Bauchi State CP Assures Christians Of Peaceful Easter Celebration
The Bauchi State Police Command on Friday assured people of the state, particularly the Christian faithful of a hitch-free Easter celebration in the state, declaring that it is ready to perform its statutory responsibility of protecting the lives and property of citizens before, during and after the celebration. The assurance was contained in a press […]
Gunmen Kidnap Nasarawa Former Deputy Governor Onje
Unknown gunmen have abducted a former Deputy Governor of Nassarawa state, Prof. Onje Gye-Wado. Gye-Wado who was deputy governor of Nassarawa between 1999 and 2003 in the administration of Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu was abducted from his residence in Wamba local government area in the early hours of Friday, April 7. Confirming the incident, […]
Kidnapped Retired Immigration Officer Found Dead In Nasarawa
A retired officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Jacob Agada has been found dead few hours after he was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Nasarawa State. According to reports, the deceased was kidnapped around 9pm on Thursday night April 6, while returning to his residence located in Ombi II, Lafia Local Government Area of […]
Gunmen Storm Edo, Kill 3 Police Officers
Gunmen killed three police officers and injured another during an attack Thursday, April 6, in Edo State. The officers were going to their duty post between 5:30am and 6am when they were ambushed near Agor Market, along the Igarra-Auchi Road in Edo State. The policemen were reportedly in a car while another of their colleague […]
Easter: We’ll Deploy Police Personnel, Operational Assets To Flash Points Across Nigeria, Says IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Akali Baba, has ordered the state commissioners of police to deploy police personnel and operational assets to flashpoints within areas of their responsibilities across the federation. Baba also charged supervising zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police with intensive and proactive visibility patrol at all worship centres, train stations, highways, motor […]
Customs Intercepts 21 Trucks Of Smuggled Rice, Weeds, Cigarettes In Ogun
The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 21 trailer loads of foreign parboiled rice in the first quarter of 2023. The Controller, Bamidele Makinde, confirmed this during a press conference he addressed at the NCS headquarters in Abeokuta on Thursday. According to Makinde, the Command recorded a total seizure […]
Police Uncover Kidnappers Den In Lagos, Rescue Victims
The Lagos State Police Command uncovered a den of kidnappers in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Thursday night. The spokesman for the command, SP Benjamin Hudenyin, confirmed this on Friday in a telephone interview, saying the Police are on top of the situation. He stated that two kidnapped victims were rescued after a crossfire […]
