The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is set to probe a woman who tore her husband’s international passport at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The agency state that the woman will be prosecuted under Section 10(b) of Immigration Act 2015, and has already been invited for questioning. A statement on Monday by NIS spokesman, Kenneth Udo, said the incident is a violation of the law. The statement read, “The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has...

Bandits have ambushed soldiers on patrol in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing four and injuring two. The troops were attacked on Saturday along the Kukurau-Bangi road, with the assailants also burning down two patrol vehicles. Member representing Gudu at the State House of Assembly, Yahya Gudu, confirmed the incident, describing it as disheartening. A resident, who spoke anonymously, said the bandits passed through their area on 20 motorcycles, each carrying two well-armed...

The Spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the public should use their efforts as the operatives of the Force cannot arrest all criminal elements in the country at the same time. Adejobi, in a post via X, was responding to three pictures posted by an X user showing suspected terrorists displaying bundles of naira notes suspected to be kidnapping proceeds. The user captioned the post: “They are now posing with the...

Gunmen operating in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Friday attacked a police van, killing one of the policemen at a junction. Sources said the incident happened at about 9 am on Friday, and that the attackers when repelled by the policemen threw an improvised explosive device at the police team, and that one of them was ripped by the devise. Police command in the state, however confirmed this in a press release by the state police...

Bandits have attacked some communities of Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State killing six people and abducting 26 others. According to reports, the bandits stormed Sabon Gida Libere, Ungwan Ganye, Ungwan Nabara, and Kadi communities in separate attacks and unleashed terror on the residents. Aminu Khalid, a resident of the community,  the bandits invaded Sabon Gida Libere on Monday, killing one person and abducting 23 people, while three people were killed at Ungwan Nabara....

As the 2024 National Summit on Mass Atrocities commenced on Wednesday, Global Rights, Nigeria, revealed alarming statistics on the country’s insecurity situation. Executive Director, Abiodun Baiyewu, disclosed that 24,816 people have been killed and 15,597 kidnapped in mass atrocities across Nigeria in the past five years. Baiyewu highlighted the gravity of the situation, citing data that shows the devastating impact of insecurity, including 3.4 million internally displaced people across Nigeria and 100,000 refugees in neighbouring...

…Recovers N4, 986,000.00 Cash, 2 AK-47 Rifles, Ammunition The Kano State Police Command has arrested a notorious armed robber, Hassan Iliya, 35 years old, of Alhazawa Village, Musawa LGA, Katsina State, while attempting to escape on a motorcycle. The Command spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa in a Press Statement said the arrest followed a report on 05/08/2024 by a resident of Yandadi Village, Kunchi LGA, Kano State that armed robbers stormed his residence, attacked him,...

A leading African digital commerce platform, Interswitch Limited has been defrauded of the sum of N3.9bn by 16 persons. However, the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre has so far recovered the sum of N3.9bn cash and properties from the suspects, with efforts ongoing to recover more. At a joint press briefing in Abuja on Monday, the Department of State Services’ spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, said the center made the arrest and recovery following a...