…Says they vow to assassinate them if payment is not made By Benjamin Auta The families of persons kidnapped by Bandits in Ungwan Sauri, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna metropolis are crying for help from Nigerians and the government…
Troops of the Nigerian Army, Air Force and other security agencies have rescued Maj. Christopher Datong, the officer abducted at the permanent site of Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna, on Aug. 24. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division,…
Police in Ogun on Saturday said that they have arrested a 21-year-old armed robbery suspect while carrying out robbery operation at Sango-Ota area in Ogun. Police spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement made available to…
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says two suspected notorious electricity installation vandals at Uruayom-Mgbakwu community in Anambra, has been nabbed. The EEDC said the arrest was made through the assistance of vigilante team of the community. The Head, Corporate…
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Victor Abasiama, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to deatghh. The police charged Abasiama with murder. The Magistrate, Mr W.A.…
The Defence Headquarters has faulted Human Rights Radio for allowing live broadcast of aggrieved former military personnel who complained against various disciplinary actions taken against them by their respective services. The Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr, in a statement…
Mr Tony Olofu, new Commissioner of Police in Anambra said on Thursday at Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area, that he would employ drastic measures in crime prevention. Olofu resumed office as police commissioner in Anambra on Sept. 10. He…
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded two men – Asemoaro Ezekiel, 26; and Idowu Kazeem, 25 – charged with unlawful possession of a gun. Magistrate A.O. Dirisu, who did not take the defendants’ plea, ordered that they should be…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, says the Nigerian Army will “talk to the terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and other perpetrators of violence in the language they understand.” Yahaya stated this at the closing of the Combined Second…
The Katsina State Command, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said it had arrested a suspected cattle rustler and a drug dealer in the state. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, DSC Muhammed Tukur, said this while…
