At least three indigenes of Enugwu-Ukwu community were on Monday killed by persons suspected to me members of Nawfia community, over what was suspected to be a land dispute. Both Enugwu-Ukwu and Nawfia communities are neighbours in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. A source told West African Pilot News that both communities have been having dispute over land, but on Monday, some unidentified indigenes of Nawfia lured some members of Enugwu-Ukwu community through...
A resident of Niger State, Abdullah Suleiman Erena has decried that insecurity in the eight political wards of the Lakpma axis in Niger State is not limited to banditry but includes other terrorist groups such as Boko Haram, ISWAP, and Ansaru. He stated this at an emergency media conference in Minna, the Niger State capital organized by the Coalition of Shiroro Associations, a coalition of youth organizations in Shiroro LGA. “Various terrorist groups operate in...
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...
The Northern Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has demanded that Nigerians should be allowed to protect themselves since the government has failed in its responsibility to protect the citizens Comrade Isah Abubakar, National President, NYCN stated this in a press statement on Friday, stressing that it’s disheartening at the rate of mass killings in recent times in Northern Nigeria. According to him, from all indications the citizens have no choice but to stay with this...
Eleven suspected kidnappers were arrested across Kaduna state, recovering locally made rifles and other items during various operations. In a statement on Thursday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, said the commissioner of police, Kaduna State Command, has assured that efforts to combat criminal activities will be intensified and called on the public to continue cooperating with the police. ASP Hassan said in mid-August police operatives from Saminaka, in collaboration with local hunters,...
…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...
In a series of violent attacks in Imo State, gunmen killed a police officer and destroyed multiple facilities, causing widespread alarm among residents. The events unfolded late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, leading to the loss of lives and significant property damage. The first incident was at NEPA Junction in Umulogho, Obowo Local Government Area, where gunmen stormed a residential compound. According to eyewitnesses, the attackers specifically targeted the residence of a police officer....
Nigeria police high command has asked Andrew Wynne, the British national declared wanted to come out of his hiding place and surrender to the operatives of the Nigerian police. Recall that the police had on Monday declared Wynne and his Nigerian collaborator, Lucky Obiyan wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu-led administration and placed N20m bounty on the duo, maintained that their offences bothered on terrorism financing, treasonable felony, cybercrime and subversion to...
Suspected secessionist gunmen have attacked and bombed Oba Police Divisional Headquarters in Idemili South Local Government Area, Anambra State. It was gathered that a police corporal was killed in the incident, while others sustained varying degrees of injury. The hoodlums also attacked the Oba Civic Centre. Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement. Ikenga said, “A joint security force comprising the Army, Navy, Civil Defence, and other agencies...
On Monday, the Federal Government arraigned ten leaders of the recent #EndBadGovernance protests before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The defendants, including Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (alias Lenin), Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, and others, face six counts of treason, mutiny, and incitement against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The police, represented by Simon Lough (SAN), alleged that the protesters, who participated in the demonstrations between 1 August and 10 August 2024, were incited...
