The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has described the landing of a private aircraft on a road under construction in Delta State and its subsequent departure without authorisation as a serious breach of aviation regulations and a potential security threat. The minister disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday through his media aide, Tunde Moshood, following the controversial incident near Asaba, the Delta State capital. According to the statement, the aircraft was unable to land at the Asaba Airport at about 7:43 a.m. on Wednesday and subsequently made a safe landing on a concrete roadway…
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The Kebbi State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man following the death of his wife after a shooting incident in Geza Village, Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which occurred on June 9, claimed the life of 25-year-old Sa’ima Sani, who reportedly sustained fatal injuries from a locally made Dane gun. According to security sources, preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased was asked by her husband, Auwalu Hassan, to bring him the loaded firearm, which had been stored in a room within their residence. While taking the weapon to the rear of the house…
A devastating rainstorm accompanied by strong winds has claimed the lives of a woman and her four-year-old granddaughter in Bara community, Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The victims, identified as 50-year-old Aisha Sagir and Aisha Shuaibu, were said to have died when the severe weather swept through Unguwar Katsinawa in Bara Village on Tuesday. The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Wednesday through its spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, who described the development as tragic. According to the command, the downpour, which was accompanied by violent winds, also left a trail of destruction across the community, damaging…
The Kogi State Government has pledged to ensure that those responsible for the deadly attack on Iluke Community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area are tracked down and brought to justice. The assurance came on Wednesday following an assault by armed bandits that left three residents dead and disrupted an ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination in the community. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, disclosed in a statement issued in Lokoja that the government received news of the incident with profound sorrow and extended condolences to the families of the victims and the people of the…
Residents of Fowowawo, Ajerogun and Magbon-Etido communities in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have reportedly abandoned their homes following a botched kidnap operation that claimed six lives earlier this week. A visit to the affected communities on Wednesday revealed deserted homes, locked-up shops and a sharp decline in commercial activities, as fear continued to grip residents after the deadly attack. The incident occurred on Monday when armed men stormed a dredging site in an attempt to abduct a Chinese expatriate. The operation, however, failed after security operatives engaged the attackers in a gun battle. The Ogun State…
The Vice-Chairman of Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State, Debo Faroumbi, has been abducted by gunmen who attacked Ora-Igbomina community on Tuesday night despite a swift response by security operatives. Residents said the assailants stormed the town and fired several gunshots, creating panic among residents before whisking away four persons, including Faroumbi, two Fulani women and another resident. Sources in the community disclosed that military personnel deployed in the area quickly mobilised and engaged the attackers in a gun battle shortly after the incident. The security pressure reportedly forced the gunmen to release three of the abducted victims while…
Tragedy struck in Kogi State on Wednesday as suspected bandits invaded a secondary school in Iluke, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area, killing a vice principal and two other persons during an attempted abduction of students sitting the West African Senior School Certificate Examination. Sources in the community said the armed attackers stormed the area in the early hours of the day and opened fire indiscriminately, triggering panic among residents and candidates participating in the ongoing examination. The assailants were reportedly targeting students at UBE Iluke Bunu, one of the centres where candidates were writing the WASSCE. In the attack, the Vice…
The Edo State Government has ordered the closure of three public secondary schools in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area following intelligence reports of a planned kidnapping attack targeting students. The affected institutions are Ososo Grammar School, Ososo Comprehensive High School and Makeke Secondary School. The directive was issued by the state Ministry of Education in response to security alerts indicating potential threats to students, teachers and residents of the affected communities. In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Enodolomwanyi Otamere, the government said the decision was taken as a precautionary measure to safeguard lives while security agencies…
No fewer than 10 students of the College of Health Sciences, Ngbo, in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, have sustained injuries following an attack by armed men who invaded a student hostel in the early hours of Tuesday. The assailants reportedly stormed the hostel at about 2 a.m., attacking students and carting away valuables, including mobile phones, laptops, power banks and other personal belongings. Some of the victims suffered gunshot wounds, while others sustained machete injuries during the incident. The injured students are currently receiving treatment at both a government-owned hospital and a private medical facility within the…
The camp of former Minister of Power and Oyo State APC governorship aspirant, Bayo Adelabu, has dismissed allegations linking his personal assistant, Ajiboye Sangogade, to the abduction of Adelabu’s younger sister and her twin sons, describing the claims as baseless, malicious and politically motivated. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan, Adelabu’s media aide, Femi Awogboro, warned individuals spreading the allegation to stop immediately or face legal consequences. The rebuttal follows the recent abduction of Busayo Adegoke John-Paul, Adelabu’s younger sister, and her twin sons, Peter and Paul, who were kidnapped by armed men in Ibadan before being rescued…