CRIME
Bandits Kill 3 Persons, Abduct 7 In Zamfara Community After Setting Military Armoured Vehicle Ablaze
Bandits have again attacked the Dansadau community within Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing 3 persons and abducting 7 others while setting a military armoured personnel carrier of ablaze. A source in the community told Channels TV that the armed bandits attacked the community around 2:30am and the siege lasted for about 4 hours, ending in the early...
Islamiyya School Abduction: After Paying N25m To Wrong Bandits, Parents In Confusion As N4.6m Misses From Ransom Money
There is confusion in the camps of the parents and the abductors of the 156 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi local government area of Niger State, as the courier sent to deliver the N30 million for the release of the pupils was detained by the bandits who claimed that the ransom money was short by...
Chief Of Army Staff Flags Off Welfare Flight For Troops At Theatre Of War
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has flagged off welfare flight for troops of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) who are proceeding on pass to and fro the theatre of operations to other parts of the country. This is in his efforts to cater for the welfare of troops and boost their morale, a...
FG Approves N4bn To Fuel Police Operational Vehicles
The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi, said the Federal Government has approved over N4 billion in the 2021 budget for fueling of police vehicles. Mr Bolaji Kazeem, Head of Press and Public Relations in the ministry. disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The minister spoke in a paper titled, “Strategic Leadership Development: The Role of the...
Police Replace Ene Okon With Adeleke Adeyinka Bode As Zone 9 AIG Umuahia
Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Mr. Adeleke Adeyinka Bode, has taken over as the new AIG in charge of the Nigeria Police Command, Zone 9, Umuahia, comprising, Abia, Imo and Ebonyi States. Bode succeded Mr Ene Okon who was redeployed to Zone 17, Akure, Ondo State. The new AIG, according to a press statement by the zonal Police Public Relations...
Ex-Councillor’s Wife, 7-Month-Old Son Kidnapped In Zamfara
Ex-councillor in Zamfara State, Mr Babangida Ibrahim’s wife and his seven-month-old son were in the early hours of Wednesday abducted from their home in Damba, Gusau, the state capital. Confirming the development, Zamfara State police command’s spokesman, Muhammad Shehu, said the ex-councillor was left with a gunshot wound and is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital. He said: “The command...
CAN Condemns Killing Of Fulani Travellers In Plateau
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has reacted to the gruesome killing of 23 travellers in Plateau state on Saturday, August 14th. The association condemned the attack and called on security agencies to swiftly bring the perpetrators to book. Below is a statement signed by the Chairman of the Association, Plateau state chapter, Rev Fr Polycarp Lubo; “The leadership of the...
Family Of Slain Chinecherem Okoronkwo Says NDA Attack Shattered Late Officer’s Dream, Expected First Child After 4-Year Marriage
It was a shattered dream for the family of Flight Lieutenant Chinecherem Okoronkwo, one of the officers killed during bandits’ attack on Nigerian Defence Academy’s permanent facility in Kaduna State. A family source said the late officer was expecting his first child after four years of marriage before the bandits snuffed life out of him. Okoronkwo was killed in the...
Katsina Fresh Attack Leaves 11 Dead
At least 11 residents of Dan-Kumeji village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State have been reportedly shot dead by bandits. Six persons who sustained injuries in the attack are currently receiving treatment at a hospital, Daily Trust report says. A resident, Abdulmumini Sani, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview, said the attackers stormed the village around 11:30pm...
Borno Leaders Caution Against Hasty Release Of Repentant Boko Haram Terrorists
Stakeholders in Borno State have called for stringent profiling of repentant insurgents as many Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters surrender to troops in the North East. The call was part of the 16 resolutions reached during a security multi-stakeholder town-hall meeting convened by Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri, the state capital. Governor Zulum’s spokesman, Isa Gusau,...
