Crime

A nursing mother has allegedly been abducted by gunmen suspected kidnappers at Ngurore Police Station in Yola local government area of Adamawa State.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje made the news public when he spoke to newsmen on Sunday.

He confirmed that the suspected kidnappers stormed the Police station at about 2am in the early hours of Sunday and went away with the nursing mother, stressing that no casualty was recorded in the incident.

He explained that, ‘The criminals separated into two groups; one attacked the Police station to divert the attention of security operatives, …

Hoodlums suspected to be cultists have unleashed terror on residents of Kuchibena, killing at least four persons in the past week in the community.

Africa Daily News, New Yorj gathered that Kuchibena is a slum located few kilometres from the Life Camp official residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Residents of the community, who spoke to reporters on the condition of anonymity, said many have been killed in the past two months due to cult clashes.

‘The last killing that reportedly shook the village was that of a young man whose body was dismembered, with his …

Suspected bandits have killed no fewer than 10 people and injured 11 others in Yasore village, Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The bandits were also said to have looted several houses in the village during which they stole money, phones, clothes, foodstuff, and other personal items.

Residents said the assailants also rustled several domestic animals after they had set ablaze scores of houses and food barns.

It was learnt that the bandits, who were armed with sophisticated weapons, swooped on the village on motorcycles at about 6.30pm. They were said to be on a reprisal attack.

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Gunmen suspected to be Sea pirates have attacked and abducted no fewer than four fishermen in Ibaka, Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom state.

The victims comprising three Ghanaians and one Nigerian were said to be kidnapped just behind the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operation Base (FOB) in Ibaka waterways on their way to the Sea for fishing expedition.

A lawyer representing some of the fishermen, Ogunbiyi Oluwajuwon who disclosed this to newsmen in Uyo on Friday said the hoodlums attacked four separate boats and carted away their outboard engines in an operation that lasted for several hours.

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No fewer than 2000 bandits informants have been nabbed in Zamfara State as a result of the telecommunications shutdown in the state, according to the State Commissioner Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara.

The Commissioner made this disclosure in Kaduna State on Thursday while giving an update on the ongoing military operations in the state.

He revealed that the suspected informants are undergoing serious interrogation for them to open up on the identities of their perpetrators ‎and collaborators.

According to him, some of the arrested informants ‎mentioned names of highly influential individuals as their collaborators.

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The Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi, has revealed that some security services personnel serve as informants to bandits, terrorists, and other criminals.

The CG made this revelation at the stakeholders’ summit on the protection of critical national assets and infrastructure at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja, on Tuesday.

‘You will agree with me that the nefarious activities of these criminal elements are being strengthened not only by informants within security formations but equally those within the society; hence the need to engage our traditional rulers, religious, community, political and youth leaders in

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked the Evangelical Church of Winning All (ECWA), Gavaciwa in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, gunning down a worshipper while several others were left injured.

Africa Daily News, New York learnt that the incident occured on Sunday morning while worship was going on in the church.

This was confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday night by the State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan.

The Commissioner also disclosed that the gunmen killed one Nasiru Abdullahi of Gobirawan Kamacha in Bina community of Igabi Local Government Area after …

Bandits on Sunday attacked a joint military base in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing scores of people.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the base located at Dama village is codenamed “Burkusuma camp”.

Sources revealed that the attack happened in the early hours of Friday.

A former chairman of Sabon Birni, Idris Muhammad Gobir, fondly called Danchadi who confirmed the attack, said many security operatives were missing.

The marauders also burnt down two patrol vehicles and carted away another which was used to convey food items stolen from the village.

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Chairman/ Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has charged other Heads of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies in Africa to consider targetting the assets of drug cartels as a veritable tool that will weaken criminal networks.

Marwa gave the charge at the virtual extraordinary session for Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies to share experiences and best practices in efforts to address and counter the world drug problem yesterday.

According to him, the disruption of the traditional criminal trafficking routes means that law enforcement personnel must be familiar …

The Ogun state police command has issued a serious warning to members of the public to desist from holding prayer sessions in the forest so as to avoid being kidnapped.

The command expressed concern that, despite series of warnings and security tips, some members of the public still organise prayer sessions in the forest.

This, it was said, had made them easy preys for kidnappers to hole up in those forests.

According to a statement by the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the command said the warning was important even though it recognises an individual’s right …