CRIME
Woman Who Concealed AK-47 In Bag Containing Garri Said She Received N130,000
Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad Have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf for hiding one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri. Yusuf was arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway during a stop-and-search operation. The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi disclosed this while parading suspects at the STS Headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Adejobi added that Yusuf confessed...
Police Deny Involvement In Shooting Death Of Truck Driver In Aba
The Nigerian Police Force, Abia State Command has denied any involvement in the killing of a civilian, an unidentified truck driver in Aba, Wednesday. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Maureen Chinaka in a statement Thursday afternoon explained, “Regarding the Shooting Incident and Death of a Civilian Around Flyover at Alaoji Area in Aba, the Command Has...
Nigeria Customs Seizes N1.8 Billion Worth Of Expired Pharmaceuticals, Illicit Drugs
In one fell swoop, the Apapa command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), announced the interception of 12 40ft containers laden with expired pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, expired supplements, and machetes worth N1.8 billion. Speaking at a press briefing in Apapa Port, Lagos, on Thursday, the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, said if the drugs were allowed to...
Army Airlifts Troops Serving In North East For Annual Leave
The Nigerian Army has airlifted troops serving in the North-East under Operation Hadin Kai for their annual leave. A post on the Nigerian Army showed the troops being airlifted from the Maiduguri Airport in Borno State. “Troops serving in North East Nigeria under Operation HADIN KAI proceeding on annual leave from the front lines, being airlifted on Nigerian Army’s chartered ValueJet...
Nigeria Needs 200 Million Rounds Of Ammunition Annually — Matawalle
As part of efforts to secure the nation and protect her territorial integrity, the Minister Of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria requires two hundred million rounds of ammunition annually for its operations. He said the volume will cost the Federal Government at least two dollars per ammunition. The minister disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday...
Police Move 76 Suspects Who Flied Russian Flags To Abuja
The Kano State Police Command said on Monday it had transferred the 76 suspects arrested for flying Russian flags, including a foreigner to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, for discreet investigation on charges of sedition. The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Salman Garba, disclosed this on Monday while giving an update on the suspects arrested during the nationwide hunger protest...
Nigeria Now Selling Weapons To Other African Nations — FG
The federal government has said that many African countries have now started procurement of arms and ammunition from the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON). It said the feat was made possible sequel to the new DICON Act 2023, which provides the potential to significantly contribute to Nigeria’s national development and national security by boosting foreign exchange earnings. The Minister of...
FRSC Confirms 5 Deaths, 2 Injuries In Abia Auto Crash
The Abia sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has confirmed that five persons died. In contrast, two others were injured in an auto accident that occurred on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway on Sunday. This was against the 11 persons that were earlier reported to have died in the accident that occurred at Egbelu Mbutu by Cherubim bus...
Bandits Kill Soldiers In Sokoto, Set Patrol Van On Fire
Bandits have ambushed soldiers on patrol in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing four of them. Two others were also injured during the attack which occurred this weekend. The member, representing Gudu at the state House of Assembly, Yahya Gudu who confirmed the attack said the assailants burnt down two patrol vehicles of the operatives. “Yes it is truth, some...
Family Of Tailor Arrested For Making Russian Flags Said Their Son Never Did “Obioma” Work Before
The family of 21-year-old Ahmad Yusuf Muhammad, one of the tailors accused of mass-production of the Russian flag in Kano, has said Muhammad was not involved in the act he was arrested over and has not been a mobile tailor, popularly called "obioma". The Department of State Services (DSS) arrested some tailors suspected to be mass-producing the Russian flag in...
