Fear Grips Zamfara Residents As Deadline For Payment On N20m Protection Levy By Bandits Approaches
Residents of Gidan-goga village in the Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State are panicking as the deadline given to them by bandits to pay a levy of N20m draws near. A bandits kingpin, Bello Turji, had told the community that the N20m must be paid on or before Sunday this week. He threatened to attack the village if the money...
Obasanjo, Sheikh Gumi Hold Talks In Abeokuta
Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Sunday morning met with former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. This was confirmed by Obasanjo’s media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, to newsmen. Gumi was said to be accompanied to the meeting by some religious leaders in the country. The Islamic scholar, according to Akinyemi, arrived the residence of the former president inside...
Troops Retrieve Weapons, Ammo, Destroy Bandit Hideouts In Taraba
Soldiers from the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have retrieved weapons and ammunition and demolished bandit hideouts in Taraba State. Captain Olubodunde Oni, Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, in a statement, said the troops working under the leadership of Brigadier General Kingsley Chidiebere Uwa engaged the bandits in a fierce firefight,...
Police Job Not Slavery, Officers Can Consume Alcohol – Police Spokesperson
Mr. Hundeyin, the Police Image Maker added of the policeman seen drinking, "They have not misbehaved, they have not assaulted, they have not extorted (money from) anybody, they are simply drinking." Anyone can drink. Being a police officer is not slave labor. They were just drinking and intoxicated, which is what made it unprofessional; they were wearing uniforms. However, if...
Buhari Condemns Killing Of 40 Vigilante Operatives In Katsina, Commiserates With Families
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack on at least 40 vigilante personnel at Yargoje forest in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. On Friday, terrorists ambushed a convoy of vigilantes in the forest as they went to recover stolen cows and killed over 40. Most of the victims were volunteers from neighbouring Bakori Local Government Area of the...
We’ve Not Received Any N1.2bn Donation From Buhari, Says Niger Republic
Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum’s government has denied receiving N1.2 billion from President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime, contradicting a statement by Nigeria’s minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed. Ms Ahmed had confirmed that Mr Buhari’s regime disbursed N1.2 billion to the Niger Republic on August 3. The Nigerien government insisted that was not true though its troops continue to protect Nigerians from armed...
IGP Orders Heavy Deployment Of Personnel, Equipment To End Attacks On Policemen In South East
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Thursday ordered deployment heavy security operational assets in the South East following incessant attacks on police officers. Baba, who also rejigged the ‘Operation Restore Peace’, vowed that poli...
Politicians Defacing Opposition’s Billboards To Face Hard Times As Kwara Police Talk Tough
Kwara State police command has read the riot act to politicians in the state over destruction of their opponents’ billboard. The Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama who said this in a statement issued in Ilorin at the weekend said anyone caught would be arrested and prosecuted . He also asked parents and guardians in the state to caution their wards against...
Russia To Build Nuclear Power Plant In Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s government said Friday that it had signed an agreement with Russia for the construction of a nuclear power plant to “cover the energy needs of the population,” less than a quarter of which has access to electricity. Burkina Faso has been ruled by a military junta since last year and has sought to diversify its international partners, moving...
Eight Nigerians Arrested In South Africa Over Alleged Attack On Policemen
The South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested eight Nigerians for allegedly attacking the operatives and damaging their vehicles during a drug raid. The Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, confirmed the incident that happened in the Northern Cape on Friday. According to a South African Police Service (SAPS) statement, at the time of the arrest, police were tracing...
