By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anamba State Police Command has denied any complicity in the escape of two suspects allegedly linked to the murder of Hon. Justice Azuka, lawmaker at the State Assembly. Hon. Azuka, was a Labour Party (LP) lawmaker representing Onitsha-1 Constituency before his life was cut short...
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Ebonyi Police Command has rebutted the reported abduction of the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Mr Igboayaka Igboayaka, saying that he was in police custody. The rebuttal is contained in a statement issued in Abakiliki by the command’s Spokesman, SP Joshua Ukandu, and made available to newsmen on Monday....
Kidnappers of a former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), retired General Maharazu Tsiga, have demanded a N250 million ransom for his release. A source close to the family who doesn’t want his name to be mentioned, told our correspondent on Saturday that the family of the...
Operatives of the Police Command in Edo have rescued the Onogie of Udo-Eguare, a traditional ruler in Edo Central, who was kidnapped on Feb. 3. The command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Moses Yamu, said in a statement on Saturday in Benin that the rescue operation took place on Friday...
The Obidient Movement has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to fish out and prosecute the killers of Mr Justice Azuka, a former lawmaker representing Onitsha North I Constituency in Anambra House of Assembly. National Coordinator of the movement, Dr Yunusa Tanko, in a statement issued on...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have rescued 23 kidnapped victims in joint operations with the military. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said that Security operatives led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of...
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday adjourned till March 20 to hear a plea bargain agreement filed by the convicted kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans). Justice Adenike Coker adjourned the case after Evans and his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, were re-arraigned. The duo were re-arraigned on an amended five-count charge...
The corpse of one of the five abducted residents of Chikakore community in Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory has been found. The dead body of Mrs Esther Adesiyan was reportedly recovered in a bush near Itagbajii community in Niger state on Monday night. The deceased, her husband,...
Security operatives on Wednesday rescued three pastors and 13 other victims who had been kidnapped by hoodlums in the Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 16 victims, including the three pastors, were abducted after a crusade in Ejule, Ofu...
The Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the kidnap of Dr Cornelius Onuigbo, an urologist with Department of Surgery, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, while confirming the incident to newsmen in Onitsha on Wednesday, said that Onuigbo was kidnapped...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Unknown gunmen have kidnapped two Catholic nuns along Ufuma Road, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was learnt that the incident happened on Tuesday evening when the nuns were returning from a vocational service meeting in Ogboji. The spokesman of Anambra State...
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...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The President General, Kunav United Development Association (KUDA), Mr Emmanuel Tor Yaji, has been abducted by gunmen on Monday in his country home. KUDA is the umbrella organisation of Kunav, Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State, the home community of the Benue...
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...
The police command in Katsina State has foiled a kidnap attempt while rescuing 10 passengers at Kwanar Makera in Jibia Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Katsina. He said: “On Dec. 24, at 8:30 p.m.,...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka – Anambra State Police Command has arrested a suspect, identified as Chukwuma Obi, who disguises as a member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to issue kidnapping threat to unsuspecting residents. The command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on...
The Police Command in Enugu State has busted a kidnapping gang hideout and nabbed five suspects for burglary and car stealing within the state. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the feat was achieved following intensified...
The combined efforts of the military, Police and other security forces led to the killing of 8,034 terrorists, the arrest of 11,623 suspected terrorists and the rescue of 7,967 kidnap victims in 2024. Director, Legal Service and Coordinator, Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee (SCIPC), Office of the National Security...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin-Kebbi – Kebbi State Police Command has rescued 36 kidnapped victims in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesperson of the command, SP Nafi’u Abubakar, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. “In its sustained onslaught against...
The Police Command in Katsina State, has foiled kidnap attempts and rescued 20 passengers in Jibia and Faskari Local Government Areas of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abubakar Aliyu, on Sunday in Katsina. “The first incident occurred...