The Gombe State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old village head from Zambuk community, Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area, over the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, confirmed this in a statement to journalists on Tuesday. He said the incident was reported to the Zambuk Police Division on…
The Headquarters of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army says that it is currently probing a recent clash between soldiers and civilians along Nsukka-Igbo Eze South Road within Enugu State. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations of the Division, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni in Enugu on Tuesday. Ayeni…
Authorities in Nigeria have launched a large-scale search after 16 prisoners escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State, in the early hours of Tuesday. According to Nigerian Correctional Service spokesperson Abubakar Umar, the escape followed a violent breach of security at the facility, during which inmates attacked officers on duty and…
Akinloye Oyeniyi, an Abuja-based public affairs analyst, has commended the Minister for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, for boosting security in the nation’s capital. Oyeniyi, who is also a legislative consultant, gave the commendation in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, as a reaction to the ongoing clearance of shanties and criminal hideouts…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is set to deepen collaboration with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to strengthen data security and combat corruption nationwide. ICPC spokesperson Demola Bakare said in a statement on Monday that the initiative was discussed during a courtesy visit by NDPC National Commissioner and CEO,…
The Police Command in Ondo says three suspected kidnappers have been arrested in connection with the kidnap of two staff of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the victims were kidnapped by gunmen on Monday, Aug. 4 at their residence along Supare Akoko in Akoko South West Local…
A cross-border community in north-east Nigeria was thrown into panic over the weekend after suspected Boko Haram fighters staged a late-night assault that left soldiers dead, homes destroyed, and a schoolgirl abducted. Kirawa, in Borno State’s Gwoza Local Government Area, lies directly across a narrow river from Cameroon. Its position has made it both strategically…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says several armed bandits, including notorious kingpins, were killed in coordinated strikes on Makakkari Forest, Zamfara State. NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said in a statement on Monday that the Air Component of Operation FASAN YAMMA launched the strikes after intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) detected the movement of…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has attributed the continued detention of minors in adult custodial centres to the collapse of juvenile remand homes across the country. Head of Welfare at the NCoS, Timothy Dabit, made this known in Abuja on Monday during the third public hearing of the Independent Investigative Panel on Alleged Corruption, Abuse…
At least five people, including a police inspector, have been killed in an armed assault on the town of Babanla in Nigeria’s Kwara State, underscoring the ongoing security challenges facing the country. Police said scores of unidentified gunmen arrived on motorcycles on 8 August, launching coordinated attacks on the Divisional Police Headquarters and the town’s…
