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Businessman kidnapped In Ogun, Taken To Benin Republic, Two Gunned Down

Gunmen
On Wednesday evening, gunmen stormed Ilara town in Ogun State’s Imeko-Afon Local Government Area, killing two persons and kidnapping Ade Bendel, a well-known businessman. Around 11 p.m., the attackers allegedly broke into the neighborhood, shooting intermittently to terrorize the locals before capturing their target. Oba Mutiu Adedimeji, the traditional ruler of Ilara, confirmed the occurrence on Thursday, claiming that the attackers killed two people during the operation and took the victim across the border into the Republic of Benin. The monarch said, Yes, the incident happened, according to The PUNCH. They killed two persons in the incident and kidnapped AdeRead More

Ohanaeze Demands Prosecution of South-east Violence Perpetrators

Ohanaeze Ndigbo
The pan-Igbo sociopolitical group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday called on the federal government to immediately commence an inquest into the rising violence in the South-east, with a view to arresting andRead More

Insurgency: Yobe Asks Military To Incorporate Vigilantes, Hunters

Chairman of the APC National Caretaker Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State
Yobe State Government has called on the military and other security agencies to incorporate hunters and local vigilantes into their war strategies against Boko Haram terrorists. This was part ofRead More

EFCC Sets Up Chemical Laboratory To Fight Illegal Oil Bunkering

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has concluded plans to establish a fully-integrated chemical laboratory in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to combat illegal oil bunkering in the zone. ThisRead More

Bandits Invade Zaria, Abduct Housewives, Children

Bandits
Bandits were said to have invaded Kofar Kuyambana Low Cost in Zaria council of Kaduna State and abducted two housewives and three children. The gunmen reportedly stormed the Kuyambana communityRead More

Ekiti Police Arrest Five Suspected Cultists Over Alleged Killing Of Six

Police arrest
Barely one week after six people were shot dead in a bloody cult clash in Ikere Ekiti, the Ekiti State Police Command has arrested five suspected cultists during an initiationRead More

Nation In Turmoil, Bandits Kill Two More Kaduna Students

Bandits
Boko Haram hoists flag in Niger village In search of solutions, Buhari meets Blinken virtually In a show of sheer callousness, bandits, who abducted 23 students of Greenfield University, KadunaRead More

Gov. Bello: More Than 50 Villages Deserted In Niger State

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello
Seeks increase in revenue to meet increasing demands Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello says not less than 50 villages across five Local Government Areas have been deserted, thereby causingRead More

LG Chairman: Boko Haram Fighters Still Occupying Geidam

Chairman of Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, Hon. Ali Kolo
Insurgents kill soldiers in Mainok The Chairman of Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, Hon. Ali Kolo yesterday raised the alarm that Geidam was still very much infiltrated byRead More

Police Dismiss Inspector For Killing Lagos Businessman Who Questioned Search

Inspector Jonathan Kampani
The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed one Inspector Jonathan Kampani, for killing a businessman, Mr. Jelili Bakare, in the Lekki area of Lagos State. Mr. Jelili Bakare was killedRead More

Buhari: We’ll Fight Banditry, Kidnapping With All Available Resources

President Muhammadu Buhari
Describes killing of Kaduna students as barbaric President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that his administration will commit all available resources towards fighting banditry, kidnapping and murders being perpetrated by evilRead More