Mob Burnt 13 Bandits To Ashes In Sokoto

SOKOTO — An angry mob on Saturday have killed and later burnt 13 bandits to ashes, after attacking divisional police headquarters in the Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The bandits were said to have invaded the town around 8 pm on Friday where they killed two people including a shopowner, which angered the youths on Saturday to joined police officers from the area to go after the bandits. In the process 13 of...

Housewife Poison Three Stepchildren To Death

A 25-year-old housewife, Khadija Yakubu of Potiskum in Yobe state has been arrested by Police operatives for allegedly poisoning her three stepchildren to death in Yobe state. The victims were Ahmad Alhaji Haruna, 12 years; Maryam Alhaji Haruna, 10, and Zainab Alhaji Haruna, 8 years old respectively. ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Yobe Police Command, confirming the incident, said “On Friday, around 10:00 am, a woman in Masakar Makafi area, behind Kara Primary school...

INEC Office Awgu In Enugu State Set Ablaze

ENUGU — Barely four months after three INEC offices in Enugu state were burnt down, the Awgu LGA INEC office was invaded and burnt on Sunday morning by an unidentified arsonist. Although the Fire Service Station in Ozalla, Nkanu West LGA intervened, the building housing the Stores department was election materials are kept was gutted by the fire. No casualty was reported according to the Commission’s Public Relations Officer and investigations are ongoing to unravel...

Police in Adamawa Arrest 1,184 Suspects In Nine Months, Recovers Arms, Ammunitions

YOLA — The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 1,184 suspects for various offences to include Kidnappers, Armed robbers, Cattle rustlers, and Rapists from 11th January 2021 to date across the state, recovered various arms and ammunitions. The outgoing Commissioner of Police in the state, Aliyu Adamu Alhaji disclosed this while parading the suspects on Monday at the Police headquarters said the suspects are high-profile criminal gangs and networks across the state. “In conjunction with...

Police Arrest Suspected Armed Robber in Ogun

SANGO-OTA, (OGUN STATE) — Police in Ogun on Saturday said that they have arrested a 21-year-old armed robbery suspect, Nnandi Omeka, while carrying out robbery operation at Sango-Ota area in Ogun. A police spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ota, Ogun. Oyeyemi said the suspect, who was arrested on September 14, following a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Divisional Headquarters at...

Troops Arrest Police Sergeant With 370 Rounds of Ammunition in Plateau

JOS — Troops of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested a Police Sergeant, Azi Jonathan, 30, with 370 rounds of ammunition in Plateau. Maj. Ishaku Takwa, its Media Officer disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Jos. The statement explained that the suspect was arrested on Thursday afternoon at its checkpoint in the Werreng community of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state. The media officer in the statement...

DPR Seals 11 Illegal Gas Plants, 2 Petrol Stations in Abuja

ABUJA — The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), in Abuja, on Thursday, sealed 11 illegal gas plants and two filling stations over sharp practices. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) — also known as cooking gas — plants and the filling stations visited are located in Karimo, Gwagwa, Games Village Kuje, and Gwagwalada. The LPG operators were said to be operating illegally, while the two petrol stations were sealed...

Aerial Bombardment Kills Eight Persons, Injured Many in Yobe State

DAMATURU, (YOBE STATE) — An aerial bombardment on Buhari village in Yunusari Local Government of Yobe State on Wednesday morning has killed at least eight persons. It was gathered that the incident occurred when residents were departing to their farms and heading for the Geidam weekly market. The Chairman of Yunusari Local Government, Alhaji Bukar Gaji, confirmed the incident saying “We received the sad news today and the victims are currently in the hospital receiving...

114 Escape Kogi Inmates Recaptured, 126 Still Missing – Official

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has recaptured 114 escapees of its Kabba custodial centre who were among the 240 inmates set free on September 12. The NCoS spokesperson, Francis Enobore, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kabba, Kogi, was attacked by gunmen. NCoS Controller-General, Haliru Nababa, had since directed the activation of the immediate recapture procedure and detailed investigation to be carried out on the...

UAE Publishes Six Nigerians, 47 Others Named As Global Terrorists Sponsors (See Full List)

UAE Publishes Six Nigerians, 47 Others Named As Global Terrorists Sponsors…See Full List Six Nigerians have been designated as terrorism sponsors by the United Arab Emirates. The state-owned news agency, WAM, made this known in a report. The country said the listed individuals and entities, including their affiliates, are being monitored. The Nigerians named are Abdurrahaman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad. “The...

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