Police Faults Calls For IGP’s Sack, Imprisonment
The Nigeria Police Force has faulted calls for the sack and imprisonment of the Inspector General of Police Usman Baba Alkali. The police faulted the call in a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi. Last April, some retired police officers approached the National Industrial Court to challenge their termination from service. They […]
Kidnappers Kill Cocoa Farmer In Ondo
Kidnappers have killed a 40-year-old cocoa farmer Akinola Akinnibinu in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State over delayed ransom payment. According to The Nation, the kidnappers killed Akinnibinu and and applied chemical on his corpse. The body was discovered on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, four days after the abductors contacted his […]
One Killed, Others Injured As Police Foil Robbery Attack In Gombe
Operatives of the Gombe State Police Command have neutralized one suspected armed robber while others escaped with gun wounds during a gun duel along the Gombe-Bauchi road. The spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Mahid Mu’azu Abubakar, who made this known in a statement on Thursday night, February 9, said the robbers armed attacked […]
‘We’ve Killed 81 terrorists In The North In The Last Two Weeks’, Defence Headquarters Confirms
Defence Headquarters has confirmed the killing of 81 terrorists across theatres of operations in the Northeast, North-Central and Northwest in the last two weeks. Director, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made the disclosure Thursday, Feb. 9, at a bi-weekly news conference on operations of the armed forces in Abuja. He said troops of […]
Four Bandits Killed By Nigerian Troops, Recover Arms In Kaduna
The troops of 1 Division of the Nigerian army have killed four suspected bandits in Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna. Musa Yahaya, deputy director, army public relations of 1 Division, said in a statement on Thursday that the troops, in collaboration with the air component of Operation Whirl Punch, raided the hideouts of the bandits in Birnin Gwari and […]
Man Rescued From Jumping Into Third Mainland Bridge Lagoon
A video making the rounds on social media has shown the moment an unidentified man was stopped from jumping into the Third Mainland Bridge Lagoon in Lagos. In the short clip, the man is seen fearlessly sitting quietly on the balustrade of the bridge while looking into the Lagoon In a bid to stop […]
Army Bursts IPOB’s Hideout, Finds Anti-Poll Posters With Inscription ‘No Election’
Troops of the Nigerian Army have shared details of their discovery after raiding an enclave of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Imo State during their recent operation. A statement released by the Defence Headquarters stated that soldiers from various theatres of operations across the country were cracking down on nefarious activities of terrorists […]
Elections Not Do-Or-Die Affair, Edo CP Tells Parties
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Dankwara, has warned political parties and their candidates that 2023 elections should not be a do-or-die affair. Dankwara, who gave the warning during the signing of peace accord in Benin, said the police would not allow anybody to truncate the peace in the state on account of election. […]
