The 187 victims abducted in Rini village of Bakura LGA, Gora village of Maradun LGA, Sabon Birni village, and Shinkafi in Shinkafi LGA in Zamfara State have been rescued by Police tactical operatives in joint operations at Tsibiri forest in Maradun LGA on Thursday. SP Mohammed Shehu, spokesman for the command in a statement said the abducted victims were unconditionally rescued following an extensive search and rescue operation that lasted for hours after spending many...

KANO — The 25-year-old who is part of an 11-man kidnap gang that uses motor parks to perpetuate their nefarious activities like kidnapping has been apprehended by the Police in Kano. The gang, comprising nine men and two women, operates from two motor parks in Kano. A driver in the habit of tricking passengers into kidnappers revealed their strategies when they were paraded by the police in Abuja. Speaking on their behalf, a gang member,...

KADUNA — A suspected fake soldier, Hayatu Galadima and his accomplice, Hamisu Adamu have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) while conveying drugs, ammunition and communication equipment to bandits in Kaduna. Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja said in a statement that the duo was arrested by a patrol team of NDLEA officers along Gwagwalada expressway, Abuja on Friday 30th September 2021. Recovered from them include...

BAUCHI — The Chairman of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Mamuda Hassan Tabla, has disclosed that Burra communities of the Local Government Area which has been devastated by incessant kidnapping and other forms of banditry have paid over N72 million in 2020 as ransom to kidnappers in order to secure the release of their kinsmen from captivity. Tabla while speaking with newsmen in Bauchi said the council had received complaints from farmers associations...