June 27, 2026

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Man arrested for kidnapping, murder of 13-yr-old girl in Kano

Man arrested for kidnapping, murder of 13-yr-old girl in Kano

Bode January 12, 2022
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Operatives from The Kano State Police Command have arrested one Auwalu Abdulrashid, 21, alias Lauje, for allegedly kidnapping and murder of a 13-year-old girl, Zuwaira. The command’s spokesman, DSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Kano. DSP...
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One killed as bandits invade police officer’s residence in Kaduna Nigeria Police

One killed as bandits invade police officer’s residence in Kaduna

Bode January 5, 2022
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly attacked and killed one person in the residence of a police officer attached to the Inspector General of Police’s Special Intelligence Response Team, ASP Aliyu Umar, in Zaria, Kaduna State. The attack which occurred on Monday night, also left a neighbour to...
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Notorious bandit leader releases over 50 kidnapped victims in Zamfara Bandits attack Zamfara State

Notorious bandit leader releases over 50 kidnapped victims in Zamfara

Bode January 4, 2022
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau- A notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has reportedly released over 50 kidnapped victims in his custody in Zamfara State. Confirming the release on Tuesday, The Co-Chairman of the state Committee on Finding Lasting Solutions to Banditry, Dr. Abdullahi Shinkafi, said the victims are about 70,...
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Police rescue 21 abducted schoolchildren in Zamfara, two still in captivity Nigeria Police Force 1 727x430 1 2

Police rescue 21 abducted schoolchildren in Zamfara, two still in captivity

Bode January 1, 2022
The police have rescued 21 schoolchildren kidnapped on December 31 by bandits at Kucheri Village, along Gusau-Funtua Road in Zamfara State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the development during a press conference on Saturday. Their freedom, he stated, followed efforts by police...
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Banditry: Katsina Police arrest suspected supplier of weapons to bandits

Bode December 23, 2021
Katsina Police Command says it has arrested a 45-year-old man, Sani Mamuda, for allegedly supplying arms and ammunition to bandits in Katsina and Zamfara States. The Katsina Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP Gambo Isa, disclosed this while parading the suspects on Thursday at the police headquarters in Katsina....
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Bandits kidnap 70 travellers along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Highway b836bf4e gunmen

Bandits kidnap 70 travellers along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Highway

Bode December 23, 2021
Over 70 travellers have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen suspected to bandits along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road on Wednesday. The incident occurred around Udawa village after Buruku in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. According to an eyewitness account, the vehicles conveying the travellers, mainly traders, were attacked...
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Over 20 killed, properties destroyed as bandits invade Kaduna communities Kaduna State

Over 20 killed, properties destroyed as bandits invade Kaduna communities

Bode December 19, 2021
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna- Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed more than 20 persons and destroyed property worth millions of Naira in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this in a statement...
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NSCDC arrests 70 suspected armed robbers, pipeline vandals in 11 months

Bode December 19, 2021
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oyo State Command has arrested about 70 suspected armed robbers, pipeline and electric cable vandals between January and December, 2021. The state Commandant, Adaralewa Michael, disclosed this in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Oluwole Olusegun, and made...
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NDLEA intercepts 196 pinches of methamphetamine in Ebonyi NDLEA

NDLEA intercepts 196 pinches of methamphetamine in Ebonyi

Bode December 16, 2021
BY BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ebonyi State has intercepted about 196 pinches of methamphetamine, popularly called “Mkpurummiri” from suspected drug dealers from January to date. The state NDLEA Commander, Mr Isa Adoro, who revealed this to newsmen in Abakaliki on Thursday, said...
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CP orders thorough investigation over the killing of Kaduna lawmaker Kaduna CP Abdullahi Mudassiru 640x358 1

CP orders thorough investigation over the killing of Kaduna lawmaker

Bode December 16, 2021
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna + The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mudassiru Abdullahi has ordered a thorough investigation over the killing of a lawmaker in Kaduna. The police spokesman in the state, ASP Mohammed Jalige disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna. ASP Jalige said...
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Kaduna police nab 305 bandits, kidnappers, rescue 168 victims in 11 months Nigeria Police Force 1 727x430 1 2

Kaduna police nab 305 bandits, kidnappers, rescue 168 victims in 11 months

Bode December 16, 2021
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – No fewer than 305 suspected bandits, armed robbers and kidnappers have been arrested by the operatives of Kaduna State Police Command between January and November 2021. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, ASP Mohammed Jalige, who disclosed this in a statement...
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