Category: Crime Alert

The League of Northern Democrats (LND) has warned against growing calls by individuals and groups for negotiations with bandits operating in northern Nigeria. According to the league, dialogue can only be meaningful if tied to verifiable disarmament and real de-escalation thresholds in such a way as to protect citizens and restore order. It challenged Northern governors to take rise to... Read more

Pastor's wife, member kidnapped by gunmen in Nasarawa Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday night adopted Mrs. Patience Nasamu, wife of pastor Samuel Nasamu and a female member of her church to an unknown destination at Agyaragu in Obi local government. The husband, Samuel Nasamu, a pastor of Word of God church Agyaragu who narrated the tragedy lamented... Read more

NCoS halts drug smuggling attempt at Kuje Prisons ABUJA: The Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS, Federal Capital Territory FCT Command, has foiled an attempt to smuggle suspected psychoactive drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre MSCC, Kuje. A statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSC Adamu Samson Duza, said the incident occurred on Saturday around 12:45pm when a visitor,... Read more

....Recover Ammunition, Police/Military Uniforms. By Stanley Evans Troops of Nigerian Army have arrested a notorious commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), Ifeanyi Eze Okorienta, widely known as “Gentle de Yahoo.” Sources said the feared kingpin, who had for years terrorized communities across Okigwe and neighboring areas, was captured during... Read more

By Ruth Moses The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons ,NAPTIP have rescued eight children suspected to have been stolen from Kano and other northern states and trafficked to the South–South and South–East regions by a notorious interstate child trafficking syndicate. The rescued children, aged between two and 10 years, were reportedly found in a privately owned... Read more

‎‎Gunmen has abducted Rev. Fr. Wilfred Ezemba of St Paul Parish, Agaliga-Efabo in Olamaboro local government of Kogi State.‎‎The gunmen were said to have forcefully abducted him last Saturday in Imane, Olamaboro local government Area of the state.‎‎Standard Focus gathered that the Rev Father was abducted along with some yet to be identified commuters along Imane-Ogugu road.‎‎The incidence has thrown... Read more

The Army has said that the Commander, 22 Armoured Brigade, Brigadier General Ezra Barkins, in company of the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, CP Adekimi Ojo, and the Director, Department of State Services (DSS), Kwara State Command, Mr Michael Oganwu, have paid operational visits to Omu-Aran in Ifelodun and Isin Local Government Areas of Kwara State to reassure residents of... Read more