CRIME
Gumi Not Involved In Rescue Of Abducted Kaduna Students, Says Gov. Sani
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State says Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, was not involved in the safe return of abducted Kuriga pupils, though the cleric had offered to negotiate with bandits for the release of the pupils. The governor, who stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme, said all the 137 schoolchildren abducted on March 7, 2024...
Military Speaks On How Kaduna Abducted School Children Were Rescued
The military high command, on Sunday gave an insight into how its troops in collaboration with locals rescued over 137 schoolchildren abducted from LEA School Kuriga in the Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna. The rescue of the Kaduna pupils came less than 48 hours troops also rescued 16 pupils (Almajiris) with a woman taken hostage in Gada LGA of...
Simon Ekpa, 96 Others Enter Wanted List Of Defence Headquarters
The Defence Headquarters has declared that no fewer than 97 persons are wanted. The wanted persons include terrorists and insurgents, among others, who are behind violent crimes in the country. They also include a factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.Gen. Edward Buba released the names and pictures of those declared wanted...
CDS Vows To Restore Security In FCT At A Meeting With Wike
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has met with FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, at his office in Abuja, the state capital. Accompanying the defence chief were top military officers drawn from the Nigerian Army. Addressing Wike, the CDS pledged the army’s commitment to restoring maximum security in the nation’s capital which has witnessed a rise in kidnappings recently. He reiterated...
How Leader Of Miyetti Allah Was Arraigned For Establishing Militia Group
A leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore group, Bello Bodejo, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly establishing an unlawful ethnic militia group – Kungiya Zaman Lafiya. Bodejo was arraigned on a three-count charge filed by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation in which he was accused of violating the Terrorism,...
Northern Senators Want Firm Action Against Kidnapping
The Northern Senators’ Forum has called on the Federal Government to come up with resolute action to tackle cases of kidnapping in the country. Chairman of the Forum, Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, in a statement, said the recent wave of violence and kidnapping in the north was a major concern to the forum. “The series of events that have unfolded in Kaduna State,...
After Killing Of 17 Soldiers, Army Vows Not To Leave Creeks In Delta
The Nigerian Army says troops will not leave the creeks in Delta State until culprits in the killing of 17 military personnel are caught. Last week’s killing of the personnel in what is a major blow to the Nigerian Army drew outrage have continued to generate conversations in the country. Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, where the...
Teenager Allegedly Stabs Foster Mother To Death In Ondo
The Ondo State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it had arrested a 17-year-old girl, simply identified as Wumi, for allegedly stabbing her foster mother, Mrs Funmilayo Adelayi, to death. The incident, which reportedly happened at Oda, Akure residence of the deceased, occurred last Wednesday. It was gathered that the lifeless body of the deceased, who was said to be working at...
Troops Kill Terrorist Posing As Police Officer In Sokoto
Troops of the Army have killed a “dangerous terrorist” masquerading as a police officer in Sokoto State. The troops also destroyed terror drug storage and medical facility in a sting operation on Wednesday March 20. Army spokesperson, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, announced this in a statement on Thursday, March 21. According to Nwachukwu, the terrorist had often employed disguise as Police officer to deceive...
Man Bags 20-Year Jail Term For Raping Minor For 3 Months
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a man, Dennis Okubiat, to 20 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl for three months, which caused urinary incontinence. Justice Ismail Ijelu held that the victim had testified that she went for evangelism and, in the process, went to check on the convict, who had not...
