The Kaduna State Government has warned members of the general public that any move to block the Kaduna-Abuja Road (or any route) in order to express dissatisfaction, is unacceptable and a prelude to breakdown of law and order. This was…
Gunmen kill 3 police officers on patrol in Enugu
The serenity of Enugu was shattered Wednesday night as unknown gunmen who stormed the New Haven area of the state killed three police officials on patrol. Sources said the incident occurred at about 10:40 pm near the block bus stop…
Amotekun initiative good but not enough, says security expert
A Lagos-based security expert, Dr Goodluck Uguoji has hailed the idea of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, collaborating with regular security agencies to tackle insecurity in the Southwest geo-political zone. Uguoji who made the remark while speaking with…
To avert security breach in Abuja, Federal Govt closes schools
Sequel to the security threat to Nigeria’s capital city, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has ordered all schools in the territory to close for the term on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The order is coming immediately after the Federal…
NLC protest: Police, DSS beef up National Assembly security
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Security Service, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have beefed up security around the National Assembly complex, Abuja, over the ongoing protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress…
Owo Massacre: South-West govs to hold security meeting – Gov. Abiodun
Six South-West Governors would soon hold a security meeting on how to consolidate the existing security system in the region. Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun disclosed this on Tuesday in Akure, the Ondo State capital, following the gruesome killings…
Security Operatives foil kidnap attack along Kaduna-Abuja highway
Security operatives comprising a combined team of police officers and soldiers have foiled a kidnap attempt by bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja highway. One of the bandits was killed by the security operatives in the process, while an AK-47 Rifle and…
Headmaster, 2 others regain freedom in Kogi
The headmaster of Kingdom Heritage School, Egbe, in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, Abiodun Adeyemi, and two others abducted two weeks ago, have regained their freedom. The three victims were abducted while on their way to a…
Train attack: Bandits make fresh demands, threaten to starve, kill victims
Some bloodthirsty bandits who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound AK9 train on March, 28, have threatened to commence the killing of abducted passengers in their custody failure of the Federal Government to meet their demands within seven days. Parts of the…
AK-47-wielding man kills Rivers landlord
A yet-to-be-identified man, who allegedly jumped into a compound to steal, has killed a landlord who caught him in the act in Akpanaka Phase 2, Ogbogoro, in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Chairman of Akpanaka Phase…