Gunmen have killed a Divisional Police Officer, Umar Dakin, in an attack at Nasko village in Magama Local Government Area of Niger State. Witnesses in the community told reporters that six other persons were also killed along with the DPO in the attack by bandits. Reports say the bandits in their hundreds, who rode on motorcycles, first…
Thirteen people have been killed in an attack by suspected bandits in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The police spokesperson in the state, Wasiu Abiodun said thirteen persons were killed and not thirty-seven as reported in some quarters. Abiodun said the bandits attacked villagers who were harvesting crops on their farm in Nakundna village in…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has called on the government to provide enough funds for education to properly provide security for schools. ASUU’s National President, Professor Emmanuel Oshodeke, made the call because of the attack and abduction of some lecturers and their family members at the University of Abuja staff quarters. Also speaking on the incident,…
Terrorist bandits have attacked another schools in Kaduna State, and kidnapped several students. The latest target is the Saint Albert the Great Institute of Philosophy, which belongs to the Roman Catholic Church. The seminary is located at Fayit community, within Kagoma Chiefdom, in Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Spokesman for the Kaduna State Police Command,…
Telecommunication services have been shut in parts of Kaduna State as part of efforts to tackle security challenges in the state. The Kaduna State government also ordered a total ban on motorcycles for three months, while tricycle operators will now be allowed from 6am to 7pm daily. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan,…
Gunmen have again attacked a school and abducted two students, and the latest incident happened in Plateau State. Reports say the attack took place at the Calvary International Ministry, in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, which is located a few kilometres from the Yakubu Gowon International Airport. However; one of the two abducted students managed to escape…