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Police, vigilantes foil Lakurawa attack in Kebbi

Boluwatife Ajayi — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:01:56 +0000

Security operatives in Kamba, Kebbi State, have neutralised a suspected Lakurawa bandit and recovered two motorcycles during a dawn operation in Malan Yaro village, Dandi Local Government Area. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Officer, Nafiu Abubakar Kotarkoshi, the Divisional Police Officer in Kamba led a joint team of police operatives and […]

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Kidnappers Abduct Kwara Ex-PDP Ward Chairman in Midnight Raid

Afinju FM — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:29:19 +0000

Sise was taken from his residence in the Boriya community in the early hours of the day. According to witnesses, the attackers invaded the compound around midnight, firing repeatedly into the air to scare residents. Sources said one of Sise’s sons ran into the kidnappers as he returned home late. The gunmen allegedly ordered him […]

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Security Squad Raids Kidnappers’ Camps In Edo

Afinju FM — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 14:12:01 +0000

In a statement by Governor Monday Okpebholo’s Chief Press Secretary, Monday Itua, the operation carried out was coordinated by the Governor’s Principal Security Officer in collaboration with the Nigerian Army, local vigilantes, and other security agencies. Operatives reportedly trekked nearly five kilometres deep into the forest between Afuze and Ora, where the camps were uncovered […]

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Three Kidnappers Arrested Over ₦6.9m Ransom, Victim’s Murder In Rivers

Afinju FM — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:49:02 +0000

The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement. The kidnappers were identified as Hassan Mohammed (20) of Wandigah Town, Mandagali, Borno State; Bello Abubakar (25) of Roundabout Maura, Sokoto State; and Yusuf Ahmed (23) of Hazari LGA, Bauchi State. According to Grace Iringe-Koko, the arrests followed an investigation into the […]

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Amotekun Arrests 28 Suspected Criminals in Ondo State

Afinju FM — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:55:00 +0000

The arrests were made in collaboration with other security agencies and local vigilante groups across the state’s 18 local government areas. Commander of the Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, while addressing journalists at the Amotekun headquarters in Akure, said the suspects had been terrorising different parts of the state. He noted that the agency had expanded its […]

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