Security

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has foiled attempts by drug syndicates to smuggle cocaine and loud consignments, a synthetic strain of cannabis concealed in incense candles, game packs, dry hibiscus leaves and ladies’ native wears in and out of Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, by some courier firms in Lagos. […]

The corpse of a youth said to be an indigene of Gombe State, was discovered in Zaria, weekend, with deep cuts, near the ever busy PZ area in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State It was alleged that the deceased and his killers were in Zaria, hoping they could be recruited into the […]

THE Federal Operations Unit, FOU, of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, yesterday, confiscated 1,500 pieces of bullet proof jackets illegally imported, amongst other items. Speaking to newsmen in Lagos, Comptroller FOU, Kola Olajide, said that the confiscated goods have damaging implications on the security, health and economic well-being of the country, adding that the importation of […]

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old ritualist while attempting to slaughter a 10-year-old boy hawking pepper in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The suspect identified as Isiaka Adeniyi was arrested on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, at the Oke-Foma area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. The incident which was confirmed […]

Suspected bandits, who kidnapped a female judge and her four children in Kaduna State, have demanded for N300m, after killing her eldest son. The judge and her sons were reportedly abducted at their residence in the Mahuta area of Kaduna on 23 June. The kidnappers, numbering up to 15, stormed the residence of the judge […]

Two persons were reportedly killed and houses set ablaze in another clash between farmers and herders in Birnin Kudu local government area of Jigawa State. A resident said that the incident happened when herdsmen suspected to be invited from neighbouring states by indigenous herders destroyed farmlands along the route. He said as a result, a […]

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa has called for reinforcement of ties between the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the South African National Defence Force towards addressing the multifaceted security challenges bedeviling the African continent. Musa made the call during an official visit to the Chief of South Africa National Defence Force, SANDF, […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced one Carr Bismark, also known as Ogbonna Charles Freeman, to 25 years imprisonment for attempting to unlawfully export 889 grams of cocaine. After pleading guilty to the charge brought against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Justice Deinde Isaac Dipeolu handed down the […]