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Mar

2024

Fresh Kaduna Attack: Bandits Kidnap 60 Residents

Bandits Kidnap 60 Residents In Fresh Kaduna Attack At least 60 persons have been reportedly kidnapped by bandits at Buba village in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The incident occurred early Tuesday , while the villagers were asleep. The police authorities have not confirmed the attack but the Councilor representing the ward, Abubakar Buda, told Channels Television that the bandits stormed the community in large numbers, and immediately moved from house to house to kidnap the residents, shooting sporadically. He said that the intervention of the military prevented the bandits from taking away more people, noting that…

Mar

2024

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Wuse Abuja Unrest : Police Arrest Officer For Shooting Escape Convict

Abuja, Crime, News Flash, Security

Wuse Unrest: Police Arrest Officer For Shooting Escapee Convict The FCT Police Command has said it has arrested the Correctional Officer, CA2 Usman Ishaya Magaji, who shot one Ibrahim Rahim Yahaya of Gishiri Village Mabushi, resulting in the civil unrest and mob action at Wuse Market on Tuesday. Recall that the said Ibrahim Yahaya haven been convicted by an FCT mobile court, was being taken to prisin when he jumped off the vehicle and tried to escape before he was shot. A statement by the FCT Police Command said, “The suspect (Correctional Officer) is presently in police custody as investigation…

Mar

2024

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Bandits Demand N40 Trillion, 150 Bikes To Release 16 Kaduna Residents

Crime, News Flash, Security

Bandits Demand N40 Trillion, 150 Bikes To Release 16 Kaduna Residents Bandits in Kaduna are demanding the sum of N40 trillion and other items as ransom to release the 16 residents abducted from the Gonin Gora area of the state. According to a community leader, John Yusuf, the bandits contacted family members of the victims and also demanded 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles. Yusuf said the bandits attacked twice within a week abducting residents of the community. “The bandits have contacted us. They are demanding N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles for the release of 16 people…

Mar

2024

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6 Feared Killed As Gunmen Attack Police Station In Ebonyi

Crime, News Flash, Security, South East

Six Feared Killed As Gunmen Attack Police Station In Ebonyi Suspected Gunmen have again attacked a police Station, Friday around Ebiya bridge along hilltop area in the Abakaliki metropolis. Sources in the area say, six police men were brutally killed in the violent attack. Two girls suspected to be civilians were said to have equally been killed during the attack. The attack of police operatives in the Ebiya bridge police station is not new as a similar incident happened November 17, 2023, where two police officers on patrol were murdered by suspected Gunmen. The Police in Ebonyi State is yet…

Mar

2024

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Army Raids IPOB/ESN Supreme Headquarters In Imo, Killed Many People.

Crime, News Flash, Security, South East

Army Raids IPOB/ESN Supreme Headquarters In Imo, Kill Several People Nigerian Troops have raided the Supreme Headquarters of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB situated in the Mother Valley area of Imo State. In a statement made available to POLITICS NIGERIA on Thursday night, Troops of the South-East Joint Task Force(OP UDOKA) neutralized several members of the group while other fled into the deeper parts of the Forest with various degrees of Injuries. The statement read in full; “In continuation of the sustained operations, the JTF OPUK troops has today 7 March 2024 cleared and destroyed the notorious Supreme…

Mar

2024

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Gunmen Kill Herder, 35 Cows In Plateau

Crime, News Flash, Security

Gunmen kill herder, 35 cows in Plateau Some yet-to-be identified gunmen have killed a 17-year-old herder and 35 cows at Nafan community in Fan District and Doruwa Babuje in Ropp District of Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the perpetrators of the crime were riding on motor cycles when they opened fire and killed the herder. Another herder was severely injured during incident. The state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, who condemned the incident, tasked relevant security agencies to fish out the perpetrators. He said this in a statement by his Director of Press…

Mar

2024

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Over 200 Pupils, Teachers Abducted By Bandits In Kaduna School

Crime, News Flash, North Central, Security

Bandits storm Kaduna school, abduct over 200 pupils, teachers Bandits, Thursday morning, stormed LGEA Primary School, Kuriga (1), Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and kidnapped scores of pupils and teachers. DAILY POST gathered that the incident happened at about 8:20 am immediately after the morning assembly. Locals said the Headteacher of the school and some other staff were among the victims. A former Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani, expressed displeasure on the incident, expressing optimism that they would be free. ‘’It’s tragic to hear that 232 students have just been kidnapped in Kuriga village, Chikun LG in Kaduna State.…

Mar

2024

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Herdsmen Wipe Out Family Of Seven In Benue

Crime, News Flash, North Central, Security

Herdsmen Wipe Out Family Of Seven In Benue Suspected herdsmen on Tuesday afternoon killed no fewer than 10 persons in Azandeh, community, Mbasaa, Mbajiga, Ityulugh, Torov district in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue North senatorial zone But residents of the area put the figures at 30 or more. Among those who killed was a family of seven. Residents identified them as Michael Mtindiga Adzandeh, Iorfa Michael Mtindiga Adzandeh, Akighirga Adzandeh, Tyowuese Adzandeh, Tersee Swende Adzandeh, Terngu Tortiv Adzandeh and Terkaa Shiati Adzandeh. An eyewitness Tersoo Iorbee told The Nation they got information that some suspected herdsmen were coming to…

Mar

2024

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Nigerian Army Welcomes Sunday Igboho’s Offer To Combat Insecurity In South-West Nigeria

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Crime, News Flash, Security

Nigerian Army Welcomes Sunday Igboho’s Offer To Combat Insecurity In South-West The Nigerian Military High Command has expressed support for the pledge made by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to assist security agents in eradicating killer herdsmen from the forests of the Southwest Nigeria. This statement was made by the Spokesman of the Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who emphasized the collective effort required to combat the nation’s security challenges. Maj.-Gen. Buba remarked, “I have not seen the video where he made that statement, but one thing I must say is that people and communities…

Mar

2024

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Angry Mob Beat 2 Policemen To Death, Injured 2 Others

Crime, News Flash, Security

Mob Beat Two Policemen To Death, Injured Two Others Two riot policemen have been beaten to death, and two others injured by a mob at Ikpeshi in Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo state. According to The Nation, the mob action following an incident involving a Toyota Hilux vehicle belonging to escort-duty policemen in the convoy of former Edo House of Assembly member Emmanuel Agbaje, which hit a motorcycle, resulting in the tragic deaths of the rider, a woman, and her child. Ikpeshi youths, according to sources, besieged the office of Edo State Security Vigilance Network, where the two policemen…