Nine killed in Oyo kidnap victims’ rescue operation — DSS DG
IBADAN — Nine people, comprising four civilians and five security personnel, were killed during an operation to rescue victims abducted by suspected members of an international terrorist organisation in Oyo State, Director-General of the Department of State Services, Tosin Ajayi, has disclosed. Ajayi made the disclosure in an interview published by Premium Times, explaining that […]
One killed, others injured as vehicles train collide with train at Oshodi
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Tragedy struck in the early hours on Monday in Lagos when a bus with registration number GGE 972 GE and a Highlander Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, collided with a fast-moving commuter train while crossing the rail at PWD inward Oshodi, Lagos, killing an unidentified man and several injured in the process. According […]
Police arrest four over death of officer
By Esther Onyegbula Four suspects are currently being investigated by the Ogun State Police Command in connection with the death of a policeman PC Agada Akoh who was beaten to death at Dalemo area of Sango Ota on the 13th of September 2020. The suspects: Jelili Ismaila 22 years, Amidu Bankole 34 years, Elijah Samson […]
Gunmen kill two FRSC personnel in Nasarawa
By Chris Ochayi – Abuja Two personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, have been shot to death by unknown gunmen who attacked the vehicle they were travelling in on Monday, at a village in Nasarawa State. FRSC Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, who announced the ugly development in a statement […]
Rivers local vigilante operatives in panic as cultists kill eight members
…beg IGP to rescind on arms withdrawal By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt There is panic among operatives of the local vigilante groups in parts of Rivers State known as Onelga Security Planning and Advisory Committee, OSPAC, as cultists kill over eight of its members within a month. The Rivers vigilante group, however, has called […]
Bandits abduct 16 family members on way to farm in Kaduna village
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Udawa farming community in Kaduna state was thrown into fear as bandits kidnapped 16 farmers, including children, on bush paths to the farm. Uduwa village is located along the Birnin Gwari highway in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. “They were on their way to the farm when the incident […]
