Armed Men Abduct Six Travellers In Kwara
Five armed men on Monday abducted six travellers on Obbo-Ile/Osi highway in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara South Senatorial District. They were abducted at about 2315hours while travelling in a Hummer bus registered Abuja KUJ 613 AA. Four of the six travellers have, however, been successfully rescued on Tuesday, according to the […]
‘Kidnapping Catholic Priests Has Become Business For Bandits’, HURIWA Tackles Presidency, Security Agencies
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) on Monday, slammed the Federal Government and security agencies over the rising kidnapping and killing of Catholic priests who are now endangered species as they have become soft targets for suspected bandits who are growing their kidnap-for-ransom business. HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement, […]
Fish Out All Criminal Elements In Zamfara, Gov Matawalle Tells Security Operatives
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has directed the task force on security to embark on house-to-house search to flush out criminal elements in the 19 emirates of the state. Matawalle gave the directive during a broadcast to the people of Zamfara in the early hours of Tuesday in Gusau. The broadcast was preceded […]
Terrorists, Boko Haram Have Not Been Totally Wiped Out, Says Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has significantly reduced Boko Haram’s dominance to “almost nothing.” Keyamo, who claimed that the Buhari government inherited the Boko Haram problem, also admitted that the terrorists have not been totally wiped out. The Spokesperson for the […]
Police PRO Slams Security Operatives Who Cash In On Drivers’ Faults
A Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bright Edafe, has criticized Nigerian security operatives that cash in on drivers’ faults. Edafe is the Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Police Command. In a Twitter post on Tuesday, the image maker admonished personnel who wait for motorists to make errors so as to extort them. […]
Police Repel Terrorists In Katsina, Recover Animals
Scores of terrorists were feared killed and several others wounded after a tactical team of police officers repelled their attack on Dadawa and Barkiya villages in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State. During the fierce encounter with the terrorists, the police team successfully recovered 74 Sheep, 34 Goats and two cows, a police […]
Gunmen Storm Nasarawa, Kidnap Commissioner
Gunmen have kidnapped the Commissioner for Information in Nasarawa State, Yakubu Mohammed Lawal. Lawal was said to have been abducted from his residence in Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area of the state on Monday night after sporadic shootings. Police Public Relations Officer in Nasarawa, DSP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the kidnap on Tuesday. […]
