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POLICE CONFIRM SUSPECTED IED BLAST ON MAGAMI–DANSADAU ROAD By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the explosion of a suspected improvised explosive device along the Magami–Dansadau Road in Maru Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said
POLICE LAUNCH CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN AGAINST CULTISM, DRUG ABUSE IN BAYELSA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Bayelsa State Police Command has launched a Christmas campaign aimed at curbing cultism, drug abuse and other social vices, as part of efforts to ensure a safe
DSP COMMITS SUICIDE DURING ARMS AUDIT IN NIGER STATE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban A Deputy Superintendent of Police, Abdullahi Isah, has reportedly taken his own life during a routine arms audit in Minna, the Niger State capital. The officer, attached to Mobile
KEBBI GOVERNOR HANDS OVER RESCUED MAGA SCHOOLGIRLS TO PARENTS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has reunited 24 rescued schoolgirls of Maga Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School with their families. The handover ceremony took place at the Government
PRESIDENT TINUBU DECLARES SECURITY EMERGENCY, ORDERS MASS RECRUITMENT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency, directing the army and police to recruit more personnel to tackle rising insecurity. The police will now recruit 20,000 additional
TINUBU WELCOMES FREED KEBBI SCHOOLGIRLS, URGES RESCUE OF OTHERS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the release of 24 schoolgirls kidnapped in Maga, Kebbi. The abduction, which happened after soldiers left the area, sparked further kidnappings in Kwara and
ANAMBRA POLICE ARREST SUSPECT FOR ROBBERY, DEFILEMENT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 20-year-old Chigbo Umeugokwe for allegedly robbing a shop and defiling a 13-year-old girl. According to Police PRO Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspect stormed the shop
POLICE ARREST MAN OVER ALLEGED ORGAN HARVESTING IN NASARAWA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Police in Nasarawa have arrested 40-year-old Maro Ebojoh for allegedly recruiting kidney donors and attempting to move them out of the state. Four victims, aged 20 to 33, were
JEGA POLICE BURSTS SYNDICATE OF NETWORK INSTALLATION VANDALS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kebbi State Police Command has uncovered a syndicate of suspected vandals targeting network installations in Jega Local Government Area. Police spokesperson, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, revealed that officers acted on
PSC DEPLOYS MONITORING TEAMS FOR ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Police Service Commission (PSC) has deployed monitoring officers to Anambra State’s three senatorial zones ahead of this weekend’s governorship election. The move aims to ensure police officers conduct themselves