Gunmen kill 7 miners, injure 3 in Plateau community
Seven miners were reportedly killed, and three others injured, when gunmen suspected to be Fulani militias stormed a mining site in Wang community of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The incident, according to eyewitnesses, occurred on Saturday night when the attackers stormed the site while the victims were engaged in mining activities, and […]
5 bodies found on Lagos riverbank linked to cult violence — Police
The Lagos State Police Command has linked the discovery of five lifeless bodies along the Oreta riverbank in Igbogbo, Ikorodu Local Government Area, to suspected cult-related violence. Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, who confirmed the incident, said investigations had commenced to unravel the circumstances surrounding the killings. He urged residents of the host community to […]
NSCDC officer allegedly shoots colleague dead in Abuja
A Deputy Superintendent of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has accidentally shot and killed a colleague in the Life Camp area of Abuja. The incident was disclosed by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, in a post on his X handle on Monday. Makama quoted security sources as saying that […]
Police Bust Criminal Hideouts, Arrest 13 Drug Dealers In Jigawa
The police in Jigawa State have raided several criminal hideouts, leading to the arrest of 13 suspected drug dealers. Spokesman of the Jigawa Police Command, SP. Shiisu Lawan Adam confirmed the arrest in a statement on Monday. He said the arrests followed a series of coordinated raids on criminals’ hideouts and black spots across the […]
Police investigate killing of resident by local hunters in Zamfara
Police in Zamfara State have launched an investigation into the killing of a resident of Moriki town by local hunters during a night patrol on Sunday. According to sources, the incident happened around 8:30 pm when two hunters on routine patrol allegedly shot the victim, identified as Yahaya Ibrahim. It was gathered that Ibrahim had […]
