Global Terrorism Index: Nigeria Makes Significant Progress In The Fight Against Boko Haram, ISWAP

ABUJA — Nigeria has made some significant progress in its war against Boko Haram insurgents as it moved to sixth in the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Nigeria dropped two places from fourth in the Index, a position the West African country has occupied since 2017. The GTI, published by an independent and non-profit think tank, the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) indicated that Nigeria, Syria, and Somalia are the only nations, among the...

Police Arrested 36 Suspected Terrorists

ABUJA — Police have arrested 36 suspected terrorists and 388 over alleged murder, armed robbery, kidnapping and cultism in the last two months. The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, said the suspects were arrested during various police operations across the country. He made this known in Abuja during a meeting with Strategic Police Managers, consisting of Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and Commissioners of Police (CPs), explained that 78 were arrested over murder, 110 armed...

Anambra Police Arrests Girl 27, Over Death of 75 Years Old Man in Agulu

AWKA — A 27 years old girl by the name of Ozioma Orakwe, has been arrested by Anambra State Police Command in connection with the death of Martin Orakwe 75 years, from Amatutu village in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. Both the suspect and the deceased are related. Although the deceased Martin Orakwe, was said to have committed suicide, however, a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer -PPRO of Anambra Police...

Adamawa State Launches Sexual Offender Database

YOLA — Adamawa state has reiterated its determination to ensure violence free, peaceful, and prosperous society so that development will thrive. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Barr Afraimu K. Jingi stated this during the launching of the Sexual Offender Database (SOD) held in Yola, explained that the database will ensure quick dispensation of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases in the state. The event was organized by the State Ministry of...

FG Agrees to Extradite Abba Kyari to U.S Over $1.1m Wire Fraud Involving Him, Hushpuppi, Four Others

ABUJA — The Federal Government has agreed to extradite the suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari as requested by the United States of America. The US in its request demanded the extradition of Kyari over alleged $1.1million wire fraud involving Abass Ramon, popularly known as Hushpuppi, and four others. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), made this known in an...

Delivery Man Runs Away With Employer’s Bike On First Day At Work, Eats Food And Turns Bike To Personal Use

A young man who was newly employed as a delivery man for a company has reportedly run away with the motorbike he was given to work with and the food a client ordered on his first day at work. The client took to Twitter to narrate the sad story. According to her, the delivery man had picked up her delivery on Monday at 9:30 am but failed to deliver. She also claimed that the runaway...

Seven Dead, 57 Abducted by Bandits in Kaduna

KADUNA — 57 people have been abducted, 7 killed following multiple bandit attacks in Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna state. Ibrahim Nagwari, chairman of the Birnin Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement, bandits attacked a vehicle at Kuriga, along the Birnin Gwari-Kaduna highway. Only a secondary school student escaped but with a gunshot wound. The bandits also attacked locals at Unguwar Bula, Unguwar Dafillo...

UPDATE: Bank Robbery: Edo Police Command Recovered Over N34m

BENIN — Edo Police Command has recovered N34, 510,000 from fleeing armed robbers who on Thursday evening attacked four commercial banks at Uromi, headquarters of Esan Northeast Local Government Area of the state. A press statement signed by the  Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Bello Kontongs, a Superintendent of Police (SP), titled: “Recovery of Abandoned Vehicles/Other Items Used in Uromi Bank Robbery” said the money was recovered from the abandoned operational vehicles used by the...

NSCDC Arrest Fake Soldier For Alleged Burglary

ILORIN — The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested AbdulKadir Bolaji, 41 years old, and two other suspects for alleged burglary incidents in Lakele community, Oro in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. In a statement, the spokesperson of the command, Babawale Afolabi, said that three suspects and others now at large were responsible for numerous cases of burglary and theft that had become rampant in...

Why We Have Not Arrested Illegal Refinery Operators in Abia – State NSCDC Boss

UKWA, (ABIA) — The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abia command, says the illegal modular refineries in the state are owned and operated by a syndicate. The state Commandant, Mr. Ayinla Olowo, said on Friday when he led some journalists to inspect the sites of illegal modular refineries in Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state. Olowo also conducted the newsmen round the exhibit yard, where items recovered from the fleeing operators...

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