Troops Kill 59 Terrorists, Rescue 88 Kidnap Victims
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed 59 terrorists in various military operations across the country. Also rescued were 88 kidnap victims taken hostage by suspected criminals, the Defence Headquarters said on Friday. Briefing journalists in Abuja, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba said 88 suspected criminals, 10 kidnappers, […]
Troops Arrest Ex-Soldier In Bauchi For Supplying Weapons To Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army on Friday revealed that troops arrested a former soldier suspected to be supplying weapons to Boko Haram members in Bauchi State. “On 18 July 23, troops arrested one suspected gunrunner at Boi in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State,” the Army said in its ‘Report On Joint Task Force Operational Activities […]
NDLEA Breaks Silence Over Alleged Killing Of Two Suspects During Raid In Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has reacted to reports that its operatives shot two persons dead during a raid in the Idioro area of Mushin Lagos. On Thursday, NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said the agency’s operatives came under attack on Wednesday night when it raided Mushin to arrest drug barons behind shipments of […]
Anambra: Lady Clubber Actually Drowned, And Not Beaten To Death, Police Clear Air
Police authorities in Anambra have insisted that Miss Chinyere Awuda, a lady clubber who was found dead in an abandoned swimming pool in a hotel in Anambra two weeks ago actually drowned, and not beaten to death. Citing an autopsy report, a press release by the spokesperson of Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga […]
NSCDC Parades 12 Persons Over Pipeline Vandalism, Illegal Crude Refining
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rivers State Command has paraded twelve suspects linked to pipeline vandalism and illegal oil refining activities in parts of the state. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Basil Igwebueze, who paraded the suspects at the Command Headquarters, also disclosed that five vehicles including a commercial bus with 36,950 litres […]
Police Raid ‘General Danger’ Camp In Rivers, Kill 1, Recover Weapons
The Rivers State Police Command has raided the camp of General Danger, a notorious cultist in Ahoada, and neutralized a member of his gang. The state Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Polycarp-Emeka, who spoke in a media briefing at the Command Headquarters in Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, on Thursday, said General Danger and another suspected notorious […]
23 Widows And Teenage Girls Reportedly Kidnapped By Bandits In Zamfara
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have kidnapped twenty three females in Damaga District of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A resident of the area, Malam Ahmed Mohammed disclosed this on Thursday night. According to him, the incident occurred on Wednesday at about 12:00 pm, when the victims went to the bush in search […]
