Tag: security
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Terrorists kill teacher, abduct NECO students in Borno
Admin The Borno State Police Command has deployed security operatives to Lassa community in Askira/Uba Local Government Area following the abduction of an unspecified number of students writing the National Examinations Council examinations by suspected terrorists. The PUNCH had earlier reported that the attackers stormed the school at about 9 a.m. on Monday, shooting sporadically…
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Police name suspects in abduction of Adelabu’s sister, reveal how they tracked the family
Admin The Police in Oyo State have revealed details of how they rescued the kidnapped sister of ex-power minister, Adebayo Adelabu, and her 11-year-old twin sons on June 6. The Police said they had monitored the family for weeks before the attack. The Oyo State Police Command revealed that the kidnappers had monitored the family…
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Oyo State abduction: Grandmother cries for help as four grandchildren, daughter-in-law remain in forest
Admin Deep anguish has gripped the entire Ahoro-Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State after an elderly woman, Mrs Funmilayo Ojo, cried out that four of her grandchildren and her son’s wife are among the victims abducted by suspected bandits. She cried out during a community gathering held during a visit by…
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Owo church attack: How I was arrested by DSS – Suspect
By Editor One of the five persons arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the June 5, 2022, attack on the St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State has given the details of how he was arrested by the secret police. The suspect revealed this at the Federal High Court in Abuja…
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ADC demands clarification on reports of ransom payment and prisoner releases in Papiri school abduction case
●says Tinubu Government’s hypocrisy encourages kidnapping By Editor The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has demanded urgent clarification from the Federal Government over international media reports alleging that the Tinubu administration paid over N10 billion in ransom and released two senior Boko Haram commanders to secure the release of abducted pupils and staff of St. Mary’s…
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US freezes assets of 8 Nigerians over links to Boko Haram, cybercrime
By Editor The United States has frozen the assets and properties of eight Nigerians accused of having links to the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. This was contained in a 3,000-page document dated February 10, released by the United States Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and…
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Police VIP withdrawal is drama, not strategy, ADC tells Tinubu
●Says Nigeria’s security challenge beyond police The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s withdrawal of police officers from VIPs as political grandstanding which will not yield any meaningful results in combating the crisis of insecurity in the country. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party criticised that…
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FG drops charges against Ibom Air passenger, Emmanson, cuts KWAM 1’s ban
The Nigerian aviation ministry has announced pardon for Comfort Emmanson and Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, (KWAM 1) over separate incidents involving them with two airlines. K1 tried to stop a ValueJet aircraft from taking off while Emmanson was involved in a fight with Ibom Airline officials. Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo, in a press statement announced that…
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