Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasiru El-Rufai Tuesday described the prevailing insecurity in southern Kaduna as an act of criminality compounded by the injection of religion and ethnicity. The governor who stated this at a security meeting with heads of security agencies in the state aimed at mapping out lasting solutions to the killings in the […]
Police in Ogun State have arrested a herbalist and four other robbery suspects for allegedly terrorising Osiele community in Odeda Local Government Area of the state. The suspects were identified as Dayo Ajala, 39; Ismaila Badmus, 35; Joseph Sunday, 24; Chuckwuemeka Paul, 27 and Okikiola Adeshina, 47, who is their herbalist. Mother, two sons paraded […]
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, on Thursday, invaded the private residence of a retired director of the Area Council Service Commission (ACSC), Alhaji Attahiru Abdullahi Pandagi, along Agyana road, Abaji, and abducted eight of his children. The victims are; Jibrin, 26 years old; Bashir, 24; Jamilu 26; Abdullahi 24; Abdulrahman 25; Abubakar 23; Muazu 22 […]
Few days after gunmen killed an army captain and abducted his wife and mother in Kogi State, two naval officers have also been reportedly killed. The two naval officers, a male and female met their death along Lokoja-Okene expressway. Gunmen kill Army officer, abduct wife, mother in Kogi Bandits kill 2 herders, rustle 103 cows […]
Armed bandits, numbering about 50, Wednesday abducted 30 persons and killed two vigilante members in Nasarawa Local Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State. Chairman of the LGA, Alhaji Muhammad Otto, confirmed that: “The armed bandits killed two members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) near Onda Hill. Gunmen shoot 4 travellers in Nasarawa Troops eliminate […]
Residents of Igbo-Etche community in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State were shocked when the anti-kidnapping unit of the state Police Command busted the hideout of a notorious serial killer and kidnapper, Anthony Ndubuisi. The command’s anti-kidnapping unit led by the Commissioner of Police invaded the hideout of the suspect and arrested him. Nigerian […]
Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Salami Amidu Bolaji, has said that it is the Inspector General of Police, IGP, who orders posting of policemen to deputy governors, adding that his mission in Ondo State comes first above any kind of distractions. Reacting to a rumour of a withdrawal of Policemen from Hon Agboola Ajayi, […]
Five staff of the College of Education, Agbor in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State were abducted on Sunday by unidentified gunmen. The incident occurred along Olije-Igbanke, on their way from the wedding ceremony of a former registrar of the college of education, Barr. Oscar Osagiede’s daughter. Niger Delta leaders reject amnesty programme […]
Unidentified gunmen on Monday abducted the wife of Eggon Youth President, Mr. Daniel Anyabuga. The incident took place at Ombi 2 area of Lafia local government in Nasarawa State. It was reported that the gunmen numbering about ten stormed the house of Anyabuga around 10:00pm and took his wife to an unknown destination. Gunmen shoot […]
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the vice chairman of Shelleng local government council in Adamawa State. Reports indicated that a number of suspected kidnappers armed with guns stormed the residence of Kama Lazarus Bakta and took him away. Gunmen kill 10 in fresh attack on Agatu Police kill 8 suspected kidnappers in Taraba […]
