Members of Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) have abducted some female teenagers in Askira-Uba local government area of Borno State. The Deputy Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Abdullahi Askira, confirmed the abduction, saying the victims were abducted on their fields in Mussa district. Abdullahi, who represents Askira-Uba constituency, said the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has warned parents and guardians after operatives uncovered a new method used by drug traffickers to distribute illicit substances. The alert was raised on Sunday by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). According to…
Suspected jihadists on Friday attacked and seized control of the Gendarmerie Camp in Garbougna, Niger Republic, killing more than 21 gendarmes, according to security sources. The attackers, believed to be affiliated with Sahel-based extremist groups, stormed the facility in large numbers, overwhelming security personnel during the early morning assault. Sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter…
The Nigeria Police Force on Friday confirmed the death of two officers during an attack on a patrol team in Sabon Sara Village, Bauchi State. Police spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, said in a statement that a combined team of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Police Mobile Force (PMF) and the State Intelligence Department (SID) had…
The Edo State Police Command, at the weekend, has arrested a Benin-based social media content creator for allegedly faking her kidnap in order to attract followers on her Tik-Tok page. The 24-year-old TikToker, identified as Osarobo Omoyemen, popularly known as ‘Madam Oil Rice’, confessed to police interrogators when she was arrested. Edo State Police Public…
A 39-year-old senior officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Funmilayo Oluwamayokun Lasisi, and her daughter, Sewa Lasisi, who were declared missing in Ogun State, have been found dead with a mutilated body part at a suspected herbalist’s den in Osun, in what is suspected to be a ritual killing. Our correspondent learnt on Tuesday…
Usman Abdullahi, a 24-year old convict from Shelleng local government area of Adamawa State, has opened up on stealing packs of Indomie noodles and distributing it among his three girlfriends. Usman, who was sentenced to community service, lamented that none of the 3 girlfriends paid him a visit in detention. He, therefore, vowed to end…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that a 30-year-old man identified Lusha Alhaji Washa, also known as Muyaye has been killed following a domestic dispute. Our correspondent gathered that Shalbal Yusuf of Matadangwoni Village, via Auna District, Magama Local Government Area of Niger state allegedly killed Washa. According to Zagazola Makama, the incident reportedly occurred at about 12:30…
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 28-year-old man, identified as Victor Cletus, for allegedly defrauding and sexually assaulting a young woman under the guise of being a medical doctor. It was gathered that the suspect, who pretended to be a surgeon, is actually a cleaner at Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilishan-Remo,…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned the suspected mastermind of the 2012 attack on Deeper Life Bible Church, Okene, Kogi State, Abdulazeez Obadaki, before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Obadaki was arraigned on Thursday on a six-count charge bordering on membership of a terrorist group, conspiracy, aiding and abetting acts of…