The Department of State Services (DSS) says there are possible plans by some outlaw gangs to carry out violent attacks on public space especially key and vulnerable points during the Christmas season. In a statement, the DSS Spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, disclosed that the criminals planned to execute the attacks through the use of explosives, suicide bombing and other dangerous weapons. According to him, the move is to create a general sense of fear among the...

An armed gang invaded Kaigar Malamai village on Tuesday morning and abducted the village head alongside 15 others in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria. WAP learned that the group entered the village in the middle of the night and operated for several hours after which they left with the victims. Aliyu Magaji, a resident of the community who escaped with wounds said, “the group walked into our community shooting guns sporadically...

The Department of State Services (DSS) says the service is collaborating with other security agencies to ensure that adequate measures are put in place for protection of lives and property before, during, and after the yuletide. Dr. Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of the service, gave the assurance in a statement issued in Abuja, calling on citizens to be more vigilant and report strange movements and all suspicions around them to security and law...

The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr. Ahmad Abdurrahman, has called for an investigation and intense search to re-arrest the fleeing suspects from the state’s command Criminal Investigation Department (CID) cell. On Dec. 20 at about 9:30 p.m., 17 suspects remanded in police custody by the court for different offences escaped from the command’s state CID’s cell after breaking the cell’s key and resisting efforts of personnel on duty to restrain them. Abdurrahman gave...

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday visited Jakana, one of the major towns along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway, during which he expressed serious anger for what has become routine attacks on travelers and villagers by Boko Haram, part of which was Friday’s abduction of over 30 travelers. Zulum said it was disappointing that the majority of the attacks within the last two years took place between Auno and...

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ Taraba state has expressed concern on the recent resurgence of kidnappings in the State. The State Commissioner for Information and Reorientation, Barrister Danjuma Adamu disclosed this during a periodic press briefing held in Jalingo, the state capital. He said Governor Darius Ishaku’s administration will continue to cooperate and collaborate with the security agencies as well as do everything within its powers to bring an end to the activity of...