FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has enlisted the support of traditional leaders to strengthen the fight against insecurity in the federal capital. Wike said this during a security meeting with the FCT Council of Chiefs and the chairmen of the six Area Councils in Abuja on Wednesday, that the...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said residents of the territory will get positive news within days with regards to efforts being made to tackle insecurity in the FCT. “I can assure you that in a matter of days, you will be...
By MARK JANG, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has declared a 24-hour curfew on Mangu Local Government Area of the state with immediate effect. The governor, who gave the directive in a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr Gyang Bere, said the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Neysom Wike, has called for stringent laws to check crimes in the territory. Wike, who made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday, complained that the penalty in the current law was not enough to discourage criminality....
The FCT Administration (FCTA) has concluded plans to strengthen collaboration with the four neighbouring states with the territory to tackle cross border crimes. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Wike pointed out that the FCTA...
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Monday said that inadequate equipment and operational vehicles were hampering ongoing war against banditry and kidnappings in FCT. Wike, who said this during a media chat with journalists in Abuja, also blamed the recent surge in kidnappings...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicisation of insecurity in Abuja. Wike, who gave the warning during a media chat in Abuja on Monday, added that politicians were cashing out on the current security challenges to cause panic among FCT...
The Senate will summon the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike and security agencies over the spike in crimes in the nation’s capital. The lawmaker representing FCT, Senator Ireti Kingibe (LP- Abuja), disclosed this when she appeared on Channels Television’s current affairs show Sunday Politics....
The Troops of Sector 6, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have successfully repelled an attack by bandits on Okokolo community in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue. The OPWS Force Commander, Maj.-Gen. Sunday Igbinomwanhia, told newsmen in Makurdi on Saturday that the troops forced the bandits to run...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The FCT Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a notorious kidnapper named Chinaza Phillip in Abuja by the Kaduna State Police Command operatives on Thursday. The FCT police spokesman, Josephine Adeh, confirmed this in a post shared via the Force X handle...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has asked the Police Commissioner, FCT Command, to establish two additional Police Divisions in Gwagwalada Area Council of the territory. Wike gave the directive during a security town hall with relevant stakeholders on Friday in Gwagwalada, to...
Al-Qalam University, Katsina, has confirmed the abduction of two of its students, who were returning to school from Niger State. Its spokesman, Malam Akilu Abubakar, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday in Katsina. “We wish to address recent reports regarding two female students of our school, who were...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has promised to provide the needed logistics and equipment to security agencies to flush out criminals terrorising in the territory. Wike stated this during a security town hall with traditional and community leaders, in Bwari Area Council...
Bandits, who abducted 10 persons from an estate, Sagwari Layout, Dutse, Abuja, on January 7 have reportedly killed three more of their victims as a warning to their relatives negotiating ransom. Thereafter, the bandits increased their demand from the initial N60 million per person to N100 million. The...
The Police Command in Kaduna State has confirmed the abduction of Halimatus Sa’adiya Bello and her 17-year-old son, Yusuf Bello, at Dogarawa Area, Sabon Gari Local Government Area of the state. ASP Mansur Hassan, the command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Kidnappers have killed a secondary school student, Folorunsho Ariyo, who was abducted on Sunday in Dutse axis of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Recall that on Sunday, January 7, 2024, gunmen stormed Sagwari Layout Estate in Dutse, capturing ten people—among them Miss Ariyo, her mother, and three siblings....
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian Police Force says its has began investigation into the abduction of six sisters in Bwari Area Council of Abuja. This comes after one of the abducted sisters, identified as Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, was killed by the gunmen who are demanding N60 million ransom....
Bandits have killed the village head of Kukar Babangida, the Magaji Zauren Katsina, Alhaji Haruna Ubale and two of his sons in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina state on Thursday. The assailants killed six other persons and burnt five vehicles in the village. Police spokesman in the...
The 6 Brigade Nigerian Army, with headquarters in Jalingo, has expressed its determination to flush out bandits and kidnappers as well as stem the tide of other criminal activities in Taraba. Brigade Commander of the formation, Maj.-Gen. Frank Etim, made the declaration on Thursday at the Combined 6...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has debunked media reports alleging the purported abduction of some commuters along Kaduna-Abuja Expressway on Jan. 6. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, debunked the reports in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said:...