The Police Command in Imo has said that gunmen on Saturday night shot and killed eight community leaders in Umucheke, Onuimo Local Government Area. The Commissioner, Mr Aboki Danjuma, confirmed the incident on Sunday when he led some heads of other security agencies to the scene of the...
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The Nigeria Police has dismissed as “untrue”, a claim by Amnesty International that 13 people had died since the commencement of the nationwide protest. Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, recalled that Amnesty had, in its report, alleged that 13 individuals had...
A violent clash between security operatives and protesters defying a government-imposed curfew has left several people feared dead and many others injured in Kano. The unrest erupted during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance demonstrations in the state. Eyewitnesses reported that at least eight people, including women and children, were shot...
The Borno Police Command said it has discovered six projectile grenades allegedly abandoned by terrorists at Ajilari Cross area in Maiduguri. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Yusuf Lawal, who disclosed this on Saturday while providing a situation report to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)...
The police in Kogi have said that the caretaker chairman (CTC) of Kabba/Bunu local government area, Mr Zacchaeus Dare-Michael, has escaped from his kidnappers’ den. Dare-Michael was on Friday reportedly kidnapped by some gunmen on the Kaba-Okene road while on his way home. He was said to have...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has expressed concern over the increasing attacks on journalists covering the #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. This is contained in a statement issued and signed on Friday by the President of IPI...
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto – Sokoto State Police Command has detained 81 individuals posing as protesters in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Ahmad Rufai, disclosed this in a statement issued in Sokoto on Friday. ASP Rufai praised the swift action of the police and dedication to public safety....
Gunmen have attacked a military checkpoint on Amangwu axis of the Amasiri-Owutu-edda highway in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Ukandu said the attack occurred...
The Borno Police Command said an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), explosion resulted in the death of one male victim while eleven others sustained various degrees of injuries in another attack in Maiduguri. The Police Commissioner (CP), Yusuf Lawal, disclosed this on Friday while providing a situation report to the...
Katsina State Police Command has detained 50 suspected miscreants during the nationwide protests over the economic hardship in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. He, however, said that no loss of life was recorded during...
The Katsina State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Dutsinma Local Government Area. The Secretary to Government of the State, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskari announced the decision in a statement issued in Katsina on Thursday. The statement was signed by Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu-Yar’adua, the Director of media at...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, has placed all police units on red alert following incidences of violence recorded in the ongoing protest. Egbetokun made the announcement at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said the events in some major cities in the country...
Four persons have reportedly been killed while some sustained injuries on Thursday at the ongoing ‘#EndBadGovernance’ protests in Suleja, Niger State. The deceased were said to have been killed by stray bullets while the security operatives were struggling to dislodge a group of protesters who mounted a barricade...
Borno Police Command on Thursday alleged that Boko Haram elements have infiltrated protesters along Baga Road in Maiduguri, killing four persons, while 34 others sustained various degrees of injuries. The Police Commissioner (CP), Yusuf Lawal, disclosed this while providing a situation report to the News Agency of...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf on Thursday declared a 24-hour curfew following the massive looting in public buildings in the state. Governor Yusuf spoke while addressing the people of the state. ” I am deeply dismayed by the actions of some individuals who have hijacked the ongoing protests...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has said Mr Jide Oyekunle, a Photojournalist was not arrested, but taken away from a apparent unsafe environment during the ongoing protest. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this...
L Mobile policemen deployed at the Admiralty Lekki Phase 1 Toll Gate in Lagos State have restored normalcy to the area following attempted eruption of violent protest. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent monitoring the protest at the toll gate on Thursday, reports that some protesters had...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Security agents in Nasarawa State, have dispersed protesters who are mostly youths, who trooped out in their number as part of the ongoing nation wide protest. The protesters, who were seen matching on the streets of Lafia, were also marched towards the government...
Some protesters of the #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria’ have blocked the Keffi-Abuja highway, preventing motorists from Keffi metropolis from entering. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protests will run from Aug. 1 to 10, to demand an end to bad governance, hunger and high cost of living in the...
