Gunmen stormed the Okrika Waterfront in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday and kidnapped Aribibia Fubara, Director of the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue. Eyewitnesses said the kidnappers, who came in a speedboat, fired gunshots into the air to scare people away before seizing Fubara and speeding away with him. The Rivers State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the kidnappers, with the Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, directing tactical units to ensure...

Mrs Hauwa Sani of Doro village, Katsina state has been arrested by the Police for illegal possession of 124 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition. Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ramhan Nansel in a statement said the suspect was arrested at Rafin Sanyi village in Doma Local Government Area of the state alongside a two-year-old child. “Preliminary investigation showed that the suspect was conveying the anti-aircraft ammunition which were concealed in a...

Isa Muhammad Bawa, the 74-year-old District Head of Gatawa in Sokoto State, has been killed by terrorists after being held captive for three weeks. Bawa, who was abducted along with his son and brother while returning from an event in July, was reportedly killed on Wednesday. A distressing video showed him pleading for his life and urging the government to intervene, but his plea went unanswered. Speaking in the video, he said, “My brothers and...

The District head of Gatawa in the Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, Isa Muhammad Bawa who was kidnapped along with his son and brother has died in captivity, as Kidnappers demand N500 million as ransom. Recall that the 74-year-old traditional ruler, his son, and his younger brother were abducted at Kwanan Maharba along the Goronyo-Sabon Birni Road while returning from Sokoto. The cousin of the victim, who is the Magajin Garin Sabon...

Anambra State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim during an operation in Ihiala local government area of the State. Since the rising insecurity in the Southeast geopolitical zone, Ihiala has been one of the worst hit. However, during an ongoing operation across Ihiala by a joint security team, the kidnapers’ den was busted and the kidnapped victim was rescued unscathed. A statement by the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer –PPRO, CSP Tochi Ikenga...

The Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF, has reported the surrender of a high-ranking Boko Haram Deputy Commander, Awana Alhaji Mele Keremi, along with nine others in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. This information was disclosed in a statement issued by the Chief Military Information Officer of MNJTF in N’djamena, Chad, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, to newsmen in Maiduguri on Monday. The statement highlighted the significance of the surrender, describing it as a major...