Two Policemen Missing After Shootout With Gunmen – Kogi CP
Two policemen have yet to be accounted for following an encounter with gunmen in Kogi State, north-central Nigeria. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Kogi State Command, Edward Egbuka, confirmed this on Wednesday in Lokoja, the state capital. Narrating what transpired, he said the missing policemen were on transit and travelling […]
No Police Has Right To Search Your Phone, Police Spokesperson, Prince Olumuyiwa Clears Air
The Nigerian police have said no officer has the right to ask citizens to open their phones for checks. The spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi revealed this on Twitter. Adejobi clarified after being asked a question by a Twitter user. He said that any officer who insists on checking […]
NSCDC Nabs 5 Suspected Cable Vandalism, Phone Snatching In Katsina
The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) had arrested five suspects for alleged cable vandalism and phone snatching in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSC Mohammed Abdara, paraded the suspects on Wednesday in Katsina. He said that three out of the suspects: Kabir Junaidu, […]
Gunmen Invade Katsina, Kill Nine, Abduct Others
Gumen have killed nine persons and abducted an unspecified number at Ruwan Godiya and Kwai communities in Faskari Local Council of Katsina State. The terrorists, riding on motorcycles and wielding exotic weapons, were said to have struck between noon and 01:00 p.m., yesterday. They injured several people and rustled an unspecified number of […]
Gunmen Storm Calabar, Kidnap Arthur Jarvis Varsity Student
The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the abduction of a student of Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, near Calabar. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with NAN on Wednesday in Calabar. It was gathered that the students were returning to […]
48 Hours After Kidnap, Edo APC Chair Escapes From Captivity
The kidnapped chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ward 9, Orhionmwon Local Government, Edo State, Mr Godwin Aigbogun has regained his freedom. It was gathered that Aigbogun who was kidnapped on Monday, on his way back from his farm in Ologbo-nugu escaped from the kidnapper’s den. The kidnappers were said to […]
Murder Of Catholic Priest: No One Is Safe In Kaduna Again, Shehu Sani Laments
Former governorship aspirant in Kaduna State, Senator Shehu Sani has condemned the killing of a Catholic Priest, Very Rev. Fr. John Mark Chietnum by his abductors. Recall that kidnappers had on July 16, 2022, abducted two priests, Reverend Father John Cheitnum and Reverend Father Donatus Cleopas at Yadin Gura in Lere Local government area […]
Notorious Bandit Killed By Security Operatives In Kaduna, Recover Arms
Security Operatives in Kaduna State have killed a notorious bandit who has been terrorising residents of Chikun Local Government Area during a gun duel. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in the state, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday. Aruwan said the security forces intercepted some bandits and […]
Terrorists Kill Abducted Kaduna Catholic Priest, Free Another
Reverend Father John Cheitnum, one of the two Catholic priests abducted in Lere Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, has been killed by his abductors. Until his abduction and killing, the victim was the Director of Communications at the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, as well as the Chairman of the Christian Association of […]
Breakthrough As EFCC Extradites FBI Wanted Suspect To US Over Alleged $3.5m Fraud
A wire fraud suspect, Fatade Olamilekan, has been extradited to the United States for allegedly stealing over $3.5 million worth of equipment in various cities across the country. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, five days after the suspect was extradited to answer for the alleged […]
