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NYSC Confirms Attack On Corps Members’ Lodge In Akwa Ibom, Denies Alleged Rape Of Female Occupants

NYSC members
Some robbers on Tuesday night invaded National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) lodge on Udo Ekong Ekwere Street in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, the state coordinator of the scheme has confirmed.Read More

Amotekun Arrests Suspects In Owo Attack, Recovers Car, Ammunition

Amotekun arrests suspects in Owo attack, recovers car, ammunition
Parades 71 alleged kidnappers, cattle rustlers, armed robbers, cultists Eighteen days after unknown gunmen opened fire on worshippers at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owaluwa, Owo, Ondo State, the stateRead More

Imo Police Bust Alleged Terror Camp, Kill One, Recover 10 Explosive Devices

Nigerian police
The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Hussaini, has announced the discovery of a terror camp in Onicha, Ezinihitte Mbaise area of the state. Imo Police spokesperson, Michael Abattam, saidRead More

Ekiti Police Arrests Dismissed Cop, Housewife For Alleged Kidnapping, Robbery

Police arrest
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a dismissed policeman, Mr. Ayo Samuel, in connection with alleged cases of kidnappings and robberies that had been perpetrated in the state andRead More

Three ‘Repentant’ Bandits Working With Katsina Government Arrested For Armed Robbery, Cattle Rustling

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari
The Katsina State Police Command says it has arrested three repentant bandits for robbery and cattle rustling in the Ingawa Local Government Area of the state. The three repentant banditsRead More

Buhari: Drug Trafficking, Abuse Pose More Threat Than Insurgency, Banditry

President Muhammadu Buhari
Says drug abuse already stretches across three generations President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, identified drug trafficking and abuse as more threatening to the stability of the nation than banditry and insurgencyRead More

Armed Robbers Attack Bullion Van In Ondo

Bullion van
Two persons were feared killed and one other injured when armed robbers attacked a bullion van at Elemosho Village on Ondo- Akure highway. A source said the bullion van leftRead More

Lagos Police Arrest 135 Armed Robbers, 18 Cultists, Others

Nigerian police
Recover 97 ammunition, 37 arms The Lagos State Police Command yesterday said its operatives arrested 135 armed and traffic robbers, as well as 18 cultists in various locations across theRead More

Police Recover 196,311 Ammunition, 5,752 Firearms

Recovered firearms
3,805 kidnap suspects, 8,301 robbery suspects arrested The police have recovered two rocket launchers, 196,311 ammunition and 5,752 firearms between January 2019 and January 2021, Flavision’s investigation has revealed. TheRead More

Anambra Police Kill Two Suspected Armed Robbers During Gun Duel

Police
Men of Anambra State Police Command have killed two suspected armed robbers during a gun duel. The spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Haruna Mohammed who disclosed this saidRead More