By OLA MODUPE, Abeokuta – A 13-year-old boy has allegedly shot a three-year-old girl to death at Kukudi Village, Imasayi in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen in Abeokuta on Friday,...
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The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday that a total of 1,332 terrorists and their family members surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai across North East in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known during the bi-weekly news briefing on the...
The Defence Headquarters says the troops of the armed forces, nabbed eight political thugs at Okehi in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi during the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at the bi-weekly news briefing on...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Troops of Joint Task Force Operation DELTA SAFE and other operations in the South-South region of the country have arrested a total of 71 criminals and aborted the theft of oil products worth N173,985,650.000 within the last two weeks. This feat was achieved by...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – The Police Ebonyi State have killed no fewer than three 3 gunmen and arrested two suspects in an operation in the state. The police also recovered two AK-47 riffle, one locally made pistol, one AK-47 magazine, 30 AK-47 live ammunition, 20 AK-47 expended ammunition...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Troops of 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Calabar, deployed for Operation Akpakwu, have rescued the Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River, Mrs Gertrude Njar, from captivity. Mrs. Njar, who has been under captivity for 35 days, was rescue by the troops on Wednesday around...
The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Mr John Amadi, has warned trouble makers and those issuing threats of violence to steer clear of South-East polls, come the March 11 Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections. Amadi, who is the Supervisory DIG in-charge of South-East, gave the warning on...
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra says the efforts of his administration in fighting insecurity have yielded positive results. Soludo told journalists in Awka on Wednesday that eight Local Government Areas were under the control of some criminal gangs at the time he assumed office about a year ago but...
The National Defence College (NDC) of Nigeria and United Arab Emirates (UAC), have pledged to work together towards enhancing the national power of the two countries. The Head of Delegation, NDC UAE, Brig.-Gen. Mahdi Alahababi and Commandant, NDC Nigeria, Rear Adm. Murtala Bashir, made the pledge during a visit...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has warned its personnel against encouraging subversion of the will of the people ahead of the March 11 governorship and state houses of assembly elections. The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, gave the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Army has reacted to the case of a soldier who shot his colleagues and himself dead at Forward Operations Base, Rabah, Sokoto State on Sunday. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, whom confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Abuja...
The Ebonyi Governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof Benard Odoh said on Monday that he has secured a court order to stop his arrest by the police. The police had declared Odoh wanted in connection with the alleged killing of Mr Igboke Ewa, a traditional ruler...
Gunmen have killed Rev. Musa Hyok, and his two sons at Ganawuri community of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau. DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Jos. Alabo, who said that the slain cleric was a priest of...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – The Ebonyi State Police Command has declared 10 persons wanted in connection with the murder of Chief Igboke Ewa of Umu-Ezekoha Community, Ezza North Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesman in the state, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, disclosed this in a statement...
By MARK JANG, Jos – The Plateau State Police Command has arrested Insp. Solomon Damak, who allegedly shot one Nyommena Salah, a resident of Tudun Wada community in Jos over an argument on election. The police spokesman, DSP Alfred Alabo, who confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The police authority in Zamfara State has confirmed the killing of SP Kazeem Raheem, the Maru Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Maru LGA of the state. The bandits also killed a Police Inspector, Rabi’u Umar, who was attached to the division. The police spokesman,...
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the gruesome murder of the village head of Maigari, Rimin Gado Local Government Area Kano. Alhaji Dahiru Abbas, 70, was said to have been murdered on Sunday by unknown gunmen at his residence. The Kano State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi...
Sen. Teslim Folarin, the APC Governorship candidate in Oyo State, has called on the Nigeria Police Force to investigate circumstances surrounding the killing of a young man allegedly wearing a cloth with his picture. Folarin made the call on Sunday in a statement by his Media Aide, Yekeen Olaniyi,...
The Police Command in Sokoto State and the Department of State Security (DSS) have warned politicians in the state not to involve them in their political squabbles. This is contained in a statement jointly issued on Sunday by Mr Muhammed Gumel, the state Commissioner of Police, and Mr Yahaya...