Security Archives - Page 48 of 62

Oct

03

2022

Kwara Doctor kills girlfriend, housewife, buries corpses in office

Health, Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Kwara State, Metro, Nigeria, Security

The Kwara State Police Command said its operatives arrested a medical doctor, Adio Adeyemi, of Kaiama General Hospital, over the alleged kidnap and murder of two ladies. Adeyemi was alleged to have kidnapped and killed his girlfriend identified only as Ifeoluwa, and another housewife, Nofisat Halidu, in 2021. Ifeoluwa was declared missing in the Tanke area, while Nofisat, a housewife in Kaiama, was reported missing by her husband, Mr. Halidu. The police confirmed the incident in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, on Sunday. The statement read in part, “On assumption of office as Commissioner…

Sep

22

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Northeast: Army kills 36 terrorists, others in airstrikes, says DHQ

NewsArmy, Boko Haram, Metro, Nigeria, Security

The Defense Headquarters says Operation Hadin Kadin troops killed more than 36 terrorists and several others in airstrikes in the northeast in the past two weeks. Defense Media Operations Director Musa Danmadami, a Major General, said this at the fortnightly press briefing on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja.\ Danmadami said that two top commanders from Bolo Haram and Islam States of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists, identified as Abu Asiya and Abu Ubaida (A’Qaid) were among those eliminated during the period. He said that while Asiya was killed in Parisu, Ubaida was killed in Sheruri, all in the general…

Sep

22

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Akeredolu vows to buy AK47 for Amotekun after FG approves same for Katsina outfit

Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, PoliticsCrime, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has lambasted the Federal Government of Nigeria, noting that the country cannot have two systems. In a statement on Thursday, Akeredolu reacted to the video showing the Katsina security outfit obtaining the approval to bear arms. The governor said this followed government’s denial of the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun Corps) to carry assault rifles despite terror attacks. Akeredolu noted that denying Amotekun the rights to legitimately bear arms is a repudiation of the basis of true federalism which we have been clamoring for. “That Katsina was able to arm its state security force, with the…

Sep

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

17 Boko Haram terrorists, family members surrender to military

NewsArmy, Boko Haram, Crime, Freedom, Metro, Nigeria, Security

The Nigerian Army has revealed that seventeen Boko Haram terrorists, including their families have surrendered to troops of 151 Task Force Battalion deployed to lBanki-Junction in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The Army made the revelation on Tuesday via its verified Twitter handle. It twitted that the mass surrender of the terrorists and their families was due to renewed military onslaught by gallant troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North-East region. “Profiling of the surrendered terrorists is ongoing”, the Army twitted. According to reports, a chief executioner from Shekau’s faction, one Bashir Bulabuduwaye, recently surrendered to the…

Sep

20

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

NDLEA arrests ‘largest single seizure of cocaine in Nigerian history

Business, Lifestyle, MetroCrime, Metro, NDLEA, Nigeria, Security

the National Drug Control Agency (NDLEA) says its agents have busted a major warehouse on an isolated farm in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state, where more than N194 billion worth of crack was seized. Its Director of Media and Promotion, Femi Babafemi, made it known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. An online publication, Ark Behavioral Health Editorial Team, described cocaine as “a powerful stimulant drug that can make you feel extremely happy and full of energy. Some health care providers use it as an anesthetic before surgery. “However, in most cases, cocaine is considered an illegal drug. “Street dealers…