Security Forces Kill Two Gunmen, Arrest Robbery Suspects In Anambra
Security operatives in Anambra State have killed two gunmen and also arrested members of a robbery gang. The development followed joint operations by the police alongside the vigilantes, according to a Tuesday statement from the Anambra Police spokesman Ikenga Tobechukwu. “These joint operations yielded a major positive development on 7/5/2023 by 8:45 pm. The operatives while on routine patrol along Usmusiome...
FCT Police Warns Nigerians Using Command’s Emergency Numbers To Obtain Online Loans To Stop
The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba, has lamented that some undisclosed persons drop the command’s emergency numbers with loan shark companies to obtain loans. He also said non-state actors had also been engaging the emergency lines. The CP, however, warned those behind the acts to desist, saying that the police would ensure they are brought to book. Garba stated...
Abia Gets New Civil Defense Corps Commandant
Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, (NSCDC), has deployed Mr. Vincent Ogu, as new Abia State Commandant of the corps. Speaking during a visit at the Government House, Umuahia, Commandant Ogu, pledged to bring his expertise to bear in the discharge of his duties in the State. The new NSCDC Commandant said the essence of his visit was to introduce and...
Hold Aggrieved Politicians Responsible For Mayhem In Imo — APC Chieftain
Chief Ndukwe Iko, a stalwart of APC in Abia State has attributed the escalating security concerns in South East, particularly Imo to people he described as aggrieved politicians who in his opinion is taking advantage of the tense situation in the state. The businessman who spoke with ABN TV in Lagos on Thursday further stated that agitationist agenda has a...
Kidnappers Kill Three Siblings After Receiving N60m Ransom
Three brothers have been confirmed killed by kidnappers in the Lau Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State. Confirming the incident to Channels Television via telephone interview, the police spokesman in the state, Abdullahi Usman said the sad incident took place on Sunday at Garin Dogo community of Lau LGA. The three brothers, according to the police, were kidnapped from the...
Police Rescue Three Abducted Fouani Brothers
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that the abducted Fouani brothers and two others have been rescued. The spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known via a text message to our correspondent on Tuesday. According to him, the brothers identified as Abbas Fouani, Youssef Fouani, and Amtal Fouani, who were abducted on June 14 around 6pm in Lagos...
Amnesty For Bandits Way Out, Northern Group Insists
Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has urged the Federal Government to support Sheikh Ahmed Gumi’s initiative by granting amnesty to bandits terrorising the region. Spokesperson of the coalition, AbdulAzeez Suleiman, in a statement yesterday, called on Fulani herdsmen living in the southern part of the country to relocate if their safety could not be guaranteed in their host communities. According to...
Banditry: Zamfara Govt Recruits Community Protection Guards (PHOTOS)
In a bid to curb banditry in Zamfara, the state government has commenced the recruitment and training of operatives for its new security outfit, Community Protection Guards (CPG). Governor Bello Matawalle flagged off the exercise on Saturday. Below a...
Army Says It Killed IPOB Commanders, Recover Stolen INEC Devices
Troops of the Nigerian military have killed no fewer than 13 commanders of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) over their ‘criminal’ activities in the South East zone. The troops also recovered a voter registration capturing machine belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and some other items. Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, the Director, Defence...
We Now Bear Arms To Defend Ourselves From Ikwuano People — Akwa Ibom Community
The people of Nkari in Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Wednesday said an incessant boundary crisis led them to bear arms to farms. The community has been engaged in a long-drawn communal war with Usaka Ukwu in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State. Chairman of Ini LGA, Mr Israel Idaisin, said his people have resorted to...
