March 28, 2024

March 28, 2024

Breaking: Five More Kaduna hostages Regain Freedom From Terrorists’ Den

Terrorists that attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train and abducted passengers on March 28, have, on Tuesday, released five more hostages including a victim shot while in their custody, Mukhtar Shuaibu.   Shuaibu was shot during a “friendly fire” while in the den of the terrorists.   Tukur Mamu, the Publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and […]

Suspected Boko Haram Leader Nabbed By DSS In Ogun

Anxiety enveloped some parts of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Sunday, following the reported arrest of a suspected Boko Haram leader.   A private radio in Abeokuta broke the news on Sunday afternoon which created panic among the residents of the state.   The suspect was reportedly arrested on Saturday night by the operatives […]

Bandits Block Enugu-Port Harcourt Highway, Burn Army Van, Abduct Many Passengers

Scores of passengers were reportedly abducted, weekend, by kidnappers suspected to be herdsmen, who blocked the Enugu-Port Harcourt highway between Leru junction and Ihube axis.   It was gathered that the gunmen, numbering about 30, abducted the entire occupants of three buses.   The bandits said to be heavily armed were said to have attacked […]

Police Kill IPOB Member, Recover Stolen AK-47 In Delta

A suspected member of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB was killed at Ogbada quarters along Illah–Akwukwu-Igbo Road in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta state after members of his gang attacked a police patrol team.   Delta State Commissioner of Police, Ari Mohammed Ali told journalists that one AK47 rifle with breech […]

Rivers Police Command Bursts Robbery Syndicate, Recovers Firearms

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested seven notorious criminal suspects terroriz­ing Port Harcourt and envi­rons on offences bordering on armed robbery and or­ganized crime of vehicles snatching from owners who are mainly BOLT/UBER drivers.   Items recovered from the robbery gang included a re­volver pistol, two vehicles, amongst others, during dif­ferent operations. […]

Police Apprehend Another Kuje Prison Escapee In Niger

The Niger State Police Command has recaptured another inmate, John Ijamu that escaped from the Kuje Custodial Center, Abuja, during an attack on the facility by suspected terrorists in the state.   The state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Wasiu Abiodun stated in a statement that the suspect was rearrested on Monday based on […]

Gunmen Storm Bauchi, Abduct Nursing Mother, Her Baby, Two Others

Four people have reportedly been kidnapped by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Sunday night in Bauchi and are demanding N10 million ransom.   It was learnt that the gunmen invaded the village around midnight, during which they abducted one male, a nursing mother and her baby and another person.   A resident of Rafin Ciyawa said on […]

Gunmen Demand N100m Ransom After kidnapping Gold Miner In Osun

A gold miner and his driver have been kidnapped along Ilesa-Osogbo road, Osun State.   Sources very close to the kidnap victims, Musibau Adepoju, and his driver, whose name could not be ascertained, disclosed that the duo was abducted on Friday evening.   The victim, who usually operates within gold mining communities around Ilesa, is […]

U.S. Drone Strike In Kabul Kills Top Qaeda Leader, Ayman al-Zawahri

A US drone strike in Afghanistan has killed Osama bin Laden’s successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri, who became the leader of al-Qaeda following the killing of Osama Bin Laden in May 2011.   Confirming the report, President Joe Biden of the US described the death of al-Zawahiri, Osama Bin Laden’s deputy, as a huge blow to the […]