Peace and Security

The Niger State Police Command has rescued and reunited 35 kidnap victims — 16 women and 19 children — with their families after weeks in captivity. According to the Commissioner …

The Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has reiterated his call for the immediate establishment of state police in Nigeria, noting that the present centralised security structure has …

Plateau State governor, Barr Caleb Mutfwang has declared that there is no local government area in the state under the control of bandits or terrorists. Mutfwang made the assertion during …

In a coordinated offensive against banditry, troops of the Nigerian Army and hybrid forces, backed by intelligence from the Department of State Services (DSS), neutralised at least 45 terrorists in Iburu village, …

The Kano State Police Command has arrested three suspected members of a trans-border car theft syndicate involved in the stealing and smuggling of a vehicle taken during a test drive …

In a swift move to investigate the controversial bail of suspected drug baron Sulaiman Aminu Dan Wawu, allegedly secured by Kano State Commissioner of Transportation, Hon. Ibrahim Ali Namadi, the …

Musa Na Allah, Sokoto In a decisive blow to terrorism in northwestern Nigeria, troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY), have neutralized three notorious terrorist kingpins in …

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 21 suspected cultists, including two soldiers, during a midnight raid at a hotel in Osiele, under the Odeda Police Division, …

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) announced on Saturday that it had recorded significant breakthroughs in the fight against railway infrastructure vandalism, with at least 11 arrests made in Katsina and …

The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation Fansan Yanma have killed a notorious bandit leader identified as Dan Dari Biyar during a clearance operation in the western axis of Sabon …