Suspected gunmen killed three policemen and burned their vehicle during a gun battle in Nnewi, Anambra state. The state police public relations officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed that two officers were killed, but a resident told The Nation that three officers…
Beware, con artists are on the prowl
Every day I get inundàted by security alerts forwarded to me on Whatsapp, warning of the new ways robbers are devising to rob people. There are security alerts on kidnappings and even Boko Haram. These alerts are forgetting to warn…
Killings, abductions in Nigeria blown out of proportion – Police
The Nigerian Police said the recent killings and abductions in the country have been blown out of proportion. The Force spokesperson stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday. According to Adejobi, the Ekiti State killing…
Nigerians in US, UK blame FCT kidnapping on Anti-Wike elements
Nigerians based in the United States of America and United Kingdom under the aegis of the United Nigerians for True Federalism (UNTF), North America Chapter have attributed the worrisome rate of crime and criminality in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…
Worsening poverty, hunger escalating kidnapping, insecurity – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has blamed the escalating kidnappings and insecurity in the country on what he described as worsening poverty and hunger in the land. On January 5, gunmen abducted six young girls in the Bwari Area Council…
First Lady mourns Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, kidnapped victim killed by bandits in Abuja
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu has expressed sadness over the killings of some of the kidnapped victims on an Estate in Abuja recently. The kidnappers had initially demanded for N60 million per person but have now increased to N100 million totalling…
Gunmen kidnap dozens of villagers in Northwestern Nigeria
Gunmen abducted at least 60 people in northwestern Nigeria after riding motorbikes into five villages and firing sporadically into the air, a police official and several residents said Saturday. Nigeria is battling an increase in armed robberies and kidnappings for…
Kidnapping: Be vigilant, Lekki alerts residents, calls for Okada ban
As the security situation in the country worsens with rising cases of kidnappings and killings, the Lekki Estates Residents and Stakeholders Association has alerted residents of the area to be vigilant as they go about their lawful activities. LERSA, which…
Insecurity: Police mount 24hr surveillance on Lagos schools, farms
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos Command, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, yesterday, disclosed that policemen have been deployed to carry out 24 hours surveillance on schools and farms, to avert kidnappings and banditry in Lagos State. The Police boss, however, lamented that…
Kidnappings: Civil servants cut travel to home towns (DailyTrust)
Following the upsurge in cases of kidnapping and killings by armed men within the last one month across some rural communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), some civil servants working in the city and area councils’ headquarters have cut…