An eyewitness, who gave his name as Tahir Ahmed, said trouble started at about 2:20pm when a trailer-load of cows fell into a ditch while trying to avoid a police barricade. “The vehicle I was in overtook the truck when a policeman at the roadblock suddenly threw a spiked tree trunk on the road to […]
According to a post shared by security analyst Zagazola Makama on social media, the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, when the attackers stormed the camp, shooting into the air before taking two residents, Ibrahim Nuhu and Musa Umar away. “One person, Opeyemi Ibrahim, was shot in the right thigh during the attack. He […]
A son of the deceased, who went with him to the farm, fled the scene as a result of the attacks and raised an alarm in town. It was gathered that the deceased arrived at his farm when he saw the herdsmen destroying his crops and challenged them. The herdsmen, without any waste of time, […]
The Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, who disclosed this in a statement, affirmed that the victim was found in a pool of blood while sleeping with his family inside the church. John said from a preliminary report, the incident occurred on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at approximately 12:10 a.m. According to her, “The […]
This was made known by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja. The couple was first arrested on Friday 13th June by operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS, in Ojo area of the state and transferred to NDLEA along with 277.5kg skunk, a strain of cannabis. While they were still being […]
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalist. The statement reports that 44-year-old Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso, and described as the “most wanted vicious and notorious hired killer”, was apprehended during a coordinated tactical operation code-named ‘Silence, Speed and Surprise’ carried out by the Command’s Tactical […]
The incident was reported in a post by security analyst Zagazola Makama on social media. According to the post, the attack happened on Sunday afternoon. “The victim, identified as Abdullahi Yusufa, was shot in the ribs and hand and also suffered machete cuts to his head,” Makama wrote. A relative, Ardo Ibrahim Gambo, reported the […]
According to the Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT command, Josephine Adeh, the incident occurred at about 6 pm on Saturday. A 27-year-old male and citizen of Niger Republic, Aliyu Salisu, who was trapped in the rubble, was rescued on Sunday morning. In a statement, Josephine noted that upon receiving reports of the incident, […]
Onyekesi, who is said to be one of the biggest dealers in fish in Awka, was abducted from his home by unknown gunmen after shooting him in the leg, and was later dumped dead at Amawbia, despite payment of ransom. The incident has generated lots of uproar, with many bemoaning the state of security in […]
Recall that the incident occurred in the late hours of Saturday, July 26, 2025, along the volatile route between Wukari in Taraba State and parts of Benue State. The Benue State Police PRO, Edet Udeme, in a statement, said the students were safely released and reunited with their families on Friday morning, August 1, 2025. […]