Suspected bandits have abducted a Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, after attacking his residence in the early hours of Sunday, adding to growing concerns over insecurity in northwestern Nigeria. The judge was reportedly kidnapped around midnight from his home along Zogirma Road in Bunza Local Government Area, shortly after returning from…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed widespread reports claiming that Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu ordered officers to “shoot on sight” anyone found carrying illegal firearms, describing the reports as a misrepresentation of his remarks during a stakeholders’ meeting in Makurdi, Benue State. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Force clarified that…
The trial over what authorities describe as Nigeria’s largest clandestine methamphetamine laboratory took a dramatic turn on Wednesday as the Federal High Court physically inspected the sprawling facility hidden inside a remote forest in Mowe, Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State. The visit came as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intensified…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered a suspected fake university operating from a three-bedroom apartment in Ilado, Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Badagry, Lagos State, rescuing 106 young people allegedly lured into an elaborate admission scam. The operation followed days of intelligence gathering and covert surveillance by the Badagry Area…
Armed gunmen have abducted the principal of Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, a National Examinations Council (NECO) ad hoc official and four students after attacking the school while candidates were writing the ongoing NECO Senior School Certificate Examination in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The attack occurred at about 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday, July…
A 30-year-old man, Musbawu Amodu, has been arrested by the Nasarawa State Police Command after allegedly beating his 20-year-old wife to death during a domestic dispute over food in Agyaragu, Obi Local Government Area of the state. Police say the suspect confessed to attacking his wife in anger after she allegedly refused to prepare a…
Questions continue to surround the death of Mary Habila, a physiotherapist attached to the Federal Ministry of Works, who died on June 27 at the country residence of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, in Uburu, Ebonyi State. The incident has sparked public debate and renewed calls for a transparent investigation. In an official statement,…
Forty-four pupils and teachers abducted from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been rescued after spending 56 days in captivity, bringing an end to one of the state’s most closely watched kidnapping cases. Security agencies confirmed that the victims were freed during a coordinated rescue operation involving the military and other security operatives….
A coordinated security operation in Delta State has led to the rescue of a kidnapped woman and the arrest of a suspected bandit during a gun battle deep inside a forest hideout. Mrs. Blessing Chiedu, an indigene of Umunede Kingdom, was abducted on 2 July along Ani-Ifekide Farm Road in Ubulu-Uku by armed kidnappers who…
Political tensions ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election escalated on Friday after Governor Ademola Adeleke and Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu exchanged sharp remarks over allegations that suspected criminals were being sheltered inside the Government House in Osogbo. During a security meeting attended by political stakeholders, the IGP revealed that he…
