The Kebbi State Police Command has confirmed that gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the district head of Kanya under the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Nafui Abubakar, who confirmed the attack, said the bandits stormed the village on Saturday and kidnapped the district head, Isah Daya, and eight other persons. Abubakar also confirmed that one Sheriff Alhaji Almu was killed and three persons sustained injuries....

No fewer than five suspected illegal security personnel have been apprehended in Anambra State for allegedly mounting road blocks and using gun the intimidate and extort road users. The ‘fake’ security men who wore black security vest crested “AVG Special Squad”, were arrested by the operatives of the Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who also recovered at least three Pump Action guns from them. According to a statement...

The Nigerian Army has discharged a female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, who accused a senior officer, Colonel I.B Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment. The Army on Tuesday said the female soldier was booted out of the service on medical grounds after the conclusion of its probe, however, she’s entitled to a pension and all other benefits for life. Major-General, Onyema Nwachukwu, the spokesman of the land Army told Journalists at Army headquarters, that the senior officer did not commit the...

The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the death of Kachalla Sharme, a notorious bandit commander linked to the abduction of 121 students from Bethel Baptist High School in 2021. Sharme was killed in a clash between rival bandit groups over the weekend at Hambakko in the Rijana and Kaso forests, spanning Kachia, Chikun, and Kajuru local government areas. In a statement on Monday, Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, revealed that...

The Department of State Services, DSS, has released six of the protesters arrested during the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations in Kaduna State. The protests, which took place between 1 and 10 August 2024 were organised in response to the economic difficulties facing Nigerians. Sources within the DSS confirmed on Sunday that the six protesters were released after investigations were concluded, while three others are set to be arraigned. A DSS source said, “On September 19, 2024, six...