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…
The Police Command in Nasarawa State says it has apprehended six suspected kidnappers in Doma Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. SP Ramhan Nansel, the Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) stated this in a statement on Sunday in Lafia. The PPRO said that the operation was a significant breakthrough in its ongoing fight…
Gov Nasir Idris of Kebbi, on Sunday appealed to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to establish a base in the state to effectively tackle security challenges bedeviling the area. He made the plea while receiving the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar on a courtesy visit at Government House, Birnin Kebbi….
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, on Sunday reaffirmed the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) readiness to counter emerging threats and safeguard lives in Kebbi State and the North-West region. Abubakar stated this during an operational assessment visit to Kebbi, where he inspected key military facilities, met with security chiefs, and…
The Benue State Police Command has arrested 176 suspects for various criminal offences committed in the month of July. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ifeanyi Emenari, made this known during a press briefing on Wednesday in Makurdi. Emenari disclosed that the suspects were arrested for crimes ranging from cultism, armed robbery, banditry, theft, to culpable…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, and the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, have highlighted significant achievements recorded by the Federal Government in addressing insecurity since the assumption of office by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The duo spoke during a plenary session at the ongoing two-day Interactive Session on Government–Citizens’…
