatives raided and burnt some shops in the market after materials for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were allegedly uncovered in...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has said armed bandits and hoodlums would have overrun his state if not for the prompt intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari. Governor Uzodimma stated this on Tuesday during the President’s visit to Owerri, the state capital. He said: “Your prompt intervention helped to restore...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops of “Operation Forest Sanity’’ have neutralised many bandits and dislodged many others from their camps Chikun and Igabi LGAs of Kaduna State. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Kaduna...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alleged that its preliminary investigation established the offences of logistic supplier, aiding and abetting acts of terrorism against Tukur Mamu. The DSS, in an affidavit in support of its ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1617/2022 filed before Justice Nkeonye Maha of a Federal High...
The Kaduna State Government, says Troops of Nigerian Army have gunned down several bandits at Tollgate general area of Chikun Local Government in the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development in a statement on Saturday in Kaduna. Aruwan also disclosed...
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has hailed the bravery of Zuggu residents in Maiyama Local Government Area, for routing some bandits who attacked the community. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi by Bagudu’s Special Adviser on Media, Malam Yahaya Sarki. The governor who...
The Department of State Services (DSS) recovered incriminating materials when it searched the residence of Mr Tukur Mamu. Mamu is the negotiator between the Nigerian government and terrorists who abducted passengers from the Abuja-Kaduna train service of March 28. DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya said appropriate security agencies executed...
One of the leading negotiators for the release of victims of the train attack in Kaduna State, Tukur Mamu, has been reportedly arrested by security operatives in Egypt. Mamu, who is also the spokesman for Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, was said to have been arrested on Tuesday...
In what can be described as a kettle calling a pot black, a group of armed bandits have ‘arrested’ a scavenger, who is into stealing, in Katsina State. PRNigeria gathered that the scavenger, a middle-aged man, specializes in uprooting metal rods and removing iron bars, from deserted buildings at...
The Ondo State Government has assured that some burial guests abducted on Owo/Benin Highways in Ifon, Ose Local Government Area on Saturday, would be rescued. Addressing Government House reporters on Monday, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs Bamidele Ademola-Olateju stated that Ondo State would never be a haven...
The Police Command in Katsina State says it has intercepted 185 sealed parcels of cannabis sativa, known as Indian hemp, and arrested a 58-year old man suspected to be in possession of the exhibit. The police spokesperson in the state, SP Gambo Isah who disclosed this in a statement...
Some stakeholders in the South East have called on the Federal and state governments to treat terrorists and their sponsors as enemies of the state and stop granting them pardon. The stakeholders made the call while responding to a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey on consequences of granting...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna, have killed 3 bandits terrorising the Sabon Birni, Dogondawa-Kuyelo and Farin Ruwa areas of Kaduna State. The Director, Army Public Relations Officer, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. Brig. Gen. Nwachukwu...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested eight suspected bandits in Ala Forest, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi named those arrested as: Austin Dickson, 47, who...
Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a former soldier and notorious bandit who also supplies arms to terrorists in the northwestern state. The suspect, Sa’idu Lawal, is said to have been terrorising communities in Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, and Kaduna states. Sa’idu Lawal, a native of Zamfara State, voluntarily...
The Presidency has challenged Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue to name those military personnel who told him that President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered security forces not to move against criminal herdsmen. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide, who challenged the governor in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja,...
Bandits have reportedly kIdnapped two senior police intelligence officers while travelling between Abuja-Lokoja Highway during the week. The abducted officers were identified as Superintendent Francis Yisa and Assistant Superintendent John Kefaswho. According to Peoples Gazette, sources said the officers were on a critical investigation assignment to Kogi when they...