GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that two officers of Nigeria Police Force has been reportedly abducted by armed bandits during an attack on Farin Ruwa village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the incident occurred on Jan. 4 at about 8:00 p.m. along the Farin Ruwa–Wasagu road,…
The Police Command in Lagos State on Monday said it has confirmed the identity of officers accused of extorting N3.3 million from a couple in Lagos, and has consequently detained them. The command identified the officers, following a social media publication with the headline “Lagos Police Officers Extort N3.3 Million From Couple, Return N2.2 Million,…
The police in Anambra State have arrested and detained a 42-year-old woman, Eucharia Ogochukwu, for alleged cyber bullying and defamation of a senior police officer’s character. Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra State, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said Ms Ogochukwu was arrested in Awka at…
At least, 15 teenage girls were reportedly taken hostage in a bandit attack on Hayin Kastinawa in Gora Ward, Birnin Magaji LGA, Zamfara State. The incident was reported in a post on X by security analyst Bakatsine on Sunday. According to Bakatsine, the attack also involved the rape of married women. Witnesses say the armed…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives have intercepted various quantities of illicit substances including Ketamine, Ecstasy and Tramadol pills concealed in sachets of coffee mix and book parcel heading to Zambia and the United Kingdom. This was announced in a statement on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA…
Over 30 people have been killed in a deadly attack by suspected terrorists at the Kasuwan-Daji market in the Demo community, located in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The attack which happened on Saturday also led to the abduction of many people. Our correspondent gathered that the gun-wielding attackers also carted away…
The Ondo State Police Command has rescued a 10-year-old boy and arrested two suspects, a mother and her son, over an alleged plan to use the child for ritual purposes. The suspects, identified as Maria, 53, and her son, Adewale, 28, were apprehended in Ile-Oluji, the headquarters of Ile-Oluji/Oke Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo…
The kidnappers of the Kwara State traditional ruler, the Oniwo of Aafin, Oba Simeon Olaonipekun, his son, Olaolu, and other abducted villagers have demanded a ransom of N450 million for their release. A palace source (names withheld) made this known to our reporter on the phone on Friday. Sources also confirmed that the abductors demanded…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State Command, has condemned in strong terms the brutal stabbing to death of a volunteer of the Corps, Abdurrauf Sheriff, by suspected hoodlums in Kano. The condemnation was contained in a statement released by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abdullahi, a copy of which was made…
The killing of at least seven farmers in Bum community, Chugwi area of Vwang District, Jos South Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State, late Wednesday, has been widely interpreted as the latest link in a rapidly escalating chain of reprisal violence that has gripped several parts of the state since early December 2025. Sources…
