From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Plateau State Police Command has arrested suspects linked to a viral TikTok video inciting violence ahead of a planned nationwide protest. In a statement signed by the…
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Customs Seizes Smuggled Petroleum Products Worth N39.9m in Adamawa
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has seized smuggled petroleum products worth N39.9 million in Adamawa State. According to Comptroller Garba Bature Bashir, the command…
Plateau: Police Command Parades Cultists, Suspected Criminals
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State police command has arrested and paraded 118 suspecting cultists and others for various crimes. The Commissioner Olugbemiga Adesina in a press briefing at the Police headquarters…
Kano Probes Empowerment Fraud Amidst Allegations Of Official Complicity
By Ahmad Tijjani Abdul The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday said it has commenced investigations on alleged scam that rocked the empowerment of street Hawkers by the Kano…
Police Identify 13 Thuggery Masterminds In Kano Metropolis
By Abdullahi Yusuf The Police Command in Kano State says it has identified 13 “Arrowheads”of the renewed thuggery being perpetrated in Kano metropolis. This is contained in the “Special Crime Bulletin on…
Former Commandant Zamfara Anti-thuggery Reprimands Arrest Of Former Secretary
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Former Commandant of the Zamfara Anti-Thuggery Agency, Muhammad Bello Bakyasuwa has condemned the arrest of the former Secretary of the agency, Isah Haruna allegedly by the security operatives….
Adamawa/Taraba Customs Command read riot act to unrepentant smugglers
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa/Taraba states Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has generated over N20 million out of its annual revenue generation target of N134 million for 2024 fiscal…
Troops Kill Terrorist Leaders, Urge Caution on Social Media Casualty Claims
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji of the Nigeria Army has debunked reports trending on social media which claimed that 500 persons have been abducted in Zamfara against the…
Banditry: Zamfara Security Trust Fund vows to Mobilize Resources
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The Zamfara Security Trust Fund has vowed to seek supports from communities in it’s efforts to mobilze resources with a view to encourage fights against banditry and other…
Adamawa: 2 Suspects Arrested for Alleged Kidnapping, Killing of 6-Year-Old
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnapping and killing of a 6-year-old minor. The suspects, Muktar Mohammed and Hussein Suleiman, both…
Kano Police Arrest Principal Suspect in Abduction, Murder of KEDCO Staff
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano State Police Command has announced the arrest of the principal suspect in the abduction and murder of Bello Bukar Adam, a staff member of the Kano Electricity…
Kano Police Crackdown on Illegal Forex Operators, Arrest 17 Suspects
By Mustapha Salisu In a bid to stabilize the foreign exchange market, the Kano State Police Command, in collaboration with the Department of State Service (DSS), has arrested 17 suspected forex hawkers…
Plateau Governor Calls for Calm After Bokkos Attack, Demands Stronger Security
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has appealed for calm as security agencies are working to restore normalcy following an attack on Chikam community of Bokkos Local Government. While…
Chibok Girls at AUN Appeal For Release of Abducted Sisters
Chibok Girls enrolled at the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, have passionately appealed to stakeholders to secure the release of their abducted sisters who are still held captive. Yusuf Mohammed, AUN’s…
BREAKING: ex-Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello Declared Wanted By EFCC
By Mustapha Salisu Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is wanted by the EFCC for offences relating to economic and financial crimes to the tune of N80.2 Billion. The Comission disclosed this…
Troops Ambush Terrorists On Transit To Fix Motorbikes In Kaduna, Neutralize 3, Recover Arms
In a recent successful Counter terrorism operation, Nigerian Army troops have neutralized a group of terrorists in an ambush operation in Kaduna State. Acting on credible intelligence, the troops targeted the terrorist…
BREAKING: Kano Court Sentences Chinese National to Death for Girlfriend’s Murder
The Kano State High Court has sentenced a Chinese national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Ummuklthuum Buhari. Details later…
Scores of Tsangaya Students Kidnapped in Sokoto
Again, a gang of suspected bandits has reportedly kidnapped dozens of Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso in Gada local government area of Sokoto state. It was gathered that the students…
Bolo, 14-Year-Old Inmate Cry For Help
By Ahmad Tijjani Abdul Abdullahi Surajo, aka Bolo, a 14-year-old boy languishing at Kurmawa Maximum prison, has appealed to Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf to intervene to set him free from…
Zamfara: Fear grips as Community Protection Guards allegedly kill Prominent Cleric
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau People of Mada district under Gusau local government area of Zamfara State have been thrown into apprehension following alleged extra judicial killing of a Prominent Islamic Scholar who…
Zamfara: Troops Kill Bandit, Rescue 15 Kidnap Victims
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) of the Nigerian army foiled a massive abduction attempted by bandits in Tsohuwar Tasha area of Kaura Namoda local government area of Zamfara…
Zamfara NSCDC Arrest Suspected Banned Jerrycans of Fuel, Vandals of Electric Cables
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has on Thursday paraded load of banned Jerrycans of fuel and vandals of electric cables,…
Zamfara: Armed Bandits Kill DCO, 6 Others, Set Police Station Ablaze
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Armed bandits in their large numbers invaded Zurmi local government area of Zamfara State last Sunday fiercely attacked and set ablaze the Police Divisional Headquarters after killing the…
BREAKING – Plateau: Gunmen Kill APC Scribe Namang
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed an official of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Sylvanus Namang. Namang was said to have died on Saturday…
Troops Burst Rifle Fabrication Factory In Plateau, Recover Cache Of Arms, Ammunition
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Joint security outfit and Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN under HAKORIN DAMISA IV said it has arrested one Tapshak Plangji, a twenty- five year-old male suspected illegal involvement…