Suspected kidnappers have killed a lecturer at the Igbinedion University, Okada in Edo State. The State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Danmallam, confirmed the incident on Monday. He explained that gunmen operating near Okada junction along the Benin-Lagos Highway attacked a bus that the victim Mr Kelvin Izevbekhai and other passengers were travelling in. “The gunmen … Continue reading Suspected Kidnappers Kill University Lecturer In Edo
A missionary identified as Jeremiah Tweinta has been kidnapped by gunmen in Gongomaliki area of Jalingo, Taraba State capital. Twentia, who is a missionary with Peculiar Treasure Mission was abducted at 1:51 am on Tuesday. This was after the kidnappers shot into the air to scare residents of the area. READ ALSO: Alleged N304m Fraud: Court … Continue reading Gunmen Kidnap Missionary In Jalingo
Nine suspected pirates comprising three Greece citizens, an American and five blacks have been arrested during a joint operation by the Nigerian Navy and United States Coast Guard. The suspects were nabbed when their vessel was stopped within the Nigerian waters while the navy combed the Western Naval Command area of the Gulf of … Continue reading Greek Citizens, American Among Nine Suspected Pirates Arrested In Nigeria
A policeman and three suspected kidnappers have been killed in Kaduna State during a gun battle in the Mando area of the state capital. Confirming the incident, the Command’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, Sunny Onah, who addressed journalists, explained that the suspected kidnappers engaged some policemen guarding a construction company in the area in … Continue reading Policeman, Three Suspected Kidnappers Killed In Kaduna
The Theatre Command Special Court Martial of the Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri has dismissed a Nigerian Air Force officer, Flight Lieutenant Martins Ewerem, for raping and assaulting a 14-year-old girl, an Internally Displaced Person (IDP). The girl, said to be living in the Bakassi IDP camp in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, was … Continue reading Air Force Officer Dismissed For Raping 14-Year-Old IDP
The Edo State government has ordered the closure of two secondary schools in the state with immediate effect, Ihogbe College and Oba Akenzua II. The acting governor of the state, Philip Shaibu, gave the order on Monday following a series of alleged cult clashes involving students from the schools. He ordered the closure during … Continue reading Edo Govt Shuts Secondary Schools Over Alleged Cultism
The Rivers Police Command in the early hours of Thursday, rescued four kidnapped victims in the state. In a Joint Operation, Men of the IGP Monitoring Unit and Anti Kidnapping Unit led by the Commander, DCP Benneth Igweh, stormed a thick forest at Uzohia and Ubima both in Ikwerre L.G.A where four kidnap … Continue reading Five Killed As Rivers Police Command Rescue Four Kidnapped Victims
Sixteen people have been confirmed killed in a fresh attack by armed bandits on three villages in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Monday night. The villages affected are Dalijan, Rakkoni, and Kalhu. The state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, who confirmed the death of the 16 people to journalists during a press conference … Continue reading 16 Killed In Fresh Attack In Sokoto
The Nigerian Air Force says it has killed a number of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Borno State. In a statement on Monday, the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, stated that the terrorists were neutralised as they gathered for a meeting at their hideouts … Continue reading NAF Jets Kill Boko Haram Terrorists While Holding Meeting In Borno
The commander, Operation Whirl Stroke, Maj. Gen. Adeyemi Yekini, has confirmed the killing of farmers in Agatu Local Council Area of Benue State by armed bandits suspected to be herdsmen in the early hours of Wednesday, February 20, 2019. Although Gen. Yekini said the casualty figures were yet to be ascertained, as at the … Continue reading Army Confirms Attack On Agatu Community In Benue State
