Gunmen kill 2 traditional heads, abduct schoolchildren in Ekiti

There has been unrest in relatively peaceful Ekiti State after gunmen, suspected to be armed herdsmen, slew two kings in the southern State. The traditional rulers; the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin; and Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Olushola were killed on Monday by gunmen who ambushed them on a highway. They were returning to Ekiti from a meeting in Northcentral Kogi State where the state of Nigeria’s deteriorating security was discussed. The Alara...

Kidnappers of Lagos PDP chairman seek N200m ransom

…Party appeals to security agencies to quickly secure his release The kidnappers of the chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Philip Aivoji are asking for N200 million from the family members of the PDP chieftain, who was abducted on Thursday on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The party has called on security agencies and government at all levels to intervene and promptly secure the release of its state chairman. It will be...

Enugu CP Warns Against Security Information Sharing Without Recourse To Police

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Police Command, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu urges citizens to refrain from sending out information on acts of crime and security without recourse to the police first. CP Uzuegbu said victims or their family members who narrate their ordeals to disseminate such to the public should know that the hoodlums are also on social media and as such hampering the police’s successful bursting of their hideouts. The Commissioner stated this in...

Onitiri asks FG to declare state of emergency on insecurity

Chief  Adesunbo Onitiri, a renowned socio-political activist and critic has urged the  Federal Government to as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the country in view of the rising insecurity in the country, current precarious and devastating incidents of kidnapping, banditry and other criminal activities. He made the call via a press statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday, stressing that the government should wage total war on kidnappers, bandits...

Five of the six children of the Al-Kadriyar family who were kidnapped earlier this month by bandits in the Bwari area of Abuja have been freed by their captors. The siblings as well as other hostages were taken to the kidnapping gang’s hideout at Kajuru Forest in nearby Kaduna State. The Nigerian police say they busted the forest base on 20 January, freeing the girls. “Following the relentless advancement of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,...

Four soldiers, one civil defense, two others feared dead after herders attack

Following herdsmen attack in Benue State, there are indications that the number of security personnel that were killed in Okokolo ward, Agatu Local Government Area, (LGA), of the state may have risen to seven, even as the attack has left scores wounded and many others displaced. Reports have it said that among those that allegedly lost their lives to the attack are four soldiers; a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC)...

Police In Nasarawa State Arrest 38 Persons, Recover 29 Motorcycles

The Nasarawa State Police command arrested 38 persons on Friday for protesting the outcome of the Supreme Court judgment which affirmed the re-election Abdullahi Sule as winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer,  DSP Ramhan Nansel who confirmed the arrest said apart from the 38 suspects arrested, 29 motorcycles were recovered by its personnel during the protests which took place in Lafia, the state capital....

Three In Police Net After  Woman Was Beheaded In A Hotel In Yola,

Adamawa Police Command has arrested three staff of an annex of Happy Hour Hotel in Karewa Borehole of Jimeta, Yola North Local Government area of the state, following the discovery of the headless body of a lady in the hotel. Those arrested are Offer Jacob and Yifarta Caleb Receptionists as well as Security Guard on duty Habibu Isah. According to reports, the suspect had checked into the hotel with the deceased on the 18th of...

Amnesty International decries rising insecurity, asks Tinubu to step up

Amnesty International has expressed deep concern over the increasing incidents of kidnapping for ransom by armed gangs in Nigeria, saying it is a daily occurrence that has left citizens living in constant fear. Amnesty International Nigeria office’s alarm on Monday in a series of posts on X comes on the heels of recent high-profile kidnapping cases across the country as the Nigerian authorities appear to be overwhelmed by the threats. “People in Nigeria are living...

EFCC Arrest Former Nigerian Minister Over Allege N3.6 Billion Fraud

The former Nigerian Minister of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry from July 2007 to October 2008, Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged conspiracy and loan fraud to the tune of N3.6 billion. The Head of Media and Publicity of the commission, Dele Oyewale in a statement on Monday, said the ex-minister was arrested with Chief Geoffrey Ekenma on January 11, 2024, at No. 2,...

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