The 66 kidnapped victims who were rescued by the army between Thursday and Saturday in Sokoto State have received donations of N16.65 million from Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State and Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko. Among those rescued are nursing mothers and their babies, children, and the elderly. Recall that 52 persons were rescued on Thursday and 14 others on Saturday by the military during ongoing operations by the troops aimed at flushing out bandits...

The Commissioner of Police Enugu State Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu has announced the arrest of seven male suspects in the state for offenses ranging from conspiracy, armed robbery, unlawful possession of firearms, and cultism. The Commissioner in a press release signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe on Thursday reveals that a 27 years old male suspect named Ndubuisi Ugochukwu Eze Oboro was arrested by police operatives serving in the Abakpa Police...

Two villagers were killed on Tuesday, 19 December, in an attack on Pemi village in Chibok LGA of Borno State by Boko Haram jihadists. The terror gang stormed the village at 7:00 p.m., firing gunshots into the air recklessly. Eyewitnesses recounted scenes of panic and fear as villagers scrambled for cover in nearby bushes while the attackers descended upon homes, looting food items and setting houses ablaze. “We are certain that two persons died from...

The Nigerian police announced on Monday that four of the gang of robbers behind the recent chilling bank robbery in Otukpo, Benue State, have been arrested. Otukpo witnessed a deadly attack on 20 October when a gang of 12 to 20 heavily armed gunmen stormed branches of Access Bank, United Bank of Africa, Stanbic IBTC Bank, and Zenith Bank located in the commercial district of the town and stole millions from the banks’ vaults. Before...