On Tuesday night, the Police in Ebonyi State repelled another attack on one of their stations in the state by gunmen. The West African Pilot News also learned that one of the attackers was killed in the ensuing gun battle between the assailants and the police. Also, one of the policemen who repelled the attack was injured and was taken to an undisclosed hospital for treatment. The incident happened at the Ugbodo Police Station in...

The wife of Nasarawa State Governor, Hajiya Silifat Abdullahi Sule, has reaffirmed her resolve to fight all forms of violence against women in the state and the country at large. Nasarawa State First Lady stated this while receiving a delegation from Adogi who was in her office on Tuesday, on a thank-you visit for sponsoring the medical treatment of an infant, Ruqayya, who was raped last year. Recall that on May 27, 2020, a three-month-old...

Six of the over 1,800 inmates who escaped from the Nigeria Correctional Service (NcoS) In Owerri, the Imo State Capital has returned to the facility voluntarily. The Public Relations Officer of the NcoS, Francis Enobore, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Enabore also said that during the incident at the correctional facility in the state capital, about 35 other inmates refused to escape from custody. Other Updates On Monday, April 5, it was reported...

The President of Lakpma Youth Assembly, Jibrin Abdullahi Allawa said over 120 communities in eight wards of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger state were said to have been sacked by bandits ravaging the areas. At a press conference in Minna on Monday, Allawa explained that since 2015 when the attacks started, over 120 persons have been killed and over N100m lost to ransom by the people who are predominantly farmers. He said the bandits now...

UMUAHIA — Abia Government has imposed an indefinite curfew on Umuahia and Aba metropolis, beginning from 10pm to 6am with effect from Monday, April 5. The announcement is contained in a statement issued in Umuahia on Sunday by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Kalu. Kalu stated that “the directive was necessitated by the security reports received from multiple sources and the need to continue to protect innocent citizens and residents of Abia”. The statement...