Armed men suspected to be bandits have abducted 19 passengers in two commercial vehicles along the Makurdi/Naka/Adoka Road in Benue State on Thursday. The incidents, according to locals, happened at about three kilometres from Naka, the headquarters o ...
The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has commended Governor Dauda Lawal for keying into the centre’s initiative with a commitment to ensure the safety of the people of Zamfara State. A high-level team of the Counter Terrorism Centre visited th ...
Police operatives in Bauchi State have arrested a 21-year-old Dallas Ayuba and his peer, Usman Umar, 22 over their involvement in alleged rape and the death of an 18-year-old girl in Fawari, Misau local government area of the state. The suspects repor ...
The Imo State Police Command has arrested two women for attempting to sell a kidnapped four-year-old boy in Owerri, the state capital. Police spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye gave the names of the suspects as Joy Ugwu from Idah, Kogi State, and Rosella M ...
The Adamawa State Police Command said its operatives arrested 148 suspects, recovered eleven AK-47 rifles and 20 locally fabricated assault rifles. Also recovered by the command is 110 live rounds of ammunition, two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) ...
A deserter from the Niger Republic Armed Forces who reportedly joined the Boko Haram terrorist group has surrendered to local authorities in Kindjandi, located in the Diffa Region of southeastern part of the country. The former soldier who is identifi ...
Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested fake Vehicle Inspection Officer (VIO) in connection with job racketeering and impersonation. The suspect, identified as Face Samuel, a resident of Army Barracks Road in Yola-North local gove ...
The Kaduna State Police Command has denied reports of an explosion in the Josawa Road area of Abakpa in Kaduna, stating that a 12-year-old boy was killed and seven others sustained injuries in an accidental dane gun accident. According to a statement ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has identified financial crimes, governance gaps and weak accountability structures as key enablers for the operations of violent non-state actors in Nigeria. The anti-graft agency also noted that th ...
The Katsina State Police Command in partnership with the military, Department of State Services (DSS), Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC), and local vigilantes have killed five suspected bandits and arrested three suspected informants during coo ...