The Kebbi State Police Command has reinforced security in the Bui District of Arewa Local Government Area following a deadly armed cattle rustling incident that left 33 people dead. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, said additional personnel and operational assets had been deployed to the affected…
The monarch of Agamọ Community in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, Oba Kehinde Falodun, has reportedly been killed by suspected bandits. It was gathered that the traditional ruler was murdered on Wednesday evening while resisting an attempt by the gunmen to abduct him. A source in the community said about 10 armed…
The Oyo State Police Command has disclosed that it has arrested a suspected kidnapper. The command noted that the suspect was apprehended in connection with the kidnapping of an individual in Oyo. The announcement was made via a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, and made available . Ayanlade stated that the…
A 22-year-old Nigerian student from Plateau State, Isaac Satlat, has been reportedly shot dead in South Africa in what many Nigerians resident in the country believe is a fresh wave of xenophobic attacks targeting foreigners, especially Nigerians. According to a Nigerian resident in the country, Charles Awuzie, who posted the sad news on his Facebook…
There was pandemonium in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State as kidnappers stormed the area and abducted no fewer than five persons, including a police officer. News report gathered that abductions have become a daily routine in the Local Government Council to a point that the council authority and the traditional rulers imposed a…
The Oyo State Fire Service has recovered the corpses of a 30-year-old man, Shina Adedeji, and another 45-year-old man, whose name was withheld, from two separate locations in the state. One of the victims was trying to rescue a goat when he was trapped in the well. The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on…