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 […]
Police arrest co-wife over death of 3-month-old baby
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested one Zaliha Shuaibu, of Malari Village in Soba Local Government Area, over the death of her co-wife’s three-month-old baby boy. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Mansir Hassan, said the tragic incident occurred on May 13, 2025, at the residence where they both lived. “According to preliminary investigations, the second […]
Gunmen kill retired police officer, two others in Plateau attack
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani militant groups have killed three people, including a retired police officer, Ayuba Bako in two communities in Plateau State. It was gathered that the the gunmen attacked Farin-Lamba, Jos South Local Government Area, and Dahot village, Wereng Community, Riyom Local Government Area, on Friday, May 23, 2025. The President of […]
Gunmen kill family of four in Anambra
Tragedy occurred in Isseke, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Thursday, when some yet-to-be-identified assailants murdered a family of four comprising three females and one elderly man in their apartment. It was gathered that the killers invaded their apartment while they were sleeping, killed them and left their lifeless bodies on the floor […]
Troops Neutralise 16 Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno
Sixteen Boko Haram terrorists have been killed by troops of the joint task force, Operations Hadin Kai, as they attempted to infiltrate the 25 Taskforce Brigade headquarters in Damboa near Sambisa Forest. The troops of the Taskforce Brigade, along with members of the civilian joint task force also recovered weapons and IED making materials in […]
Police Constable, Idris Oloyede, Arrested Over Alleged Cybercrime, Fraud in Ogun State
The Nigerian Police Force in Ogun State has arrested one of its officers, Constable Idris Oloyede, over alleged involvement in conspiracy, stealing, cybercrime and other related offences. This was made known on Friday in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region. Makama said he was reliably […]
