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INSECURITY: Edo Court Remands 52 Anti‑Kidnapping Protesters for Alleged Vandalism

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Ayo Olowo

A Federal High Court in Edo State has ordered the remand of 52 protesters over alleged malicious damage and armed robbery following an anti‑kidnapping protest in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area. The protesters, including students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), were arrested after a demonstration held on Saturday reportedly turned violent. Authorities said several shops and properties were vandalised and […]

BREAKING NEWS: Rivers state Accord Party house of assembly candidate abducted

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023Ayo Olowo

Mr. Chukwudi Ogbonna, the Accord Party (AP) candidate for Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni state constituency for Rivers state assembly, has been abducted by gunmen. The abduction was confirmed on Tuesday by Ifeaka Nwakiri, a relative of the politician. It is understood that Ogbonna was kidnapped on Monday at Rumuigbo, near Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. Nwakiri said the abduction […]

IGP deploys armed operatives to secure route as Abuja-Kaduna rail service resumes today

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022Ayo Olowo

NIGERIA – The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of armed personnel to safeguard stations along the Abuja-Kaduna rail services. The force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Sunday, said the operatives would be drawn from the police mobile force, K-9, force intelligence bureau, explosive ordinance unit and railway police […]

Katsina Police rescue six worshipers abducted by terrorists on Saturday, 13 still missing

December 4, 2022Ayo Olowo

The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Sunday confirmed the rescue of six victims earlier abducted by terrorists on Saturday night in Funtua Local Government Area of the state. The six victims were part of the 19 worshippers abducted by terrorists around 7.40 pm on Saturday from a mosque at Maigamji […]

Unknown Gunmen Kidnap Wife of NSCDC Spymaster in Nasarawa – How it happened

November 4, 2022Ayo Olowo

The wife of NSCDC Spymaster has been kidnapped in her home in Lafia. Mrs Victoria Apollos Dandaura, is wife to the Head of the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’SSIS). The incident happened at his residence in Gidi-Gidi, around Cattle market, Lafia, Nasarawa State on Wednesday, 2nd November, 2022 at about 7pm in the evening. […]

Masked gunmen abduct Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith in Lagos

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021Ayo Olowo

Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Smith (retd.) in Lagos State. Smith, a cousin to a former Inspector-General of Police and current Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Musiliu Smith, was kidnapped in the Ajah axis of Lagos on Monday, according to the Punch. According to the report, the retired […]

100 abducted villagers rescued from bandits in Zamfara – Police

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021Ayo Olowo

The Zamfara Command of the Nigeria Police Force, says security operatives have rescued 100 abducted persons from bandits at Kabaro forest in Maru LGA of the state. Muhammad Shehu, Zamfara police spokesman, disclosed this in a statement in Gusau, the state capital, on Tuesday. Shehu said the rescue was done in collaboration with the state […]

Bethel Baptist High School kidnap: Kaduna orders indefinite closure of 13 schools

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021Ayo Olowo

The Kaduna state government has ordered the immediate closure of 13 schools in the state, over “security threats”. The director-general of the Kaduna state schools quality assurance authority, Umma Ahmed, announced the development in a circular issued to the schools on Monday. According to Ahmed, the decision became necessary following the abduction of students from […]

Kidnappers kill doctor and son despite paying N7.5m ransom

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020Ayo Fashanu

Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team have uncovered members of a kidnap syndicate, who had kidnapped and murdered a doctor, Audu Benedict, his son, Iranum, and a family friend after collecting N7.5 million ransom in Benue State. Parading the suspects — Tehile Tsavbee and Gwa Tekula Henryn — on Monday, the Force spokesperson, Frank Mba, […]

TERROR: Unknown gunmen kidnap two in Calabar

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020Ayo Olowo

Two persons have been abducted by gunmen in Calabar over the weekend, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). NAN gathered that Dr David Ugwu, an Associate Professor with University of Calabar, was abducted at his home on Friday evening, while Mr Morris Archibong, a Staff of Cross River Newspaper Corporation, was kidnapped on his […]