The Nasarawa State Government has apprehended 96 persons across the 13 local government areas for alleged breaches of environmental sanitation regulations during the monthly statewide exercise. The arrests were effected by enforcement teams monitoring compliance with the exercise, which mandates a temporary restriction of movement and business activities. Abubakar Mohammed, the state’s Chief Prosecutor on sanitation offences, disclosed on Saturday that the offenders were apprehended for carrying out private business activities during the monthly sanitation exercise, an act that breaches Section 9 (2) of the State Environmental Sanitation Law. “The violators were prosecuted by mobile courts across the LGAs to…
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The Katsina State Police Command has thwarted a planned bandit attack along a major route in the state, recovering two AK-47 rifles and several rounds of ammunition in the process. The operation was carried out following actionable intelligence that armed bandits were plotting to blockade the road and attack commuters. The command’s spokesperson, Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, saying the operation followed intelligence that armed bandits were planning to blockade the route. He said the swift mobilisation of the Divisional Police Officer and his team led to a confrontation that forced the criminals to flee, abandoning…
The Sokoto State Police Command has cracked down on a syndicate linked to the feared “Sai Malam” cult, arresting three members during a coordinated raid carried out by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit on Friday night. The breakthrough comes amid heightened public anxiety over the rising influence and activities of the group in several parts of the state. According to a press release by DSP Ahmad Rufai, the Public Relations Officer of the command, the main suspect, Usman Shu’aibu, along with two accomplices, “have since provided detailed confessions regarding the group’s activities.” Preliminary findings by investigators showed that the cult operated a…
The Katsina State Police Command has thwarted a planned bandit attack along a major route in the state, recovering two AK-47 rifles and several rounds of ammunition in the process. The operation was carried out following actionable intelligence that armed bandits were plotting to blockade the road and attack commuters. The command’s spokesperson, Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, saying the operation followed intelligence that armed bandits were planning to blockade the route. He said the swift mobilisation of the Divisional Police Officer and his team led to a confrontation that forced the criminals to flee, abandoning…
Troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Sector 4, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), yesterday foiled a coordinated assault by Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram fighters on communities in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, triggered heightened tension across the area as residents placed distress calls to security contacts. Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South), who represents the district, confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, saying he was notified by one of his coordinators. “Boko Haram/ISWAP invaded some communities in Chibok,…
The Ojibara of Bayagan, Alhaji Kamilu Salami, has been abducted by armed bandits, sparking fresh tension in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The monarch was reportedly seized around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday while working on his farm. Armed men, said to be wielding AK-47 rifles, were alleged to have stormed the location and whisked him away. It was gathered that fellow farmers first raised the alarm after failing to find the traditional ruler but discovering his motorcycle abandoned on the farmland. Their search soon triggered widespread panic in the community. A community source, who requested anonymity, said a…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced that buses and cars meant for the operation of the Mabushi and Kugbo Bus Terminal, as well as the soon to be completed one in the Central Business District (CBD) will arrive soon, in preparation for the facility’s take-off. Speaking during an inspection of the ongoing construction CBD Bus Terminal on Saturday, Wike said the government was partnering with private companies to provide buses and taxis, all painted in the Abuja colour. He however reiterated that the government will kickstart the operations of the terminals with its own fleet…
The entire Kurama Chiefdom in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been plunged into uncontrollable mourning as terrorists holding thirteen residents, including an ECWA pastor, have issued a chilling ransom demand of Five Hundred Million Naira (N500,000,000) – a sum the traumatised communities say is impossible to raise. Two weeks after gunmen stormed the sleepy villages of Gidan Yawa, Maiyamma, Jantsauni, and Maidoki around 10:30 pm, shooting three people dead and abducting thirty others in a night of terror, the bandits have now reduced their captives to thirteen and delivered their outrageous price for freedom. “We…
Gov says traditional authority remains backbone of Ondo’s peace, stability Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has reaffirmed the pivotal role of traditional institutions in maintaining security, social cohesion and development across the state, describing royal authority as a cornerstone of stability in the Sunshine State. The Governor made the declaration on Saturday at the palace of the Olubaka of Oka-Akoko, Oba (Dr.) Yussuf Adebori Adeleye, OON, JP, during the monarch’s elevation into the prestigious Traditional Elders Council (Ihare). The ceremony also featured the elevation of the Egbe Mabolaje of Ibaka Oka. Governor Aiyedatiwa described the event as both…
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has raised fresh alarm over what he describes as, “a dangerous assault on democracy in Guinea-Bissau,” following reports of a staged coup plot leading to the detention of main opposition leader, Domingos Simões Pereira and the withholding of presidential election results. Frank said credible account from former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria who witnessed the election, points to a coordinated political-military conspiracy allegedly engineered to halt transition after indications emerged that Pereira, candidate of PAIGC, may have secured majority votes against incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. He noted that…