Security operatives in Kogi state have rescued 15 out 23 pupils abducted from a facility known as Dahallukitab Group of School located in isolated area of Zariagi, along Kabba Junction axis of Lokoja. According to a statement issued by Kogi Commissioner of Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, that the facility was operating illegally in a remote, bushy environment without registration with the State Government and without the knowledge of relevant authorities and security agencies. The...

The Plateau State Government has filed criminal charges against five suspects arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the deadly attack in Angwa Rukuba, Jos North Local Government Area on Palm Sunday, which left more than 30 people dead. The prosecution, initiated by the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Philemon Audu Daffi, follows renewed security efforts after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent visit to the state, where he assured residents that those...

Heavily armed bandits have invaded the palace in Olayinka community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. During midnight raids which occurred around 1:40 a.m, the bandits whisked away the monarch Oba Salman Aweda, one of his wives, and other residents into the forest and have now thrown the community into fear, as the gunmen were said to have operated with total impunity. Oba Aweda was a recently elevated traditional ruler who had just...

The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered and foiled an alleged plot to carry out coordinated bomb attacks on government facilities in Akure, arresting six suspects said to have been preparing for the operation. The arrests followed an intelligence-led operation that exposed what the police described as a criminal syndicate operating across state lines and planning to deploy Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on key public infrastructure. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebowale Lawal,...

Gunmen have abducted at least 14 passengers, many of them candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), along the Makurdi–Otukpo road in Benue State. The victims were travelling in a commercial bus on Wednesday evening to sit for their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scheduled for Thursday when the attackers struck between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The vehicle, reportedly operated by the state-owned Benue Links Transport Company, was ambushed with about 16...

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a 15-year-old suspect in connection with the deadly attack that killed a senior army officer and three soldiers in Borno State. The suspect, identified as Tijjani, was apprehended on Sunday at Ngamdu while reportedly on his way to purchase food for members of his group. Military sources linked him to the attack that led to the death of Brigadier-General Oseni Braimah, commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade,...

A brigadier general of the Nigerian Army has been killed following a coordinated terrorist attack on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State, even as the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) insists troops successfully repelled the assault. The attack in the early hours of Thursday, targeted the 29 Task Force Brigade Headquarters under Operation HADIN KAI. According to local and intelligence sources, the insurgents overran parts of the base, killing several soldiers and destroying military assets. Kaga...

Commissioner of Police. CP Kabir Umar Hassan has called on all stakeholders, traditional rulers, religious leaders, youth associations, and transport unions to collaborate with the Police, stressing that Security is a collective responsibility. CP Hassan made the declaration during his maiden media briefing on Thursday at the Police Officers Mess, Yola, said the command will use all legitimate means within the ambit of the law to ensure that criminals are apprehended and brought to justice....

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested one Roland Owie, 37, in connection with the seizure of 1,378 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa belonging to a drug cartel in the State. The State’s NDLEA Commander, Mitchel Ofoyeju, who disclosed this, said 125 bags of dried weeds suspected to be skunk cannabis, with a total weight of 1,378 kilograms, were recovered from the warehouse. According to him, the agency arrested a...