Terrorists Kidnap Air Force Officer In Niger, Demand N10m Ransom
Suspected terrorists have kidnapped a Nigerian Air Force officer, ACM Shuaibu Umar Bashir, in Niger State. Nashir was abducted along Birnin Gwari Road on Sunday, August 20, 2023. Family sources said that the terrorists also demanded N10million ransom within three days from the relatives of the officer. It was gathered that ACM Bashir […]
Okada Rider Arraigned for Allegedly Abducting Air Force Officer
The police on Wednesday arraigned a 27-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Mohammed Amine, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly abducting an Air Force officer. The defendant, of no fixed residential address, is facing a two-count charge of abduction and breach of peace. The prosecutor, ASP Clément Okuoimose, told the court that the defendant […]
Criminal Gang Arrested, Paraded By Police In Minna For Goat Theft
At least four suspects who claim to have stolen over 500 goats around parts of Minna, the Niger State capital are in custody of the State Police command for allegedly conspiring and stealing. It was gathered that the suspects have been in the business of stealing goats from their owners for over five years. However, […]
Fleeing ‘Drug Dealer’ Evades Arrest, Crushes NDLEA Operative In Lagos
A suspect described as a notorious drug dealer based in the Lekki area of Lagos State is on the run after “crushing” an operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with his luxury car, the agency has said. The NDLEA has since launched a manhunt for the suspect whose home was undergoing a […]
Boko Haram Terrorist, Wife Surrender To Troops In Borno
A Boko Haram fighter and his wife have surrendered to troops of 26 Task Force Brigade Garrison in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. “Following troops’ aggressive combat operations against insurgents in the north east, one […]
NSCDC Arrests 13 Suspects, Impounds Trucks With N800m Rail Tracks
Thirteen (13) suspected railway vandals have been apprehended by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) with large quantities of long rails and sleepers worth N800 million. A statement issued by the Corps spokesman, Babawale Afolabi, explained that the suspects were arrested by the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad. According to the statement, the […]
Army, Police Strengthen Ties To Curb Insecurity In Plateau
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division Nigerian Army (NA) and Commander Operation SAFE HAVEN (OPSH), Major General AE Abubakar has said the existing synergy between the army and other security agencies led to a drastic reduction in security challenges across the country, especially in the fight against criminalities in some volatile areas of Plateau […]
