•The victims Fifty-one victims of human trafficking have been rescued by officers of the Kano State Hisbah Board. The victims who comprised 49 females and two males between 18 to 50 were subsequently handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for further action, reports Daily Sun. NAPTIP Zonal [&h...
•Rescued Chibok girl Lydia Simon and baby Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed in the North-East have announced the rescue of Lydia Simon, a Chibok girl who had been held captive by Boko Haram terrorists for several years. A statement from the Department of Army Public Relations said Lydia, who was on serial number 68 […]
•Dumped baby A day-old baby boy abandoned in a polythene bag has been rescued at Alhaji Masha Road, in the Surulere area of Lagos State. It was gathered that a yet-to-be-identified social worker attached to a hospital in Surulere, while on her way to a destination, heard the sound of a crying baby emanating from […]
•Sanusi Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, former Emir of Kano, has narrated several encounters he had with Dr Herbert Wigwe, late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings. Speaking at the night of tributes organised in honour of Wigwe at Eko Hotels in Lagos, yesterday, Sanusi broke down in tears, narrating how far he went with the deceased, […...
•The Najeebah’s sisters The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Special Intervention Squad (SIS) has rescued some undisclosed kidnap victims shortly after it took over major routes in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, used by bandits to transport their victims out of Abuja into neighboring states of Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, and Kogi. The victims...
•CP Tunji Disu Rivers State Police Command has rescued a kidnapped victim who was shot thrice by his abductors when he was attacked on December 19, 2023. State Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, while briefing newsmen at Police the Headquarters, Moscow Road, Port Harcourt today, said the victim kidnapped was a popular hotelier who [&hel...
Tragedy struck today Sunday, January 7, in Anambra State when a boat capsized at the River Niger, killing no fewer than five persons, while many others were rescued. The boat, it was gathered, left Kogi through the River Niger heading to Onitsha, Anambra State, reports The Nation. A video made available to our correspondent by […]
•Nigerian Police The police command in Kaduna State has rescued a kidnapped victim after six months’ in captivity. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, said this when he spoke with our correspondent today in Kaduna, reports NAN. ‘”On Monday, at about 1600 hours, our anticrime patrol mission on Madachi-Galadimawa ...
Police in Anambra State have rescued four children from same parents kidnapped by Fulani herdsmen in Achalla Village, Enugwu Agidi in Njikoka Local Government Area of the State. The police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga who confirmed this in a statement, said the rescue operation followed a distress call by the mother of the victims, reports Th...
Troops of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army have prevented a lady from jumping into the Lagos Lagoon. This is according to a statement today from the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 81 Division, Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni. “Nigerian Army (NA) soldiers operating under 81 Division NA have gallantly prevented a suicide attempt [&h...