YOLA — Adamawa State police command has arrested a suspected cyber fraudster and recovered proceeds of the illicit business to the tune of N2, 426,000. A statement by DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the Adamawa State Police Command image maker said the suspect has been defrauding members of the general public through a fake and untraceable website www.highbet.com.ng. The statement added “The feat was achieved by operatives of Girei command following due diligence and intelligence gathering....

Governor Ahmad Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has restated his determination as the Chief security officer of the state to ensure the people enjoy maximum security as they go about their lawful duties. The Governor stated this when he received the newly posted Commander 1-0-3 Strike Group of the Nigeria Air force Base Yola, Air Cmdr Joseph Malgwi at the Government House Yola. “Cattle rustling, kidnappings, armed banditry are causes of unrest and mayhem, the...

Parents of the 39 pupils kidnapped from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to rescue their children who were kidnapped 12 days ago. The protesting parents temporarily blocked the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway, carrying banners and placards with inscriptions like; “Bring Back our Children”, “Bring Back Our Students” and so on. The parents spoke at a news conference shortly before...

A Fulani community leader in Doka general area of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state, Alhaji Lawal Musa, popularly known as Alhaji Maijama’a, has been assassinated by armed bandits on Sunday night. This is confirmed in a statement issued on Monday by Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan. The statement reads in part ““Alhaji Lawal Musa was brutally killed by armed bandits in his settlement, right before his family....

Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu has said no fewer than 14 complaints were lodged before the special investigation panel on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Adamawa. Ojukwu who disclosed the commencement of a two-day sitting of the panel in Yola noted that with the high turnout of people, he expects more petitions to follow suit. He stated that, although the panel is victim-centered, the perpetrator will be given a fair...