April 20, 2024

April 20, 2024

NDLEA Intercepts 249,600 Tramadol Tabs At Lagos Airport, Arrests Freight Agent

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 249,600 tablets of Tramadol (225mg) from a shipment from India at the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO) import shed of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos.   The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.   […]

Suspected Armed Robber Nabbed By Police In Delta

Police Operatives attached to the Dragon 26 & 29, on routine stop and search duty, along Warri/Sapele road in Delta State, have arrested a 20-year- old suspected armed robber, Aaron Uko.   They also recovered one locally-made cut-to-size gun loaded with two live cartridges from him.   The suspect was arrested after the Police intercepted […]

Bandits Invade Katsina, Abduct Six Persons

Six persons in Dutsinma town, Dutsinma Local Government Area of Katsina State have been kidnapped by bandits.   A source said that some of the victims are relatives of Umar Tafa, a gubernatorial aspirant.   The source explained that the victims were wedding guests, were kidnapped very close to the house of a popular politician […]

Deputy Governor Speaks On Bandit Kingpin, Bello Turji Embracing Peace In Zamfara

A notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji has embraced the peace initiative of the Zamfara State Government as part of efforts to end banditry in the north-western state.   Zamfara Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Hassan Nasiha, disclosed this during a conference on security in Gusau, the State capital organized by the Students Union Of […]

Police Officers Stage Protest Over Unpaid Salaries In Kwara

A video of some police officers in Kwara state staging a protest over unpaid salaries has made the rounds on social media.   The video showed some of the officers holding leaves as a show of solidarity with the protest.   Reacting to the viral video, the state police command in a statement released by […]

Gunmen Kill Islamic Scholar In Yobe

Barely 24 hours after gunmen shot to death a lawyer in Zamfara State, an Islamic scholar, Sheikh Goni Aisami-Gashua, was on Saturday, killed at Jajimaji, the headquarters of Karasuwa local government council of Yobe state.   The cleric was said to be travelling from Gashua to Kano when he was followed in a bus by […]

Amotekun Nabs Four For Stealing Phones, Accessories In Ogun

The Ogun State Amotekun Corps has arrested four suspected cultists for allegedly stealing phones and accessories in Sagamu.   The suspects were identified by the Commander of the Amotekun Corps in Ogun, David Akinremi, as Ganiyu Femi (19 years), Abiodun Durojaye (32 years), Olufemi Olawale (18 years), Ariwoola Toheeb (22 years) and Umar Abdullahi (28 […]

Gunmen Storm Imo, Kill One, Kidnap Businessman, Others

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Friday evening killed an auto mechanic identified as Valentine Enwerem and kidnapped a businessman identified as Aloysius Onuekwusi.   The incident happened after U-turn, at Nkwo Orji market junction on Owerri-Okigwe Road in Owerri North Local Government Area, Imo State.     It was gathered the late driver, who […]