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Kidnapped Plateau Monarch Freed After One Week In Captivity

Diket Gupiya, paramount leader of Pushit district in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State
Diket Gupiya, paramount leader of Pushit district in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, has regained his freedom. According to a report by PUNCH, Gupiya was abducted by gunmenRead More

National Assembly Asks Buhari To Deploy US Tucano Jets In Bandits-ravaged North-West

National Assembly
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to order the deployment of Super Tucano fighter jets against bandits terrorising Wasagu, Danko and Sakaba local government areas ofRead More

CSOs Decry Banning Of Activities Of Volunteers In Katsina

Katsina State
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Katsina State, has described the banning of the activities of volunteers (Yan-sakai) group by the state government as another way of worseningRead More

Tanko Makes U-turn, Denies Kidnapping, Killing Hanifa

5-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar, and her former school teacher, Abdulmalik Tanko, who allegedly killed her
Abdulmalik Tanko, the school teacher, who confessed to abducting and killing his 5-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar, has denied the murder charges leveled against him. When the charges were read toRead More

UNILAG Debunks Rumour Of Attempted Kidnap On Campus

University of Lagos (UNILAG)
The management of University of Lagos (UNILAG) has debunked the rumour of attempted kidnap within its campus. Some social media reports stated that two unidentified men were caught attempting toRead 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

Bandit Leaders Now In South-West Region – Afenifere Laments Rising Kidnapping On Lagos-Ibadan Road

Bandits
The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has lamented the spate of insecurity in the country including incessant kidnapping on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. According to the National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, inRead More

Panic As Gunmen Behead 65-year-old Imo Resident, Hang Head On School Premises

Hoodlums
Suspected hoodlums have beheaded a 65-year-old man, Nnoruoka Onyeokwu. After beheading the victim, his head was reportedly displayed at a primary school in Ubudom Atta community, in the Njaba LocalRead More

Gunmen Abduct Another Traditional Ruler In Plateau

Gunmen
Gunmen have kidnapped the Da Gwom Rwei of Vwang District in the Jos-South Local Government Area of Plateau State, HRH. Da Gyang Balak Gut. It was gathered that the monarchRead More

Kidnappers In Military Uniform Abduct Two Federal Workers On Lagos-Ibadan Road, Demand N40million

Bandits and kidnappers with their victims
Two staff of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) have been abducted around the Isara axis of Lagos-Ibadan expressway end of Ogun State. The victims were said toRead More