Tag: ammunition

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 state Read 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 the Read More

Buhari Laments Influx Of Illegal Arms, Condemns Killings In Ebonyi, Anambra

President Buhari

Directs relevant agencies to fish out perpetrators President to submit supplementary budget on security, says Lawan Adopt new strategies to fight insurgency, banditry, Niger Senator tells security agencies President Muhammadu Read More

Buhari: Libya’s Instability Perpetuates Illegal Arms Flow Into Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari

North-west govs meet over insecurity\ President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that as far as Libya remains unstable, illegal arms and ammunition will continue to flow into Nigeria and other countries Read More

Bandits Kill Two In Kaduna, Attack Emir’s Convoy

Bandits

Rampaging bandits have killed two persons in Kaduna State following multiple attacks on communities, including on the convoy of the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubairu Mai Gwari II, whose Read 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. The Read More

Army Insists No Live Bullet Fired At Lekki Tollgate Protesters

Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo

The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army yesterday reiterated its stance that soldiers shot blank bullets into the air and not live bullets, even though they had both in their Read More

Hoodlums Arrested After Robbing Anambra Businessman Of US Dollars, Euro

Hoodlums arrested after robbing Anambrabusinessman of his US Dollars and Euro

Three armed robbers, who dispossessed an Anambra State-based businessman of undisclosed amounts of US Dollar and euro, have been arrested. The hoodlums were said to have bought two tricycles and Read More