CRIME
Youths Burn Police Station In Anambra Over Shooting Of Motorcycle Rider
Some irate youths have burnt down Igboukwu police station, Aguata local government area of Anambra state, following the shooting of motorcycle rider by police in the area. Daily Trust gathered that there were some altercations between police operatives and motorcycle riders over some impounded motorcycles as a result of the recent restriction on movement of motorcycles beyond 9:pm in the...
Bandits Kill 3 Zamfara Traders After Collecting N6m Ransom (Photos)
Bandits have killed three Zamfara traders and released nine others after payment of N6m and three brand new motorbikes as a ransom payment. The 13 traders from the Dansadau community were kidnapped three weeks ago while travelling in an 18-seater bus at Mashayar Zaki along Gusau-Dansadau road, 82 km north of Gusau, the state capital. It was gathered that the Bandits...
Buhari Is Safe In Daura – Defense Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters, on Wednesday, says the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, is safe in Daura, Katsina State. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, who stated this today, noted that the security of the President is not threatened by the activities of bandits in his home state. Bandits had taken...
We’re Tired Of Advising Buhari Govt On Insecurity – Arewa
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has expressed its frustration in advising the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government on security matters in the country without fruitful results. The forum lamented that the government appeared not to be serious in taking proactive measures to bring the worrisome situation to an end. Rising from its Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting on Tuesday, the National Publicity...
Boko Haram Will Face South When They Are Done With North – Aisha Yesufu
The co-covener of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign and one of the active voices during the #EndSARS protest has warned that Boko Haram will start attacking the southern part of Nigeria when they are done with their mission in the northern region. She Tweeted saying: When Boko haram are done with the North they will face the South. If you...
#EndSARS: IGP Adamu Storms Abia, Charges Police To Crush Criminal Elements (PHOTOS)
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu on Tuesday visited Abia State to ascertain the level of damage caused by the #EndSARS protest in the state, ABN TV reports. This is even as he charged men and officers of the command to brutally go after criminal elements whose intent is to cause disharmony in the state and across the country. While...
Abia Police Recover Stolen Kids After Arresting Suspected Traffickers (Photos)
Men of Rapid Respond Squad, RRS of Abia State Police Command have recovered two kids from child trafficking syndicate who were recently arrested. The Rapid Respond Squad, RRS was set up by the Commissioner of Police CP Janet Agbede to address security challenges around the state. The RRS team led by the commander SP Johnbull Obioguru rescued two kids from where...
Senate Summons Defence Minister, Service Chiefs, Others Over Insecurity
The Senate, on Tuesday, summoned the Minister of Defence, the service chiefs, and heads of the Nigerian Police Force and the Department of State Service over the unending insecurity situation in the country. The resolution followed a motion moved by Senator Bello Mandiya from Katsina State on the abduction of about 330 students of a secondary school in the state...
Senate, Again, Calls For Removal Of Service Chiefs Over Insecurity
The Senate has again recommended that President Muhammadu Buhari remove the Service Chiefs following increased insecurity in the country. The lawmakers made this resolution on Tuesday during the debate on the abduction of over 300 students following gunmen’s attack on Government Science Secondary School (GSS) in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. The resolution follows the motion raised by...
Insecurity: Buhari Is Not God – Ex Borno Gov, Shettima
Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno state, says President Muhammadu Buhari is not God and will be corrected on the manner he is addressing Nigeria’s security challenges. The senator representing Borno central said the successes recorded by the president in the fight against Boko Haram have been overshadowed by the deteriorating security situation in the north-east. Shettima, who was governor for...
