By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ The abducted member of  Taraba state House of Assembly  Hon. Bashir Muhammed Bape, regained freedom Friday’s night,  police and family sources have confirmed. Bape was abducted at  his residence in Jalingo on Wednesday by gunmen suspected kidnappers. It’s not yet clear how much was paid but sources said “ransom  could have been paid before he was released.” An impeccable source said that,  ” He was released late night at...

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested two (2) members of a trans-national kidnap syndicate involved in the kidnap of an American Citizen, Philippe Nathan Walton, on 28th October 2020 at his farm in Masalata Village, Republic of Niger. According to DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters Abuja in a statement that the suspects, Aliyu Abdullahi 21yrs alias Mallam and Aliyu Umaru 23yrs alias Kwatte Kusu, both from Sokoto State, were...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered two new methods drug traffickers now adopt to evade the prying eyes of law enforcement personnel and this had led to the seizure of 14.4kg of cocaine. In a statement,  Mr Jonah Achema, NDLEA spokesman said that the new methods were uncovered in two separate operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Special Area Command, Abuja. Achema said that two suspects were arrested in connection with...

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have on Tuesday’s night abducted member representing Nguroje Constituency in Taraba state House of Assembly Hon. Barr Bashir Mohammed Bape. Reports say that Bape was kidnapped in his residence near Comprehensive Secondary School, in Jalingo, the state capital. “The gunmen who came in numbers over powered the vigilantes guarding the house and went straight to his sleeping room. ‘’They whisked him away, and on...