NSCDC Secures Conviction Of 25-Year-Old Fake Lawyer In Osun
The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has secured the conviction of a 25-year-old fake lawyer, Ayanrinde AbdulGafar. Prior to his arrest, the fake lawyer specialised in fraud, impersonation, stealing, and obtaining money under false pretences. According to a statement signed by Adeleke Kehinde, Osun NSCDC spokesperson, on Wednesday: […]
Police Parade 53 Suspects, Rescue 15 Kidnapped Victims In Imo
The Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of 26 sit-at-home enforcers suspected of belonging to the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The suspects, who were apprehended on Wednesday, were accused of randomly shooting and attacking people celebrating a birthday in a hotel near Irete. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ahmed Barde, […]
Abducted Ebonyi Priest Regains Freedom
A priest in Ebonyi State, Joseph Azubuike, who was abducted in Isu, Onicha local government area of the state, on Monday July 10, has regained his freedom. The cleric who is a priest of Saint Charles Parish, Mgbaleze Isu, in Onicha LGA, was abducted alongside three others. A statement released by the spokesperson […]
Drama As Lightning Reportedly Kills Three Suspected Kidnappers In Kwara
Three suspected kidnappers have been reportedly struck dead by lightning in the Oro Ago, an agrarian community in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the incident linked to the efforts of a local vigilance team in the Igbomina Kwara axis aimed at checking security challenges in the area, […]
Oil Theft: Navy Uncovers Sabotaged NNPC Wellhead In Rivers
Oil Theft: Navy Uncovers Sabotaged NNPC Wellhead In Riversead to siphon crude oil into waiting barges. The OML 18 wellhead is owned and operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. Commodore Sulaiman Ibrahim, commander, Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, took journalists to the site at Kala Ekweama community in Asari-Toru Local Government Area […]
Police Fire Tear Gas As Protesters Defy Ban In Kenya
Kenyan officers on Wednesday fired tear gas on protesters who defied a police ban to join an anti-government demonstration called by opposition leader Raila Odinga against tax hikes. Major roads in several cities in western Kenya, where Odinga commands significant support, were deserted as protesters took to the streets. Shops were shut and security was […]
Police Arrest Officers Caught In Viral Video Assaulting, Brutalising Man In Rivers State
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested two officers attached to the command over a trending video on social media that captured them assaulting a man identified as Iyke, in Oyibo Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Polycarp-Emeka, in a statement, condemned the assault. The CP, in a statement […]
Five Armed Robbery Suspects Nabbed By Police In Jigawa
Police in Jigawa State have busted two motorcycle robbery gangs who have been dispossessing the public of their belongings. Spokesman of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the incident in a statement. He said the arrest followed the intensified efforts of the command to curb motorcycle robbery and other criminal activities in the state. […]
‘Scores of Terrorists’ Killed As NAF Bombs ISWAP/Boko Haram In Borno
Military airstrikes conducted by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai have reportedly decimated scores of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)/Boko Haram terrorists following a sustained onslaught against the jihadists in the northeast region. This was disclosed on Wednesday by a security analyst and a counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, […]
