Many Feared Dead As Suspected Herdsmen Attack Benue Community
Several people have been feared dead and others injured after suspected herdsmen sacked the Adijah community in Ugbokpo, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, on Thursday afternoon. It was gathered that the attackers stormed the village, which is located a few kilometres away from the Otukpo-Oweto Road and opened fire on residents, killing an […]
Bandits Release Abducted Katsina Varsity Students After N10m Ransom Payment
Two of the three students of Al-Qalam University in Katsina State who were kidnapped by bandits have been released after ransom payment. Recall that the victims, Habiba Shatali, a 200-level of Political Science student, Mariam Musa, a 400-level Microbiology student and Yusuf Abdulazeez, a 400-level Mathematics student, were abducted around Kurfi, Dutsinma on January […]
Police Arrest Suspected Killers Of Retired Oyo Permanent Secretary
Police have arrested the four suspected killers of a retired Permanent Secretary in the Oyo State Civil Service, Elizabeth Olaniyan Gbenle. Recall that the 68-year-old woman was murdered in her residence in the Apata area of Ibadan in November last year while her valuables, including cars, a power-generating set, a substantial amount of money […]
Four Suspected Cultists Arrested For Terrorising Imo Communities
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested four suspected cultists terrorising the residents of Mbaitoli and other areas in Imo State. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The police spokesman said in furtherance of Imo State Police Command’s zeal to flush out criminally minded elements […]
Insecurity: NSCDC Arrests 42 Suspected Bandits In FCT
Forty-two (42) suspected bandits and terrorists, who disguised as miners of solid minerals, have been apprehended by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Federal Capital Territory Command. The Commandant, NSCDC, Federal Capital Territory Command, Olusola Odumosu, while parading the suspects on Wednesday said that they were arrested on Monday in Niger State with […]
EFCC Arrests 14 Suspected Internet Fraudsters At A “Yahoo Academy” In Benue
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in a training centre of potential internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue State. The Commission, in a statement on Thursday, said operatives acting on intelligence arrested the suspects in a three-bedroom apartment allegedly serving as […]
