November 9, 2024

November 9, 2024

Arms Dealer Arrested By IRT Points At Serving Military Personnel As Gang Member

In a major breakthrough, the operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), have successfully apprehended four suspected notorious armed dealers in Plateau State.     The arrest was made possible following a credible intelligence gathering by DCP Olatunji Disu-led IRT on April 12, 2022.     Security Focus gathered that the suspects were among a […]

Bandits Demand N145m Ransom For 29 Wedding Guests Kidnapped In Zamfara

The gunmen, who abducted 29 wedding guests on Saturday in Sokoto, have asked to be paid a ransom of N145 million before they are released, the secretary-general of the Phone Sellers Association in the state, Nasiru Musa, told TVC News.   Many of the hostages are mobile phone dealers at the Bebeji Communication Market in […]

Cocaine Deal: High Court Jails Two Of Abba Kyari Co-Defendants

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced two co-defendants in a suit filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended DCP Abba Kyari over an alleged drug deal to two years imprisonment.   Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, said having admitted to committing the offence preferred against them […]

Gunmen Shoot Four Travellers In Osun, One Nabbed By Amotekun

Four travellers were shot early on Sunday, June 12, along Ijabe/Ila road in Osun State by gunmen.   The victims were said to be travelling in a vehicle heading towards Ijabe from Ila-Orangun when the armed men opened fire on them, leaving four injured.   Osun Amotekun Corps from Odo-Otin and Ila local government areas […]

Security Operatives Foil Kidnap Attempt Along Kaduna-Abuja Highway

…Kill One Bandit   The Kaduna State Police Command on Monday, said a combined team of security operatives foiled a kidnap attempt on Kaduna-Abuja road on Sunday.   According to DSP Mohammed Jalige, in a statement on Monday, the operatives also killed one of the suspected kidnappers.   He said the team of security operatives […]

Lagos Police Arrest Two Suspected Notorious Traffic Robbers Terrorizing Ketu

Police crack detectives have arrested a two-man robbery gang in Lagos State.   They are notorious for dispossessing motorists of their belongings around Abiola Garden and Ketu/Ojota Road.   Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin announced their arrest in a statement on Monday.   The spokesman said the suspects are Kareem Ahmed (26) and Afo […]

Gunmen Break Silence, Demand N50m Ransom For Abducted Catholic Priest In Plateau

The Catholic priest in charge of St Anthony’s Parish, Angware community in Jos East Local Government Area of Plateau State, Rev James Kantoma, has been kidnapped by gunmen with the abductors demanding a N50m ransom.   Channels Television gathered that the priest was abducted on Sunday night at his house within the community when the […]

Anglican Bishop, Wife, Driver Kidnapped By Gunmen In Oyo

Gunmen have abducted an Anglican Bishop, Reverend Oluwaseun Aderogba of Jebba Diocese, Kwara State his wife, and driver.   The victims were abducted on Sunday along the new Oyo/Ogbomoso Expressway in Oyo State.   The Police Public Relations of the command, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident in a statement.   He explained that one Reverend […]