CRIME
Killings: Masari Vows To Assist Katsina Citizens Acquire Arms
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has called on citizens residing in the state to acquire arms with a view to protecting themselves from incessant attacks by bandits now bedevilling the Northwest region of Nigeria. A BBC Hausa report said that while discussing with journalists in Katsina,Masari said the number of police operatives in Katsina State was less...
Banditry: el-Rufai Weeps, Says Informants His Greatest Challenge
Informants are posing a great challenge to the efforts to rid Kaduna state of banditry, Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has said. He said this at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration in Kaduna on Saturday. El-Rufai said informants living within communities in the state have been frustrating the fight against banditry. “The level of insecurity we face in the country, especially here in...
Gunmen Abduct Catholic Priest In Kogi
A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Christopher Onotu, has been abducted by some gunmen on Saturday night from the Church in Obangede, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. The gunmen reportedly made their way into the Church’s vicarage at about 9 pm,...
How Bandits Attacked Intending Pilgrims In Sokoto
Bandits on Monday attacked intending pilgrims who were coming to Sokoto from Isa Local Government Area. The pilgrims were due for take-off to the Holy Land today, Tuesday by 7:30am. The bandits were said to have attacked their convoy along Gundumi fo...
26% Of FIFA 2022 World Cup’s Budget Allocated For Tournament Prize Money
Thirteen persons including seven mobile policemen and six civilians have been killed at a mining site in Ajata-Aboki in Gurmana Ward of Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State. The mobile policemen were attached to the mining site to provide secur...
Matawalle Approves Death Sentence For Convicted Bandits, Kidnappers, Informants, Others In Zamfara
Zamfara State Government has has signed a new law that approves death penalty for anyone convicted for banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, cultism, or serving as a bandits’ informant in the state. Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle disclosed this in a broadcast on Tuesday morning. According to the Zamfara Governor, the new law is one of the measures adopted by his administration...
Abductors Of Nasarawa State Commissioner Demand N100m Ransom
The police in Nasarawa State have confirmed the abduction of the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Yakubu Lawal. Lawal was kidnapped by gunmen at his residence in Nasarawa Eggon, the headquarters of Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area. The incident, which occurred on Monday, August 15, 2022, caused panic in Nasarawa Eggon LGA where a schoolteacher was killed by some...
Hard Times For Kaduna Bandits As Troops Dislodge Camp, Rescue Six Hostages
Following the ongoing military operation against bandits and terrorists in the northwest zone, troops of Operation Forest Sanity have raided a camp belonging to bandits at Kuriga and Manini communities, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. During the operation early Tuesday, the troops rescued six hostages who were kidnapped by bandits at different locations. A statement by the Kaduna state...
FG Awards ₦4billion Monthly Contract To Ex-Militant Leader Tompolo To End Oil Theft
The Federal Government has renewed a multi-million dollar pipeline surveillance contract to a former militant leader and Commander of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo. It was gathered that the government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited signed the deal with Tompolo to end illegal bunkering, illegal refining and other forms...
Buhari In Maiduguri, Tells Security Forces To Totally Eliminate Terrorists
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on security agencies to take the fight to terrorists’ hideouts and ensure they are “completely eliminated”. He gave the directive in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital at an event to mark World Humanitarian Day. موقع المراهنات العالمي ”The Men and Officers of Operation Lafiya Dole, Security Agencies, and the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) are...
