Dismissed Soldier, 7 Others Arrested for Armed Robbery in Enugu

The Enugu State Police Command through collaborative operations with the Emene Division, Crack and Octopus Tactical Squads, and the Neighborhood Watch Group arrested an interstate criminal syndicate specialized in armed robbery and financial fraud. The arrest of the eight male suspects by the team was in response to a distress call reporting an armed robbery attack at an estate in Emene in Enugu East Local Government Area. Police operatives from the Emene Division responding to...

Fighting Terrorism Requires Collaboration – NCTC coordinator

The National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre, NCTC, in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka has emphasized the importance of continuous collaboration among security stakeholders to combat terrorism in the country. Laka, disclosed this on Monday, at a five-day Counter Terrorism Theory and Practice Course in Abuja, noted that no agency can solely achieve laudable success in the fight against terrorism. The NCTC boss further said that the course, facilitated by...

Police Rescue 20 Travellers from Armed terrorists in Katsina State

Twenty passengers in Jibia and Faskari local government areas have been rescued from being kidnapped. The Katsina State Police Command Spokesman, Abubakar Aliyu, in a statement said the first incident occurred on Saturday at Kwanar Makera along the Katsina-Magamar Jibia road in Jibia LGA. He said the second attempt was at Marabar Bangori on the Funtua-Gusau road in Faskari LGA. “The Armed terrorists, wielding AK-47 rifles, opened fire on a commercial vehicle with the intent...

Siblings Remanded in Enugu Prison for Defrauding an American

Two brothers, Ajim Kerison Onubuogu and Ajim Tochukwu Christian were recently arraigned and remanded in Enugu Correctional facility for allegedly defrauding Chebet Chumba, an American, the sums of Forty-Three Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty United States Dollars ($43, 850) and Eighteen Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand, One Hundred and Thirty-three Naira, Seventy-five Kobo (N18, 675, 133. 75) respectively. The brothers were arraigned by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...

Three States Lead Fight Against Gender-Based Violence- Report

Lagos, Rivers, and Ekiti states have been rated high in addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and harmful practices against women and girls. Bukky Shonibare, Executive Director of Invictus Africa, a civic organization focused on human rights and gender equality, said a significant increase from the 5,800 samples in 2023 based on a survey of 18,500 respondents. According to her, the 2024 Womanity Index report, which was released in Abuja, aims to assess the progress made by subnational...

Imo Security Forces Discover Shallow Graves, Dismantle Criminal Base in Aku

The Joint Security Task Force, JTF, in Imo State has uncovered several shallow graves in Aku Community, Okigwe Local Government Area, which were allegedly used by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and their armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network, ESN, to bury their victims. The graves were discovered during a clearance operation aimed at dismantling criminal activities in the area. The raid, led by Brigadier-General Usman Lawal of the 34 Artillery Brigade,...

Native Doctor Hospitalised After Shooting Self to Test Bulletproof Charm

A native doctor, Ismail Usman, has sustained gunshot injuries while testing a ‘bulletproof’ charm in Kuchibiyi community, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. According to eyewitnesses, the incident took place on Thursday when the victim, in an attempt to test the effectiveness of his self-made bulletproof, shot himself in the stomach. A resident of Kuchibiyi, Samson Ayuba, who witnessed the incident, said: “The man is a native doctor who prepares concoction and...

Kaduna State Government To Document Repentant Bandits

…Denies Paying Them Money Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani says the state government will start documenting repentant bandits on Saturday. The governor disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Thursday, saying the government had received the first set of repentant bandits; most of them in Birnin Gwari are indigenes of the community. He said the Birnin-Gwari cattle market was reopened which was closed for about 10 years due to insecurity in...

Police Inspector Brutally Murdered In Adamawa, Two Suspects Arrested

Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of Police Inspector, Ibrahim Maizabuwa. The suspects, Ezekiel Kefas (67) and Stephen Zabadi (44) are residents of Wamsa Suwa village in Lamurde Local Government Area. According to the police, the deceased Police Inspector who works in Gombe, Gombe State was killed on November 11, 2024, when he visited his friend Ezekiel Kefas in the village to demand the return of his three...

NDLEA, Military Intercepts 626 Compressed Blocks Of Cannabis Sativa

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in collaboration with the military at the checkpoint in Adamawa state have intercepted 626 compressed blocks of cannabis sativa, weighing 500.800kg, around Numan Bridge. Agboalu Femi Samson, Adamawa State Commandant of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) disclosed that the suspects were already on the watch list of the agency. “The NDLEA has a permanent checkpoint in place to cut off drug supply into the state, with...

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