•Yemi Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command successfully intervened to prevent a 59-year-old man from committing suicide on the Third Mainland Bridge yesterday The RRS announced the rescue via a post on its official X handle, @rrsLagos767. The post indicated that the incident occurred around 12:00 p.m. ...
The Kano State Police Command has rescued a four-year-old boy, Muhammad Nasir Jamilu, who was kidnapped, and arrested three suspects in connection with the abduction. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, made available to the press in Kano today, Jamilu was abducted from Sharada Qu...
•IGP Egbetokun and the rescued medical students in Abuja “They rained bullets on our vehicle and another Sharon car that had five passengers. Clearly, they didn’t care if anyone got hit or we died. “In fact, I learnt later that a woman in the other car was hit by a bullet. The bullets also hit […]
The Anambra State Police Command said it rescued a 27-year-old man, identified as Alozie John, from attempted suicide in Umunnachi community, Dunukofia Local Government Area of the state. The young man, a livestock dealer, who hails from Isielu LGA of Ebonyi State, was said to have attempted suicide over the indebtedness of N1.2million to his ...
Security sources say 20 medical students who were kidnapped in Benue State have just been rescued. The operation was coordinated by the office of the National Security Adviser, reports Channels TV. •Three of the abducted medical students Security agencies – the police, DSS and military personnel and equipment were involved in the operation, wi...
•Boat mishap Four persons have died in a boat mishap at Dundaye community in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Head, Sokoto Field Operation Office of the National Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Aliyu Kafindangi, confirmed the incident to our correspondent today in Sokoto. He said that the incident occurred on Sunday evening, ...
•Girls trafficked for prostitution The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has repatriated five Benue girls trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire. The Zonal Commander of NAPTIP in Benue State, Mrs Gloria Bai, disclosed this after a State Security Council (SEC) meeting held at the Government House in Makurdi, reports Da...
Eight alleged stowaways were taken into custody by Nigerian Navy operations when they were trying to board two speed boats. Director of Naval Information Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu revealed this in a statement yesterday, stating that five of the eight suspects had acknowledged their desire to travel overseas. He claimed that on July 13, 2024, during a...
•Building collapse A child was feared dead today when a building collapsed at 10, Cameroon street in Mushin, Lagos. Seven other residents were also reportedly rescued by sympathisers from the rubbles, reports The Nation. A resident said the building collapsed following heavy downpours in many parts of Lagos. She said the Lagos rescue team was ...
•Rescue officials searching for victims from the rubble of the collapsed building The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed the rescue of three persons who were trapped at a building that collapsed last night at Unity House, Area 11, Garki. A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said in [...
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