CRIME
Army Records No Banditry, Kidnapping Case In Kano — Commander
The 3rd Brigade Nigeria Army, Kano, says they have recorded zero cases of banditry, kidnapping, and high-ranking criminal activities from non-state actors within Kano and its environment. The Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Jamiu Olayinka, stated this when he received members of the Kano Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Bukavu...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Urges FG To Take Advantage Of Strong Diplomatic Ties With Finland To Arrest Simon Ekpa
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has called on the Federal Government to take advantage of Nigeria’s diplomatic ties with Finland to get Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, whom the military has accused of fuelling the insecurity in the South-East. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, had on Tuesday accused the Finland-based Ekpa of sabotaging the activities...
Navy Hands Over Sacks Of Seized Cannabis To NDLEA In Badagry
Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy, Badagry, Lagos State, on Friday handed over nine and half sacks of seized cannabis sativa,worth N15.2million, to the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in Badagry. Lt. Empire Okorie, the Base Intelligence Officer, representing FOB Commanding, Navy Capt. Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, said operatives seized the cannabis on Thursday at Moba community in Badagry. He...
One Policeman Does Two Men’s job, IG Laments
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has reiterated the need to double the manpower strength of the Nigeria Police Force in the country. Egbetokun said while addressing men and officers of the Kwara State Police Command in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Friday, that his administration would also look into the welfare of police officers in the country. The...
Troops Arrest Herdsmen Who Killed Newly Married Couple
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested a prime suspect in the Killing of a newly-married couple in a shooting in a secondary school in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Mr Rwang Danladi, 37, and his wife Mrs Sandra Rwang, 28, were murdered by suspected herdsmen who led a herd of cows into their school. The couple met their deaths...
Missing Fulani Leader Found Dead In Plateau
Umar Ibrahim, a Fulani leader who went missing on Wednesday, November 27, has been found dead in an abandoned well in the Jokom community of Mangu town in the Mangu local government area (LGA) in Plateau state. Before his death, the deceased was the Ciroma of Kumbun district of Mangu LGA of the state. Captain Oya James, spokesperson for Operation Safe Haven,...
Avoid Vices, FCT Minister Tells 3,826 Corps Members
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has advised corps members deployed to the FCT for the one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme to shun vices such as cultism and drug abuse. She gave the advice during the swearing in of the 2023 Batch C Stream 2 members held at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Abuja on Tuesday. The...
Minister Of Police Affairs Leads Nigerian Delegation To Interpol General Assembly
The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator (Dr) Ibrahim Gaidam, has led a Nigerian delegation to the 91st Interpol General Assembly held in Vienna, Austria. This was disclosed in a Tuesday statement by the Ministry of Police Affairs, saying the event which also commemorated the centenary celebrations of Interpol, witnessed the gathering of 196 member countries from Africa, Asia, and Europe. The...
NDA MMatriculates 441 Cadets Of 75th Regular Course
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) conducted its matriculation ceremony in Kaduna, formally welcoming 441 cadets into the 75th regular course. The event featured an oath-taking ceremony as the cadets were officially inducted into their respective academic programs. In his opening remarks, the Commandant of the Academy, Major General John Ochai, said out of a staggering 30,000 applicants, only 441 cadets, including...
Troops Nab Three Soldiers For Stealing 374 Ammunition Rounds In Borno
Troops of Operation Desert Sanity in Maiduguri, Borno State, have arrested three soldiers for allegedly stealing ammunition. They were arrested during a covert operation at the motor parks along Njimtilo Road in Maiduguri. A military source told our correspondent that two of the soldiers were heading to Markudi, while one was travelling to Abuja. One of the soldiers was said to have...
