Security

Suspected Terrorists Behead 20 Youths No fewer than twenty people have been killed by suspected terrorists when they invaded the Bassa community in Shiroro local government area of Niger state. It was learnt that those who were killed were young men between the ages of 20 years to 35 years living in the community. Sources told The Nation that the terrorists who were numbered over 50 were heavily armed with sophisticated weapons and operated freely during the attack which occured between 3 pm to 7pm. It was also learnt that after beheading the victims, the gunmen asked the members of…

Police To Establish Full Drone System To Aid Security The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, says the Nigeria Police Force will soon establish a full drone system to tackle the nation’s security challenges adequately. Egbetokun said this while delivering the first distinguished Personality Lecture, organised by the TETFUND Centre of Excellence in Multidisciplinary Studies (TCEMS), University of Ibadan (UI), on Monday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecture was titled: “The Nigeria Police Force and the Management of Internal Security”. Egbetokun said although the force already had a drone, it would now establish a full…

Police Arrest Man For Selling Five-Year-Old Daughter N1.5 Million Police authorities in Bauchi State have apprehended a man accused of attempting to sell his five-year-old daughter for N1.5 million. The suspect identified as Yusuf Umar, 49, claimed to be a staff of the Warji Local Government Council. According to the police report, Umar had already arranged to hand over the child to an unknown person, unaware that the potential buyer was an undercover police detective. “On the 26th of May 2024, the accused took the infant 5-year-old daughter from the estranged wife in Warji LGA under the pretence that he…