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Nasarawa: Police inspector, bandits killed during gun battle
A police inspector, Yusuf Jafaru, has been killed in a gun duel between police officers and bandits along the Akwanga-Jos Road in Nasarawa state. The incident which also led to the death of two bandits was said to have occurred on…
Zamfara: Police rescue 15 abducted victims
Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command have rescued 15 kidnap victims who were abducted by kidnappers along Gusau-Tsafe road in the state. This was disclosed to newsmen on Thursday by Command’s Spokesman, SP Shehu Mohammed,…
Okene explosion: Kogi government commends DSS over arrest of mastermind
The Kogi State government has commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for arresting the mastermind of the Okene explosion. The Nigerian News reports that an Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander, Abdulmumin…
Gov Uzodinma reiterates commitment to tackle insecurity in Imo
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has restated his administration’s commitment to the fight against insecurity, describing it as sacrosanct. The governor disclosed this at the 7th edition of Imo Stakeholders Forum held in Owerri on…
Pensions Board begins payment of ex-servicemen allowance
The Military Pensions Board has commenced the payment of the owed Security Debarment Allowance to eligible military retirees or Next of Kin of deceased military personnel. The Chairman, Military Pensions Board, Rear Admiral Saburi Lawal,…
DSS arrests mastermind of Kogi bomb attack
The mastermind of a bomb attack near the palace of Ohinoyi of Ebiraland in Okene, Kogi State, Abdulmumin Ibrahim Otaru, aka Abu Mikdad, has been arrested by the Department of State Security Service, DSS. This was disclosed in a statement…
Nigerian Air Force appoints Maigida as new spokesman
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced appointments and redeployment of new Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service and Institutions. Group Captain Joel Abioye, who issued a statement Wednesday on…
Cross River: Police order personnel to undergo arms-handling training
The Cross State Commissioner of Police, Sule Balarabe, has ordered police personnel in the state to undergo retraining in arms handling. Balarabe gave the order at his office in Calabar, stressing that the retraining is important to…
IGP regulates investigation process to strengthen criminal justice system
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered a regulation of all police investigative processes in a bid to strengthen the criminal justice system and standardise investigation processes in the Nigeria Police Force.…
Police neutralise bandits, kidnappers in gun battle in Bauchi
An unspecified number of suspected bandits and kidnappers have been reportedly killed in a fierce gun battle when men of the Nigeria Police Force in collaboration with other security agencies launched an attack at their enclaves at Dajin…