CRIME
Gunmen Abduct 23 In FCT Community
Gunmen said to number around 40 stormed the Kawu community in Bwari Area Council of the FCT in the early hours of Thursday and abducted 23 people. Kawu shares boundaries with two states: Niger and Kaduna. The Councilor representing the area, Abdulmumini Zakari, who is the deputy speaker in the council, said the gunmen arrived around the community on Wednesday from...
No Gree For Terrorists, Defence Headquarters Urges Nigerians
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has called on Nigerians to see the fight against insecurity as a collective work and used the viral social media slang, “No gree for anybody” to drive home the message. This charge came from the Director of Defence Media Operations Major General Edward Buba during the DHQ’s bi-weekly media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, saying the...
Enugu Police Declare Man Wanted For Attempted Kidnapping, Assassination
The Enugu State Police Command has declares one Eze Okwuchukwu wanted for his alleged involvement in an attempted kidnapping and assassination. According to the police, Okwuchukwu is wanted in connection with a case of conspiracy related to attempted kidnapping and assassination. The suspect, a 42-year-old native of Ukpo in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, according to the police notice,...
Oyo NSCDC Gets New Commandant Padonu
Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has experienced a seamless leadership transition as Commandant Augustine Padonu officially took over in a Change of Command ceremony at the State Command Headquarters in Agodi, Ibadan. This marked a new era for the Corps in the state. The proceedings began with a comprehensive tour of all Departments, Units, and facilities...
Amotekun Arrests 30-Year-Old Man For Defiling Minor In Osun
A 30-year-old man, Dada Isiaka, has been arrested by operatives of Amotekun in Osun State for the alleged defilement of a 9-year-old girl. The arrest of Isiaka who was nabbed in Ada on Tuesday was made known by the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, Brigadier General Bashir Adewinmbi while addressing journalists on Thursday in Osogbo. According to the Adewinmbi, Isiaka was arrested...
Army Arrest Two Soldiers Torturing Civilian In Rivers
The Nigeria Army has confirmed the arrest of two soldiers seen in a viral video torturing a half-naked man in a room in Port Harcourt. In the video went viral on Tuesday, the soldiers were seen using belts to torture the man. It generated a lot of reactions among Nigerians, who called for the arrest and prosecution of the soldiers. Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma,...
EFCC Probes Eight Suspected Oil Thieves In Rivers
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have commenced investigations into the activities of eight suspected oil thieves in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This was disclosed in a statement on the official X handle of EFCC on Thursday. According to the statement, the investigation follows the handover of the oil thieves to the...
Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Murder In Niger
Tunde Tayo, a resident of Angwan Roka, Maitumbi in Minna, has been sentenced to death by hanging for his involvement in the gruesome murder of a commercial motorcyclist in Niger State. The presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Mohammed Adishetu, delivered the verdict on Wednesday after a meticulous two-hour-long trial at Minna High Court 4. Tayo was found guilty on two counts of...
Femi Otedola Makes N1 Billion Donation To Lagos Security Trust Fund
Nigerian entrepreneur, Femi Otedola, has donated N1 billion to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund. The LSSTF partly relies on donations from corporate bodies and individuals to equip the security agencies operating within Lagos. Otedola’s daughter, Tolani represented him and announced the donation during a visit to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in Marina on Wednesday. Sanwo-Olu also announced the donation...
Army Reviews Training Curriculum To End Insurgency, Banditry
The Nigerian Army has disclosed that its modules of training are presently being reviewed as part of the proactive response doctrine, aimed at bringing to an end the activities of insurgents and bandits as well as other armed groups that have been terrorising the country. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen T. A. Lagbaja, represented by the Chief of...
