OWERRI — Six bandits were killed on Monday night during a gun battle between the police and unknown gunmen at the Omuma town in the Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. Omuma, which is the hometown of the Governor of Imo State, had experienced a series of attacks by gunmen. Some of them included the killing of no fewer than seven security operatives, attack on police formation, and razing of the residence of...

One Ebenezer Odeh, was intercepted at a checkpoint by troops from 154 task battalion Ngamdu, along Maiduguri-Damaturu highway on Sunday, TheCable reports. The troops of the Nigerian army’s operation Hadin Kai have arrested Ebenezer Odeh who claimed to be a policeman in possession of illegal ammunition. A military source said DY Chiwar, the commander of the battalion, was said to have ordered Odeh’s arrest after noticing suspicious movement. “The suspect with NPF No: 456647 boarded...

AKURE, (ONDO STATE) — Babatunde Babade, Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ijero Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State has been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly trafficking illicit drugs. According to a statement by the spokesman of NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, the suspect, Babade, 45was arrested along with two others persons, Ilesanmi Shola, 35, and Babajide Johnson, 45, for alleged involvement...

YOLA — The zonal chairman of Stop Abusing Youth Foundation Mallam Muhammad Sani has reiterated the commitment of the foundation to curtail the dissipations of politicians who use youths as a tool to foment trouble for their selfish gain rather than impacting the development of the society. He made the remark Saturday at the mega reception organized by the Adamawa state chapter of the foundation held at A.A. Butu Travel and Tours, Upper Luggere Jimeta....

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola has sought the cooperation of state governments in dealing with the challenges of prison congestion. Aregbesola while commissioning the Osun State Command office complex of the Nigerian Correctional Service, in Osogbo on Friday, said the state governors were charged to summon the will to do the needful on death row convicts to curtail the overpopulation in custodial facilities. “There are presently 3,008 condemned criminals waiting for their...

ABUJA — The Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), has cautioned against activities of fraudsters who are impersonating the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), with the intent of defrauding unsuspecting members of the public. The Centre headed by Major General AM Dikko (rtd) is directly under the Office of the NSA. It also warned the criminal elements have floated fake websites and are also involved in illegal...