I Was Not Invited – Gumi Counters DSS
Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmed Gumi, has denied being invited by the Department of State Service (DSS). Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesman, had said the scholar was invited by the agency. “Sheikh Gumi was invited by the Service. It’s not out of place for the Service to invite any person of interest,” he had told Daily Trust. But in an exclusive chat...
MOPOL In Abia To Serve Criminals Justice, Commander Adeoye Vows (VIDEO)
The Deputy Commissioner of Police Mobile Force coordinating the deployment of Police Mobile Force personnel across the five states of the South East, Aderemi Adeoye has said his men are in Abia State to serve criminal elements justice while ensuring that people of the State go about their normal businesses without fear of molestation. ABN TV reports that Adeoye spoke...
Bandits Attack Five Communities In Zamfara, Kill 35
Bandits have killed 35 persons after an assault on five communities of Faru district located in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Gudan-Baushi, Gidan-Adamu,Gudan-Maidawa, Tsauni, and Wari communities woke up to the marauders’ invasion in the late hours of Thursday morning on motorcycles numbering over 100. The state Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Shehu confirmed the incident to Channels Television. He...
Major Police Equipment No More Working, Detectives Struggle To Track, Arrest Bandits
Key tracking equipment deployed by the police to go after kidnappers, bandits and terrorists has remained inactive since the beginning of the year amid raging violent crimes across the country, ABN TV has learnt. Multiple reliable sources, who confided in PUNCH, attributed the downtime to non-subscription and failure to engage the relevant company to carry out system upgrade, among other challenges. At least 2,943...
IGP Squad, Troops Comb Bushes For 85-year-old Kaduna Emir, Wives, 7 Others
Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have confirmed the abduction of the 85-year-old Emir of Kajuru, Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, by bandits in the early hours of Sunday. The bandits attacked the residence of the monarch in Kajuru, Kajuru Local Government Area of the state, and kidnapped him and 10 of his family members, according to the police. The state Police...
REVEALED: ESN Plotting To Attack Prison, Free Nnamdi Kanu
A top security personnel has revealed that officers of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) are plotting to launch an attack if Nnamdi Kanu transferred to Kuje prison. Recall Nnamdi Kanu who is the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is currently being detained in the Department of State Service (DSS) detention facilities, pending the determination of his trial Nnamdi Kanu through his counsel asking...
You Must Restore Peace In Your Domain, Buhari Charges North West Governors
President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated Northwest governors to end banditry in their region, Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu dropped the hint at the continuation of a Fulani Stakeholders’ Peace, Security and Unity meeting held in Birnin-Kebbi, the state capital. He said the President’s directive was to ensure the urgent restoration of normalcy in the region. Bagudu acknowledged the relentless efforts of...
Bandits Kill 3 Persons, Abduct 7 In Zamfara Community After Setting Military Armoured Vehicle Ablaze
Bandits have again attacked the Dansadau community within Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing 3 persons and abducting 7 others while setting a military armoured personnel carrier of ablaze. A source in the community told Channels TV that the armed bandits attacked the community around 2:30am and the siege lasted for about 4 hours, ending in the early...
Islamiyya School Abduction: After Paying N25m To Wrong Bandits, Parents In Confusion As N4.6m Misses From Ransom Money
There is confusion in the camps of the parents and the abductors of the 156 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi local government area of Niger State, as the courier sent to deliver the N30 million for the release of the pupils was detained by the bandits who claimed that the ransom money was short by...
Chief Of Army Staff Flags Off Welfare Flight For Troops At Theatre Of War
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has flagged off welfare flight for troops of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) who are proceeding on pass to and fro the theatre of operations to other parts of the country. This is in his efforts to cater for the welfare of troops and boost their morale, a...
