•The convicted terrorists The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced three persons to life in prison over their complicity in the kidnapping of students and teachers of a school in Orire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State. Justice Salim Ibrahim convicted and sentenced the defendants, Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a. Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yu...
•Gunmen About four gun-wielding hoodlums have abducted two residents of Kobape in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Kelvin Ayobami Moyegun and Kehinde Rufai, while another resident, identified as Al-haqq Shobakin, was shot and is currently receiving medical care at a private hospital in Abeokuta. A relative of one of the victi...
•FULafia main gate The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) from their off-campus hostel along Awe Road, near the university’s temporary campus in Akunza, Lafia. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Ramhan Nansel, said the distress call was received ...
•Terrorists A commercial driver, Jibrin Mohammed, has been reportedly killed by terrorists on the New Bussa-Ibbi road in Borgu LGA of Niger State. A witness told our correspondent that Jibrin and six traders in his vehicle were returning from Sabon-Pegi weekly market around 10pm on Sunday when he rammed into a road block mounted by […]...
•University of Ibadan main gate The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the University of Ibadan (UI), has confirmed the abduction of a 300-level female law student, identified simply as Tomisin, and has called for calm as efforts intensified to secure her safe return. In an official statement issued by the union’s President, Comrade Temidayo ...
•The convict, Jibrin Halilu Barely 24 hours after a Katsina State High Court sentenced to death a female arms courier arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), a High Court of Kogi State has also imposed the death penalty on a man the Department of State Security, DSS, successfully prosecuted for kidnapping and murdering […]
•The suspects Operatives of the Department of State Services and troops of the Nigerian Army yesterday foiled a major attempt by members of the outlawed Eastern Security Network to kidnap scores of students writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination in some Southeast states. The targeted schools for the abductions w...
•Bandits Some bandits invaded the Igbosi area of Idogun in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, destroying two buildings and kidnapping a nine-year-old boy in the early hours of today. It was gathered that the bandits entered the community at about 1am, shooting sporadically to scare residents, reports The PUNCH. They reportedly destroyed ...
•Policemen The Oyo State Police Command has commenced intensive investigations into the abduction of Mrs. Olufunmilayo Aduke Adegoke, sister of a former Minister of Power, and her twin sons, who were reportedly kidnapped in Ibadan earlier today. In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, the Com...
•The protesters Civil society groups are staging a protest in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, over the recent abduction of pupils and teachers in the state. The demonstration comes a few days after teachers protested in Ogbomoso, where the kidnapping incident occurred, demanding urgent action over the fate of the victims, reports Channels TV. T...
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