Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a man from Shadawanka village of Bauchi LGA for illegally chaining his biological son for 17 years. According to the spokesperson of the command, SP Nafiu Habib, a good  Samaritan, reported that the victim, Muhammad Lawan, had been confined by his father for almost a decade without care. The PPRO explained that upon receiving the report, a team of detectives visited the scene and successfully rescued...

The United States government has frozen the assets of eight Nigerians allegedly linked to extremist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant  (ISIL), as part of a broader sanctions action targeting terrorism financing and cybercrime. The designations were detailed in a document released on 10 February by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The publication forms part of the agency’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked...

The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has identified poverty as the root cause of insecurity in Nigeria. Obasa, made the declarations on Sunday in his keynote address at the 31st Pre-Ramadan lecture organised by the University of Lagos Muslim Alumni. He noted that security is not merely physical safety, but also the alleviation of poverty. He said: “The security of lives and properties in the country is not the duty of...

The Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 38 Ghanaian nationals, who were residing in the state illegally. Mr. Enya Toma, State Commandant of the Corps, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the command headquarters along Ado–Ikere Road. Toma said the suspects, comprising 13 females and 25 males, was allegedly brought into Nigeria under the pretence of securing employment opportunities abroad. He alleged that upon arrival, they...

Three suspected Kidnappers have been arrested, including a son who allegedly colluded with criminals to kidnap his biological father in Jera village of Fufore LGA of Adamawa state. SP Suleiman Nguroje, Adamawa State Police Command’s spokesman in a statement on Tuesday, said the arrest followed intelligence-led operations carried out in collaboration with local security groups. According to Nguroje, the suspects were arrested after a report was filed on the abduction of Alhaji Ahmadu in Malabu...

No fewer than 14 passengers travelling from the Igede axis of Oju and Obi Local Government Areas of Benue state have been abducted. The passengers were reportedly travelling to the South-West when their vehicle was intercepted around 7:pm on Monday along the Okpokwu axis. The incident occurred less than 48 hours after nine worshippers were abducted during a vigil at St John’s Catholic Church, Ojije, in Utonkon, Ado Local Government Area of the state. The...

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has described the deadly attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area as a “pure massacre”, confirming that 75 victims killed in the assault have been buried. The Governor spoke on Wednesday night during a visit to the affected area and the Palace of the Emir of Kaiama, Muazu Omar, where he commiserated with residents and families of the victims. “It’s different from what we used...