Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army Foil Kidnap Attempt in Taraba
Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have thwarted a kidnap attempt in Chanchangi village, Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State. In a statement made available to journalists on Saturday in Jalingo, the Brigade’s Acting Spokesperson, Captain Oni Olubodunde, said the three victims were rescued without injury. The operation, […]
Catholic priest shot, two others kidnapped in Benue
Suspected herdsmen have shot a Catholic priest along the volatile Makudi-Naka road in Benue State. The Catholic priest, Rev Fr.Solomom Atongo was attacked on Saturday evening. A statement by Rev.Joseph Beba, who is the Chairman, Diocesan Priests, revealed that Rev. Atongo was shot on Makurdi-Naka road on his way from Naka, headquarters of Gwer West […]
Osun Amotekun nabs three over ₦4.5m steel theft, others for burglary
Osun State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has apprehended a group of suspects involved in the theft of iron steel valued at over N4.5 million from a steel company in Ede. The security outfit also revealed that it has dealt with other cases of burglary and property theft across the state. A […]
Police arrest village head, 13 others for aiding banditry
Security operatives have arrested the village head of Guiwa, Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State and 13 others for allegedly aiding and abetting armed bandits. This was made known on Sunday in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region. Makama disclosed that intelligence sources informed […]
Zamfara police rescue woman from bandits’ den
Zamfara State Police Command has rescued social activist, Hamdiya Sidi Shariff from the of bandits’ den. This is contrary to speculation on social media that she was arrested and detained by the police in Bakura Local Government Area of the State. The State commissioner of police, Ibrahim Maikaba said that the speculation claiming that Hamdiya […]
