Four drug kingpins jailed for 95 years over N4.6bn narcotics trafficking
Two drug traffickers arrested in 2024 in cars bearing fake presidency number plates have been jailed for 35 years each. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in collaboration with their military counterparts, had intercepted a massive load of 626 blocks of cannabis weighing 500.8kg from the two suspects near the Numan Bridge, […]
Gunmen abduct Bishop Kukah’s relative and six others in Kaduna
Gunmen have reportedly abducted seven people, including women and children, in Anchuna village, Ikulu Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack occurred on Wednesday night, March 5. The armed assailants are said to have stormed the village in large numbers, shooting repeatedly before whisking their victims away. A resident of […]
Ex-Police Officer Arrested with 7 Pump-Action Guns, 1,600 Cartridges en Route to Kaduna
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 69-year-old man and his 17-year-old accomplice for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition during a routine stop-and-search operation along the Asaba-Benin Expressway. The suspects were allegedly transporting the weapons to Kaduna. According to counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama, officers from the Dragon Patrol Team 02 intercepted a navy […]
Rival Bandit Leader “Shekau” Killed in Kaduna Ambush
A notorious bandit leader, who adopted the name Shekau due to his notoriety, has been ambushed and killed by a rival faction in Kachia Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Intelligence sources revealed to Zagazola Makama that the attack was orchestrated by a rival bandit leader, Shumo, an indigene of Ragadada, Buruku in Birnin […]
Police begin search for kidnapped Abia billionaire as gunmen kill two
The Abia State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Lawson Obasi, a major oil and gas dealer, and the killing of his driver and a police escort. In a statement on Friday, the Command reported that it received a report from Sergeant Judge Gubi on March 4, stating that ASP Tanko Natip, Inspector Ernest, […]
