By Zubairu Idris Kano: The Police command in Kano State has arrested Habibu Bello, a suspected kidnapper and member of a syndicate involved in armed robbery and cattle rustling. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Kano. Haruna-Kiyawa said Bello allegedly belongedContinue Reading
A witness in the ongoing trial of alleged members of the Ansaru terror group on Friday confirmed the identities of the two teachers; Mr Michael Oyedokun and Deacon John Olaleye, killed while in captivity. The witness, who was one of the 46 people kidnapped, told Justice Salim Ibrahim ofContinue Reading
A witness for the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday told the Federal High Court in Abuja how members of the Ansaru terrorist group dehumanised and tortured her and 45 others during their 56 days in captivity. The witness and others were kidnapped on May 15 during theContinue Reading
By Zagazola Makama Gunmen have abducted a staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along the Ebenebe axis of Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, while a businessman narrowly escaped a separate attack on the same road after sustaining a gunshot wound. Police sources toldContinue Reading
The Africa Judges and Jurists Forum (AJJF) has expressed “profound concern and unequivocal condemnation” of the reported abduction of Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza of the High Court of Kebbi State in Northern Nigeria. The Forum on Monday, 27 July, said the judge “was taken by armed men from his residence in BunzaContinue Reading
Nasarawa State Police Command has commenced an intensive manhunt for suspected kidnappers following the abduction of three students of the Federal University of Lafia. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Ramhan Nansel, who disclosed the unfortunate incident in a statement on Wednesday, said theContinue Reading
The Katsina State Government has announced the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar while in the custody of bandits, describing the incident as a tragic loss to his family, the state, and the nation. LEADERSHIP reports that retired General Rabe was one-time Director of Defence Information (DDI) atContinue Reading
By Flowerbudnews Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Olugbenga, has aptly identified a key challenge security agents face in combating bandits, kidnappers, and terrorists: citizens often witness suspicious activities but fail to report them. The commissioner led journalists to a residential property in Araromi Quarters, Ayegun North, Oluyole LocalContinue Reading
By AFP News Agency There has been another kidnapping incident in Oyo State, as gunmen abducted the younger sister of former Minister of Power and 2027 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in the state, Bayo Adelabu, along with her twin children. The incident occurred on Wednesday in theContinue Reading
