Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra Security Operatives in Deadly Battle with Gun Men

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 17, 2024

,..Vigilante Commander, Five Others Feared Dead A vigilante commander and five other persons have been feared dead in Nnewi and Nnobi Communities of Anambra State in a gun battle between security operatives and hoodlums in the two communities. According to reports made available to journalists on Monday the gun men stormed Nnewi before heading to Nnobi where they also unleashed mayhem. It was reported that some security operatives gave the gun men a chase in Nnewi...

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NAF Confirms Over 80 Terrorists Neutralized In Katsina

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF Confirms Over 80 Terrorists Neutralized In Katsina

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 17, 2024

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that it neutralized over 80 terrorists in Katsina State. A press statement on Monday signed by Edward Gabkwet, Air Vice Marshal, Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, stated that the air strikes by the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji have continued to record the expected outcome as several terrorists have been eliminated with their motorcycles destroyed. The statement read, “In one of such strikes carried out...

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Gunmen Attack Anambra Local Government Headquarters, Burn down Vehicles

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Attack Anambra Local Government Headquarters, Burn down Vehicles

PilotnewsJune 17, 2024

Unidentified gunmen on has attacked Ogbaru Local Government secretariat in Anambra State, burning down four vehicles. The incident was suspected to have been carried out by secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Videos circulating on social media showed several vehicles within the premises of the secretariat smouldering in fire. Police authorities in Anambra State have confirmed the attack, describing it at a cowardly act. In a press release by the state police command’s spokesperson,...

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23 Inmates Breaths Air Of Freedom Kwara

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria23 Inmates Breaths Air Of Freedom Kwara

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 15, 2024

Ahead of the 2024 Eid-el Kabir festival, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State had visited all the custodial centres in the state and ordered the release of 23 inmates on Friday. The governor was also said to have paid transport fees of those released to their various destinations. During the governor’s visit, cases of 18 lifers were reviewed: 10 lifers had their sentences commuted to 21 years imprisonment, six lifers had their sentences commuted to...

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Nigerian Army Kills Notorious Bandits’ Kingpin, 35 Others in Kaduna

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Army Kills Notorious Bandits’ Kingpin, 35 Others in Kaduna

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 13, 2024

  Buharin Yadi, one of the deadliest bandit leaders terrorising northern Nigeria in the last decade, has met his bitter end at the hands of security forces. The troops of Sector 6 Operation Whirl Punch rained down fire on the kingpin known as Buhari Alhaji Halidu, alias Buharin Yadi, and dozens of his cohorts, abruptly terminating their ignominious spell of terror. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this...

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Nigerian Military Arrests Suspects in Connection with Killing of Soldiers in Abia

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Military Arrests Suspects in Connection with Killing of Soldiers in Abia

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 13, 2024

Two weeks after the killing of five Nigerian soldiers in Obingwa LGA of Abia State, the military has arrested scores of suspects in connection with the attack. The suspects, who are currently being interrogated, are believed to have played various roles in the ambush that resulted in the death of the soldiers. According to Defence Headquarters spokesperson Maj.-General Edward Buba, the arrests were made in a series of raids conducted by a combined team of...

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Nigerian Air Force Neutralizes 29 Bandits, Freed Multiple Kidnapped Victims

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Air Force Neutralizes 29 Bandits, Freed Multiple Kidnapped Victims

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 12, 2024

No fewer than 29 bandits have been neutralized by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and freed multiple kidnapped victims, including the village head’s daughter of Ruwan Godiya in Katsina State. Recall that the terrorists had launched attacks on different villages in Kankara local government area resulting in the deaths of police officers and scores of farmers on Sunday. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed said the breakthrough was recorded...

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Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen, Civilian in Early Morning Attack

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Kill 2 Policemen, Civilian in Early Morning Attack

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 12, 2024

…Police accuse IPOB and ESN. Two police officers and a civilian have been killed by unknown gunmen at a security checkpoint along the Owerri-Okigwe road in Imo state. The incident reportedly unfolded on Tuesday in Akabo, Ikeduru local government area of Imo State. Eyewitness reports indicate that the heavily armed gunmen arrived in a vehicle and targeted the officers stationed at the checkpoint. The attack happened around 6:00 a.m., catching the officers by surprise. A...

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Kogi Govt Asks Dekina Stakeholders To Fish Out Vandals Of Radio Station

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKogi Govt Asks Dekina Stakeholders To Fish Out Vandals Of Radio Station

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 10, 2024

The Kogi State Government has charged the Dekina Local Government Council, Dekina Traditional Council, Security Heads and other Stakeholders in Kogi East to come together to fish out the vandals who carted away valuable broadcast equipment at the Kogi State Broadcasting Corporation, Ochaja. Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the State Commissioner for Information and Communications gave the charge at a Stakeholders meeting in Anyigba, Monday, saying “the incessant vandalization of the station is disheartening and must...

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NLC Vows to Resume Indefinite Strike If Minimum Wage Negotiations Fail

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNLC Vows to Resume Indefinite Strike If Minimum Wage Negotiations Fail

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 10, 2024

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has stated that it’ll most likely resume the indefinite strike embarked if the Federal Government fails to reach a consensus with them by midnight on Tuesday. Recall that organised labour embarked on a nation strike a week ago but was suspended for one week for a further negotiation with the Federal Government, and the one week deadline will expire by midnight on Tuesday. Speaking on Channels TV on Monday, Chris...

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