5,000 Repented Boko Haram Fighters Reintegrated into Society – NCTC

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria5,000 Repented Boko Haram Fighters Reintegrated into Society – NCTC

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 30, 2025

The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has disclosed that over 5,000 repented Boko Haram fighters have been reunited with their families after undergoing a deradicalisation programme. Ambassador Mairo Musa Abbas, Head of Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE), made this known on Thursday at the second-day session of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum. She spoke during the third panel discussion themed “Managing Boko Haram Exits...

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NAFDAC Confiscates Fake Food, Beverages Worth Over N5bn In Aba Market

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNAFDAC Confiscates Fake Food, Beverages Worth Over N5bn In Aba Market

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 30, 2025

In a decisive move to curb the circulation of fake and substandard wine and beverages in Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has again shut down the Aba market and confiscated fake food and beverages worth over N5 billion. NAFDAC’s raid on the market was similar to the one carried out in December 2023. It was jointly carried out by the military, DSS, and Nigerian police. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye,...

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Human Trafficking: Nigeria Is A Source, Transit, Destination In Africa-Minister

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaHuman Trafficking: Nigeria Is A Source, Transit, Destination In Africa-Minister

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 30, 2025

The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim on Wednesday, decried that Nigeria is one of the main sources, transit, and destination for human trafficking in Africa. Sulaiman-Ibrahim stated this at the 2025 annual academic summit organized by the University of Abuja Faculty of Social Sciences in Abuja with the theme of the summit is, “Illegal Migration and girl-child trafficking in 21st Century Nigeria: Changing the mindset through quality and functional university education.” The Minister...

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Suspicious Husband Severs Wife’s Wrist over Alleged Infidelity

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSuspicious Husband Severs Wife’s Wrist over Alleged Infidelity

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 29, 2025

In Ibagwa-Agu Farm Settlement in Nsukka Local Government Area, a 33years old man severed the left wrist of his wife, Chinonso Echege over alleged infidelity. The suspect, Mr. Sunday Echege upon interrogation when arrested by the Enugu State Police Command operatives of the Okpuje Division confessed that he acted out of suspicion that his wife is having an extramarital affair. Eyewitness accounts that the couple were engaged in a heated argument when the husband suddenly...

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Syndicate Supplying Motorcycles To Boko Haram Terrorists Arrested

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSyndicate Supplying Motorcycles To Boko Haram Terrorists Arrested

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 29, 2025

A syndicate supplying motorcycles to Boko Haram terrorists in Niger and Kaduna states has been arrested by the Police. Terrorists in Northern Nigeria mostly use motorcycles as operational vehicles for kidnapping, attacks, and on communities committing other heinous crimes. Benneth Igweh, Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 7, while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday said the three suspects were arrested in Suleja Local Government Area, Niger State acting on credible intelligence...

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Witness in Trial of Ex-Aviation Minister Says Contract Awarded To Unqualified Company

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsWitness in Trial of Ex-Aviation Minister Says Contract Awarded To Unqualified Company

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 28, 2025

A witness, Musa Obinyan, in the trial of the former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said the Ministry of Aviation awarded the contract for the rehabilitation of Katsina Airport to an unqualified company. At the resumed hearing on Monday, Musa Obinyan told the FCT High Court that the firm awarded the contract, Al Buraq Investment Ltd, could not execute the project. Obinyan, a retired director in the procurement department of the ministry, said the bidding...

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Kano State Government Drops Charges Against #EndSARS Protesters

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKano State Government Drops Charges Against #EndSARS Protesters

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 28, 2025

The Kano State Government has officially withdrawn all criminal charges against individuals arrested during the #EndSARS protests in the state. This decision follows a petition submitted by the civil society organisation, Citizens’ Gavel, to the Attorney-General of the State, urging him to exercise his constitutional powers under Section 211(1)(c) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The petition, submitted on 5th November 2024, called for the immediate dismissal of all charges levelled against peaceful protesters who...

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Anambra Govt Takes Up Case Of Elderly Woman In Wheelchair Burnt To Death

CommunityCrime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra Govt Takes Up Case Of Elderly Woman In Wheelchair Burnt To Death

PilotnewsJanuary 27, 2025

Anambra State Government through the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, has waded into the case of a 74-year old woman allegedly burnt to death in her wheelchair in Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area. Four suspects fingered in the crime are 21-year old Chinenye Ekwenugo; 47 year old Uzochukwu Okeke; 60-year old Fidel Anayo and Ikenna Anene aged 54. Items recovered at the crime scene were the burnt remains of the deceased, her wheelchair, and...

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Troops Kill Terrorist Commander, Arrest 224 Suspects Nationwide – DHQ

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Kill Terrorist Commander, Arrest 224 Suspects Nationwide – DHQ

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 27, 2025

…22 Soldiers Killed as Troops Target Timbuktu Triangle The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced the killing of a notorious terrorist commander and gunrunner, Abu Mosaje, in Plateau State, alongside 96 other terrorists, during operations conducted across the country in the past week. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According to Maj.-Gen. Troops killed Buba, Mosaje in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of...

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Breaking – ISWAP Suicide Bomber Kills 27 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBreaking – ISWAP Suicide Bomber Kills 27 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 26, 2025

At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing during a military operation targeting Islamic State-affiliated militants in the Northeast, military sources told AFP on Sunday. The attack took place on Friday night during a ground offensive against insurgents in a wasteland straddling Borno and Yobe states. According to one officer who spoke anonymously, “The suicide attack killed 27 soldiers, including the commander, and left several others seriously injured.” Providing more details, another...

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