ARMY CHIEF ORDERS IMMEDIATE SEARCH FOR KEBBI ABDUCTED SCHOOLGIRLS
The Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has directed troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA to step up efforts in the search-and-rescue mission for...
MAN PRETENDING TO BE SOLDIER RESCUED FROM MOB IN OGUN
BY:Adeleke Barakat The Ogun State Police Command has reported that its Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit rescued a man impersonating a soldier from being...
NIGERIA, U.S. IN SECURITY TALKS AFTER TRUMP THREATENS MILITARY ACTION – YUSUF TUGGAR
By Aishat Momoh. O. Nigeria has opened discussions with the United States following President Donald Trump’s threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians...
NORTHERN GOVERNORS CONDEMN KEBBI SCHOOL ATTACK, DEMAND URGENT RESCUE OF ABDUCTED STUDENTS
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has strongly condemned the attack on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area...
IMO POLICE TO ARRAIGN FIVE MEN OVER BRUTAL ASSAULT OF 55-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN EMEKUKU
The Imo State Police Command has concluded arrangements to arraign five men arrested for the brutal assault of a 55-year-old woman, Mrs. Ndidiamaka Agu, in...
GOMBE POLICE RECOVER 66 PARCELS OF INDIAN HEMP AFTER INTERCEPTING UNREGISTERED VEHICLE
The Gombe State Police Command has recovered 66 parcels of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp after intercepting an unregistered vehicle along the Kuri–Deba...
TINUBU ORDERS IMMEDIATE RESCUE OF 25 ABDUCTED KEBBI SCHOOLGIRLS, CONDEMNS ATTACK
President Bola Tinubu has directed security and intelligence agencies to launch an immediate operation to rescue the 25 female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary...
NSCDC ARRESTS 15 SUSPECTS, IMPOUNDS EIGHT TRUCKS OVER ILLEGAL MINING IN EDO
The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 15 suspects and impounded eight trucks loaded with illegally mined...
BANDITS KILL VICE PRINCIPAL, ABDUCTS STUDENTS IN KEBBI
Armed bandits killed a vice principal and kidnapped at least 25 pupils at Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga early on Monday, sparking a massive security operation in Kebbi State. In a Monday afternoon update, CSP Nafiu Abubakar Karkokoshi, the spokesperson for the Kebbi State Police Command, verified the occurrence He claimed that "a gang of armed bandits with sophisticated weaponry, shooting intermittently, assaulted the school in Danko district, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area" at approximately 4:00 in the morning. The bandits reportedly jumped the school fence and made their way into the dorms, where they abducted 25 female students before police tactical troops stationed at the school engaged the attackers in a gunfight. "Assan Makuku was shot and killed, and Ali Shehu was injured in the right hand," Karkokoshi continued. Following the attack, more tactical units were sent out by the Police Command, and military forces and vigilante organizations were called in to assist with the search and rescue effort. In an effort to find the attackers, security personnel are also searching the nearby forests and possible escape routes. The incident was denounced as "dastardly" by Kebbi State Commissioner of Police CP Bello M. Sani, who also reiterated the Command's dedication to safeguarding people and property throughout the state. As efforts to free the kidnapped students and bring peace back to the area increase, he asked everyone to maintain their composure, be alert, and keep helping security forces.
POLICE REFUTE NAVAL OFFICER IN FACE-OFF WITH WIKE ASSASINATION ATTEMPT
HOTJIST NEWS The FCT Police Command has reacted to the trailing of Lieutenant AM Yarima by unidentified persons in two unmarked Hilux vans in Kubwa on Sunday evening, with the officer conducting escape manoeuvres to lose them. According to military officials, an investigation is underway into the incident in which the drivers of the vehicles followed Yarima from the NIPCO Station off the Kubwa Motorway to Gado Nasco Road. SP Josephine Adeh, the police command spokesperson, responded to the report by saying, "The FCT Police Command has been alerted to social media postings that claim Lt. Ahmed Yerima was the victim of an attempted assassination. The Command would like to make it clear that no such occurrence has ever been documented or reported in the Federal Capital Territory. The public is urged to ignore this misleading information and refrain from disseminating unsubstantiated statements that could incite needless fear. "The Command encourages the people to be on guard and report any suspicious behavior to the closest Police Division for the protection of all inhabitants."
