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Mar

01

2024

Operation Safe Haven Arrests 271 Suspects, Rescues 79 Kidnap Victims in Plateau and Surrounding States

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsArmy, Bandits, Boko Haram, Insecurity, Metro, Security

Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have conducted a successful operation resulting in the arrest of 271 suspects across Plateau, Bauchi, and Kaduna States. The deputy commander of OPSH, DCP Terzungwe Iyela, reported the significant achievements made by the task force. During the operation, which focused on maintaining peace and security in the region, 79 kidnap victims were rescued from the clutches of criminals. Additionally, a total of 1,161 ammunition were seized from the suspects, along with the recovery of 554 cattle from rustlers. The suspects were apprehended for various offenses including kidnapping, armed robbery, banditry, gun running, farm destruction,…

Feb

27

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Barr Chris Agidy, Ned Nwoko’s abducted aide has been killed, body recovered by police.

Metro, NewsAbuja, Bandits, Boko Haram, FCT, Kidnappers, Kidnapping, Metro, Ned Nwoko

Barrister Chris Agidy, the Senior Legislative Aide (SLA) to Delta North politician Senator Ned Nwoko, who was kidnapped by bandits in 2023, has been murdered. SP Josephine Adeh, the Federal Capital Territory's Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this on Tuesday. Remember that in November 2023, gunmen kidnapped at least 19 people from their houses in the Galadimawa neighbourhood of the nation's capital. According to previous investigations, 12 of the abductees were slain. However, the identities of the deceased were unknown while the legislator and security personnel resumed their efforts to save the lawyer. The FCT PPRO confirmed the assassination on…

Feb

24

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Bandits kill one of seven victims for failed payment of N290 million ransome.

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Insecurity, Metro, Security

One of the seven people kidnapped from the Kuduru community in Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on December 28, 2023, has been slain by bandits. In addition, the bandits who kidnapped seven people—among them a pregnant woman—threatened to murder the other hostages if the N290 million ransom is not paid. According to a community source, the bandits called on Friday to inform people about the killing of Olayinka Ogunyemi, a civil engineer, who was held captive since the captives' families were unable to provide the N290 million that was requested. According to the source, they made threats to…

Feb

22

2024

By Amos Oge Kalu

Zamfara Police vows to put an end to insurgency within next three months.

Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBoko Haram, Crime, Herdsmen, Police, Zamfara State

Kolo Yusuf, the Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, has promised to put a stop to the insurgency in the region in three months. Kolo made this commitment during a meeting on Thursday with a range of stakeholders, including journalists, civil society organizations, religious leaders, and organized labor unions, . Alongside his statement, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) called for a postponement of their planned nationwide protest, which was set for February 27 and 28. The CP said that all issues relating to the insurgency will be resolved within the next three months and blamed…

Feb

02

2024

By OHAFIATV

Kwara monarch killed, wife kidnapped, two others abducted by bandits

Metro, NewsBandits, Boko Haram, Metro

On Thursday night, unidentified gunmen broke into the Koro community in Kwara State's Ekiti Local Government Area, killing General Segun Aremu (rtd), the town's king, and kidnapping his wife and two other people. The incident was confirmed by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who denounced the assassination of the Olukoro of Koro as senseless, horrible, and abhorrent. He tasked the security services to utilise every technique at their disposal to find the offenders, release the spouse and any other people who had been held captive, and prosecute the offenders. "We will undoubtedly apprehend those responsible and guarantee that this will be their…