Security Archives - Page 27 of 62

Aug

20

2023

PRP warns Tinubu and ECOWAS against intervening militarily in Niger

News, PoliticsAfrica, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ECOWAS, Niger, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

President Bola Tinubu and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been asked by the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) not to declare war on the Niger Republic as a result of the most recent coup there. The party's position was outlined in a statement released on Sunday in Abuja by Alhaji Falalu Bello, the party's national chairman. PRP stated that it was still optimistic that Nigeria and the ECOWAS would engage in constructive negotiation to settle the dispute with the Niger Republic. The party believes that going to war is "not in the interests of Nigeria, Niger, and…

Aug

20

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lawmaker condemns kidnapping spree as gunmen kidnap 2 in Bauchi

NewsBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Gunmen, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Two people have been kidnapped by suspected gunmen in the Gumau neighborhood of the Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Before stealing the victims away in the early hours of Saturday, the gunmen allegedly fired warning shots into the air to frighten the locals. In response to the occurrence, Hon. Dabo Ismail Haruna, who represents the Toro Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, denounced the most recent kidnapping. After a break, he claimed the bandits had returned to terrorize villages by kidnapping people repeatedly for ransom. However, he promised his constituents that legislative action would be taken to…

Aug

14

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

NAF aircraft crashes while traveling to Niger state

MetroMetro, NAF, Nigeria, Security

One of their planes was involved in an accident, according to the Nigerian Air Force. On Monday, sources told our correspondent that the incident happened as the plane was en route from Kaduna to Minna, the capital of the Niger state. In a statement released on Monday, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the NAF's director of public relations and information, acknowledged the occurrence.. He said the aircraft left Zungeru Primary School on its way to Kaduna but was later found to have crashed in a village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger. According to what was written, a Nigerian Air…

Aug

08

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

After pushing a man into BRT lane, mob in Lagos beats police officer to unconscious.

NewsCrime, Lagos, Metro, Police, Security

In the Ketu neighborhood of Lagos State, a guy named Yusuf was allegedly pushed by officers, and as a result, he was struck by a BRT vehicle and knocked unconscious by a mob. The policeman and his colleagues were attempting to remove Yusuf from his vehicle when he was forced into the BRT lane, according to eyewitnesses at the scene who spoke to our reporter.. Yusuf was struck by one of the BRT buses operating in the lane leading into Lagos during this process, and he collapsed as a result of the collision. An eyewitness who did not want her…

Aug

04

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

“The rise in petrol prices drove me into armed robbery.” – Lagos Bolt Driver

Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Metro, Politics, Security

Jeremiah Adeniran, a 29-year-old Bolt driver, has been detained by the Lagos State Police Command on suspicion of robbing several of his passengers. In an interview with OHAFIATV News correspondent on Friday in Ikeja, Adeniran admitted to the act and claimed that the increase in petrol costs was what pushed him to do it. Before the increase in fuel prices, I could make 15 trips a day, but my business was no longer moving as I wanted it to, so I started engaging in robbery, he revealed. The suspect claims that his two other accomplices always continued the crime while…