Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has condemned the killing of three persons on Jan. 2 in Rafin Bauna community in the Bassa Local Government Area of the state. The governor’s condemnation of the act is contained in a statement issued…
The Police Command in Katsina State said that it recovered no less than 109 Anti-Aircraft Ammunition (AA) and other items from bandits between January and December 2021 in the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Gambo Isa, disclosed this in an…
The Nigerian Air Force said that it has killed two notorious bandit leaders, Alhaji Auta, and Kachalla Ruga following an air raid of a forest in Zamfara State. Sources revealed that the notorious bandit leaders were killed after a NAF…
Abimbola Abatta Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has asked all those still involved in the illicit drug business to turn over a new leaf or risk losing their…
By Amaike Ihuoma Okoronkwo, Port Harcourt The Nigerian Securities and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC Rivers State Command has paraded over 40 suspected oil thieves, apprehended over 10 trucks, 9 boats, 69 jerry cans, drums, 100 petroleum pipes including a sewage…
The Military taskforce responsible for the maintenance of peace in Plateau State code named Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) said the Sum Pyem Charles Mato Dakat who abducted last Sunday has regained his freedom. The OPSH also said eight suspects have…
NMA calls for security summit over banditry in ZamfarThe Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Zamfara State has advised the state government to urgently organise a security summit that would proffer solutions to banditry in the state. Addressing reporters in Gusau,…
The Federal Government on Thursday said no fewer than 1,927 terrorists and bandits were neutralised while 3,831 civilians were rescued in 2021 in various operations set up by the military. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who…
A 55-year-old man, Ayeni Olusegun, was on Wednesday brought before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged stealing. Olusegun, whose address was not given, is facing a three-count charge of stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp Johnson Okunade, told the court that…
A 23-year-old man, Anthony Kehinde, was on Wed arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a motorcycle. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a one-count charge of stealing. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Sodiq Adeniyi, told…
