ABEOKUTA — Governors of Ogun and Oyo states, Dapo Abiodun and Seyi Makinde respectively, on Wednesday, held a joint security meeting over the rising security threats of kidnappings, armed robbery, and other crimes in the two states. The two governors held the meeting at the Presidential Lodge, Abeokuta, the state capital, and in attendance were top government functionaries from the two states, Commissioners of Police as well as top military personnel. There has been an...

SOKOTO — The Sokoto State Police Command has apprehended 37 suspected terrorists and 23 others criminals who have been terrorizing Rabah, Illela, and Goronyo local government areas of Sokoto state. Deputy Inspector General of Police, (DIG) in charge of the operation, Zaki Ahmed while briefing Journalists at the command headquarters in Sokoto said the special force of the police identified the camps of the bandits linked to the notorious gang leader, Bello Turji and raided...

YOLA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three trans-border drug traffickers for allegedly trying to smuggle 48,000 tablets of 225mg Tramadol through Mubi, Adamawa State to the Cameroon Republic. Femi Babafemi, the agency’s spokesman who disclosed this in a statement said the suspects Mohammed Hussaini, 32; Adamu Bella, 18, and Mohammed Umar, 18, were arrested at Tsamiya Junction, Madanya Road, Mubi town, Mubi North, Adamawa State on Friday, January 28, with...

ABUJA — The Federal Government has again assured Nigerians of the quick return of peace to all villages and communities across the country that have been affected by terrorism. Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo disclosed this on Sunday at the Katsina Emir’s Palace when he paid a condolence visit to the government and people of the state over the death of the mother of Katsina’s richest man, Dahiru Bara’u Mangal. He urged Nigerians to continue...

ABUJA — The Kibaku Area Development Association (KADA) in Chibok, Borno state, has indicated that 110 girls abducted in 2014 are still unaccounted for. Dauda lliya, KADA president, said this on Saturday at a media briefing held in Abuja. The girls are among the over 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. He urged the government to deploy more security operatives to the area. “By doing so, we expect our remaining 110 daughters...