Fresh Jailbreak Attempt: Correctional Service Officers, Inmates Injured In Edo
Inmates and officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service were injured on Wednesday in an attempted jailbreak at the Medium Security Custodial Centre Ubiaja in Edo State. The incident occurred days after a foiled jailbreak by inmates in Bauchi State which left many injured. The attempted jailbreak at Ubiaja also happened days after over 1,800 inmates were freed when gunmen attacked the...
DSS Confirms Looting Of Warehouses, Food Trucks In North-East As Hardship Escalates
The Department of State Services Friday put to rest speculations and reports doing the rounds on looting of warehouses and food trucks in the North-East as a result of the food crisis which has led to widespread hunger across the country. A rise in cost of living as a result of a soaring inflation rate to about 29.90 per cent...
Buhari Vows To Rescue Abducted Kaduna Train Passengers Held Captive By Bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to rescue 31 hostages taken in a train attack and return them “safe and unhurt”, his office said, five months after their abduction. Gangs of Bandits with no ideological or religious motives are known to kidnap for ransom in northwest and central Nigeria. On March 28, armed men blew up a train travelling between Abuja...
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...
Military Spending: Senate Summons Finance Minister
The Senate committee on Army on Thursday summoned the Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, to give account of releases to the military for operation Lafiya Dole and the war on terrorism. The committee issued the summons after the Minister was absent at a meeting called by the committee. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry of Finance Aliyu Shinkafi represented the Minister but...
IGP Begs Law Abiding Nigerians To Join Police For Nation Building
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba, wants law-abiding citizens and parents to encourage their children and wards to take interest in policing. Baba made the appeal in a message he sent to the passing out of 374 Police constables from the Police Training College, Oyin Akoko, Ondo State. He said more people should join the police not just as a...
Gunmen Kidnap Ex-Reps Member, Kill Police Escort In Nasarawa
Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu, was abducted yesterday evening by suspected bandits while traveling to Jos. The attack, which occurred around 6:00 p.m., took place between Nunku in Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, and Gwantu in Sanga Local Government Area, Kaduna State. In a gun battle, the assailants fatally shot the police escort...
Abducted Zamfara School Girls Regain Freedom
The kidnapped schoolgirls of Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State have been released and are currently in the palace of the Emir of Anka waiting for transportation to Gusau, the state capital. A very competent source had informed our correspondent on Saturday that negotiations with the bandits who kidnapped the schoolgirls had reached a very advanced stage, saying “they...
Defence Headquarters Worried As Kidnappings Overshadow Major Achievements
The Defence Headquarters has lamented that the spate of kidnappings across the country has overshadowed the achievements of troops against terrorists in the Northern region. This DHQ also disclosed that troops killed no fewer than 185 terrorists and arrested 212 within the last week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said,...
Kaduna Bandits Who Collected N3m Ransom Before Killing Abductee Demand N10m To Release His Corpse
A N10 million ransom is being demanded for the release of the remains of one Obadiah Ibrahim, who was kidnapped in early October in Sabon Gaya, on his way back from Abuja to Kaduna. A family member of the victim, Kefas Obadiah, said the bandits had earlier collected N3 million as ransom. He said his brother died on Monday, but it...
