By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has raised alarm over what it describes as a growing pattern of arrests and intimidation targeting critics and social media commentators…
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Kano Police Arrest Three Over Murder of Housewife, Six Children in Dorayi Chiranchi
By Mustapha Salisu The Kano State Police Command has arrested three principal suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters in Kano….
CITAD Condemns Arrest of Two Kano Youths Over Facebook Post
…Demands Immediate Release, Respect for Digital Rights By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has condemned the arrest of two young residents of Tofa Local Government Area in…
CITAD Condemns Arrest of IBBUL Student for Criticizing Niger Governor, Demands Immediate Release
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has condemned the arrest of Abubakar Isah Mokwa, a postgraduate student at the Department of Agricultural Economy and Extension, Ibrahim Badamasi…
CITAD Condemns Arrest of Journalist Danuwa Rano, Demands Immediate Release
By Mustapha Salisu The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has condemned the arrest and continued detention of journalist Ibrahim Ishaq Danuwa Rano by officers of the Nigeria Police, Zone One…
Uromi Killings: DSS Arrests 2 Principal Suspects
By Zagazola Makama Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) have arrested two principal suspects involved in the killing of 16 Nigerians of Northern extraction in Uromi, Esan North-East local government…
Adamawa: 34-Year-Old Altar Servant Arrested for Alleged Abduction of Two Reverend Fathers
From Umar Dankano, Yola The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested Tahamado J. Demian, a 34-year-old altar servant, for allegedly orchestrating the abduction of two Reverend Fathers in Numan. The clergymen, Abraham…
Plateau Police Command Parades 25 Suspects
From Tongnaan Bawa Jos Plateau State Police Commissioner, Emmanuel Adesina has reiterated its commitment in ensuring a state free of criminal cases. He stated this while parading 25 suspects at the Police…
Kano Court Halts Arrest of Gov. Yusuf’s Spokesperson Amid Ganduje’s Allegations
In a significant development highlighting Kano’s escalating political rivalry, a High Court has issued a restraining order against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), DSS, and other security agencies, barring them from…
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….
Customs Officer’s Absence in Court Leads to Arrest Order
By Salim Umar Ibrahim The Kano State Upper Shari’ah Court has issued an order for the arrest of a customs officer, Yusuf Ismail Mai Biscuit, for failing to appear in court over…
Troops arrests prime suspect in murder of Panyam Ardo in Lagos
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Nigerian army has disclosed that it has apprehended the mastermind behind the murder of the slain Alhaji Adamu Idris Gabdo, the Ardo of Panyam in Mangu Local…
Update on Borno Lawmaker’s Daughter Murder: Husband Arrested as Zulum Orders Autopsy
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu In a significant update on the tragic murder of Fatima Alhaji Bukar, the daughter of a Borno lawmaker, the Borno State Police Command has apprehended Adam Alhaji…
Journalist Murder: Zamfara Police arrest suspected killers of VON Reporter, Danjibga
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Zamfara State Police Command has announced the arrest of three suspected killers of late VON Reporter, Hamisu Haruna Danjibga alongside suspect who bought some properties carted away after…
Court restrains Kano anti-corruption agency, security agencies from arresting Ganduje, family members
A Federal High Court in Kano has issued an order restraining the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), as well as the police, State Security Service (SSS), and Nigeria Security…