Crime

In an attack on the Runka community in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State, bandits disguised in hijabs (Abaya) kidnapped 26 people, mostly women and children. The Runka community is located near the notorious Rugu Forest, a known hideout for criminals over the years, reports Channels TV. A source from the community told our [&hellip...

•Man on the mast Police authorities in Abuja have arrested a man who attempted suicide as a protest over the country’s biting socio-economic hardship. The man identified as Shuaibu Alhaji Yushau had earlier yesterday climbed a 120ft mast at ASO Radio in the Katampe area of the nation’s capital, threatening to take his life, reports […]...

•Gunmen 48 hours after the abduction of two journalists and their family members in Kaduna state, their whereabouts have remained unknown. It was earlier reported how armed men stormed Danhonu community in Millennium city of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna and raided the houses of the reporters of The Nation newspaper, Alhaji AbdulGafar...

•NSCDC operatives The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State command, said it has deployed personnel across the state to protect critical national and state assets as part of efforts to prevent a breakdown of law and order. The Anambra State Commandant of NSCDC, Maku Olatunde, stated this in Awka, today while monitoring the [&...

•Embattled former Governor Yahaya Bello The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked INTERPOL in three North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria to watch-list former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello, it was learnt at the weekend It was further learnt that the decision by the EFCC was based on credible intelligence, ...