The owner of an abandoned vehicle in which an AK-47 rifle was discovered, Mallam Abubakar Adamu has been arrested by soldiers from the Nigerian Army, 6 Brigade in Jalingo, Taraba State. The soldiers, on September 5, intercepted a suspicious blue Toyota Yaris with registration number: Taraba KLD 652 XA, on Wukari-Jalingo road with AK-47 rifle and other incriminating items hidden inside the vehicle. The deputy spokesman of the brigade, Captain Oni Olubodunde, who disclosed this...

…as Police Declare Inquest into the Violence The Pro-chancellor of Benue State University, and Founder of Olivia University, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has condoled with the Enugwu-Ukwu community in Njikoka local government area of Anambra State, over death of four young men who were killed in a disputed farmland. While condoling with Igwe Sir Ralph Ekpe, Igwe Enugwu-Ukwu, Sir Paul Chukwuma also cautioned against reprisal attacks. In a statement, the spokesman for Sir Paul Chukwuma’s Campaign...

The military high command on Friday said troops had killed no fewer than 152 terrorists and arrested 109 within the week. The Director of Media Operations, Edward Buba, in a statement said the strongholds of two notorious terrorist leaders, the Sadiku enclave at Tsora Hill in Safana Local Government Area, Katsina State; and the Yusuf enclave in Yadi Forest, Giwa LG, Kaduna State, were destroyed. He said the troops’ achievements were an indication that the...

…Release Phone Numbers, Social Media Accounts The Enugu State Police Command calls on citizens to promptly report police officers’ unprofessional conduct to the Complaint Response Unit, CRU, through the under-listed designated phone numbers and social media accounts. A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, notifies the public that the Complaint Response Unit has commenced operations. “The unit (CRU) is saddled with the responsibility of receiving and professionally handling complaints of...