The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a Kuje Prison escapee trying to relocate to Bama, his native home in Borno State. The 23-year-old inmate, Abubakar Mohammed, is facing terrorism charges. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner of Police, Sikiru Akande, who said the escapee was arrested along the Adamawa/Borno […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, met with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) for discussions on the modalities for allowing inmates to vote. Speaking at the meeting which held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, said there are a lot of areas to be addressed before […]
Abubakar Bello, governor of Niger, says troops of the Nigerian Army repelled an attack by insurgents on a military base in Sarkin Pawa area of the state. According to NAN, the development was confirmed in a statement by Mary Noel-Berje, chief press secretary to the governor, on Monday. Bello said the insurgents attempted to […]
The Federal Government said, yesterday, it has conducted major analytical operation that was focused on individuals financing the Boko Haram terrorist group and its affiliates in the country. The government, which disclosed this at the opening session of a five-day Compliance Summit organised by the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa, […]
Over 100 bandits, on Saturday, attended the turbaning ceremony of a bandit kingpin called Ada Aleru as the Sarkin Fulani by the Emir of Yandoto. Meanwhile, a large number of bandits from Zamfara forest have reportedly crossed to Tudunwada-Sabon Layi in the western part of Birnin-Gwari, Kaduna State, where they killed a local and […]
Bandits have abducted a pregnant woman at Lema community, Mando opposite Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Zaria, Kaduna State. Seven other persons were kidnapped when the bandits entered three houses around 1:00 am on Sunday. One of the residents, Musa Danladi, said they were all afraid to step out of their houses because of […]
A banditry kingpin known as Ado Aleiro was on Saturday turbaned as Sarkin Fulanin Yandoto by the Yandoton Daji Emirate in Zamfara State, Daily Trust on Sunday has gathered. The turbaning ceremony was held hours after the emirate announced the suspension of the process. A banditry kingpin known as Ado Aleiro was on Saturday […]
The Katsina Police Command on Friday said its men arrested one of the escapees from the recent Kuje prison jailbreak. According to the police, the 33-year-old escapee, Kamal Abubakar, was re-arrested on Thursday evening in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina state, during a raid on suspected criminal hideouts in the council. Some quantities […]
A 33 year old, Kamala Lawal Abubakar, of Unguwar Sale Quarters in Danmusa Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State has been arrested by the police in the state. Abubakar who is suspected to be a fugitive from Kuje prison, Abuja was arrested yesterday evening, based on credible information that spurred the Divisional Police […]
Bandits have attacked members of Ansaru terrorist sect in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Daily Trust gathered that the sect members were “preaching” to locals when bandits opened fire, killing two villagers in the process. The bandits were said to have stormed Damari village under Kazage Ward in Eastern part of the […]
