The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has advised terrorists, bandits and kidnappers to surrender or be killed, warning that there is no third option. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the armed...
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An Imo-based journalist, Mr Reginald Mbajunwa, has narrated how his 17-year-old son, Nzubechi, was kidnapped by hoodlums on his way to Church for a crossover night on Wednesday, January 31. Mbajunwa, the Director of News at the Imo Broadcasting Corporation, told newsmen on Thursday in Owerri that he...
Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of five suspected kidnappers, 24 hours after the killing of two traditional rulers in the state. However, the Police Public Relations Office stated that it could not confirm whether the kidnappers were connected to the killing of the traditional rulers...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti- Gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers have abducted no fewer than 6 students, 3 teachers, and a driver in the Emure-Ekiti area of the state. It was gathered that pupils, teachers of a private school and their bus driver where abducted while they were returning...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch has killed at least 30 terrorists and kidnappers in an air strike along Kwiga-Kampanin Doka axis in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information...
The Police Command in Ogun have rescued nine out of the 10 members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos kidnapped by gunmen last Thursday on their way back to Lagos from Ibadan. Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Mr Abiodun Alamutu, confirmed the release at a news briefing...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the attempted kidnap of a 100 level student of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) within the school premises. The Command’s spokesman, DSP. Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Ilorin. “The DPO Tanke received...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) Abia State University (ABSU), Prof. Godwin Emezue. Prof. Emezue was kidnapped on Saturday morning in the presence of his wife while purchasing fuel at a petrol station in Umuekwu Amachara, Umuahia South LGA...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Lagos State Chairman.of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Philip Aivoji. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that Mr. Aivoji was abducted on Thursday, Jan. 25 at about 6.00 p.m. on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway while returning from a...
Troops have destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) factory in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo, in an operation jointly carried out by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and civil defence corps. Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, Acting Deputy Director, 82 Division Army Public Relations, said this in a...
The FCT Police Command on Wednesday said it had arrested another suspected kidnapper as its Special Intervention Squad takes more steps to protect residents. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Haruna Garba, made this known while briefing newsmen in Abuja. He...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicisation of insecurity in Abuja. Wike, who gave the warning during a media chat in Abuja on Monday, added that politicians were cashing out on the current security challenges to cause panic among FCT...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Following the recent launch of the Special Intervention Squad (SIS) by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, as a significant stride towards fortifying the security landscape in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and through collaborative efforts with the Department of...
Police operatives have raided a criminals’ hideout at Centenary City, Enugu, on Friday and arrested three armed suspects. Other gang members fled the scene before they could be arrested, however. Police spokesman in Enugu State, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, stated on Saturday that police recovered eight pump action guns,...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that the military is working with other security agencies and stakeholders to go after kidnap syndicates operating in the territory. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Baba, gave the assurance in the weekly report...
Minister of Defence, Muhammadu Badaru, has urged Nigerians to stop the illegal payment of ransom to kidnappers and bandits. At a briefing after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, Badaru said the payment would only embolden the culprits to demand for more, thereby...
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday assured that his administration would stamp out the remaining vestiges of Boko Haram, banditry and kidnapping gangs in the country. He gave the assurance in Abuja at the unavailing of books entitled: ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity...
Bandits, who abducted 10 persons from an estate, Sagwari Layout, Dutse, Abuja, on January 7 have reportedly killed three more of their victims as a warning to their relatives negotiating ransom. Thereafter, the bandits increased their demand from the initial N60 million per person to N100 million. The...
The Police Command in Kaduna State has confirmed the abduction of Halimatus Sa’adiya Bello and her 17-year-old son, Yusuf Bello, at Dogarawa Area, Sabon Gari Local Government Area of the state. ASP Mansur Hassan, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Kidnappers have killed a secondary school student, Folorunsho Ariyo, who was abducted on Sunday in Dutse axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Recall that on Sunday, January 7, 2024, gunmen stormed Sagwari Layout Estate in Dutse, capturing ten people—among them Miss Ariyo, her mother, and three siblings....