By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ A suspected kidnapper, Mohammed Ahmadu, had said he paid a ransom of N1.5 million when he was abducted by a rival gang also. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, said Ahmadu was held by a group led by one Buba Babu. He announced this while parading the two suspects in Abuja. Frank Mba said both suspects operated around the federal capital territory (FCT) and the north-central part of...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has alert the public about plans by some elements working with external forces to incite religious violence across the country. According to a statement by Peter Afunanya, Public Relations Officer of the Services the States targetted include Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Oyo, Lagos and those in the South East. Part of the statement read “Part of the plans is to cause inter-religious conflicts as well as use their...

The Nigeria Defence Headquarters has boasted that the armed forces have done well in the fight against terrorism by decimating the potency of the Boko Haram terrorists in the northeastern part of the country. This was stated by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Monday morning in Abuja. Enenche said the initial delay in tackling terrorism in Nigeria made the menace gain momentum,...

Bandits’ informants are responsible for the lingering security challenges in Zamfara, Emir of Maru in Zamfara, Alhaji Abubakar Maigari, said on Saturday in Gusau. Maigari told the newly-deployed Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Abutu Yaro, who visited him that the police must check the activities of informants rigorously to put an end to insecurity in the state. “We are appealing to government and security agencies to take serious measures of addressing informants’ activities...