Sokoto State Government has alerted boarder communities and other citizens of the state to be cautious of fleeing bandits. Ahmad Usman, Special Adviser to Gov. Ahmad Aliyu on Security Matters, gave the warning in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday in Sokoto. He said the move was sequel...
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Katsina State Police Command has confirmed that the medical doctor, Dr Murtala Sale-Dandashire, who was shot at Kankara General Hospital “is alive.” The Command’s Public Relations Officer PPRO, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Katsina. NAN reports that the news...
No fewer than 21 persons have been killed in a bandits attack on Baure Village, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Confirming the incident in a statement on Friday, the Katsina State Police spokesman, DSP Abubakar Aliyu,...
At least 18 kidnap victims have been rescued from the hands of bandits in Katsina State after the state police command foiled kidnap attempt along the Funtua-Gusau highway in Zamfara State. The Command also succeeded in recovering an unspecified number of rustled animals after foiling cattle rustling attempt at...
Suspected Lakurawa terrorists have attacked Natsini village in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi and rustled unspecified number of cows. The Spokesperson of Kebbi Police Command, SP, Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed the incident in a press statement on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi. He said: “On the Jan. 3, at about...
The Inspector-General of Police, Dr Kayode Egbetokun, has said the force will deal decisively with anyone who assaults or kills a police personnel. Egbetokun made the vow on Friday in Enugu while addressing officers and men of the Police Command in the state during his two-day working visit to...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has said his administration is leveraging technology to tackle the security challenges currently confronting the state. Mutfwang said this during the New Year State-wide Broadcast on Wednesday in Jos. The governor said that his administration had also invested in surveillance and training of locals...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja– The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded that President Bola Tinubu account for the billions of naira reportedly saved from the removal of fuel subsidies and investigate the alleged theft of over N25 trillion by APC leaders and government officials. The PDP’s National Publicity Secretary,...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a yet-to-be-identified assailants who on Monday attacked security operatives and unarmed civilians in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Ikenga said...
Plateau State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 859 suspects, recovered 27 arms and 115 ammunition in the state in 2024. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Emmanuel Adesina, disclosed this at a news conference in Jos on Friday. Adesina equally said that the command rescued...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, has warned that Nigerian cannot win the current war against insecurity without the government addressing the issues of unemployment and violent religious extremism in the country. Bishop Kukah, who made the assertion in...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Christian leaders under the aegis of Denominational Heads on the Plateau have raised alarm over the increasing insecurity and recurring killings, describing the situation as a severe threat to peace and unity. This concern was voiced during a courtesy visit to the General Officer...
A former Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr George Muoghalu, has vowed to tackle insecurity and restore peoples’ confidence, if elected Anambra governor in 2025. Muoghalu stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja. The former director-general, while responding...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Unidentified terrorists, believed to be affiliated with the notorious Bello Turji group, launched a deadly attack on a village in Sokoto, killing at least 9 people and abducting several others, according to local reports. The cruel attack which happened in the early hours of...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – No fewer than fifty persons have been reportedly killed by herdsmen in various communities of Logo Local Government Area of Benue State in the last one month, NATIONAL ACCORD investigation has shown. The affected communities of the local government includes Ayilamo, Azege and...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani on Thursday in Birnin Gwari received the first set of repentant bandits and opened the cattle market which had been closed for about 10 years due to insecurity. The Governor also said that his administration would be fair and just to all the citizens...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has emphasised the need to cut off the lifeline of terrorists by targeting their informants and logistical networks. Musa, speaking at a two-day Security and Justice Symposium in Abuja on Monday, stressed that denying insurgents access to logistics had proven...
An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in the November 8, 2025 governorship election in Anambra, Mr Paul Chukwuma, has promised to end insecurity and Monday sit-at-home in the state. Chukwuma told newsmen on Sunday in Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area, pledged to deploy local content to achieve...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has assured the people of the South East of enhanced security in the region. The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru gave the assurance while addressing officers/personnel of 82 Division/Joint task force south East Operation Udoka during his operational visit to Enugu State. This...
The Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, Mr Francis Alonyenu, has said the introduction of drones into the operations of the command has eased most of the security challenges faced by the command. Alonyenu said this in an interview with the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Yenagoa,...