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Zamfara: Police rescue 15 abducted persons

About 15 persons abducted by bandits along Gusau-Funtua road have been rescued by the Zamfara State Police Command. The bandits kidnapped the victims on Tuesday and took them to the bush. Muhammad Shehu, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), while…

3 persons escape death in Osun auto crash

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun, has said that three persons escaped death in an accident that occurred on Ikirun-Inisa Expressway. The FRSC Sector Commander in Osun, Mr. Paul Okpe, said this in a statement issued by the…

Suspected cultists kill tricycle operator in Awka

Gun-wielding men suspected to be cultists on Tuesday shot and killed a tricycle operator close to the back gate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The incident was said to have happened in the evening. There have been killings, which have…

15 dead, 5 injured in Kogi auto crash

Fifteen persons have been confirmed dead and five others seriously injured in an auto crash that occurred in Kogi State. The crash occurred at Koton-Karfe along Lokoja-Abuja highway around 7:30am on Tuesday. Stephen Dawulung, Kogi Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC,…

Abuja: Police dislodge bandits, rescue 16 victims

Several bandits have been dislodged and 16 kidnap victims rescued in some forests bordering Abuja and Kogi State by operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command. Acting on intelligence, according to a source, the policemen stormed the forests on…