March 29, 2024

March 29, 2024

Army Hands Over 3 Rescued Chibok School Girls, 4 Other Children To Borno Govt

The Theatre Commander Joint Taskforce Northeast ‘Operation HADIN KAI’ Major General Christopher Musa on Friday handed over three rescued Chibok school girls who have been in the captivity of Boko Haram for the past eight years.   Each of the two girls, Kauna Luka aged 25 and Ruth Bitrus aged 24 have a child, while […]

2 Students Stabbed By Mates Over Football Argument In Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed the arrest of an SS3 student of Government Secondary School, Games Village in Bauchi metropolis for allegedly stabbing two other students.   It ws gathered that an argument over European football led to the stabbing of the two students.   Reports have it that they are now […]

Insecurity: Shake-up In Nigerian Army As Top Officers Redeployed

The Nigerian Army has redeployed senior officers in a major reshuffle that affects some principal staff officers of the Army Headquarters, General Officers Commanding (GOCs), corps commanders, commandants of training institutions, brigade commanders, and commanding officers, among others. This comes amid the renewed attacks by terrorists and other armed non-state actors, as well as a […]

Death Toll Rises To 10 In Plateau Bandit Attack

Death toll has risen to 10 following a bandit attack in Pinau village, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.   A resident of the area, Ubale Pinau, said four more bodies were found in the bush in addition to the six bodies earlier recovered on the day of the attack.   He added that […]

JUST IN: Terrorists Invade Kano, Fire Shots At Zonal Police Headquarters

Suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists have fired shots at Zone 1 Police Headquarters along BUK Road in Kano.   According to security sources, the terrorists came in three vehicles around 12:30pm on Friday and fired several shots at the building and then zoomed off.   The source said security is being reinforced around the […]

9 Suspected Internet Fraudsters Nabbed By EFCC In Abuja

Nine suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Command.   The suspects were arrested on Thursday, at FO1 Area of Kubwa, Abuja, following intelligence reports on their alleged criminal activities.   The suspects were identified as Kalu Kennedy Ndukwe, Onyenso Emmanuel, Richard Yakubu, Haruna […]

Gunmen Storm Oyo, Abduct Hotelier, Staff

-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted two people in Oyo State.   It was gathered from sources that the two people, a hotelier and one of his staff were kidnapped at Aba area of Ogbomoso town.   The duo were abducted by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, Thursday evening.   The hotelier who […]

Panic As Terrorists Raid Military Checkpoint At Zuma Rock, Gun Down Soldiers

Bandits on Thursday evening reportedly engaged the military in a gun duel at a checkpoint in Zuma Rock Madalla, along the Kaduna-Abuja highway.   It is not yet clear if there were any casualties.   According to several sources, the incident led to a gridlock on the highway.   An eyewitness said that the attack […]

Bandits Plotting Mass Abductions, Recruitment In Abuja, ECOWAS Intelligence Warns

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a security alert to its staff, urging them to be cautious and avoid engagements that will require them to be outdoors after work hours.   The security alert seen by Peoples Gazette is dated July 27 and is titled, “Urgent Security advisory.”   “Intelligence […]