Seven more young girls trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and brought back to Nigeria, while five traffickers were arrested in Ghana with the help of Ghanian Anti Human Trafficking Police, NIDO Ghana and the Nigerian High Commission in Accra.…
150 feared dead in Nigeria boat mishapp
No fewer than 150 people are feared dead following a boat mishap in Niger State. The tragedy occurred at the Gbajibo community of the Mokwa Local Government Area around 8:30 p.m. on Monday. The boat, reportedly carrying about 300 passengers,…
Officer dies as Navy rescues 59 from drowning in Rivers
The Nigerian Navy has lost one of its officers who led an operation to rescue 59 persons working from a dredging vessel, MV AMBIKA 4 at Okpobo Field near Okpobo River. Naval Spokesman Commodore A. Adams-Aliu, in a statement, said…
Troops defend Damba Dikko community, kill terrorists, rescue kidnap victims in Edo
Authorities say that troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) deployed to counter insurgency in North West Nigeria, have on Wednesday successfully defended Damba Dikko village, a community in Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State, which came under attack of…
Kaduna police rescue man after 6 months in kidnappers’ den
The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim who had been held captive for six months. ASP Mansir Hassan, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) on Tuesday in Kaduna, said that the rescue operation took place on…
Police invite 5 persons over man locked up for 20 years
The Police Command in Kaduna State has invited five people to assist it in the investigation of the locking up of a 67 years old man for 20 years in Kaduna. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Jalige, stated…