GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed a health worker Akinola Oyabiyi. Oyabiyi, 46, was shot dead inside his car near the Akure Airport at Eleyowo in Akure North Local Government Area. It was around the Akure Airport area that two farmers were abducted last week. Sources said the deceased was…
An Islamic cleric in Ilorin, Abdulrahman Mohad Ballo, has been arrested for allegedly killing a final-year student of Kwara State College of Education, Lawal Hafsoh Yetunde, for ritual purposes. The suspect reportedly lured Yetunde after connecting with her on Facebook and obtaining her phone number. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday, February 10, 2025. It…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered and seized over 10 trucks, each carrying a 40-foot container, fully loaded with fake, expired, and falsified drugs at the Ogbo-Ogwu Bridge Head Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. The agency made the discovery during an ongoing enforcement exercise at the market. The operation,…
Yesterday, Southwest Security Network codenamed Amotekun reportedly busted a sex trafficking syndicate in Ogun state. According to Trending Ex, the syndicate lure kids and use them as sex slaves charging customers as low as ₦1k per session. 14yr old victim said they brought her from Akwa Ibom on the promise’s that she’ll work as a…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled attempts by two drug kingpins to smuggle into Nigeria consignments of heroin through the Port Harcourt International Airport and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA). One of the kingpins who uses dual identities to aid his cross border movements, has a Nigerian passport with…
A police officer identified as ASP Shafi’u Usman Bawa with AP/No 337979 on Saturday committed suicide in Kontagora town, Niger State. This was confirmed in a signal shared by the Nigerian police which SaharaReporters obtained. It stated that Bawa took his own life by hanging himself from the ceiling. According to the wireless message, the…
The abductors of a former Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), General Maharazu Tsiga (retired) have demanded that a ransom of N250 million be paid for his release. A close family source said the gunmen who abducted the retired General had made contact with relatives. According to the source who pleaded anonymity,…
The police in Abia State, South-east Nigeria, have dismissed three officers for alleged misconduct. The police spokesperson in Abia State, Maureen Chinaka, announced this in a statement on Friday. Ms Chinaka, a deputy superintendent of police, said the officers were dismissed by the Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Danladi Isa. The police spokesperson identified…
Six girls between the ages 15 and 17 have been kidnapped in Pandogari, a community in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The girls were said to have been abducted on Wednesday when some bandits numbering about 100 stormed the village through the Birnin Gwari axis. Passing through Mamman Kontagora Technical College, the bandits…
Thirteen passengers travelling along Bonny-Okrika waterways in Rivers State are missing following the hijacking of a boat by some suspected pirates. It was gathered that the boat conveying about 20 passengers was hijacked by the pirates on Thursday, February 6. Also, the Bonny Local Government Council had earlier announced that it rescued a total of…