Again, gunmen attack LG secretariat in Anambra, set buildings ablaze

Gunmen said to be in their large numbers on Friday morning attacked the Ogbaru Local Government Secretariat in Atani community, Anambra State. It was gathered that the hoodlums, who invaded the secretariat set buildings, including a town hall meant for traditional rulers and some administrative facilities at the premises ablaze. This is the second time in two months that gunmen would attack the Ogbaru LGA as a similar attack was carried out on June 15,...

Residents Kill 37 Bandits In Zamfara State

Residents of Matusgi village in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State have engaged a gang that had invaded the village with the intent to abduct locals. According to reports during the encounter at least 37 bandits were reportedly killed by the locals. The bandits were said to arrive the village on motorbikes around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, aiming to carry out abductions, but met resistance by the villagers who confronted the bandits. A...

Soldier Shoots Police DPO Dead in Zamfara

Halliru Liman, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Wasagu Division in Kebbi State, has been killed by a soldier at a checkpoint in Zamfara State. According to ASP Yazid Abubakar, the spokesman for the Zamfara State Police Command, the incident happened on Wednesday, 28 August, when Liman was on his way to Birnin Kebbi for a meeting. He was stopped by military personnel attached to Operation Dadarin Daji in the Danmarke area of Bukkuyum Local...

4 Years Old Girl Murdered In Nsukka, Suspect Arrested

Mr. Nweke Chukwuemeka, the murderer of an innocent 4 years child sleeping in her house at Orba Road in Nsukka Local Government Area has been arrested by Police Operatives serving in the Nsukka Sector of the Enugu State Command’s Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad. A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, reveals that on Sunday 18th of August 2024, around 10:30 p.m., the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad received a distress call about the...

Afenifere Calls For Regionalisation Of NYSC, Enforcement Of Terrorism Prohibition Act, 2022 

…Hails Release Of kidnapped Medical Students, NYSC Members Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba cultural and socio-political organisation has called for the regionalisation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme and the enforcement of terrorism prohibition Act, 2022. The socio-political organisation also lamented the resurgence of kidnapping in Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, South-East and parts of the North. It hailed the release of the graduates who were kidnapped on their way from Akwa Ibom to Sokoto State where...

Gunmen Strike in Port Harcourt, Kidnap Rivers Revenue Director

Gunmen stormed the Okrika Waterfront in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday and kidnapped Aribibia Fubara, Director of the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue. Eyewitnesses said the kidnappers, who came in a speedboat, fired gunshots into the air to scare people away before seizing Fubara and speeding away with him. The Rivers State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the kidnappers, with the Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, directing tactical units to ensure...

Proscribed Shi’ite Group Kills Two Police, Injury Three Others

The proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, popularly known as ‘Shi’ites’, has killed two officers, while three others are left unconscious following an attack on Police by the group. The Police Public Relations Officer, FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh who confirmed the incident said the Islamic group launched an attack on some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force at Wuse Junction by traffic light on Sunday. “The proscribed organization attacked the police checkpoint unprovoked,...

Eight Days After Abduction, 20 Medical Students Regain Freedom

Twenty medical students, kidnapped while travelling to a conference in Benue State, have been freed by security operatives. The students, from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos, were abducted by gunmen on 15th August However, they were rescued on Friday in Ntunkon forest, Benue State, without any ransom paid. Assistant Commissioner of Police Olumuyiwa Adejoboi, spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, “Contrary to some tweets and unconfirmed stories that some money was...

Shiite Groups Launches Fatal Assault on Police in Abuja, Kill 3

Police officers in Abuja came under attack on Sunday when members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shiites, launched a deadly assault on a police checkpoint at Wuse Junction. The attack resulted in the deaths of two police officers and one civilian, with three officers left unconscious. Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, said the IMN members wielded machetes, improvised explosive devices, and knives in the unprovoked attack. “The...

Police Arrest Woman With Anti-Aircraft Ammunition

Mrs Hauwa Sani of Doro village, Katsina state has been arrested by the Police for illegal possession of 124 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition. Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramhan Nansel in a statement said the suspect was arrested at Rafin Sanyi village in Doma Local Government Area of the state alongside a two-year-old child. “Preliminary investigation showed that the suspect was conveying the anti-aircraft ammunition which were concealed in a...

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