Seventeen armed bandits have been killed while 10 police officers lost their lives during a gun battle at Makuku village in Kebbi State. The clash took place in Zuru Emirate, along the Kebbi-Zamfara border, after the bandits reportedly stormed the community with plans to attack residents and possibly abduct some of them. The Kebbi State…
Police in Ogun State have rescued seven kidnap victims and neutralised three suspected kidnappers during coordinated security operations. The operation was carried out by the Ogun State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Army and other security agencies. Police spokesperson Oluseyi Babaseyi disclosed the development in a…
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Special Tactical Squad have shot dead a suspected bandit kingpin identified as Ojiogu Elumah Martin, widely known as “Acid.” This followed a gun battle at his hideout in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The operation was launched on the direct orders of Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Rilwan Disu,…
The Kogi State Police Command and the Nigerian Army have launched a large-scale joint operation across forest corridors in the Okene-Auchi axis. Deploying tactical teams, drones, and cross-state security personnel in an ongoing search for victims of a kidnapping along the Okene-Auchi Road. Police spokesperson ASP Afusat Salisu confirmed the operation in a statement on…
The Benue State Police Command has arrested five Pakistani nationals following intelligence-led operations in rural areas of Otukpo and Okpokwu local government areas. This raises questions about the purpose and nature of their presence in the state. Police Public Relations Officer DSP Peter Aondongu confirmed the arrests in a statement on Saturday. He said the…
The Department of State Services has arrested three additional suspects connected to the kidnapping of Professor Samuel Avengbe Okunsebor, Dean of Agriculture at Nasarawa State University. This brings the total number of people held in connection with the case to five. According to a security source, DSS operatives apprehended the three men on Friday night….
A 14-year-old student killed seven people and wounded 22 others on Thursday after opening fire at his home and then at a school in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok. Nine of the injured are in critical condition. Also, the shooter took his own life at the scene. Thailand’s health minister said the teenager…
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have rescued four kidnap victims during separate security operations in Enugu and neighbouring Benue State, while intensifying efforts to arrest the fleeing suspects. According to the Command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, the operations were carried out through coordinated intelligence involving police personnel, the Nigerian Army, the Enugu State…
Justice Faruku Bunza, the Kebbi State High Court judge who was abducted a week ago, has regained his freedom and returned home safely. The development was confirmed on Monday by the Kebbi State Police Command, which said the judge’s release had also been verified by his family and the Kebbi State Ministry of Justice. Police…
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have repelled a terrorist attack on a military base in Zamfara State, killing several attackers and rescuing nine kidnapped civilians. The Nigerian Army confirmed that one army officer and one police officer were killed during the operation. Furthermore, two soldiers sustained gunshot injuries. According to the military, the attack occurred…
