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."
NAVY OFFICER WHO CLASHED WITH WIKE SURVIVES SUSPECTED ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
By Aishat Momoh. O. A young Nigerian Navy officer, Lt. A.M. Yarima who recently clashed with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike...
12-YEAR-OLD GIRL DIES AFTER FALLING INTO DOMESTIC WELL IN ILORIN COMMUNITY
By Aishat Momoh. O. A tragic incident occurred on Saturday in the Ikoyi Community of the Irewolede area, Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara...
TINUBU SENDS PEACE EMISSARY TO PLATEAU STATE OVER CLASHES
By 'Leke Yusuf In a bid to restore peace and foster intercommunal harmony in Plateau State, President Tinubu dispatched an emissary, Dr...
THREE NIGERIANS ARRESTED IN KENYA OVER ALLEGED CYBER FRAUD
By Aishat Momoh. O. At least three Nigerian nationals have been arrested in Mwaliko Estate, Mwea Town, Kenya, over allegations of involvement in cyber fraud....
KANO POLICE INTENSIFY PATROLS AHEAD OF FESTIVE SEASON, WARNS AGAINST CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Kano State Commissioner of Police, Adamu Bakori, has ordered all Heads of Departments, Squadron Commanders, Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers,...
OHCSF CONDEMNS ABDUCTION OF CIVIL SERVANTS IN KOGI, CALLS FOR SWIFT RESCUE
The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) has expressed deep concern over the abduction of several civil servants around...
TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED GUN-RUNNER, RECOVER AK-47 RIFLE AND AMMUNITION IN TARABA
By Aishat Momoh. O. Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Sector 3, Operation Whirl Stroke, have arrested a suspected gun-runner and recovered an AK-47...
