Gunmen Kill 12 Working In Niger Fields
Gunmen have attacked two villages in Niger’s vast Tillaberi border region, killing a dozen people working in the fields, security and local sources told AFP on Friday. “There were 12 deaths following the attack on Thursday afternoon by armed men,” a municipal official in Anzourou district said. All the dead were male and from the […]
NSCDC Arrests Eight Oil Thieves In Lagos
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested eight persons caught while transporting suspected stolen petroleum products in Ajah Beach in Lagos State. Spokesperson of the Lagos NSCDC Command, Abolurin Oluwaseun, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, July 20, 2023, said the suspects were apprehended during a […]
NAF To Acquire New Military Equipment To Fight Terrorism, Banditry
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has disclosed that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) expects 51 additional platforms to boost counter-insurgency and counterterrorism operations in the country. Abubakar noted that acquiring additional platforms would bolster training, air power employment and projection. The CAS stated this while addressing officers and men during […]
Misconduct: PSC Dismisses 3 Senior Police Officers
The Police Service Commission, PSC, said it has approved the dismissal of three senior Police Officers over cases of misconduct. Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations who disclosed this, in a statement on Friday, said the commission also approved the reduction in ranks of five others found wanting in the conduct of their official […]
Police Arrest Three For Allegedly Killing Bolt Driver In Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has arrested three suspects over the murder of a bolt driver, Obasi Okeke, in Abuja. Parading the suspect in Abuja, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Haruna Garba, said the victim was discovered on June 5 lying in his pool of blood with a slit throat at Ngugu close […]
Police Officer Assaulted By Seun Kuti Gets Promoted
Mohammed Aminu, the police officer who was assaulted by Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti, has been promoted. In May, Kuti was seen in a viral video assaulting the police officer, who, despite the provocation, did nothing in response. Kuti was later detained and arraigned for assault, for which he claimed not guilty and was granted bail. […]
Pistols, Others Recovered As Police Arrest Hoodlums In Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two members of an armed gang specializing in terrorizing residents of Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area. Spokesperson of the Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed the arrest in a press release, said the gang of hoodlums engaged operatives of the police when they were intercepted. Part of […]
