April 19, 2024

April 19, 2024

Bandits Abduct Senior Police Intelligence Officers On Abuja Highway

Armed bandits have abducted two senior police intelligence officers who were travelling along the highway between Abuja and Kogi.   The officers were on a critical investigation assignment to Kogi when they were seized by bandits on August 23, but the police leadership hushed the crisis to avoid another public agitation over the country’s insecurity. […]

Army Dismisses 2 Soldiers Over Murder Of Cleric

The Nigerian Army has dismissed two soldiers attached to 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru, Yobe State, after finding them guilty on two-count charge. According to the Acting Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Lt. Col. Ibrahim Abdullahi Osabo, the suspects were found guilty on two-count charge; namely: failure to perform military duties; and conduct to prejudice of […]

Kebbi Police Nab Housewife For Killing Husband

A 30-year-old woman, Farida Abubakar, has allegedly killed her husband in Birnin-Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state command, SP Nafi’u Abubakar, in a statement on Friday said Farida was arrested by the police on Thursday at about 11:40pm, after receiving information of a strange noise in the […]

Pastor Narrowly Escapes From Kidnappers’ Den In Kaduna

Kidnapped pastor, Yahaya Dikko of Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Kaduna, has escaped from kidnappers’ den.   His escape is coming two months after he was abducted at Sabon Kurutu in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.d to release him after collecting ransom and motorcycles worth N800,000.   “This is Pastor Yahaya D Dikko […]

Police Storm Bauchi, Kill Two Kidnappers, Arrest Eight Others

The Bauchi State Police Command said that its operatives in conjunction with local vigilante group have killed two suspected kidnappers terrorizing Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state.   The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who made this known in a press release on Friday, said eight other suspected […]

Police Arrest Fake Naval Officer In Nasarawa

Operatives of 4 Special Forces Command, Doma, Nasarawa State have arrested one Agbism Joseph for impersonating a Nigerian military officer.   A statement issued on Friday by the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel said the suspect was arrested on Thursday by the operatives and handed over to the command for investigation. […]

Police Suspend Two Supernumerary Female Officers Over Viral Tiktok Video

After their video went viral to the admiration of most Nigerians, the Nigeria Police Force has finally suspended two Supernumerary Police Officers, Obaze Blessing and Obaze Emmanuella Uju, over discreditable conduct and violation of Social media policy. The officers, whose Tiktok video went viral recently, were suspended with immediate effect, the force public relations officer, […]