YOLA — The Adamawa State Police Command says it has arrested one David Daniel Garuba who parades himself in various Mosques in Girei, Yola North, and Yola South local governments as a revertees seeking assistance thereby extorting money from Muslims. A statement by the Police Spokesman in the state DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje said the suspect has been committing the offence since April 2021 under the guise that he converted to Islam from Christianity but...

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two cattle rustlers and recovered 83 cows from them on their way with the Cows to the Cameroon Republic. Those arrested are Njidda Ardo 32 years, a resident of Rumirgo Village, Askira Uba, LGA, Borno State, and Julde Ali 30 years a resident of Rumirgo Village, Askira Uba LGA, Borno state. A statement by the Command’s spokesman DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje said the discreet investigation into the matter...

Katsina State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mannir Yakubu has pledged government commitment to sustain collaboration with security agencies in tackling armed banditry and other security challenges facing the state. Yakubu made the remark at a special prayer session for an end to insecurity organized by the 2018/2019 Forum of Caretaker Committee chairmen for Local Government Councils in the state. “The state government has since 2015 participated in several joint security operations and provided logistics support to...

The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has said those responsible for the rising security challenges in the South East are indigenes of the region. According to the governor, the attackers are not foreigners, they are, especially, the young people who should protect the interest of the South East as future leaders. Governor Umahi while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, ‘Sunrise Daily’, on Tuesday morning said “When you have infested firewood,...

ILORIN — Armed robbers on Monday robbed staff of the Kwara State House of Assembly at the popular Circular Hotels on New Yidi road in Ilorin, the state capital. The robbery incident occurred at about 12.50 pm after three Accounts Department staff of the House of Assembly withdrew N10m from the Access bank along Wahab Folawiyo road in Ilorin. According to the victims, they drove out of the bank premises and moved towards Unity road...